Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Louisville, KY

Issued

Jun 14, 2003, 2:02 PM EDT (18:02 UTC)

Expired

Jun 14, 2003, 3:30 PM EDT

In force

88 min

Issued by

NWS Louisville, KY

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Madison County, KY

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000 
WGUS53 KLMK 141808
FFWLMK
KYC151-141930-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
202 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  MADISON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY

* UNTIL 330 PM EDT

* AT 200 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY
  RAIN OVER KINGSTON...OR ABOUT 31 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEXINGTON...   
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT BETWEEN TWO   
  AND THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY
  DURING THE LAST HOUR. ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
  330 PM EDT WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SOME FLASH                  
  FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF MADISON COUNTY. 

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE KINGSTON AND BEREA.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE 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.

REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
LOUISVILLE.

LAT...LON 3774 8450 3754 8435 3759 8411 3790 8427

$$
STUREY

000 
WGUS73 KLMK 141845
FFSLMK
KYC151-141945-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
245 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2003

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR MADISON
COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

WEATHER SERVICE RADAR ESTIMATES RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES SINCE 1 PM 
EDT IN SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY...MAINLY FROM KIRKSVILLE TO 
KINGSTON...AND SOUTH TO BEREA. ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTY INCLUDING THE 
COMMUNITY OF RICHMOND...RAINFALL HAS BEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES SINCE 1 PM. 

ADDITIONAL MODERATE INTENSITY RAINS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 330 PM 
WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1/2 TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE. FLASH FLOODING 
OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...ROADWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING 
AREAS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN MADISON 
COUNTY...THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 330 PM. 

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE 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.

REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
LOUISVILLE.

$$

JB

000 
WGUS73 KLMK 141927
FFSLMK
KYC151-141945-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
327 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2003

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR
MADISON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

AT 325 PM EDT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN MADISON COUNTY REPORTED 
MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND DUE TO WATER COVERED 
SIDE STREETS. NO ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED 
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE FROM THE MADISON 
COUNTY AREA. 

REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
LOUISVILLE.

$$

JB

Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2003Every flash flood warning in 2003

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