THIS IS NOT FOR US!!! it is close, but I just wanted you to see what(should) keep a weather man humble. Mother nature will do as she pleases. No model hinted at anything, let alone flash flooding.... Alert: Flash Flood Warning issued September 04 at 3:02PM EDT until September 04 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Jackson THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... BREATHITT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... EASTERN ROCKCASTLE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... OWSLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... SOUTHEASTERN WOLFE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... SOUTHERN ESTILL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY... WEST CENTRAL MAGOFFIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... * UNTIL 800 PM EDT * AT 300 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF TWO INCHES PER HOUR OR MORE. RAINFALL IN PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA HAS RANGED FROM 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES PER HOUR OVER THE PAST HOUR. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... BEATTYVILLE...BOONEVILLE...JACKSON...MCKEE...AIREDALE...ALCORN... ALUMBAUGH...ARDERY...ARVEL...ATHOL...ATKINSTOWN...BANFORD...BAYS... BELKNAP...BELLE POINT...BETHANY...BLAKE...BLANTON FLATS... BRADSHAW...BRAZIL...BUMMER...BURKHART...CAMP LEWIS...CANOE...CANYON FALLS...CARICO...CARYTON...CHENOWEE...CHESTNUT GAP AND CLAYHOLE. Instructions: DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. Counties: Breathitt; Estill; Jackson; Lee; Magoffin; Owsley; Rockcastle; Wolfe NWS Alert Record
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 19:16:05 +0000