Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 1997
Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Mar 1, 1997, 1:55 PM EST for Nelson County, Spencer County, Washington County, Kentucky. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 1997, 1:55 PM EST (18:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 1997, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Nelson County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Washington County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 219 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 514 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 411 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 353 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSDF 011857 FFWSDF KYC005-017-073-097-113-167-181-209-179-215-229-239-012300- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 155 PM EST SAT MAR 1 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM EST FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY ...ANDERSON COUNTY...BOURBON COUNTY...FRANKLIN COUNTY ...HARRISON COUNTY...JESSAMINE COUNTY...MERCER COUNTY ...NICHOLAS COUNTY...SCOTT COUNTY...WOODFORD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY ...NELSON COUNTY...SPENCER COUNTY...WASHINGTON COUNTY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS CONTINUING THE FLOOD WARNING FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 600 PM EST. BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THIS AREA...AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE OR TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL IS STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. MANY AREAS ARE ALREADY FLOODED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...INCLUDING NUMEROUS ROADS BEING CLOSED AND SOME STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. JA/VLD &
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, Mar 1, 9:08 AM EST, 4 hours 47 minutes before
KYZ027-061-062-070>072-011415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 913 AM EST SAT MAR 1 1997 THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED EARLIER THIS MORNING FOR LOGAN... SIMPSON... WARREN... BUTLER... EDMONSON... AND GRAYSON HAS EXPIRED. UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WAS REPORTED OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING BUT NO REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND SOME PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE. JA
Special weather statement, Mar 1, 9:13 AM EST, 4 hours 42 minutes before
KYZ027-061-062-070>072-011415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 913 AM EST SAT MAR 1 1997 THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED EARLIER THIS MORNING FOR LOGAN... SIMPSON... WARREN... BUTLER... EDMONSON... AND GRAYSON HAS EXPIRED. UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WAS REPORTED OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING BUT NO REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND SOME PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE. JA
Special weather statement, Mar 1, 9:38 AM EST, 4 hours 17 minutes before
KYZ073>077-081-011450- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 943 AM EST SAT MAR 1 1997 THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ALLEN... MONROE... CUMBERLAND... BARREN... METCALFE... AND ADAIR HAS EXPIRED. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY BUT SOME SECONDARY ROADS REMAIN COVERED WITH WATER. REMEMBER DO NOT DRIVE OVER ROADS OR BRIDGES COVERED BY WATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE LATE MORNING BUT NO ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED. JA
Special weather statement, Mar 1, 9:43 AM EST, 4 hours 12 minutes before
KYZ073>077-081-011450- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 943 AM EST SAT MAR 1 1997 THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ALLEN... MONROE... CUMBERLAND... BARREN... METCALFE... AND ADAIR HAS EXPIRED. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY BUT SOME SECONDARY ROADS REMAIN COVERED WITH WATER. REMEMBER DO NOT DRIVE OVER ROADS OR BRIDGES COVERED BY WATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE LATE MORNING BUT NO ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED. JA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 10:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren | 32 min |
| Feb 28, 11:28 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Grayson | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:19 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Hart | 26 min |
| Mar 1, 5:34 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fulton | 26 min |
| Mar 1, 5:34 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen | 26 min |
| Mar 1, 5:54 AM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Monroe | 36 min |
| Mar 1, 6:05 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Logan, Simpson, Warren | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 6:05 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 6:06 AM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Cumberland | 24 min |
| Mar 1, 6:18 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson | 117 min |
| Mar 1, 6:18 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 117 min |
| Mar 1, 7:00 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Oldham, Shelby | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 7:21 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 7:21 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 7:34 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Adair | 116 min |
| Mar 1, 7:34 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe | 116 min |
| Mar 1, 7:58 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 7:58 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Hardin, Meade | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 7:58 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 8:46 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Nelson, Spencer, Washington | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 8:46 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Franklin, Mercer, Woodford | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 10:00 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 10:00 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 10:00 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Meade | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:16 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Jessamine, Mercer, Washington, Woodford | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:16 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Franklin, Scott | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:16 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:16 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Nelson, Spencer | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:16 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison, Nicholas | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Hart | 29 min |
| Mar 1, 12:36 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Nelson, Washington | 39 min |
| Mar 1, 12:56 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Washington | 34 min |
| Mar 1, 1:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Taylor | 37 min |
| Mar 1, 1:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Marion | 37 min |
| Mar 1, 1:55 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Scott, Woodford | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:55 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:55 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Jessamine, Mercer | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:58 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:58 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:58 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Hancock, Ohio | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln | 38 min |
| Mar 1, 2:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey | 34 min |
| Mar 1, 2:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Madison | 35 min |
| Mar 1, 2:41 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Logan, Simpson, Warren | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:41 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:41 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Hart | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:56 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Madison | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:16 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Lincoln, Marion, Taylor | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:16 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Green, Larue | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:16 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Garrard | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Adair, Clinton, Cumberland | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Garrard | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Green | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:51 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Logan | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:51 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Jessamine, Madison | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:51 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Meade | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:51 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:51 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:51 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Henry | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:51 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Larue, Marion | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:51 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Hart | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:51 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:53 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Nicholas | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:53 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Nelson | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:53 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Russell | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:53 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Oldham, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:53 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Metcalfe, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:53 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Simpson | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:53 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Scott | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:53 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Ohio | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:53 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Mercer | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:57 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Woodford | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:57 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Spencer | 3 hr |
Nearby
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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.