Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 1995
Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at May 14, 1995, 3:51 AM CDT for Adair County, Kentucky. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 14, 1995, 3:51 AM CDT (08:51 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 1995, 9:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Adair County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 3482 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 806 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 291 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 359 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 6.4
- Supercell composite
- 30.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSDF 140852 FFWSDF KYC001-141400- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 451 AM EDT SUN MAY 14 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 AM EDT FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY ...ADAIR COUNTY AT 445 AM EDT...ADAIR COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED RUSSELL CREEK OUT OF ITS BANKS AND RISING. HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ADDED TO ALREADY SATURATED SOIL AND SWOLLEN STREAMS. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES OTHER THUNDERSTORMS POISED TO MOVE INTO THE COUNTY THIS MORNING...SO THE THREAT WILL PERSIST TO LATE MORNING. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODTING IS IMMINENT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS. REITMEYER &
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
Local storm report, May 14, 2:54 AM CDT, 57 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
352 AM EDT SUN MAY 14 1995
TIME EDT ...CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT...
DATE ...COUNTY LOCATION... ...REMARKS...
330 AM VINE GROVE NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
HARDIN CO. KY LINES WERE REPORTED DOWN
BY VINE GROVE PD.
CHANCELocal storm report, May 14, 3:01 AM CDT, 50 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
352 AM EDT SUN MAY 14 1995
TIME EDT ...CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT...
DATE ...COUNTY LOCATION... ...REMARKS...
402 AM GEORGETOWN DIME SIZED HAIL WAS
FLOYD CO. IN REPORTED BY A LOCAL
SPOTTER.
CHANCELocal storm report, May 14, 3:09 AM CDT, 42 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
410 AM EDT SUN MAY 14 1995
TIME EDT ...CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT...
DATE ...COUNTY LOCATION... ...REMARKS...
345 AM RADCLIFF LOCAL DES REPORTED THAT
HARDIN CO. KY THREE MOBILE HOME PARKS
RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL
DAMAGE. SOME INJURIES
WERE REPORTED AS WELL.
CHANCELocal storm report, May 14, 3:38 AM CDT, 13 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
438 AM EDT SUN MAY 14 1995
TIME EDT ...CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT...
DATE ...COUNTY LOCATION... ...REMARKS..>.
433 AM TODDS POINT LOCAL HAM RADIO OPERATOR
SHELBY CO. KY REPORTED WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 65 MPH.
CHANCELocal storm report, May 14, 3:39 AM CDT, 12 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY
425 AM EDT SUN MAY 14 1995
TIME (EDT) ....CITY LOCATION... STATE
...COUNTY LOCATION... ...EVENT/REMARKS...
345 AM FRANKFORT KY POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN
5/14/95 FRANKLIN CO. REPORTED BY HAM OPERATOR VIA
FRANKFORT POLICE. VISUAL
DAMAGE LOOKS LIKE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS TO LOWE`S HARDWARE STORE.
400 AM FRANKFORT KY POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN
5/14/95 FRANKLIN CO. ALONG RT. 421 REPORTED BY
FRANKLIN CO DISPATCH. MANY
POWER LINES DOWN.
405 AM GEORGETOWN KY TREES DOWN...REPORTED BY SCOTT
5/14/95 SCOTT CO. COUNTY DISPATCH
410 AM GEORGETOWN KY WIND OVERTURNED TRAILER
5/14/95 SCOTT CO. REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
355 AM SALVISA KY POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN
5/14/95 MERCEE CO. REPORTED BY CITIZEN.
435 AM FRANKFORT KY TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN...
5/14/95 FRANKLIN CO. HOUSE DAMAGED ALONG US 60 IN
WESTERN FRANKFORT...REPORTED BY
FRANKFORT CITY POLICE.
MOORELocal storm report, May 14, 3:44 AM CDT, 7 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
442 AM EDT SUN MAY 14 1995
TIME EDT ...CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT...
DATE ...COUNTY LOCATION... ...REMARKS...
245 AM FLAHERTY MOBILE HOME PARK RECEIVED
MEADE CO. KY SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED
L FROM SURROUNDING COUNTIES
FOR INJURIES.
CHANCEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 12:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Caldwell, Crittenden | 28 min |
| May 14, 12:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 42 min |
| May 14, 12:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Meade | 52 min |
| May 14, 1:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue | 43 min |
| May 14, 1:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Meade | 29 min |
| May 14, 1:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue, Nelson | 32 min |
| May 14, 1:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson | 27 min |
| May 14, 2:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby, Spencer | 28 min |
| May 14, 2:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin | 62 min |
| May 14, 2:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Marion, Washington | 41 min |
| May 14, 2:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Taylor | 41 min |
| May 14, 2:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue | 38 min |
| May 14, 2:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Mercer | 65 min |
| May 14, 2:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Meade | 50 min |
| May 14, 2:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 50 min |
| May 14, 2:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fayette, Scott, Woodford | 59 min |
| May 14, 3:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 42 min |
| May 14, 3:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin | 53 min |
| May 14, 3:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison | 65 min |
| May 14, 3:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Russell | 36 min |
| May 14, 3:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby | 29 min |
| May 14, 4:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Taylor | 4 hr |
| May 14, 4:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Russell | 5 hr |
| May 14, 4:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue | 4 hr |
| May 14, 4:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Marion | 4 hr |
| May 14, 4:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Green | 29 min |
| May 14, 4:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green | 29 min |
| May 14, 4:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Green | 4 hr |
| May 14, 4:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton, Russell | 30 min |
| May 14, 4:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Cumberland | 34 min |
| May 14, 5:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Metcalfe | 4 hr |
| May 14, 5:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Pulaski | 4 hr |
| May 14, 5:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Casey, Taylor | 4 hr |
| May 14, 5:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | McCreary, Wayne | 4 hr |
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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.