Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 1997
Flash Flood Warning 37, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Mar 1, 1997, 2:56 PM EST for Madison County, Kentucky. It was in force for 2 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, 2:56 PM EST (19:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 1997, 5:00 PM EST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Madison County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 195 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 011959 FFWSDF KYC151-012200- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 256 PM EST SAT MAR 1 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM EST FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY ...MADISON COUNTY THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN PUSHED RAPIDLY THROUGH MADISON COUNTY SINCE 200 PM. AT 300 PM THE HEAVIEST RAIN JUST EAST OF MADISON COUNTY. HOWEVER MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ABOVE MENTIONED REGION UNTIL 500 PM EST. STREET FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN RICHMOND AND BEREA AS THE STORMS MOVED THROUGH. THE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL ONLY AGGREVIATE AN ALREADY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. 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 QUICKLRY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. STUREY &
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, 5 hours 48 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, 5 hours 43 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, 5 hours 18 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, 5 hours 13 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, 1:55 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Nelson, Spencer, Washington | 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, 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.