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Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Apr 23, 2011, 2:34 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Scott County, Indiana; Trimble County, Kentucky. It was in force for 16 hr. 1 report 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
- Apr 23, 2011, 2:34 PM EDT (18:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2011, 6:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Jefferson County, IN, Scott County, IN, Trimble County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2:34 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Scottsburg, IN | US 31 CLOSED JUST SOUTH OF THE CITY...WATER OVER THE ROAD |
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, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 544 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 405 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 323 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGUS53 KLMK 231834
FFWLMK
INC077-143-KYC223-240200-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0022.110423T1834Z-110424T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
234 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
TRIMBLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
* AT 228 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE TRAINING OVER THE SAME AREAS
ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. DOPPLER
RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE
PAST THREE HOURS OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...MADISON...SCOTTSBURG...BEDFORD...
IN ADDITION...HANOVER...BLOCHER AND MILTON ARE INCLUDED IN THIS
FLASH FLOOD WARNING.
A LARGE BAND OF ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UPSTREAM WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...AND ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED
AREA.
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.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
LOUISVILLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3892 8521 3870 8520 3874 8527 3873 8532
3864 8523 3860 8522 3859 8518 3849 8533
3854 8542 3859 8543 3861 8557 3860 8580
3857 8586 3857 8589 3872 8590 3881 8581
3883 8565 3892 8555
$$
AL2 follow-up statements
346
WGUS73 KLMK 232341
FFSLMK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
741 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
INC077-143-KYC223-240200-
/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110424T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JEFFERSON IN-SCOTT IN-TRIMBLE KY-
741 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
TRIMBLE...SCOTT AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES...
AT 735 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THAT
HEAVY RAIN WAS DIMINISHING. HOWEVER...STREAMS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN
HIGH FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MADISON...
SCOTTSBURG...
BEDFORD...
IN ADDITION...MILTON...MADISON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND HANOVER BEACH
ARE INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. MANY ROADS WERE FLOODED EARLIER.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND KENTUCKY.
&&
LAT...LON 3892 8521 3870 8520 3874 8527 3873 8532
3864 8523 3860 8522 3859 8518 3849 8533
3854 8542 3859 8543 3861 8557 3860 8580
3857 8586 3857 8589 3872 8590 3881 8581
3883 8565 3892 8555
$$
CALLAHAN588
WGUS53 KLMK 240139
FFWLMK
INC077-143-KYC223-241030-
/O.EXT.KLMK.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110424T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
939 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
TRIMBLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 630 AM EDT SUNDAY
* AT 932 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY RAIN MOVING BACK INTO THE AREA WITHIN AN HOUR.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...MADISON...SCOTTSBURG...BEDFORD...
IN ADDITION...MILTON...MADISON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND HANOVER BEACH
ARE INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3892 8521 3870 8520 3874 8527 3873 8532
3864 8523 3860 8522 3859 8518 3849 8533
3854 8542 3859 8543 3861 8557 3860 8580
3857 8586 3857 8589 3872 8590 3881 8581
3883 8565 3892 8555
$$
CMCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 10:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Dubois | 50 min |
| Apr 22, 11:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry | 51 min |
| Apr 22, 11:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry | 37 min |
| Apr 23, 12:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Perry | 8 hr |
| Apr 23, 12:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison, Perry | 24 min |
| Apr 23, 12:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Scott, Washington | 62 min |
| Apr 23, 12:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison, Perry | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 12:36 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Perry | 24 min |
| Apr 23, 12:47 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Harrison | 13 min |
| Apr 23, 12:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 12:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison | 25 min |
| Apr 23, 12:59 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Crawford, Perry | 18 min |
| Apr 23, 1:14 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 3:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange | 9 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Dubois | 22 min |
| Apr 23, 3:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Dubois, Perry | 22 min |
| Apr 23, 3:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Harrison, Perry | 35 min |
| Apr 23, 4:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Perry | 44 min |
| Apr 23, 4:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison | 36 min |
| Apr 23, 4:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Scott, Washington | 3 hr |
| Apr 23, 7:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Perry | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 7:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison | 5 hr |
| Apr 23, 10:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Harrison | 12 days |
| Apr 23, 10:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 6 days |
| Apr 23, 10:36 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Scott | 3 days |
| Apr 23, 11:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Floyd | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 11:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark | 18 min |
| Apr 23, 11:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Orange, Washington | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 11:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Harrison | 23 min |
| Apr 23, 12:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark | 29 min |
| Apr 23, 12:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry | 3 hr |
| Apr 23, 12:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Dubois, Orange | 48 min |
| Apr 23, 1:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Scott, Washington | 3 hr |
| Apr 23, 1:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Floyd, Harrison | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Crawford, Jefferson, Orange, Scott, Washington | 39 min |
| Apr 23, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark | 62 min |
| Apr 23, 3:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Clark, Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Harrison, Orange and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 23, 5:06 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison, Washington | 44 hr |
| Apr 23, 1:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 1:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Trimble | 20 min |
| Apr 23, 1:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 1:38 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Henry | 22 min |
| Apr 23, 1:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Green, Marion, Taylor | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 1:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Hart, Larue, Nelson | 18 min |
| Apr 23, 2:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hardin, Hart, Larue, Marion, Nelson and 2 more | 29 min |
| Apr 23, 2:18 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Boyle, Mercer, Washington | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 2:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Grayson, Ohio | 36 min |
| Apr 23, 2:27 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hart | 18 min |
| Apr 23, 2:31 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue, Nelson | 5 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:43 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 2:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Green, Hart, Larue, Marion, Mercer and 3 more | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 2:47 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 3:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Marion, Taylor | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 3:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 4:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Lincoln, Marion, Taylor | 65 min |
| Apr 23, 4:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln | 33 min |
| Apr 23, 5:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 5:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Nelson, Scott, Spencer, Washington and 1 more | 24 min |
| Apr 23, 5:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Scott, Shelby, Woodford | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 5:33 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hancock, Hardin | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 5:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott | 43 min |
| Apr 23, 5:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Mercer, Nelson, Washington | 23 min |
| Apr 23, 6:17 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Nicholas | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 6:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 34 min |
| Apr 23, 6:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Grayson, Ohio | 4 hr |
| Apr 23, 6:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Bullitt, Clark, Fayette and 16 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 23, 7:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 7:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hart, Metcalfe | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 10:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hardin, Nelson | 14 days |
| Apr 23, 10:35 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Ohio | 28 days |
| Apr 23, 11:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 11:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 12:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Meade | 23 min |
| Apr 23, 12:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison, Scott | 24 min |
| Apr 23, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 2:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer | 15 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:32 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon | 31 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott | 47 min |
| Apr 23, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Spencer | 39 min |
| Apr 23, 4:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Franklin, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott, Woodford | 5 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.