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River Flood Warning 21, NWS Louisville, KY

March 4, 2008Bourbon County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this river flood warning at Mar 4, 2008, 11:48 AM EST for Bourbon County, Kentucky. It took effect at Mar 4, 2008, 6:05 PM EST. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 4, 2008, 11:48 AM EST (16:48 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 4, 2008, 6:05 PM EST
Expired
Mar 5, 2008, 10:16 AM EST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Flood severity
Minor

County Bourbon County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:50 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point Stoner Creek at Paris (PRSK2).

Action stage
16 ft
Minor stage
18 ft
Moderate stage
22 ft
Major stage
25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03251900, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

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

000 
WGUS43 KLMK 041648
FLWLMK
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY 
1148 AM EST TUE MAR 04 2008

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE KY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN KENTUCKY... 

  STONER CREEK AT PARIS

AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...BOURBON.

.HEAVY RAINS OVER THE AREA OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS HAVE CAUSED RAPID
RISES AROUND THE LICKING RIVER BASIN.

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS ANY FLOODING ROADS. THIS IS 
ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR COMMERCIAL BROADCASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. IF YOU ARE AFFECTED
BY THESE CRESTS TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT 
WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LMK (ALL LOWER CASE).

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED TUESDAY EVENING.

KYC017-050448-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FL.W.0021.080304T2305Z-080305T2142Z/
/PRSK2.1.ER.080304T2305Z.080305T0700Z.080305T1542Z.NO/
1148 AM EST TUE MAR 04 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE KY HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE STONER CREEK AT PARIS.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 11:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.8 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO 
  RISE TO NEAR 20.1 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY. THE RIVER WILL 
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY LATE MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...WATER ENTER YARDS OF HOMES DOWNSTREAM OF 
  WATER PLANT. PARTS OF THE CITY PARK FLOOD.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 20.2  
  FEET ON FEB 19 2000.

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS83 KLMK 050309
FLSLMK
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 
1009 PM EST TUE MAR 04 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN KENTUCKY..
  STONER CREEK AT PARIS 
 
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...BOURBON.

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS ANY FLOODING ROADS. THIS IS 
ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR COMMERCIAL BROADCASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. IF YOU ARE AFFECTED
BY THESE CRESTS TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT 
WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LMK (ALL LOWER CASE).

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

KYC017-051509-
/O.CON.KLMK.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080305T2142Z/
/PRSK2.1.ER.080304T2316Z.080305T0700Z.080305T1542Z.NO/
1009 PM EST TUE MAR 04 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE STONER CREEK AT PARIS.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  2:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.4 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO 
  RISE TO NEAR 20.1 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY. THE RIVER WILL 
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY LATE MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...WATER ENTER YARDS OF HOMES DOWNSTREAM OF 
  WATER PLANT. PARTS OF THE CITY PARK FLOOD.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 20.2  
  FEET ON FEB 19 2000.

$$
000 
WGUS83 KLMK 051516
FLSLMK
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 
1016 AM EST WED MAR 05 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
KENTUCKY...
 
  STONER CREEK AT PARIS
 
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...BOURBON.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT 
WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LMK (ALL LOWER CASE).

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS HIGH WATER EVENT.

KYC017-051546-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080305T2142Z/
/PRSK2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1016 AM EST WED MAR 05 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE STONER CREEK AT PARIS.
* AT  7:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS BELOW FLOOD STAGE AND WILL CONTINUE
FALLING.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 4, 4:29 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningLMKOhio3 days
Mar 4, 11:41 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Grayson, Hardin34 min
Mar 4, 12:04 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningLMKButler, Warren3 days
Mar 4, 12:04 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningLMKButler, Muhlenberg, Ohio5 days
Mar 4, 12:15 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGreen, Marion, Taylor30 min
Mar 4, 1:18 PM ESTFlash Flood WatchLMKAnderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Bullitt, Casey, Clark and 20 more5 hr
Mar 4, 2:23 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison37 min
Mar 4, 2:31 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKBourbon, Franklin, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott3 hr
Mar 4, 2:36 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKHenry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble3 hr
Mar 4, 2:47 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Madison28 min
Mar 4, 2:58 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKAnderson3 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2008Every river flood warning in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.