Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 1998
Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 21, 1998, 8:21 AM EDT for Bullitt County, Hardin 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
- Jun 21, 1998, 8:21 AM EDT (12:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 1998, 10:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Bullitt County, KY, Hardin County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 200 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -118 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 628 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSDF 211220 FFWSDF KYC029-093-211430- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 821 AM EDT SUN JUN 21 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... BULLITT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY HARDIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY * UNTIL 1030 AM EDT * AT 815 AM EDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...MOVING SLOWLY EAST AT 10-20 MPH. * THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN...NEXRAD DOPPLER ESTIMATES ARE 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...WERE SLOWLY MOVING OVER THE AREA...AND SOME FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED. DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS T0HE ROAD! MCT/ACS
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, Jun 21, 3:29 AM EDT, 4 hours 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
329 AM EDT SUN JUN 21 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0320 AM SCOTTSVILLE KY WIND DAMAGE
06/21/98 ALLEN TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN. REPORT FROM
DISPATCH.
0325 AM SCOTTSVILLE KY FLOOD
06/21/98 ALLEN WATER REPORTED OVER
GALLATIN ROAD. SEVERAL
SMALL CREEKS AT
BANKFUL. REPORT FROM
DISPATCH.Special weather statement, Jun 21, 4:45 AM EDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-INZ076-079-083- 084-089>092-220400- CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 445 AM EDT SUN JUN 21 1998 THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS INDICATED THAT A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE OHIO VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MEANWHILE...AT THE SAME TIME...AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. THESE TWO FACTORS COMBINED WITH AN ALREADY UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL RESULT IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ALSO CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS IS A PRELIMINARY OUTLOOK. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE O6R THE MEDIA FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED TODAY. COX
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 4:45 AM EDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-INZ076-079-083- 084-089>092-220400- CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 445 AM EDT SUN JUN 21 1998 THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS INDICATED THAT A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE OHIO VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MEANWHILE...AT THE SAME TIME...AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. THESE TWO FACTORS COMBINED WITH AN ALREADY UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL RESULT IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ALSO CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS IS A PRELIMINARY OUTLOOK. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE O6R THE MEDIA FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED TODAY. COX
Local storm report, Jun 21, 5:31 AM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
531 AM EDT SUN JUN 21 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0415 AM TEMPLE HILL KY WIND DAMAGE
06/21/98 BARREN POWER LINES DOWN.Local storm report, Jun 21, 7:13 AM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
713 AM EDT SUN JUN 21 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0700 AM KNIFLEY KY FLOOD
06/21/98 ADAIR NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED.
SOME HOMES SURROUNDED
BY WATER.
0700 AM YUMA KY FLOOD
06/21/98 TAYLOR HOMES BEING EVACUATED.Local storm report, Jun 21, 7:38 AM EDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
738 AM EDT SUN JUN 21 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0715 AM CEDAR GROVE CAVERN KY FLOOD
06/21/98 MEADE WATER COVERING HIGHWAY
448.The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 3:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren | 32 min |
| Jun 21, 5:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 36 min |
| Jun 21, 6:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Warren | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 7:02 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Adair, Taylor | 118 min |
| Jun 21, 7:04 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Allen, Monroe | 2 hr |
| Jun 21, 7:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen | 30 min |
| Jun 21, 7:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler | 40 min |
| Jun 21, 8:32 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Adair, Barren, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Monroe | 2 hr |
| Jun 21, 8:32 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Allen, Simpson, Warren | 2 hr |
| Jun 21, 8:32 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Taylor | 2 hr |
| Jun 21, 8:36 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 114 min |
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.