Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Feb 24, 2011, 10:57 PM CST for 15 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. 6 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
- Feb 24, 2011, 10:57 PM CST (04:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2011, 1:45 AM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Adair County, KY, Barren County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Green County, KY, Hart County, KY, Larue County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Marion County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Russell County, KY, Taylor County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 11:25 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nne Temple Hill, KY | BULLDOG ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Feb 24, 11:25 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nnw Mt. Herman, KY | CRABTREE ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Feb 25, 12:30 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nne Jamestown, KY | HALF ACRE ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Feb 25, 12:30 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 N Salem, KY | MOUNT EDEN ROAD IS PARTIALLY CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Feb 25, 12:33 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 N Campbellsville, KY | MILLER PARK DRIVE IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Feb 25, 12:33 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 3 N Elk Horn, KY | PALESTINE ROAD IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -79 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 793 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 538 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 629 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
457
WGUS53 KLMK 250457
FFWLMK
KYC001-009-021-045-053-057-087-099-123-137-155-169-171-207-217-
250745-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0002.110225T0457Z-110225T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1057 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN BOYLE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHERN LARUE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
EASTERN BARREN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
CASEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
CLINTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
GREEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
EASTERN HART COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
METCALFE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
TAYLOR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 145 AM CST/245 AM EST/
* AT 1054 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ALBANY...BURKESVILLE...
CAMPBELLSVILLE...COLUMBIA...EDMONTON...
IN ADDITION...TAYLOR COUNTY AIRPORT...MILLTOWN AND LINWOOD ARE
INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE AREA EARLIER TODAY PRODUCED 2 TO
3 INCHES OF RAINFALL. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS. THIS AMOUNT
OF RAINFALL CAN CAUSE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND TYPICALLY
FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS. ALSO...WILL LIKELY SEE RISES ON SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS.
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.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
TO REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE
AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3663 8593 3756 8587 3756 8562 3754 8563
3753 8558 3756 8555 3756 8459 3748 8445
3734 8453 3736 8457 3711 8492 3706 8492
3699 8485 3686 8507 3677 8501 3662 8500
3661 8551
$$
MP2 follow-up statements
890
WGUS73 KLMK 250556
FFSLMK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1156 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011
KYC001-009-021-045-053-057-087-099-123-137-155-169-171-207-217-
250745-
/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110225T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-LINCOLN KY-CASEY KY-TAYLOR KY-GREEN KY-
HART KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-METCALFE KY-BARREN KY-CUMBERLAND KY-
CLINTON KY-MONROE KY-
1156 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CST/245 AM
EST/ FOR MONROE...CLINTON...CUMBERLAND...EASTERN BARREN...METCALFE...
RUSSELL...ADAIR...EASTERN HART...GREEN...TAYLOR...CASEY...LINCOLN...
SOUTHWESTERN BOYLE...SOUTHERN MARION AND SOUTHERN LARUE COUNTIES...
AT 1149 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND LOCAL
OBSERVATIONS CONTINUED TO INDICATE MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS PRODUCING
HEIGHTENED FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL OVER THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 1 TO 2
HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALBANY...
BURKESVILLE...
CAMPBELLSVILLE...
COLUMBIA...
EDMONTON...
IN ADDITION...TAYLOR COUNTY AIRPORT...LINWOOD AND JERICHO ARE
INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.
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.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
TO REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE
AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3663 8593 3756 8587 3756 8562 3754 8563
3753 8558 3756 8555 3756 8459 3748 8445
3734 8453 3736 8457 3711 8492 3706 8492
3699 8485 3686 8507 3677 8501 3662 8500
3661 8551
$$
MP054
WGUS73 KLMK 250742
FFSLMK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
142 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2011
KYC001-009-021-045-053-057-087-099-123-137-155-169-171-207-217-
250747-
/O.EXP.KLMK.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110225T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-LINCOLN KY-CASEY KY-TAYLOR KY-GREEN KY-
HART KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-METCALFE KY-BARREN KY-CUMBERLAND KY-
CLINTON KY-MONROE KY-
142 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 145 AM CST/245 AM EST/ FOR
MONROE...CLINTON...CUMBERLAND...EASTERN BARREN...METCALFE...
RUSSELL...ADAIR...EASTERN HART...GREEN...TAYLOR...CASEY...LINCOLN...
SOUTHWESTERN BOYLE...SOUTHERN MARION AND SOUTHERN LARUE COUNTIES...
THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. NATIONAL WEATHER DOPPLER RADAR AND LOCAL OBSERVATION INDICATE
2 TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS THE AREA. THIS PRODUCED
FLOODED ROADWAYS AND SEVERAL ROAD CLOSURES THROUGHOUT RUSSEL AND
TAYLOR COUNTIES...INCLUDING HALF ACRE ROAD NEAR JAMESTOWN...PORTIONS
OF MOUNT EDEN ROAD NEAR RUSSEL SPRINGS...MILLER PARK DRIVE IN
CAMPBELLSVILLE...AND PALESTINE ROAD NEAR CAMPBELLSVILLE. STANDING
WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING LOCATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHILE NAVIGATING AREA ROADWAYS
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
TO REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE
AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3663 8593 3756 8587 3756 8562 3754 8563
3753 8558 3756 8555 3756 8459 3748 8445
3734 8453 3736 8457 3711 8492 3706 8492
3699 8485 3686 8507 3677 8501 3662 8500
3661 8551
$$
MPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 6:57 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Warren | 8 days |
| Feb 24, 7:32 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hancock, Logan and 3 more | 118 min |
| Feb 24, 7:58 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Grayson, Logan, Ohio | 62 min |
| Feb 24, 8:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Ohio | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 8:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Warren | 24 min |
| Feb 24, 9:04 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan, Simpson, Warren | 26 min |
| Feb 24, 9:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Warren | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 9:14 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon | 33 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Hart | 31 min |
| Feb 24, 9:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Logan, Simpson, Warren | 25 min |
| Feb 24, 9:36 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Franklin, Hancock and 14 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 34 min |
| Feb 24, 9:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Edmonson, Hardin, Hart, Larue | 30 min |
| Feb 24, 9:47 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Larue | 17 min |
| Feb 24, 10:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Warren | 30 min |
| Feb 24, 10:15 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green, Hart, Larue, Marion, Taylor, Washington | 30 min |
| Feb 24, 10:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Metcalfe, Monroe | 29 min |
| Feb 24, 10:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Green, Hart and 2 more | 23 min |
| Feb 24, 10:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Larue, Marion, Taylor | 36 min |
| Feb 24, 10:44 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle, Green, Marion, Mercer, Taylor, Washington and 1 more | 31 min |
| Feb 24, 10:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe and 3 more | 30 min |
| Feb 24, 11:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer | 27 min |
| Feb 24, 11:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer | 35 min |
| Feb 24, 11:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison and 1 more | 29 min |
| Feb 24, 11:26 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Garrard and 11 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:28 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Ohio | 51 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:29 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark, Garrard, Madison | 31 min |
| Feb 25, 12:59 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Warren | 29 hr |
| Feb 25, 7:05 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Feb 25, 9:13 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | LMK | Nicholas, Robertson | 8 hr |
| Feb 25, 9:26 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hardin, Nelson | 3 days |
| Feb 25, 10:09 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Muhlenberg, Ohio | 17 days |
| Feb 25, 10:13 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hart | 33 hr |
| Feb 25, 10:13 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Edmonson | 58 hr |
Nearby
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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.