Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 1998
Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at May 31, 1998, 10:56 PM CDT for Russell County, Kentucky. It was in force for 119 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 31, 1998, 10:56 PM CDT (03:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 1998, 12:55 AM CDT
- In force
- 119 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Russell County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 3629 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1064 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 302 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 5.1
- Supercell composite
- 21.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSDF 010358 FFWSDF KYC207-010555- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1156 PM EDT (1056 PM CDT) SUN MAY 31 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY * UNTIL 1255 AM CDT (155 AM EDT) * AT 1052 PM CDT... AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN PARTS OF RUSSELL COUNTY. THE STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN DURING THE PAST HOUR ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF RUSSELL COUNTY. SEVERAL ROADS WERE UNDER WATER IN JAMESTOWN...AND THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE T^HROUGH 1200 AM CDT. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGER OF FLOODING. KOCH/FUNK &
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 31, 7:32 PM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
832 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0615 PM LOUISVILLE KY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 JEFFERSON POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS
CITY. REPORT FROM SHERIFF
DISPATCH.
0820 PM LIBERTY KY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 CASEY TREES DOWN. REPORT FROM
DISPATCH.Local storm report, May 31, 8:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
913 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0800 PM LEBANON KY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 MARION NUMEROUS LIMBS DOWN.
0820 PM CAMPBELLSVILLE KY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 TAYLOR ROOF BLOWN OFF BUILDING
SUPPLY STORE INTO CAR
DEALERSHIP LOT.Local storm report, May 31, 9:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
1004 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0700 PM KY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 HARDIN POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN
COUNTYWIDE
0915 PM FINLEY KY 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/31/98 TAYLOR REPORTED BY COUNTY DES
0915 PM RAYWICK KY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 MARION TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
COUNTY DES
0915 PM JESSIETOWN KY FLOODING
05/31/98 MARION WATER IN HOMES AND
COVERING VEHICLES
0925 PM HODGENVILLE KY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 LARUE TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
COUNTY DESLocal storm report, May 31, 9:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
1004 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0700 PM KY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 HARDIN POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN
COUNTYWIDE
0915 PM FINLEY KY 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/31/98 TAYLOR REPORTED BY COUNTY DES
0915 PM RAYWICK KY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 MARION TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
COUNTY DES
0915 PM JESSIETOWN KY FLOODING
05/31/98 MARION WATER IN HOMES AND
COVERING VEHICLES
0925 PM HODGENVILLE KY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 LARUE TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
COUNTY DESLocal storm report, May 31, 9:57 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
1057 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0600 PM GOSHEN KY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 OLDHAM SEVERAL TREES BLOWN ON
CARS. TREES BLOWN INTO
HOMES REPORTED BY COUNTY
DES
0630 PM FLAHERTY KY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 MEADE POWER LINES DOWN. REPORTED
BY COUNTY DISPATCH
0845 PM MC KINNEY KY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 LINCOLN TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN. REPORTED BY COUNTY
DES.
0920 PM RILEY KY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 MARION TREES BLOWN DOWN. REPORTED
BY COUNTY DES
0920 PM NEW MARKET KY FLOODING
05/31/98 MARION VEHICLE WASHED OFF THE
ROAD. REPORTED BY COUNTY
DES.
0935 PM PELLYTON KY TORNADO
05/31/98 ADAIR TRAILERS TURNED OVER.
BRICK HOUSE LEVELED.Local storm report, May 31, 9:57 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
1057 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0600 PM GOSHEN KY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 OLDHAM SEVERAL TREES BLOWN ON
CARS. TREES BLOWN INTO
HOMES REPORTED BY COUNTY
DES
0630 PM FLAHERTY KY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 MEADE POWER LINES DOWN. REPORTED
BY COUNTY DISPATCH
0845 PM MC KINNEY KY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 LINCOLN TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN. REPORTED BY COUNTY
DES.
0920 PM RILEY KY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 MARION TREES BLOWN DOWN. REPORTED
BY COUNTY DES
0920 PM NEW MARKET KY FLOODING
05/31/98 MARION VEHICLE WASHED OFF THE
ROAD. REPORTED BY COUNTY
DES.
0935 PM PELLYTON KY TORNADO
05/31/98 ADAIR TRAILERS TURNED OVER.
BRICK HOUSE LEVELED.The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey | 41 min |
| May 31, 7:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Adair | 28 min |
| May 31, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Lincoln | 27 min |
| May 31, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Russell | 32 min |
| May 31, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Casey | 18 min |
| May 31, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Marion | 33 min |
| May 31, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue | 38 min |
| May 31, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hart | 36 min |
| May 31, 8:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Marion | 3 hr |
| May 31, 8:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Taylor | 90 min |
| May 31, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green | 48 min |
| May 31, 8:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Green | 47 min |
| May 31, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Logan | 36 min |
| May 31, 10:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Adair | 2 hr |
| May 31, 10:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Simpson | 33 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 1998Every flash flood warning in 1998
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.