Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2006
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Mar 11, 2006, 12:30 PM EST for Henry County, Oldham County, Trimble County, Kentucky; Clark County, Jefferson County, Scott County, Indiana. It was in force for 2 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 11, 2006, 12:30 PM EST (17:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2006, 2:30 PM EST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Clark County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Scott County, IN, Henry County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Trimble County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:31 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 1:47 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Bedford, KY | THE CONNECTOR ROAD...MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD...AND THE HIGHWAY 625 BRIDGE...ALL IN THE BEDFORD AREA...REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. |
| Mar 11, 1:57 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Scottsburg, IN | HIGHWAY 31 FROM SCOTTSBURG SOUTH TOWARD UNDERWOOD HAS SOME WATER ON IT BUT IS STILL PASSABLE. RESIDENTS IN SCOTTSBURG ARE REPORTING WATERS BACKING UP INTO BASEMENTS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 1872 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KLMK 111736
FFWLMK
INC019-077-143-KYC103-185-223-111930-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1230 PM EST SAT MAR 11 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS CONTINUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
HENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
OLDHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
TRIMBLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA
SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA
* UNTIL 230 PM EST
* AT 1229 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING INTO THE WARNED
AREA.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEW
CASTLE...LA GRANGE...SCOTTSBURG AND MADISON.
A FEW STATE AND COUNTY ROADS REMAIN CLOSED PRIMARILY OVER TRIMBLE
COUNTY KENTUCKY AND CLARK COUNTY INDIANA.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE
WARNED COUNTIES.
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 QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR NEAREST LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND HAVE
THEM RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
LOUISVILLE.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND
TELEVISION MEDIA FOR DETAILS AND FURTHER UPDATES.
LAT...LON 3848 8595 3833 8571 3838 8564 3833 8550
3832 8534 3837 8528 3835 8499 3842 8495
3857 8507 3858 8523 3873 8534 3879 8522
3891 8523 3890 8552 3874 8585 3854 8585
$$
DK1 follow-up statement
000
WGUS73 KLMK 111858
FFSLMK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
154 PM EST SAT MAR 11 2006
INC019-077-143-KYC103-185-223-111930-
JEFFERSON IN-SCOTT IN-CLARK IN-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-OLDHAM KY-
154 PM EST SAT MAR 11 2006
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 230 PM EST FOR OLDHAM...
HENRY...TRIMBLE...CLARK...SCOTT AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES...
AT 149 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BEDFORD...
SCOTTSBURG AND MADISON.
A FEW STATE AND COUNTY ROADS ARE CLOSED PRIMARILY OVER TRIMBLE
COUNTY KENTUCKY AND CLARK AND SOUTHERN SCOTT COUNTIES IN INDIANA.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE
WARNED COUNTIES.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
LOUISVILLE.
LAT...LON 3848 8595 3833 8571 3838 8564 3833 8550
3832 8534 3837 8528 3835 8499 3842 8495
3857 8507 3858 8523 3873 8534 3879 8522
3891 8523 3890 8552 3874 8585 3854 8585
$$
DKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 9:25 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Trimble | 3 hr |
| Mar 11, 11:43 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison, Scott | 3 hr |
| Mar 11, 6:18 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford | 31 min |
| Mar 11, 6:44 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Perry | 31 min |
| Mar 11, 7:01 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford | 29 min |
| Mar 11, 7:21 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark | 24 min |
| Mar 11, 9:11 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry, Washington | 3 hr |
| Mar 11, 12:15 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry, Washington | 2 hr |
| Mar 11, 12:43 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Floyd, Harrison | 2 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2006Flash Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2006Every flash flood warning in 2006
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.