Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 1989
Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Apr 26, 1989, 8:51 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Shelby County, Spencer County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 1989, 8:51 PM EDT (00:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 1989, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Jefferson County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Spencer 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, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 221 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
- 11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -352 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1168 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 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 270052
FFWSDF
KYC111-211-215-270400-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
851 PM EDT WED APR 26 1989
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
...SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON...WESTERN SHELBY
...NORTHWESTERN SPENCER
AT 8 45 PM EDT FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED OVER SOUTHEAST JEFFERSON
COUNTY NEAR FISHERVILLE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES HAVE BEEN
REPORTED BETWEEN FISHERVILLE AND SIMPSONVILLE. RAINFALL HAS BEEN
REPORTED OVER THE ROADS NEAR FISHERVILLE IN SOUTHEAST JEFFERSON
COUNTY.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO
NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS
IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS
THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVE<N A SMALL
ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
SCHOLZWhat 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, Apr 26, 5:29 PM EDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 530 PM EDT WED APR 26 1989 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY... AT 530 THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING OVER SCOTT AND BOURBON COUNTIES AND WERE MOVING INTO NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHWEST PART OF SCOTT COUNTY ABOUT 18 MILES NORTH OF LEXINGTON TO NORTHERN MONTOGOMERY COUNTY OR 23 MILES EASTNORTHEAST OF LEXINGTON. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM IN THIS LINE WAS LOCATED OVER THE BOURBON/MONTOGOMERY COUNTY LINE ABOUT 20 MILES EASTNORTHEAST OF LEXINGTON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH AND WILL LIKELY CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAIN...STRONGW GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING GROUND STRIKES...SOME HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE STORM IN NORTHERN MONTOGOMERY COUNTY. HENRICK
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 6:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 610 PM EDT WED APR 26 1989 ...THUNDERSTORM INTENSITY DIMINISHES IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY... AT 610PM EDT INTENSITY OF THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY WERE DIMINISHING...A MODERATE TO STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN NORTHERN SCOTT COUNTY NEAR SADIEVILLE ABOUT 21 MILES NORTH OF LEXINGTON. OTHER THUNDERSHOWERS WERE LOCATED OVER HARRISON...BOURBON ...CLARK AND MONTGOMwERY COUNTIES. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH. HENRICK
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 6:42 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 640 PM EDT WED APR 26 1989 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA... AT 635 PM EDT STRNG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING TO THE SOUTHEAST OF LOUISVILLE FROM SOUTHEAST JEFFERSON COUNTY INTO SPENCER COUNTY TO NEAR WILMORE TO THE SOUTHEAST OF LEXINGTON. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE NEAR AND NORTH OF TAYLORSVILLE. HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS. ALL THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR AND WERE LIKELY TO BE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF THE WEATHER BECOMES UNUSUALLY THREATENING AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SCHOLZ
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 6:51 PM EDT, 2 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 610 PM EDT WED APR 26 1989 ...THUNDERSTORM INTENSITY INCREASING IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY... AT 645PM EDT INTENSITY OF THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY WAS INCREASING...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY WITH MARBLE SIZE HAIL REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. OTHER STRONG THUNDER/ STORMS WERE MOVING INTO ANDERSON COUNTY. ALL OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH AND WILL CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WIND AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING GROUND STRIKES... PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL WILLALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE SHELTER INSIDE AND REFRAIN FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES INCLUDING TELEPHONES. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OCCURRENCE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. HENRICK
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 6:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 645 PM EDT WED APR 26 1989 ...THUNDERSTORM INTENSITY INCREASING IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY... AT 645PM EDT INTENSITY OF THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY WAS INCREASING...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY WITH MARBLE SIZE HAIL REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. OTHER STRONG THUNDER/ STORMS WERE MOVING INTO ANDERSON COUNTY. ALL OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH AND WILL CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WIND AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING GROUND STRIKES... PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL WILLALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE SHELTER INSIDE AND REFRAIN FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES INCLUDING TELEPHONES. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OCCURRENCE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. HENRICK
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 7:51 PM EDT, 1 hour before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 750 PM EDT WED APR 26 1989 ...THUNDERSTORM WARNING INEFFECT FOR ANDERSON AND MERCER COUNTIS TIL 815PM EDT... AT 750PM EDT INTENSITY OF THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY WAS CONTINUEING TO INCREASE...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING THROUGH ANDERSON AND MERCER COUNTIES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...3/4 INCH HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN A LINE FROM NEAR LOUISVILLE SOUTHEAST THROUGH ANDERSON...WOODFORD...MERCER...AND JESSAMINE COUNTIES. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE SHELTER INSIDE AND REFRAIN FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES INCLUDING TELEPHONES. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OCCURRENCE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. HENRICK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 8:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 9:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer | 56 min |
| Apr 26, 9:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer | 56 min |
| Apr 26, 10:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby, Spencer | 63 min |
| Apr 26, 10:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 62 min |
| Apr 26, 10:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt | 56 min |
| Apr 26, 11:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Nelson, Spencer | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 6:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Rowan | 34 min |
Nearby
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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.