Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 1989
Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Apr 26, 1989, 9:49 PM EDT for Garrard County, Jessamine County, Mercer County, Kentucky. It was in force for 56 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 1989, 9:49 PM EDT (01:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 1989, 10:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Garrard County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Mercer 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
Huntington/Tri S, WV (KHTS), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 354 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1173 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KLEX 270151
FFWLEX
KYC079-113-167-270245-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY
949 PM EDT WED APR 26 1989
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEXINGTON HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1045 PM EDT
AND A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1045 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
...NORTHERN GARRARD...SOUTHERN JESSAMINE...MERCER
AT 945PM EDT RADAR AND LANCASTER POLICE ALONG WITH SKYWARN SPOTTERS
REPORTED AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS, HAIL AND
NUMEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES. THIS STORM WAS MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST
ACROSS GARRARD MERCER AND JESSAMINE COUNNTIES 15 TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF
LEXINGTON KENTUCKY. FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITH THESE
STORMS.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO
DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD
PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND
DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.What 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, 6:10 PM EDT, 3 hours 39 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, 3 hours 7 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 58 minutes 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, 2 hours 51 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 58 minutes 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
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 9:22 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 920 PM EDT WED APR 26 1989 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR SOUTHEAST JEFFERSON AND NORTHWEST SPENCER COUNTY OF NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 1AM EDT FOR MUCH OF SOUTH INDIANA AND NORTH KENTUCKY INCLUDING LOUISVILLE METRO AREA... AT 9PM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM WEST OF BLOOMINGTON INDIANA TO 40 MILES SOUTH OF LEXINGTON KENTUCKY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF MARBLE SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN WERE RELAYED TO THIS WEATHER OFFICE SINCE 6PM EDT. ALSO..AT 845 PM EDT THE PUBLIC REPORTED 5 INCHES OF RAIN NEAR FISHERVILLE KENTUCKY...ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LOUISVILLE. THE STORMS IN INDIANA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO KENTUCKY OVER THE SAME GENERAL LOCATIONS AS EARLIER THIS EVEING SO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL TOTALS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE. THOSE TRAVELING THIS EVENING CAN EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS THAT HAVE RECEIVED RAIN. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER FLOWING OVER ROAD SURFACES. SMALL CREEKS AND DITCHES IN THESE AREAS ARE LIKELY TO BE FLOODING AS WELL. THESE ARE DANGEROUS AREAS...PLEASE AVOID THEM. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DEADLY LIGHTNING AND PERHAPS SOME SMALL HAIL. PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATING TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORECEMNT AGENCY FOR REALY TUO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. TUCEK
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, 8:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Shelby, Spencer | 3 hr |
| 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
Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 1989Every flash flood warning in 1989
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.