Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 1991
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Apr 9, 1991, 3:57 PM EDT for Clark County, Fayette County, Jessamine County, Kentucky. It was in force for 63 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 9, 1991, 3:57 PM EDT (19:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 1991, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Clark County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Jessamine County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Huntington/Tri S, WV (KHTS), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 211 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 764 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 192 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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 9, 11:38 AM EDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before
KYZALL-INZ015-092000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1140 AM EDT TUE APR 9 1991 THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS INDICATED THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER ALL OF KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON. SINCE THE AIR MASS IS SO UNSTABLE...SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS. FUNK
Special weather statement, Apr 9, 1:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
KYZALL-INZ013-015-091900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 115 PM EDT TUE APR 9 1991 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED JUST TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF LOUISVILLE.... AT 1 PM EDT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF LOUISVILLE FROM NEAR SCOTTSBURG INDIANA...ABOUT 35 MILES NORTH OF LOUISVILLE...TO NEAR CORYDON INDIANA...25 MILES WEST OF LOUISVILLE ...SOUTH INTO MEADE COUNTY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER OVER HARRISON...FLOYD...WASHINGTON AND CLARK COUNTIES IN INDIANA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING RAPIDLY TO THE EAST AROUND 45 MPH AND WILL MOVE ACROSS FLOYD AND CLARK COUNTIES IN INDIANA AND INTO JEFFERSON AND OLDHAM COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY BY 2 PM EDT. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK A PLACE OF SAFETY INDOORS. STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. SCHOLZ
Special weather statement, Apr 9, 1:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
KYZALL-INZ013-015-091900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 115 PM EDT TUE APR 9 1991 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED JUST TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF LOUISVILLE.... AT 1 PM EDT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF LOUISVILLE FROM NEAR SCOTTSBURG INDIANA...ABOUT 35 MILES NORTH OF LOUISVILLE...TO NEAR CORYDON INDIANA...25 MILES WEST OF LOUISVILLE ...SOUTH INTO MEADE COUNTY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER OVER HARRISON...FLOYD...WASHINGTON AND CLARK COUNTIES IN INDIANA. SMALL HAIL WAS REPORTED NORTH OF CORYDON IN HARRISON COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING RAPIDLY TO THE EAST AROUND 45 MPH AND WILL MOVE ACROSS FLOYD AND CLARK COUNTIES IN INDIANA AND INTO JEFFERSON AND OLDHAM COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY BY 2 PM EDT. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK A PLACE OF SAFETY INDOORS. STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. NO THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 7 PM EASTERN TIME. SCHOLZ
Special weather statement, Apr 9, 1:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
KYZALL-INZ013-015-091900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 140 PM EDT TUE APR 9 1991 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING ACROSS TRIMBLE COUNTY. AT 130 PM EDT A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER TRIMBLE COUNTY... AROUND 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF LOUISVILLE. MARBLE SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM BETWEEN BEDFORD AND MILTON. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AROUND 40 MPH AND WILL BE OUT OF THE TRIMBLE COUNTY AREA BEFORE 2 PM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK A PLACE OF SAFETY INDOORS. STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND& CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 7 PM EASTERN TIME. SCHOLZ
Special weather statement, Apr 9, 2:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
KYZALL-INZ013-015-092000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 210 PM EDT TUE APR 9 1991 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED WEST AND NORTH OF LOUISVILLE... AT 2 PM EDT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF LOUISVILLE FROM NEAR MEADE COUNTY TO NORTH OF LOUISVILLE ACROSS WASHINGTON...HARRISON..FLOYD...CLARK AND SCOTT COUNTIES. MARBLE SIZED HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS. STRONG WINDS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING RAPIDLY TO THE EAST. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK A PLACE OF SAFETY INDOORS. STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINSQ IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. SCHOLZ
Special weather statement, Apr 9, 3:50 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
KYZALL-INZ013-015-092200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 350 PM EDT TUE APR 9 1991 ...HEAVY RAIN WAS OCCURRING OVER CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA... AT 350 PM EDT VERY HEAVY RAINS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING IN THE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL OF AROUND 1 INCH HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR THE PAST TWO TO THREE HOURS IN MANY AREAS. WATER WAS REPORTED OVER A ROAD IN JEFFERSON COUNTY INDIANA...ABOUT 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF LOUISVILLE. RAIN WILL CONTINUE AND MANY OF THE THUNDERSTORS...ESPECIALLY THOSE EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 COULD PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINS. PONDING OF WATER IS LIKELY IN LOW AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS COVERED BY WATER. IF WATER BEGINS TO RISE MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. SCHOLZ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 7:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crittenden | 44 min |
| Apr 9, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Meade | 37 min |
| Apr 9, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 29 min |
| Apr 9, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Clinton, Russell | 36 min |
| Apr 9, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby | 49 min |
| Apr 9, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey, Marion, Taylor | 48 min |
| Apr 9, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 104 min |
| Apr 9, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Madison | 32 min |
| Apr 9, 3:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Garrard | 63 min |
| Apr 9, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Estill, Madison | 61 min |
| Apr 9, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bath, Montgomery, Powell | 28 min |
| Apr 9, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Floyd, Harrison | 28 min |
| Apr 9, 2:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Floyd | 32 min |
| Apr 9, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Scott, Washington | 28 min |
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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.