Alert archive / Kentucky / River Flood Warnings in 2008
River Flood Warning 21, NWS Louisville, KY
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 4:29 AM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Ohio | 3 days |
| Mar 4, 11:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin | 34 min |
| Mar 4, 12:04 PM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Warren | 3 days |
| Mar 4, 12:04 PM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Muhlenberg, Ohio | 5 days |
| Mar 4, 12:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Marion, Taylor | 30 min |
| Mar 4, 1:18 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Bullitt, Casey, Clark and 20 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison | 37 min |
| Mar 4, 2:31 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Franklin, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott | 3 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:36 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble | 3 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Madison | 28 min |
| Mar 4, 2:58 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson | 3 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.