Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 1989
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Feb 13, 1989, 10:49 PM EST for Jefferson County, Shelby County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 13, 1989, 10:49 PM EST (03:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 14, 1989, 1:45 AM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Jefferson County, KY, Shelby County, KY
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 217 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 584 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 284 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KSDF 140349
FFWSDF
KYC029-179-093-111-211-123-140645-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1049 PM EST MON FEB 13 1989
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 145 AM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PART OF KENTUCKY
BULLITT...NELSON...HARDIN...JEFFERSON...SHELBY...LARUE
AT 1045 PM EST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT LOUISVILLE WAS DETECTING
HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTHCENTRAL
KENTUCKY. DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL DURING THE PAST
24 HOURS AND THE IMMEDIATE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL...FLASH
FLOODING IS IMMINENT. NUMEROUS HIGHWAYS HAVE ALREADY BEEN CLOSED
DUE TO HIGH WATER.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.
VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED IMMEDIATELY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLOOD WATERS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...
ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO
NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
CONGERWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 13, 6:16 PM EST, 4 hours 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
615 PM EST MON FEB 13 1989
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF KENTUCKY TONIGHT...
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF KENTUCKY THROUGH 8 PM
THIS EVENING. ONLY THAT PART OF THE STATE IN SOUTHERN KENTUCKY...SOUTH
OF A LINE FROM BOWLING GREEN TO LONDON WILL BE SPARED THE HEAVY RAIN.
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS WILL BE WIDESPREAD THIS
EVENING AS THE STEADY RAIN CONTINUES ON SATURATED SOIL. THOSE DRIVING
SHOULD USE CAUTION APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS
THE THREAT OF HYDROPLANING.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS ROADWAYS COVERED WITH FAST MOVING WATER OR WATER
OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH. IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA PRONE TO FLOODING...BE ON
THE ALERT FOR FAST RISING WATER AND BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE.
LISTEN TO COMMERCIAL RADIO...TV...OR WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS
OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
KIRKPATRICKSpecial weather statement, Feb 13, 8:13 PM EST, 2 hours 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
810 PM EST MON FEB 13 1989
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF KENTUCKY TONIGHT...
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF KENTUCKY THROUGH 10 PM
THIS EVENING. ONLY THAT PART OF THE STATE IN SOUTHERN KENTUCKY...SOUTH
OF A LINE FROM BOWLING GREEN TO LONDON TO JACKSON WILL BE SPARED THE
HEAVY RAIN.
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS WILL BE WIDESPREAD THIS
EVENING AS THE STEADY RAIN RUNS OFF INTO ALREADY SWOLLEN STREAMS AND
CREEKS. THOSE DRIVING SHOULD USE CAUTION APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND
UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS THE THREAT OF HYDROPLANING.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS ROADWAYS COVERED WITH FAST MOVING WATER OR WATER
OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH. IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA PRONE TO FLOODING...BE ON
THE ALERT FOR FAST RISING WATER AND BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE.
>
LISTEN TO COMMERCIAL RADIO...TV...OR WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS
OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.s
KIRKPATRICKSpecial weather statement, Feb 13, 9:10 PM EST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
910 PM EST MON FEB 13 1989
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF KENTUCKY TONIGHT...
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF KENTUCKY THROUGH 11 PM
THIS EVENING. ONLY THAT PART OF THE STATE IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTH
OF A LINE FROM LONDON TO JACKSON WILL BE SPARED THE HEAVY RAIN.
THIS IS BECOMING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE
PAST 18 HOURS HAVE RANGED FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES IN PARTS OF WEST KENTUCKY
...WITH 2 TO 4 INCH AMOUNTS COMMON OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS.
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS WILL BE WIDESPREAD THIS
EVENING AS THE STEADY RAIN RUNS OFF INTO ALREADY SWOLLEN STREAMS AND
CREEKS. THOSE DRIVING SHOULD USE CAUTION APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND
UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS THE THREAT OF HYDROPLANING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS ROADWAYS COVERED WITH FAST MOVING WATER OR WATER OF AN UNKNOWN
DEPTH.
>
IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA PRONE TO FLOODING...BE ON THE ALERT FOR FAST
RISING WATER AND BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE.
LISTEN TO COMMERCIAL RADIO...TV...OR WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS
OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
KIRKPATRICKSpecial weather statement, Feb 13, 10:13 PM EST, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1010 PM EST MON FEB 13 1989
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF KENTUCKY TONIGHT...
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF KENTUCKY THROUGH
MIDNIGHT EST. IN NORTH AND WEST KENTUCKY A FEW THUNDERSHOWERS WILL BE
EMBEDDED WITHIN THE RAIN. ONLY THAT PART OF THE STATE IN SOUTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LONDON TO JACKSON WILL BE SPARED THE
HEAVY RAIN.
THIS IS BECOMING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE
PAST 18 HOURS HAVE RANGED FROM 5 TO 7 INCHES IN PARTS OF WEST KENTUCKY
...WITH 2 TO 4 INCH AMOUNTS COMMON OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS.
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS WILL BE WIDESPREAD THIS
EVENING AS THE STEADY RAIN RUNS OFF INTO ALREADY SWOLLEN STREAMS AND
CREEKS. THOSE DRIVING SHOULD USE CAUTION APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND
UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS THE THREAT OF HYDROPLANING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS ROADWAYS COVERED WITH FAST MOVING WATER OR WATER OF AN UNKNOWN
DEPTH.
IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA PRONE TO FLOODING...BE ON THE ALERT FOR FAST
RISING WATER AND BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE.
LISTEN TO COMMERCIAL RADIO...TV...OR WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS
OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
KIRKPATRICKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 10:49 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue, Nelson | 3 hr |
| Feb 13, 10:49 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt | 3 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.