Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2009
Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 25, 2009, 5:32 PM EDT for Bourbon County, Clark County, Harrison County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 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
- Jun 25, 2009, 5:32 PM EDT (21:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2009, 8:23 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bourbon County, KY, Clark County, KY, Harrison County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 5:45 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Paris, KY | REPORTS OF WATER OVER SPEARS MILL ROAD JUST EAST OF PARIS. SOME CITY STREETS IN PARIS REDUCED TO ONE LANE DUE TO STANDING WATER. |
| Jun 25, 5:50 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Se Winchester, KY | WATER REPORTED OVER ROUTE 89 BETWEEN WINCHESTER AND THE ESTILL COUNTY LINE |
| Jun 25, 6:00 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.16 | Paris, KY | OVER THREE INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN A 3 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 6 PM EDT. |
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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 1492 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1205 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KLMK 252132
FFWLMK
KYC017-049-097-260030-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0021.090625T2132Z-090626T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
532 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BOURBON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN CLARK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
HARRISON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 830 PM EDT
* AT 525 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SEVERAL THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING HEAVY RAIN STRETCHING FROM CLARK
COUNTY NORTHWARD THROUGH CYNTHIANA...IN HARRISON COUNTY. THESE STORMS
WERE MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED LOCALIZED
RAIN TOTALS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES SINCE 3 PM EDT.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PARIS...CLINTONVILLE...NORTH MIDDLETOWN AND WINCHESTER.
ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH 7 PM EDT...ESPECIALLY WHERE REPEATED STORMS CROSS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3795 8431 3807 8428 3812 8434 3828 8443
3842 8447 3848 8454 3856 8437 3856 8426
3845 8414 3837 8421 3818 8402 3813 8408
3811 8408 3797 8401
$$
JSD2 follow-up statements
000
WGUS73 KLMK 252210
FFSLMK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
610 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2009
KYC017-049-097-260030-
/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090626T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARRISON KY-BOURBON KY-CLARK KY-
610 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN CLARK...BOURBON AND HARRISON COUNTIES...
AT 545 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN BOURBON COUNTY
REPORTED WATER OVER SPEARS-MILL ROAD JUST EAST OF PARIS. IN
ADDITION...SOME CITY STREETS IN PARIS WERE REDUCED TO ONE LANE
TRAFFIC DUE TO STANDING WATER.
AT 550 PM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IN CLARK COUNTY
REPORTED WATER OVER ROUTE 89 BETWEEN WINCHESTER AND THE ESTILL
COUNTY LINE.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SUNRISE...RUDDELS MILLS...PARIS...WINCHESTER...MILLERSBURG AND
LEESBURG.
ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS HARRISON COUNTY AND
BOURBON COUNTY NORTH OF PARIS...THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CLARK COUNTY
MAY BRING AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH OF RAIN TO LOCALIZED AREAS SOUTH AND
WEST OF WINCHESTER.
DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN
SINCE 3 PM EDT ACROSS SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3795 8431 3807 8428 3812 8434 3828 8443
3842 8447 3848 8454 3856 8437 3856 8426
3845 8414 3837 8421 3818 8402 3813 8408
3811 8408 3797 8401
$$
JSD000
WGUS73 KLMK 260023
FFSLMK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
823 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2009
KYC017-049-097-260030-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090626T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARRISON KY-BOURBON KY-CLARK KY-
823 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2009
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 830 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
CLARK...BOURBON AND HARRISON COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
CALLS TO LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INDICATE NO REPORTED ADDITIONAL
FLOODING OR ANY ROAD CLOSURES.
ALTHOUGH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE
REST OF THE EVENING...ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN IS NOT
EXPECTED.
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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3795 8431 3807 8428 3812 8434 3828 8443
3842 8447 3848 8454 3856 8437 3856 8426
3845 8414 3837 8421 3818 8402 3813 8408
3811 8408 3797 8401
$$
JSDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Clark, Madison | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 3:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Madison | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 5:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Clark, Madison | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 5:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Madison | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 6:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Madison | 88 min |
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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.