"I would like to take this opportunity to thank the staff of the Jackson,
KY National Weather Service Office for all of their hard work. I began
monitoring the river stage about 11:30 PM on the 15th, and after referring
to the Jackson NWS website
(especially the AHPS page) and talking by phone to the on-duty forecaster,
we decided shortly after midnight to begin moving our belongings from the
ground floor to the second floor of the house. We ended with very minimal
property loss
and normal flood related damage to the structure of my mother's home as a result
of this flooding event.
Let me state at this time that the AHPS webpage was a critical
part of my decision making process. Being able to see the actual river
stage, follow the graph to see the rate the river is rising, and
the projected crest
elevation and projected time of
crest were very crucial elements in deciding what to move and where to move
it. I should also say that during the time between midnight and about
6:00 am I
made about four calls to the Jackson NWS office getting updated stage,
crest, and
rate of rise information. The on-duty forecaster who answered my calls was
always very courteous and generous with the information I requested.
I found that
the information received was of a truly higher caliber that (sic) what
was coming from
local television and radio stations.
Again, on behalf of my wife, my mother, and myself thanks again to the Jackson
National Weather Service Staff for all of their hard work over the last week.
I doubt we would have been able to come through this time with such a minimal
loss of
property without the assistance the staff of the Jackson National Weather
Service gave to us."