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Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Louisville, KY

May 18, 1995Larue County, Nelson County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at May 18, 1995, 6:24 AM EDT for Larue County, Nelson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 36 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 18, 1995, 6:24 AM EDT (10:24 UTC)
Expired
May 18, 1995, 7:00 AM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Whole counties

Counties Larue County, KY, Nelson County, KY

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 194 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 1995-05-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 916 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 1995-05-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 131 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
916 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
935 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
171 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
4.9

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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

Local storm report, May 18, 1:06 AM EDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
100 AM EDT THU MAY 18 1995

TIME EDT      ...CITY LOCATION.....STATE        ...EVENT...
DATE          ...COUNTY LOCATION...             ...REMARKS...

1000PM EDT    CORYDON               IN    WATER ON 4 ROADS: OLD GOSHEN
5-17-95       HARRISON CO.          IN    ROAD, BOUSALBARGER ROAD,
                                          CORYDON-RAMSEY ROAD, PONDERSOA
                                          ROAD, AND ELIZABETH-MIDDLETOWN
                                          ROAD.  WATER WAS 8 INCHES OVER
                                          THESE ROADS.  REPORTED BY
                                          BY COUNTY SHERIFF.

1030PM EDT    BRANDENBURG           KY    U.S 60, WATER OVER ROAD IN
5-17-95       MEADE CO.             KY    SOME SPOTS.  SEVERAL STREETS
                                          IN MULDRAUGH WERE COVERED
                                          WITH WATER.  REPORTED BY
                                          COUNTY SHERIFF.

1030PM EDT    IRVINGTON             KY    WATER WAS JUST OVER THE ROAD
5-17-95       BRECKINRIDGE CO.      KY    ON U.S. 60, REPORTED BY
                                          COUNTY SHERIFF.

1045PM EDT    SHEPERDSVILLE         KY    WATER WAS OVER MANY ROADS
5-17-95       BULLITT CO.           KY    DURING STORM.  REPORTED BY
                                          COUNTY DISPATCH.

1100PM EDT    LOUISVILLE            KY    7TH AND BERRY, 3RD AND
5-17-95       JEFFERSON CO.         KY    EASTERN PARKWAY, AND
                                          BARDSTOWN ROAD AND EASTERN
                                          PARKWAY WERE COVERED WITH
                                          WATER.  REPORTED BY
                                          LOUISVILLE POLICE.

1115PM EDT    BARDSTOWN             KY    PLUM RUN ROAD AND STONER
5-17-95       NELSON CO.            KY    ROAD IN BLOOMFIELD WERE
                                          IMPASSABLE.  HIGH GROVE ROAD
                                          HAD APPROX. 2 FT OF WATER
                                          OVER IT. REPORTED BY COUNTY
                                          DISPATCH.

1115PM EDT    TAYLORSVILLE          KY    WATER IN LOW SPOTS AND HWY 55
5-17-95       SPENCER CO.           KY    SOUTH HAD WATER OVER IT BUT
                                          SINCE HAS GONE DOWN. REPORTED
                                          BY COUNTY DISPATCH.

1115PM EDT    SHELBYVILLE           KY    HWY 636 TO HWY 395, HWY 55,
5-17-95       SHELBY CO.            KY    BRUNERSTOWN ROAD AND SNOWHILL
                                          ROAD WERE ALL CLOSED DUE TO
                                          HIGH WATER.  2-3 FT REPORTED
                                          BY COUNTY DISPATCH.

JARVIS/STUREY
Special weather statement, May 18, 1:06 AM EDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before
KYZ035>037-039>044-047>052-055>060-180200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY
115 AM EDT THU MAY 18 1995

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF KENTUCKY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED AT 1107PM EDT FOR ANDERSON...
FRANKLIN...SCOOT...AND WOODFORD COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 115AM EDT.
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THESE COUNTIES
TONIGHT. SOILS REMAIN SATURATED AND STREAMS ARE SWOLLEN. SOME STREAMS
ARE OUT OF THEIR BANKS FLOOD ING ROADS IN FRANKLIN AND ANDERSON COUNTIES.
ADDITIONAL FLOODING MAY WELL OCCUR TONIGHT REQUIREING ADDITIONAL
WARNINGS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST MEDIA
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUTATION.
BH
Special weather statement, May 18, 1:30 AM EDT, 4 hours 54 minutes before
KYZ035>037-039>044-047>052-055>060-180700-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY
130 AM EDT THU MAY 18 1995

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF KENTUCKY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED AT 1124PM EDT FOR BOURBON...
FAYETE...AND HARRISON COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 130AM EDT. ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THESE COUNTIES TONIGHT.
SOILS REMAIN SATURATED AND STREAMS ARE SWOLLEN. SMALLER STREAMS
REMAIN AT BANKFUL OR ARE ALREADY OUT OF HTEIR BANKS. ADDITIONAL
FLOODING MAY WELL OCCUR TONIGHT REQUIRING ADDITIONAL WARNING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST MEDIA
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SIT4UTATION.
BH
Special weather statement, May 18, 2:25 AM EDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before
KYZALL-INZ090>092-181200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
220 AM EDT THU MAY 18 1995

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR WESTERN
AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 7 AM CDT (8 AM EDT).

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA OVER-
NIGHT...SOME OF WHICH WILL BECOME SEVERE. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL
THAT SOME OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE TORNADOS.

STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEA,THER SERVICE RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.

STUREY
Special weather statement, May 18, 4:41 AM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
KYZALL-INZ090>092-190000-

KENTUCKY SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
440 AM EDT THU MAY 18 1995

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF
KENTUCKY TODAY AND PART OF TONIGHT.

SEVERAL PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE BLUE-
GRASS STATE.  SOME OF THOSE WILL BE SEVERE...AND COULD PRODUCE
TORNADOES.

PERSONS IN KENTUCKY SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF LATER FORECASTS...WATCHES
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF
NECESSARY.

STUREY

The office that day

Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 18, 3:35 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrittenden70 min
May 18, 4:05 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKBreckinridge, Meade4 hr
May 18, 5:21 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge39 min
May 18, 5:39 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Jefferson51 min
May 18, 5:39 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Jefferson51 min
May 18, 6:24 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLarue, Nelson36 min
May 18, 6:32 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Jefferson63 min
May 18, 6:50 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKGreen, Taylor2 hr
May 18, 6:50 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKMarion, Washington2 hr
May 18, 6:55 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKAnderson65 min
May 18, 7:10 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKFranklin, Woodford2 hr
May 18, 7:14 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMarion, Taylor31 min
May 18, 7:31 AM EDTTornado WarningLMKMercer29 min
May 18, 8:09 AM EDTTornado WarningLMKClark, Montgomery36 min
May 18, 8:17 AM EDTTornado WarningLMKBath33 min
May 18, 1:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKGreen, Taylor51 min
May 18, 1:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGreen, Taylor51 min
May 18, 2:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGarrard, Madison36 min
May 18, 2:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Cumberland, Metcalfe38 min
May 18, 3:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMcCreary, Whitley41 min
May 18, 5:52 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKMetcalfe38 min
May 18, 6:08 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKAdair37 min
May 18, 6:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Meade44 min
May 18, 6:26 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKGarrard34 min
May 18, 6:32 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKGreen28 min
May 18, 6:34 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKRussell41 min
May 18, 6:40 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKBreckinridge, Meade35 min
May 18, 6:44 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKCasey31 min
May 18, 6:55 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKPulaski50 min
May 18, 6:59 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKMadison31 min
May 18, 7:00 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKAdair30 min
May 18, 7:00 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKOldham, Trimble45 min
May 18, 7:00 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Jefferson45 min
May 18, 7:07 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKBourbon, Fayette38 min
May 18, 7:08 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKCasey37 min
May 18, 7:13 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKAdair, Green, Metcalfe, Taylor47 min
May 18, 7:19 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKEstill26 min
May 18, 7:29 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKNelson, Spencer46 min
May 18, 7:29 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKHenry, Shelby46 min
May 18, 7:33 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKLaurel, Rockcastle27 min
May 18, 7:34 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKLincoln41 min
May 18, 7:41 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKCasey, Russell49 min
May 18, 7:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKRockcastle39 min
May 18, 7:51 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKPulaski39 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.