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Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Apr 23, 2011, 2:49 PM EDT for 6 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 15 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
- Apr 23, 2011, 2:49 PM EDT (18:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2011, 6:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bullitt County, KY, Henry County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Spencer County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:52 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, 3:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ene Pewee Valley, KY | 1.5 FEET OF FAST MOVING WATER OVER HIGHWAY 362 ASH AVE IN PEWEE VALLEY NEAR HAWLEY GIBSON ROAD. |
| Apr 23, 3:25 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ne St. Matthews, KY | HIGHWAY 22 BY CRAIGS CREEK IS COMPLETELY UNDER WATER. POLICE HAVE BLOCKED IT OFF. |
| Apr 23, 5:16 PM EDT | FLOOD | Louisville, KY | METRO PUBLIC WORKS REPORTS AT LEAST 11 ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO HIGH WATER |
| Apr 23, 5:22 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.41 | 4 Wsw Mount Washington, KY | REPORT OF WATER STANDING AND FLOWING ONTO THE ROADWAYS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY |
| Apr 23, 5:52 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.89 | Goshen, KY | 2.55 INCHES FELL YESTERDAY AND 2.34 INCHES FELL THUS FAR TODAY |
| Apr 23, 7:31 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.25 | Crestwood, KY | SINCE MIDNIGHT LOCAL TIME |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 3 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 26 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 176 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.
282
WGUS53 KLMK 231849
FFWLMK
KYC029-103-111-185-211-215-240145-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0023.110423T1849Z-110424T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
249 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BULLITT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
HENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE...
OLDHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SHELBY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN SPENCER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 945 PM EDT
* AT 242 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT TRAINING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE LED TO RAINFALL
TOTALS OF ONE AND A HALF INCHES TO TWO AND A HALF INCHES OVER THE
WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...LOUISVILLE METRO...LA GRANGE...
MIDDLETOWN...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...HIGHVIEW...
IN ADDITION...RIVER BLUFF...TARASCON AND SLABTOWN ARE INCLUDED IN
THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.
MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA OFF
AND ON OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
TWO TO THREE INCHES ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
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.
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 3856 8501 3852 8503 3852 8498 3843 8497
3846 8493 3842 8490 3829 8501 3817 8502
3805 8510 3800 8595 3801 8595 3819 8591
3827 8584 3829 8569 3843 8563 3847 8551
3853 8545 3848 8532 3860 8517 3861 8509
$$
AL2 follow-up statements
434
WGUS73 KLMK 232345
FFSLMK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
745 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
KYC029-103-111-185-211-215-240145-
/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110424T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HENRY KY-OLDHAM KY-JEFFERSON KY-SHELBY KY-SPENCER KY-BULLITT KY-
745 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN BULLITT...NORTHERN SPENCER...SHELBY...JEFFERSON...OLDHAM AND
HENRY COUNTIES...
AT 740 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THAT
THE HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING OUT OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...STREAM WILL
CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH FOR THE NEXT HOUR.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LA GRANGE...
MIDDLETOWN...
NEW CASTLE...
SHELBYVILLE...
LOUISVILLE...
HIGHVIEW...
IN ADDITION...RIVER BLUFF...TARASCON AND SLABTOWN ARE INCLUDED IN
THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
TO REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE
AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND KENTUCKY.
&&
LAT...LON 3856 8501 3852 8503 3852 8498 3843 8497
3846 8493 3842 8490 3829 8501 3817 8502
3805 8510 3800 8595 3801 8595 3819 8591
3827 8584 3829 8569 3843 8563 3847 8551
3853 8545 3848 8532 3860 8517 3861 8509
$$
CALLAHAN988
WGUS53 KLMK 240126
FFWLMK
KYC029-103-111-185-211-215-241015-
/O.EXT.KLMK.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110424T1015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
926 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BULLITT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
HENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE...
OLDHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SHELBY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN SPENCER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 615 AM EDT SUNDAY
* AT 918 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE AREA IN AN HOUR OR TWO.
STREAMS REMAIN HIGH FROM PREVIOUS RAIN.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...LA GRANGE...MIDDLETOWN...NEW CASTLE...
SHELBYVILLE...HIGHVIEW...LOUISVILLE.
IN ADDITION...EMINENCE...RIVER BLUFF AND TARASCON ARE INCLUDED IN
THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 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.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
LOUISVILLE.
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 3856 8501 3852 8503 3852 8498 3843 8497
3846 8493 3842 8490 3829 8501 3817 8502
3805 8510 3800 8595 3801 8595 3819 8591
3827 8584 3829 8569 3843 8563 3847 8551
3853 8545 3848 8532 3860 8517 3861 8509
$$
CMCWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Apr 23, 1:49 PM EDT, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 1:49 PM EDT, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
149 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
...UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION...
...FORECAST UPDATE...
FRONTAL BOUNDARY DIFFICULT TO DISCERN AT THIS HOUR. BUT DO HAVE SOME
DIFFERENTIAL HEATING GOING ON OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...WITH
TEMPS AT BWG IN THE LOWER 70S AND TEMPS OVER KSDF IN THE LOW TO MID
60S. HAVE A NEW ROUND OF SHOWERS AND STORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST CWA...BUT WIND FIELDS ON AREA VAD WIND PROFILES ARE MUCH
WEAKER THAN EARLIER SO NOT EXPECTING SEVERE WEATHER THE REST OF THIS
MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
SPC MESOANALYSIS HAS AXIS OF PRECIPITABLE WATERS UP NEAR 1.5 INCHES
FROM WESTERN KENTUCKY WEST SOUTHWEST INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA. THIS
MOIST AIR WILL CONTINUE TO ADVECT IN HERE. BASED ON MODEL SOUNDINGS
OVER THE CWA...THE BEST COMBINATION OF PW AND CAPE LATER THIS
AFTERNOON WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN CWA...WHICH IS ALSO CLOSER TO
THE ABOVE-MENTIONED DIFFERENTIAL HEATING BOUNDARY. THUS EXPECT BEST
CHANCE FOR REDEVELOPMENT UNFORTUNATELY ALONG THE OHIO RIVER LATER
THIS AFTERNOON AND HAVE PLACED HIGHEST POPS THERE.
MORE ENERGY COMING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST LIKELY WILL BRING ANOTHER
ROUND OF STORMS OVERNIGHT. CAPE AND LI REMAINS HIGH OVERNIGHT...BUT
WIND FIELD WEAKER THAN WITH LAST NIGHT/S SYSTEM. THUS MAIN THREAT
LOOKS TO BE THE HEAVY RAIN...WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS BEING
SECONDARY THREATS. FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL CONTINUE IN THE CURRENT
WATCH BOX...AND HAVE SOME FLOODED ROADWAY REPORTS TRICKLING IN
SLOWLY.
HAVE UPDATED THE FORECAST WITH ABOVE CHANGES AND TO TWEAK
TEMPS/DEWPOINTS/WINDS TOWARD OBSERVED VALUES...CLOSE TO WHAT WAS IN
THE FORECAST.
.SHORT TERM (TODAY AND TONIGHT)...
...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE AREA UNTIL 6AM EDT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT FOR ALL OF
SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA AND THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR KY COUNTIES...
SFC BOUNDARY ACROSS THE MID-MS VALLEY REGION AND AMPLE SHOWERS AND
STORMS ALONG IT WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT.
STILL SEEING GOOD INSTABILITY AND PLENTY OF LOW-LEVEL SHEAR AHEAD OF
THE MAIN LINE OVER OUR SRN HALF OF THE CWA. STORMS CONTINUE TO SHOW
GOOD ROTATION AND WE CONTINUE TO RECEIVE WALL CLOUD/FUNNEL CLOUD
REPORTS. THUS THE SEVERE/TORNADIC THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE NEXT FEW
HOURS...WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLY...AND POSSIBLY A
FEW TORNADOES AS WELL.
ANOTHER LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS FROM SW INDIANA INTO SE MISSOURI
WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION AND EXACERBATE THE FLASH FLOODING
POTENTIAL AS MUCH OF IT WILL TRACK OVER THE SAME AREAS THAT RECEIVED
THE MOST RAIN...MAINLY SOUTH-CENTRAL IN AND NORTH-CENTRAL KY. HEAVY
RAIN AND POTENTIAL FLOODING WILL REALLY BE THE MAIN THREAT THROUGH
DAWN-MID MORNING WHERE POTENTIALLY ANOTHER 1-2 INCHES...LOCALLY
MORE...COULD FALL WITH THE HEAVIEST STORMS ESPECIALLY IF THEY TRAIN
OVER THE SAME AREAS.
ONCE THIS CONVECTION FINALLY PUSHES EAST OF THE AREA...ROUGHLY MID
MORNING...THE BOUNDARY WILL HOVER SOMEWHERE ACROSS OUR CENTRAL CWA
AND MORE SHOWERS/STORMS WILL REDEVELOP ALONG IT DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. SOME OF THESE COULD BE SEVERE AGAIN (THINKING LARGE HAIL WILL
BE THE MAIN THREAT)...BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY COULD BRING ADDITIONAL
HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING POTENTIAL. INSERTED SEVERE WORDING INTO
THE AFTERNOON ZONES...AS WELL AS EXTENDED THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH
UNTIL 12Z SUNDAY.
MADE NO CHANGES BEYOND TODAY/TONIGHT.
.LONG TERM (SUNDAY - FRIDAY)...
...SIGNIFICANT RAINS ANTICIPATED IN THE LONG TERM FORECAST PERIOD...
SUNDAY - TUESDAY...
SUNDAY WE/LL HAVE A FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLED OUT SOMEWHERE OVER
SOUTHERN INDIANA WITH MULTIPLE WAVES OF PRECIP RIDING ALONG THAT
BOUNDARY. AS A LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER MO/OK/TX MONDAY
MORNING...THE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH A BIT PUTTING US IN THE WARM
SECTOR. THIS WILL HELP TO DECREASE RAIN CHANCES OVER SOUTHERN
INDIANA. MOST OF CENTRAL KY SHOULD BE DRY WITH SOME SUNSHINE
PEAKING THROUGH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. WITH A STRONG SOUTHERLY
FLOW...TEMPS SHOULD WARM INTO THE LOW TO MID 80S FOR HIGHS AND LOW
TO MID 60S FOR LOWS.
THE LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE NE INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY
TUES EVENING. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH
INTO OUR AREA TUES AND BECOME STATIONARY TO THE NORTH OF THE OHIO
RIVER BY TUES NIGHT. AHEAD AND ALONG OF THIS FRONT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS THE AREA TUES. THE 12Z EURO AND
GFS DISAGREE ON HOW FAST THIS PRECIP WILL MAKE IT INTO THE
AREA...BUT GENERALLY IT LOOKS LIKE TUESDAY MORNING WILL BE PRIME FOR
T-STORMS. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG ESPECIALLY WEST OF
I-65 WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AS WELL. TEMPS TUES SHOULD BE LIMITED TO
MID 70S TO AROUND 80.
WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY...
ANOTHER MORE POTENT LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN MOVE UP THE BOUNDARY
SOMEWHERE ALONG OR NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER WED/WED NIGHT. ANOTHER
THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING WILL EXIST AS
AN AXIS OF HEAVY RAINFALL LOOKS TO SET UP SOMEWHERE OVER OUR ALREADY
WELL SATURATED FORECAST AREA. STRONG STORMS COULD BE POSSIBLE AS
WELL ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KY SOUTH OF THE SFC LOW.
THURS HEAVY RAINS AND T-STORMS SHOULD BE GONE WITH ONLY A FEW SCT
SHOWERS IN THE UPPER TROUGH BEHIND THIS SFC LOW. WE/LL FINALLY SEE
WHAT LOOKS TO BE A FEW DAYS OF DRY WEATHER FRI/SAT BEFORE ANOTHER
WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES ON SUN/MON.
TEMPS WILL BE IN THE 70S FOR WED...COOLING TO THE MID 60S FOR THURS
IN THE UPPER TROUGH. A WARM UP FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL PUSH
HIGHS BACK INTO THE 70S.
QPF SUMMARY...
TOTAL QPF AMOUNTS FOR THE WEEK LOOK TO BE BETWEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES AT
THIS TIME WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ANTICIPATED. THE BULK OF THIS
RAIN SHOULD OCCUR TUE-WED.
&&
.AVIATION (18Z TAF ISSUANCE)...
FOCUS FOR STORMS THIS AFTERNOON OVER AND NORTH OF KSDF...CLOSER TO
STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY. HAVE MVFR GRIDS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON
THERE AND BORDERLINE MVFR AT KLEX...WHERE STORMS MORE LIKELY WILL
STAY JUST TO THE NORTH. THINK RISK IS ISOLATED ENOUGH NOW TO KEEP
KBWG OUT OF PROBLEMS THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT...FOCUS WILL CONTINUE
TO BE ALONG THE OHIO...BUT REST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNSTABLE ENOUGH
TO KEEP VICINITY STORMS IN ALL SITES OVERNIGHT. BOUNDARY SHOULD LIFT
FAR ENOUGH NORTH TO ONCE AGAIN LIMIT ACTIVITY OVER THE SOUTH BY
DAYBREAK SUNDAY...BUT VSBY MAY BE REDUCED AND/OR CIGS REMAIN MVFR IN
MOIST AIRMASS.
&&
.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR KYZ023>043-045>049-
053>055.
IN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR INZ076>079-083-084-
089>092.
&&
UPDATE.........RJS
SHORT TERM.....AL
LONG TERM......AML
AVIATION.......RJSHazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 10:18 AM EDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1018 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2011 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-241430- 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- 1018 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2011 /918 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR SOUTH- CENTRAL INDIANA AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF POTENTIALLY STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO REDEVELOP ALONG A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. IN ADDITION THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH AREA RIVERS LIKELY TO SEE RAPID RISES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN THE FORECAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. AS A RESULT...FLOODING CONCERNS WILL LIKELY BE WITH US FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES TO RIVER FORECASTS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE NEEDED FROM NOW THROUGH SUNDAY TO REPORT ANY INSTANCES OF SEVERE WEATHER...AS WELL AS ANY FLOODING THAT OCCURS. MJ/AL/RJS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 23, 1:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
121 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
INZ076>079-083-084-089-090-092-231800-
CLARK-CRAWFORD-DUBOIS-HARRISON-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-PERRY-SCOTT-
WASHINGTON-
121 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND
GUSTY WINDS...
AT 119 PM EDT/1219 PM CDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
BROWNSTOWN TO DALE...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES
OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH
THESE STORMS.
* THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
PAOLI...
SCOTTSBURG...
SALEM...
ENGLISH...
HITCHCOCK AND TROTTER CROSSING...
SIBERIA AND LIVONIA...
VALEENE AND TASWELL...
PUMPKIN CENTER AND UNIONTOWN...
THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 19 AND 33.
THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 64 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 74 AND 92.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...
WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER
UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
&&
LAT...LON 3889 8521 3840 8595 3841 8603 3834 8603
3823 8620 3816 8681 3818 8680 3820 8681
3820 8702 3878 8615 3879 8609 3873 8587
3881 8581 3883 8565 3891 8555 3892 8521
TIME...MOT...LOC 1721Z 258DEG 37KT 3885 8594 3820 8694
SCHOETTMERSpecial weather statement, Apr 23, 1:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
128 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
INZ079-KYZ032-231800-
JEFFERSON-TRIMBLE-
128 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND
STRONG WINDS...
AT 128 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MADISON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES
OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 45 TO 55 MPH...ARE EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM.
* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
BEDFORD...
MADISON...
BROOKSBURG AND MANVILLE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...
WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER
UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
&&
LAT...LON 3892 8521 3870 8520 3870 8522 3874 8527
3874 8532 3864 8523 3860 8522 3860 8519
3853 8527 3871 8552 3892 8524 3893 8521
TIME...MOT...LOC 1729Z 229DEG 42KT 3870 8534
SCHOETTMERSpecial weather statement, Apr 23, 2:13 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
213 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
INZ079-091-092-KYZ030>034-231915-
CLARK-FLOYD-HENRY-JEFFERSON-OLDHAM-SHELBY-TRIMBLE-
213 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...SMALL
HAIL...AND STRONG WINDS...
AT 210 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MADISON INDIANA TO
9 MILES NORTHWEST OF PROSPECT TO 6 MILES NORTH OF NEW ALBANY TO
VALLEY STATION...AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES
OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE...SMALL PEA OR DIME SIZE HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND
40 TO 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
* THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
VALLEY STATION...
ST. MATTHEWS...
SHIVELY...
PROSPECT...
PLEASURE RIDGE PARK...
LOUISVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND TROUT...
LOUISVILLE BOWMAN FIELD AND RIVER BLUFF...
ORCHARD GRASS HILLS AND OLDHAM...
FISHERVILLE AND PARK LAKE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS...AND AVOID USING THE
TELEPHONE UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...
WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER
UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
&&
LAT...LON 3870 8520 3874 8527 3873 8532 3859 8522
3861 8509 3858 8507 3857 8502 3852 8503
3852 8498 3843 8497 3846 8493 3843 8490
3826 8502 3802 8594 3806 8591 3834 8591
3861 8558 3883 8536 3887 8521
TIME...MOT...LOC 1813Z 251DEG 54KT 3880 8531 3847 8565
3838 8579 3812 8587
RSLocal storm report, Apr 23, 2:35 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
235 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0234 PM FLASH FLOOD SCOTTSBURG 38.69N 85.78W
04/23/2011 SCOTT IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
US 31 CLOSED JUST SOUTH OF THE CITY...WATER OVER THE
ROAD
&&
EVENT NUMBER LMK1100556
SZAPPANOSLocal storm report, Apr 23, 2:40 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
240 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0240 PM FLASH FLOOD 7 S SALEM 38.50N 86.10W
04/23/2011 WASHINGTON IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
MARTINSBURG ROAD CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
&&
EVENT NUMBER LMK1100557
SZAPPANOSLocal storm report, Apr 23, 2:41 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
241 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0412 PM HAIL 5 WNW HARDINSBURG 38.49N 86.36W
04/22/2011 M0.88 INCH ORANGE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0429 PM HAIL LEAVENWORTH 38.20N 86.35W
04/22/2011 E0.70 INCH CRAWFORD IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0430 PM HAIL LEAVENWORTH 38.20N 86.35W
04/22/2011 M0.88 INCH CRAWFORD IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0520 PM HAIL FORT KNOX 37.89N 85.96W
04/22/2011 M0.50 INCH HARDIN KY ASOS
0602 PM FUNNEL CLOUD WATERFORD 38.03N 85.43W
04/22/2011 SPENCER KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0623 PM HAIL 8 S SHELBYVILLE 38.10N 85.23W
04/22/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0639 PM FUNNEL CLOUD LAWRENCEBURG 38.03N 84.89W
04/22/2011 ANDERSON KY TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL CLOUD SPOTTED AT U.S. 127 AND HWY 151
0711 PM FUNNEL CLOUD VERSAILLES 38.05N 84.73W
04/22/2011 WOODFORD KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
FUNNEL CLOUD SPOTTED ALONG US 60 NEAR WOODFORD ST
0712 PM TSTM WND DMG VERSAILLES 38.05N 84.73W
04/22/2011 WOODFORD KY BROADCAST MEDIA
LEX18 REPORTS DAMAGE TO TREES AND FENCES ON MARCELLUS
DRIVE
0723 PM TSTM WND DMG LEXINGTON 38.04N 84.46W
04/22/2011 FAYETTE KY BROADCAST MEDIA
LEX18 REPORTS DAMAGE AND A WINDOW BLOWN OUT ON ROMANY
ROAD IN THE CHEVY CHASE AREA
0745 PM HEAVY RAIN LAWRENCEBURG 38.03N 84.89W
04/22/2011 M1.55 INCH ANDERSON KY TRAINED SPOTTER
1.55 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN 45 MINUTES
0807 PM FUNNEL CLOUD WINCHESTER 38.00N 84.19W
04/22/2011 CLARK KY TRAINED SPOTTER
HEAVY ROTATION.
0808 PM HAIL 4 S NORTH MIDDLETOWN 38.08N 84.11W
04/22/2011 E1.75 INCH CLARK KY NWS EMPLOYEE
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED ON THE BORDER BETWEEN
CLARK... BOURBON... AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES.
1232 AM TSTM WND DMG BATTLETOWN 38.07N 86.30W
04/23/2011 MEADE KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON KY 228
0102 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 NNW TELL CITY 38.00N 86.79W
04/23/2011 PERRY IN BROADCAST MEDIA
WEHT RELAYING REPORT OF TREES DOWN IN TROY... IN
0107 AM TSTM WND DMG TELL CITY 37.95N 86.76W
04/23/2011 PERRY IN BROADCAST MEDIA
WEHT REPORTS TREES DOWN ON BOYD ROAD OFF OF NEW
IN-237...REPORT OF TRUCK FLIPPED OVER AND DOWNED POWER
LINES
0107 AM TSTM WND DMG MULDRAUGH 37.93N 86.00W
04/23/2011 MEADE KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON US 31W
0128 AM FLOOD TELL CITY 37.95N 86.76W
04/23/2011 PERRY IN BROADCAST MEDIA
WEHT REPORTS S.R. 37 AS WELL AS OTHER SIDE STREETS
FLOODED. DEPTH OF WATER ON ROAD UNKNOWN.
0136 AM HAIL 4 SSW LEITCHFIELD 37.43N 86.32W
04/23/2011 E0.50 INCH GRAYSON KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0215 AM HAIL PRICEVILLE 37.37N 85.98W
04/23/2011 E1.25 INCH HART KY TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS 1 TO 1.5 INCH HAIL
0233 AM WALL CLOUD PERRYVILLE 37.65N 84.95W
04/23/2011 BOYLE KY TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED WALL CLOUD 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF
PERRYVILLE
0243 AM FUNNEL CLOUD 8 S MAGNOLIA 37.33N 85.75W
04/23/2011 HART KY TRAINED SPOTTER
MEDIA RELAYED REPORT OF FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR ROWLETTS
0249 AM WALL CLOUD DANVILLE 37.64N 84.77W
04/23/2011 BOYLE KY TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED WALL CLOUD ALONG 127 NORTH OF DANVILLE
0250 AM FUNNEL CLOUD ROUNDHILL 37.23N 86.45W
04/23/2011 BUTLER KY COCORAHS
FUNNEL CLOUD VISIBLE VIA LIGHTNING STRIKES IN WESTERN
EDMONSON COUNTY AND ESTIMATED TO BE NORTH OF ROUNDHILL
0318 AM HAIL SALOMA 37.42N 85.40W
04/23/2011 E0.50 INCH TAYLOR KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
DISPATCH RELAYED REPORT OF MARBLE SIZED HAIL IN
NORTHERN TAYLOR COUNTY
0318 AM HAIL LEBANON 37.57N 85.25W
04/23/2011 M0.50 INCH MARION KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0350 AM FLASH FLOOD CANNELTON 37.91N 86.74W
04/23/2011 PERRY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLOODING IN CITY STREETS.
0539 AM HAIL FRANKFORT 38.19N 84.87W
04/23/2011 M1.00 INCH FRANKLIN KY EMERGENCY MNGR
0600 AM HAIL 2 SE GEORGETOWN 38.18N 84.53W
04/23/2011 M1.00 INCH SCOTT KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
HWY 525 SOUTH.
0619 AM HAIL 5 S CYNTHIANA 38.31N 84.30W
04/23/2011 M1.00 INCH HARRISON KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
0620 AM HAIL CYNTHIANA 38.39N 84.30W
04/23/2011 M0.88 INCH HARRISON KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
0828 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 NE STEPHENSBURG 37.64N 86.01W
04/23/2011 HARDIN KY FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
HARDIN COUNTY EMS REPORTED FLOODING ON 9900 BLOCK OF
LEITCHFIELD ROAD SOUTHWEST OF ELIZABETHTOWN. WATER WAS
FLOWING AND 1.5 TO 2 FEET DEEP.
0828 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 E RINEYVILLE 37.75N 85.92W
04/23/2011 HARDIN KY FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
HARDIN COUNTY EMS REPORTED LOW LYING PORTION OF BOONE
ROAD HAD 2 FEET OF WATER OVER THE ROAD.
1114 AM HAIL CHARLESTOWN 38.45N 85.67W
04/23/2011 M1.00 INCH CLARK IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0234 PM FLASH FLOOD SCOTTSBURG 38.69N 85.78W
04/23/2011 SCOTT IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
US 31 CLOSED JUST SOUTH OF THE CITY...WATER OVER THE
ROAD
0240 PM FLASH FLOOD 7 S SALEM 38.50N 86.10W
04/23/2011 WASHINGTON IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
MARTINSBURG ROAD CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
&&
EVENT NUMBER LMK1100522 LMK1100523 LMK1100524 LMK1100525 LMK1100526
LMK1100527 LMK1100528 LMK1100529 LMK1100533 LMK1100534 LMK1100530
LMK1100531 LMK1100532 LMK1100548 LMK1100535 LMK1100536 LMK1100547
LMK1100537 LMK1100538 LMK1100539 LMK1100540 LMK1100544 LMK1100541
LMK1100542 LMK1100543 LMK1100545 LMK1100546 LMK1100549 LMK1100550
LMK1100551 LMK1100552 LMK1100553 LMK1100554 LMK1100555 LMK1100556
LMK1100557
SZAPPANOSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 12:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 8 hr |
| Apr 23, 12:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 24 min |
| Apr 23, 12:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Meade, Oldham, Shelby and 1 more | 62 min |
| Apr 23, 12:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 12:36 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hancock | 24 min |
| Apr 23, 12:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Meade | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 12:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson | 25 min |
| Apr 23, 1:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 1:14 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Meade | 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, 4:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock, Jefferson, Meade, Oldham | 44 min |
| Apr 23, 4:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade | 36 min |
| Apr 23, 4:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 3 hr |
| 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, 7:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 6 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, 7:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Meade | 5 hr |
| Apr 23, 10:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Meade | 12 days |
| Apr 23, 10:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Trimble | 6 days |
| 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, 11:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 11:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 18 min |
| 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, 12:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 29 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, 1:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble | 62 min |
| Apr 23, 2:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Trimble | 16 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 |
| Apr 23, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Woodford | 23 min |
| Apr 23, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Nelson, Spencer | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Nicholas and 1 more | 39 min |
| Apr 23, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 37 min |
| Apr 23, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Woodford | 36 min |
| Apr 23, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock, Ohio | 49 min |
| Apr 23, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade | 42 min |
| Apr 23, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Ohio | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Fayette, Woodford | 25 min |
| Apr 23, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Meade | 37 min |
| Apr 23, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 34 min |
| Apr 23, 5:28 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Nicholas, Robertson | 67 hr |
| Apr 23, 5:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Butler, Ohio | 43 min |
| Apr 23, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 24 min |
| Apr 23, 5:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Butler | 23 min |
| Apr 23, 5:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Nelson | 37 min |
| Apr 23, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson | 31 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.