Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 1992
Flash Flood Warning 17, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 10, 1992, 8:28 AM EDT for Fayette County, Jessamine County, Madison County, Kentucky. It was in force for 62 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 10, 1992, 8:28 AM EDT (12:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 1992, 9:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Fayette County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Madison County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Huntington/Tri S, WV (KHTS), launched 12:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 1191 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 805 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 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 101230 FFWLEX KYC017-049-067-097-113-151-101330- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY ISSUED BY LOUISVILLE KY 828 AM EDT MON AUG 10 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 AM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY ...BOURBON COUNTY...CLARK COUNTY...FAYETTE COUNTY...HARRISON COUNTY ...JESSAMINE COUNTY...MADISON COUNTY AT 820 AM EDT...AN OBSERVER IN SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY...OR JUST SOUTH OF LEXINGTON...REPORTED LARGE HAIL. RADAR INDICATED A SLOW MOVING BAND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED COUNTIES. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. IN ADDITION...DUE TO THE SLOW SOUTHEAST MOVEMENT OF THE ST ...FLASH FLOOD PRODUCING RAINS ARE LIKELY. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
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, Aug 10, 7:11 AM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
KYZ007-101200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 710 AM EDT MON AUG 10 1992 AT 710 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN SCOTT COUNTY...ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF GEORGETOWN OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF LEXINGTON. THIS STORM WILL MOVE NEAR THE CITY OF GEORGTOWN BY 730 AM...THE HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD BE JUST EAST OF GEORGETOWN. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ACROSS HARRISON AND BOURBON COUNTIES ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHEAST THROUGH 22 MILES EAST/NORTHEAST OF LEXINGTON. ALL OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. SZAPPANOS
Special weather statement, Aug 10, 7:15 AM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
KYZ007-101200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 710 AM EDT MON AUG 10 1992 AT 710 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN SCOTT COUNTY...ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF GEORGETOWN OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF LEXINGTON. THIS STORM WILL MOVE NEAR THE CITY OF GEORGTOWN BY 730 AM...THE HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD BE JUST EAST OF GEORGETOWN. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ACROSS HARRISON AND BOURBON COUNTIES ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHEAST THROUGH 22 MILES EAST/NORTHEAST OF LEXINGTON. ALL OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. SZAPPANOS
Special weather statement, Aug 10, 7:31 AM EDT, 57 minutes before
KYZ007-101200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 730 AM EDT MON AUG 10 1992 AT 730 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN FAYETTE COUNTY JUST NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT...MOVEMENT WAS TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LEXINGTON METRO AREA OVER THE NEXT 40 MINUTES. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN SCOTT AND BOURBON COUNTIES. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...DEADLY LIGHTNING...4AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. SZAPPANOS
Special weather statement, Aug 10, 7:37 AM EDT, 51 minutes before
KYZ007-101200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 730 AM EDT MON AUG 10 1992 AT 730 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN FAYETTE COUNTY JUST NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT...MOVEMENT WAS TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LEXINGTON METRO AREA OVER THE NEXT 40 MINUTES. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN SCOTT AND BOURBON COUNTIES. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...DEADLY LIGHTNING...<AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. SZAPPANOS
Special weather statement, Aug 10, 8:07 AM EDT, 21 minutes before
KYZ007-101230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 805 AM EDT MON AUG 10 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN THREATEN FLOODING... AT 805PM EDT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL KENTUCKY WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS OVER FAYETTE JESSAMINE AND BOURBON COUNTIES. THE STROMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH AND WILL ENTER CLARK AND MADISON COUNTIES 25 MILES SOUTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHEAST OF LEXINGTON BY 830^AM EDT. HAIL GUSTY WINDS AND LOCAL URBAN AND LOW LAND FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE STORMS CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY THIS MORNING.
Special weather statement, Aug 10, 8:17 AM EDT, 11 minutes before
KYZ007-101230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 805 AM EDT MON AUG 10 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN THREATEN FLOODING... AT 805 AM EDT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL KENTUCKY WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS OVER FAYETTE JESSAMINE AND BOURBON COUNTIES. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH AND WILL ENTER CLARK AND MADISON COUNTIES 25 MILES SOUTHEAST THROUGH SOUTH pOF LEXINGTON BY 830 AM EDT. HAIL GUSTY WINDS AND LOCAL URBAN AND LOW LAND FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE STORMS CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY THIS MORNING.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 8:28 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark | 62 min |
| Aug 10, 8:28 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison | 62 min |
| Aug 10, 8:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fayette, Jessamine, Madison | 92 min |
| Aug 10, 8:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark | 92 min |
| Aug 10, 8:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison | 92 min |
| Aug 10, 8:29 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Nicholas, Robertson | 91 min |
| Aug 10, 8:29 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Estill, Powell | 91 min |
| Aug 10, 8:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Nicholas, Robertson | 91 min |
| Aug 10, 8:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Estill, Powell | 91 min |
| Aug 10, 5:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Woodford | 55 min |
| Aug 10, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jessamine | 55 min |
| Aug 10, 6:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Fayette, Scott | 56 min |
| Aug 10, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fayette, Scott | 56 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 1992Every flash flood warning in 1992
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.