Storm Soaks Eastern Kentucky to End November; Second Wettest November Day on Record at London

A strong storm system soaked the eastern U.S. to end the month of November.  The storm began to impact east Kentucky late in the evening on Monday November 29th with generally light to moderate rain overspreading the area.  Strong winds also impacted the higher terrain along the Virginia border overnight Monday night with the Flatwoods Mesonet Station recording a 58 mph wind gust shortly after midnight.  The rainfall picked up in intensity on Tuesday November 30th in advance of a cold front, which passed through the area during the day.  

Storm total rainfall amounts across the NWS Jackson Forecast Area ranged from one to as much as four inches.  Below is a map of storm total rainfall amounts from area observers and automated rain gauges and a listing of the some of the higher amounts...

Station Name      Total
YELLOW CREEK RAWS 4.11
STEARNS COOP 3.96
WHITLEY CITY MESONET 3.73
MIDDLESBORO COOP 3.68
BUNCH COOP 3.60
BARBOURVILLE COOP 3.34
ISLAND CITY COOP 3.33
WILLIAMSBURG COOP 3.32
MCKEE 5S MESONET 3.26
BARBOURVILLE MESONET 3.25
BOONEVILLE COOP 3.23
LONDON 1.7NE COCORAHS 3.17
BOONEVILLE MESONET 3.11
LONDON ASOS 3.09
PEABODY RAWS 3.09
HARLAN 1S COOP 2.99
WEST LIBERTY 3NW COOP 2.79
HEIDELBERG COOP 2.72
VICTORY 5N COOP 2.72
BLACK MOUNTAIN ARC 2.71
HAZARD COOP 2.68
TALBERT 1.9ESE COCORAHS 2.66
NWS JACKSON    2.60
GIMLET 9N COOP 2.60
Station Name     Total
KINGDOM COME SP COOP 2.59
JACKSON 3S MESONET 2.59
QUICKSAND COOP 2.57
WEST LIBERTY 3NW MESONET 2.56
HAZARD COOP 2.55
BEATTYVILLE COOP 2.52
BAXTER COOP 2.49
ROGERS COOP 2.48
PAINTSVILLE MESONET 2.42
PRESTONSBURG COOP 2.39
INEZ 2E COOP 2.36
SOMERSET 2S COOP 2.35
PAINTSVILLE COOP 2.33
HINDMAN 5N MESONET 2.28
KOOMER RIDGE RAWS 2.26
SKYLINE COOP 2.24
MOREHEAD 6.4NE COCORAHS 2.22
SLADE 5NE COOP 2.18
BRODHEAD 7.3SSW COCORAHS 2.16
MOUNT VERNON COOP 2.12
MCKEE 9.4NW COCORAHS 2.12
MONTICELLO COOP 2.08
IVEL COOP 2.02
TRIANGLE MTN RAWS 2.01

At the London Corbin Airport, the 3.03" of rain observed for the November 30th calendar day was the second wettest day on record for the month of November.  The wettest November day on record at London is November 12th, 1975 when 3.53" of precipitation fell.  Weather records at London date back to 1954.

The heavy rainfall brought flooding to some areas, especially along the Tennessee border.  Local storm reports received by the NWS Jackson for the event are included below...

Time Event Location County/State Remarks/Source
12:15 AM
11/30/2010		 58 mph Non-thunderstorm Wind Gust 3 E Dorton Pike, KY
WIND GUST TO 58 MPH AT THE KY MESONET OBSERVING SITE LOCATED IN THE FLATWOODS AREA AT 2774 FT MSL.
From: MESONET
4:00 AM
11/30/2010		 Non-thunderstorm Wind Damage Phyllis Pike, KY
TREES AND LIMBS DOWNED IN GRAPEVINE ON HWY 1499 AND IN BIG CREEK ON HWY 194.
From: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
11:00 AM
11/30/2010		 Flood Stearns Mccreary, KY
OTTER CREEK ROAD AND DEVILS CREEK ROAD IN THE STEARNS AREA AND GORDON TAYLOR ROAD IN THE SAWYER AREA UNDERWATER.
From: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
11:30 AM
11/30/2010		 Flood Williamsburg Whitley, KY
TACKETT CREEK ROAD AND NEW ZION ROAD UNDERWATER.
From: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
3:13 PM
11/30/2010		 Flood Middlesboro Bell, KY
MOST SECONDARY COUNTY ROADS ACROSS THE COUNTY NOW COVERED BY STANDING OR RUNNING WATER.
From: EMERGENCY MNGR
3:20 PM
11/30/2010		 Flood 6 SE London Laurel, KY
COUNTY EM REPORTS HOPPER CREEK RD AND SASSER RD NEAR LONDON ARE UNDER WATER AND CLOSED
From: EMERGENCY MNGR
3:25 PM
11/30/2010		 Flood 2 SE Garrard Clay, KY
COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED THAT WATER WAS OVER THE ROAD IN SOME SECTION OF THE ROADWAY AND NEARLY RUNNING OVER A BRIDGE IN ANOTHER LOCATION ON CHOP BOTTOM ROAD.
From: COUNTY OFFICIAL
4:05 PM
11/30/2010		 Flood Williamsburg Whitley, KY
HWY 1804 AT KY25 DOWN TO 1 LANE
From: LAW ENFORCEMENT
4:05 PM
11/30/2010		 Flood Pleasant View Whitley, KY
HWY 25 SOUTH CLOSED NEAR PLEASANT VIEW
From: LAW ENFORCEMENT
4:05 PM
11/30/2010		 Flood 4 E Williamsburg Whitley, KY
HWY 1064 CLOSED NEAR THE FIRE DEPT
From: LAW ENFORCEMENT
4:05 PM
11/30/2010		 Flood 1 N Rockholds Whitley, KY
LAND FILL RD AT HWY 26 UNDER WATER AND CLOSED
From: LAW ENFORCEMENT
4:05 PM
11/30/2010		 Flood Woodbine Whitley, KY
911 DISPATCH REPORTS WATER OVER THE ROAD AT THE INTERSECTION OF HWYS 6 AND 26
From: LAW ENFORCEMENT
5:05 PM
11/30/2010		 Flood 2 S Mozelle Leslie, KY
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER US HIGHWAY 421 NEAR MILEMARKER 6 IN THE HELTON VICINITY. THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLOSING AT LEAST ONE LANE OF THE HIGHWAY.
From: COUNTY OFFICIAL
5:19 PM
11/30/2010		 Flood Pine Knot Mccreary, KY
MARSH CREEK OUT OF BANKS
From: EMERGENCY MNGR
5:19 PM
11/30/2010		 Flood Stearns Mccreary, KY
ROCK CREEK OUT OF BANKS
From: EMERGENCY MNGR
5:19 PM
11/30/2010		 Flood 2 E Pine Knot Mccreary, KY
MARSH CREEK OUT OF ITS BANKS
From: EMERGENCY MNGR
6:00 PM
11/30/2010		 Flood 3 E Pine Knot Mccreary, KY
ROAD SLIDE ON STATE HIGHWAY 1470 EAST OF PINE KNOT.
From: EMERGENCY MNGR
7:47 PM
11/30/2010		 Flood 2 W Whitley City Mccreary, KY
KY1363 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER FROM ABOUT MILE MARKER 7 TO 9.
From: EMERGENCY MNGR
9:27 PM
11/30/2010		 Flood 1 E Woodbine Knox, KY
ROAD CLOSED NEAR TOWER AND COUNTY HIGHWAY 3436
From: LAW ENFORCEMENT

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