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River Flood Warning 8, NWS Louisville, KY

May 8, 2009Ohio County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this river flood warning at May 8, 2009, 6:47 PM CDT for Ohio County, Kentucky. It took effect at May 8, 2009, 8:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 49 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 8, 2009, 6:47 PM CDT (23:47 UTC)
In effect from: May 8, 2009, 8:00 PM CDT
Expired: May 10, 2009, 9:00 PM CDT
In force: 49 hr
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Flood severity: Minor

County Ohio County, KY

The river

Written for the forecast point Rough River near Dundee (DUNK2). The gauge peaked at 26.52 ft at May 9, 2009, 10:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 23 ft
Minor stage: 25 ft
Moderate stage: 28 ft
Major stage: 30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03319000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at May 8, 6:34 PM CDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 6:34 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 8, 5:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
614 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2009

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-092015-
ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN-
CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-
JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-
SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-
FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-
MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-
GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-
TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-
ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-
CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY-
614 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2009 /514 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THIS
EVENING.  1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER MUCH OF THE AREA
CAUSING FLOODING PROBLEMS PRIMARILY OVER EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND
THE LOUISVILLE METRO AREA.  DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION TONIGHT
ESPECIALLY AFTER DARK WHEN FLOOD WATERS ARE HARD TO SPOT.

ALTHOUGH THE SEVERE THREAT HAS MOSTLY DIMINISHED...A
STRONG STORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT BEFORE 8 PM EDT...7 PM CDT.  THE
MAIN THREATS FROM ANY STRONG STORMS WOULD BE GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF
HEAVY RAINFALL...AND CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY
BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA EARLY IN
THE DAY.  ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY
RAINS...GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING.

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO AFFECT THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM LOOKS TO BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE OUTLOOK AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO CALL IN ANY INSTANCES OF STRONG
WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING.

AML

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 8, 5:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
616 PM EDT FRI MAY 08 2009

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

0402 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 ESE MUNFORDVILLE      37.25N  85.82W
05/08/2009                   HART               KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A COUPLE TREES AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED ALONG
            HIGHWAY 88 NEAR HARDYVILLE.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK0900432

FOSTER

Local storm report, May 8, 5:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
620 PM EDT FRI MAY 08 2009

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

0619 PM     FLASH FLOOD      PERRYVILLE              37.65N  84.95W
05/08/2009                   BOYLE              KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MANY ROADS IN THE CITY ARE IMPASSABLE.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK0900433

FOSTER

Local storm report, May 8, 5:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
633 PM EDT FRI MAY 08 2009

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

0512 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 ENE LANCASTER         37.65N  84.49W
05/08/2009                   GARRARD            KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BARNS AND HOUSES WERE DAMAGED. TREES AND POWER LINES
            WERE DOWNED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF KY 1131 AND 1295.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK0900434

FOSTER

Local storm report, May 8, 5:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
638 PM EDT FRI MAY 08 2009

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

0510 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RICHMOND                37.74N  84.29W
05/08/2009                   MADISON            KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            A RAIL CAR WAS BLOWN OVER.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK0900435

FOSTER

Local storm report, May 8, 5:57 PM CDT, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
657 PM EDT FRI MAY 08 2009

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

0650 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CAMPBELLSVILLE          37.35N  85.35W
05/08/2009                   TAYLOR             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            THREE PEOPLE WERE RESCUED AFTER A WALKING BRIDGE WAS
            WASHED AWAY. THE EVENT OCCURRED NEAR KY 210 AT THE
            SOCCER FIELD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK0900436

FOSTER

Special weather statement, May 8, 6:05 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 8, 4:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Edmonson, Hart	44 min
May 8, 4:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Logan, Simpson	42 min
May 8, 12:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock	22 min
May 8, 1:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LMK	Anderson, Bourbon, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Clark, Fayette and 20 more	6 hr
May 8, 3:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Monroe	15 min
May 8, 3:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Butler, Grayson, Ohio	3 hr
May 8, 3:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Allen, Monroe	22 min
May 8, 3:34 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Marion, Taylor, Washington	3 hr
May 8, 3:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Green, Hardin, Hart, Larue	3 hr
May 8, 3:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Jefferson	3 hr
May 8, 3:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Garrard, Madison	35 min
May 8, 3:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Casey, Garrard, Lincoln	3 hr
May 8, 4:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Boyle	119 min
May 8, 4:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Clark, Madison	3 hr
May 8, 4:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Madison	18 min
May 8, 4:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark	15 min
May 8, 5:47 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Oldham	58 min
May 8, 6:04 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Boyle	56 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.