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Flash Flood Warning 26, NWS Louisville, KY

May 30, 2004Madison County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at May 30, 2004, 5:47 PM EDT for Madison County, Kentucky. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 30, 2004, 5:47 PM EDT (21:47 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 2004, 6:15 PM EDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Madison County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:47 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 194 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 58 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -139 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 799 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 112 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 142 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS53 KLMK 302148
FFWLMK
KYC151-302215-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
547 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 615 PM EDT

* AT 541 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 
RAIN OVER HAS OCCURRED OVER MADISON COUNTY. MORE THUNDERSTORMS WITH 
VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS MADISON COUNTY THORUGH 630 PM EDT. 
THE ADDITIONAL DOWNPOURS WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF WATER RISES. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH AREAS 
COVERED BY WATER...THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.

LAT...LON 3777 8454 3754 8435 3758 8413 3784 8412
          3791 8429

$$

SCHOLZ

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.

NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at May 30, 2:30 PM EDT, 3 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 2:30 PM EDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
230 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004

...STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT...

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT...

SURFACE ANALYSIS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON SHOWS A WARM FRONT EXTENDING
FROM NEAR JACKSON...NORTHWEST ACROSS CINCINATTI...TOWARDS
INDIANAPOLIS. STRONG STORMS HAVE MOVED FROM CENTRAL INTO EASTERN
KENTUCKY. ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY...PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES HAVE ALLOWED RAPID DESTABILIZATION. SCATTERED SEVERE
STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...AND
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL KENTUCKY DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BECOME NEGATIVELY TILTED AND WILL
MOVE INTO THE LOWER MISSOURI VALLEY OVERNIGHT. STRONG LINEAR FORCING
WILL AID IN DEVELOPING A SQUALL LINE THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS REGION
DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS AND OVERNIGHT. WITH STRONG MID-LEVEL
WINDS...BOW ECHOS AND WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS
SQUALL LINE.

AS FRONT PASSES OUT OF EASTERN KENTUCKY EARLY TOMORROW...MUCH LOWER
DEWPOINTS WILL BRING RAPID CLEARING DURING THE AFTERNOON FROM WEST
TO EAST. MUCH LOWER DEWPOINTS WILL ALLOW COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR
TUESDAY.

&&

.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8 PM EDT.
KY...TORNADO WATCH FOR WEST CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH 8 PM EDT.

&&

DENMAN

Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 1:30 PM EDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
130 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-310900-
ADAIR KY-ALLEN KY-ANDERSON KY-BARREN KY-BOURBON KY-BOYLE KY-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-BULLITT KY-BUTLER KY-CASEY KY-CLARK KY-CLARK IN-
CLINTON KY-CRAWFORD IN-CUMBERLAND KY-DUBOIS IN-EDMONSON KY-
FAYETTE KY-FLOYD IN-FRANKLIN KY-GARRARD KY-GRAYSON KY-GREEN KY-
HANCOCK KY-HARDIN KY-HARRISON KY-HARRISON IN-HART KY-HENRY KY-
JEFFERSON KY-JEFFERSON IN-JESSAMINE KY-LARUE KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-
MADISON KY-MARION KY-MEADE KY-MERCER KY-METCALF KY-MONROE KY-
NELSON KY-NICHOLAS KY-OHIO KY-OLDHAM KY-ORANGE IN-PERRY IN-
RUSSELL KY-SCOTT KY-SCOTT IN-SHELBY KY-SIMPSON KY-SPENCER KY-
TAYLOR KY-TRIMBLE KY-WARREN KY-WASHINGTON KY-WASHINGTON IN-
WOODFORD KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISVILLE...LEXINGTON...BOWLING GREEN...
WINCHESTER...VERSAILLES...STANFORD...SHELBYVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE...
RICHMOND...HARRODSBURG...HARDINSBURG...GLASGOW...FRANKLIN...
FRANKFORT...ELIZABETHTOWN...DANVILLE...CYNTHIANA...COLUMBIA...
BARDSTOWN...NEW ALBANY...JASPER AND CORYDON
130 PM EDT (1230 PM CDT) SUN MAY 30 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH
CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE
OUTLOOK ARE IN A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND
OVERNIGHT WHILE THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE OUTLOOK AREA IS IN A
SLIGHT RISK. THE DIVISION IS BASICALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 65.

A LATE SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPAWN A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH
WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON.THE COMBINATION
OF STRONG WIND SHEAR...INSTABILITY AND LINEAR LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH
THE FRONT WILL TRIGGER A SQUALL LINE WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELL STORMS
AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SEVERE STORMS MAY INHABIT THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE LINE ACROSS
SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND PRODUCE WIDESPREAD WIND
DAMAGE. LARGE HAIL ASSOCIATED WITH SUPERCELLS IS LIKELY AS WELL.

ALTHOUGH THE STORMS WILL BE FAST MOVING SOME MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY
RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME SO LOCAL FLOODING WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

DK

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 30, 5:19 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
519 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0518 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     W MOUNT WASHINGTON      38.05N 85.55W
05/30/2004                   BULLITT            KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEWVERAL POLICE REPORT FUNNEL CLOUD JUST WEST OF MOUNT
            WASHINGTON ALONG HWY 44.

&&

WAIDLEY

Local storm report, May 30, 5:28 PM EDT, 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
528 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0528 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CRESTWOOD               38.34N 85.48W
05/30/2004                   OLDHAM             KY   CO-OP OBSERVER

            2.00 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST 1 AND 1/2 HOUR.

&&

WAIDLEY

Local storm report, May 30, 5:29 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
529 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0528 PM     TORNADO          LOUISVILLE              38.22N 85.74W
05/30/2004                   JEFFERSON          KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LOCATED AT BARDSTOWN ROAD AND GLENN MARY.

&&

WAIDLEY

Local storm report, May 30, 5:30 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
530 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0527 PM     TORNADO          LOUISVILLE              38.22N 85.74W
05/30/2004                   JEFFERSON          KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TOUCHDOWN REPORTED AT GENE SNYDER AND BILLTOWN RD.

&&

WAIDLEY

Local storm report, May 30, 5:33 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
533 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0532 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     BETHLEHEM               38.40N 85.07W
05/30/2004                   HENRY              KY   PUBLIC

&&

WAIDLEY

Local storm report, May 30, 5:46 PM EDT, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
546 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0540 PM     HAIL             1 S SHELBYVILLE         38.20N 85.23W
05/30/2004  1.75 INCH        SHELBY             KY   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

WAIDLEY/SZAPPANOS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 30, 12:27 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Edmonson, Warren	33 min
May 30, 2:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Garrard, Madison	28 min
May 30, 3:15 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Jefferson	30 min
May 30, 3:27 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Logan	33 min
May 30, 3:44 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Jefferson	31 min
May 30, 3:57 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Oldham	33 min
May 30, 4:07 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Ohio	38 min
May 30, 4:28 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham	47 min
May 30, 4:30 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Garrard, Madison	60 min
May 30, 4:37 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Anderson	23 min
May 30, 4:44 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Jefferson	46 min
May 30, 4:52 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Woodford	38 min
May 30, 4:52 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Jefferson	43 min
May 30, 4:56 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Shelby	39 min
May 30, 5:00 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Fayette, Jessamine	60 min
May 30, 5:16 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham	44 min
May 30, 5:22 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham	113 min
May 30, 5:35 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Shelby, Spencer	40 min
May 30, 5:42 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Franklin	48 min
May 30, 6:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Woodford	24 min
May 30, 6:18 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Woodford	3 hr
May 30, 6:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Madison	27 min
May 30, 6:30 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Madison	3 hr
May 30, 6:30 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Franklin	3 hr
May 30, 6:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Fayette	30 min
May 30, 7:07 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Scott	3 hr
May 30, 7:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark	38 min
May 30, 7:30 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Clark	3 hr
May 30, 7:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham	51 min
May 30, 7:49 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Garrard	26 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2004 Every flash flood warning in 2004

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.