Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 4, 1993, 1:42 PM EDT for Bullitt County, Nelson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 1993, 1:42 PM EDT (17:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 1993, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Bullitt County, KY, Nelson County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 2854 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 755 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 283 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 10.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSDF 041744 FFWSDF KYC029-179-041945- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 142 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY ...SOUTHERN BULLITT COUNTY...NORTHERN NELSON COUNTY AT 140 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN THAT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR BETWEEN HIGHWAY 44 AND THE BLUEGRASS PARKWAY OR BETWEEN SHEPERDSVILLE AND BARDSTOWN. IF YOU ARE IN THESE AREAS...DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROAD...IT MAY WASH YOUR CAR AWAY. MANY OF THESE STORMS HAVE ALSO BEEN PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS SO BE READY TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. 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...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. TUCEK
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, Jun 4, 12:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
KYZALL-041700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1230 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993 ...PORTIONS OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 331 FOR WEST AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY HAVE BEEN CLEARED... THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS CLEARED THAT PORTION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMMBER 331 TO THE WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF PADUCAH TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PADUCAH. THIS INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF BALLARD...CARLISLE...HICKMAN...FULTON ...MCCRACKEN...GRAVES...MARSHALL AND CALLOWAY. THE COUNTIES OF LIVINGSTON...CRITTENDEN...LYON...CALDWELL AND TRIGG REMAIN IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AT THE PRESENT TIME. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR CO(MMERCIAL BROADCAST MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. RNK
Local storm report, Jun 4, 1:03 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
102 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993
TIME REPORT/LOCATION
1255 PM EDT TREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 259 IN SOUTHERN
BRECKINVRIDGE COUNTY NEAR THE GRAYSON COUNTY
LINE. REPORTED BY BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT.
LGLLocal storm report, Jun 4, 1:30 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
130 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993
TIME REPORT/LOCATION
124 PM EDT AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED 65 MPH WINDS NEAR
ELIZABETHTOWN IN HARDIN COUNTY.
LGL
LINE. REPORTED BY BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT.
LGLLocal storm report, Jun 4, 1:32 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
130 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993
TIME REPORT/LOCATION
124 PM EDT AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED 65 MPH WINDS NEAR
ELIZABETHTOWN IN HARDIN COUNTY.
LGLSpecial weather statement, Jun 4, 1:35 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
KYZ007-041800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 135PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 8PM EDT... AT 135PM RADAR SHOWED TWO LINES OF THUNDERSTORMS FORMING ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY. ON LINE EXTENDED FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY 30 MILES EAST OF LEXINGTON SOUTHWEST TO BOYLE COUNTY 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEXINGTON. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT NEAR 45MPH. ANOTHER LINE OF STRONGER STORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR ELIZABETHTOWN IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY TO ANDERSON COUNTY 25 MILES WEST OF LEXINGTON THROUGH LEXINGTON TO NICHOLAS COUNTY 50 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEXINGTON. THIS LINE WAS ALSO MOVING RAPIDLY EAST. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITH MANY OF THESE AFTERNOON STORMS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 1:35 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
KYZ007-041800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 135PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 8PM EDT... AT 135PM RADAR SHOWED TWO LINES OF THUNDERSTORMS FORMING ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY. ON LINE EXTENDED FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY 30 MILES EAST OF LEXINGTON SOUTHWEST TO BOYLE COUNTY 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEXINGTON. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT NEAR 45MPH. ANOTHER LINE OF STRONGER STORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR ELIZABETHTOWN IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY TO ANDERSON COUNTY 25 MILES WEST OF LEXINGTON THROUGH LEXINGTON TO NICHOLAS COUNTY 50 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEXINGTON. THIS LINE WAS ALSO MOVING RAPIDLY EAST. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITH MANY OF THESE AFTERNOON STORMS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 63 min |
| Jun 4, 3:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 6:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 6:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 7:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Scott | 50 min |
| Jun 4, 8:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby | 51 min |
| Jun 4, 8:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin | 52 min |
| Jun 4, 9:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 9:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 9:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Spencer | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 9:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Scott | 26 min |
| Jun 4, 9:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby | 22 min |
| Jun 4, 9:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fayette, Woodford | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 10:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Montgomery | 39 min |
| Jun 4, 10:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jessamine, Madison | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 11:07 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Menifee | 68 min |
| Jun 4, 12:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 12:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Meade | 53 min |
| Jun 4, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Marion | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 1:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Nelson | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Marion, Taylor | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Russell | 52 min |
| Jun 4, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Madison | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton, Pulaski, Wayne | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Lincoln, Rockcastle | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Laurel, McCreary, Whitley | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 2:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Estill, Powell | 60 min |
| Jun 4, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Whitley | 29 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.