Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 37, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Apr 27, 2011, 3:27 AM CDT for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2011, 3:27 AM CDT (08:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 8:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Butler County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Logan County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Warren County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 1852 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1222 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 8.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGUS53 KLMK 270827
FFWLMK
KYC031-061-141-213-227-271330-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0037.110427T0827Z-110427T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
327 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
EDMONSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
LOGAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SIMPSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
WARREN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BOWLING GREEN...
* UNTIL 830 AM CDT
* AT 323 AM CDT...A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME
WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN KENTUCKY.
RAINFALL RATES UP TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES PER HOUR WERE OCCURRING.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BOWLING GREEN...BROWNSVILLE...
MORGANTOWN... FRANKLIN...RUSSELLVILLE...MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL
PARK...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
BY MID MORNING.
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.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3666 8708 3707 8707 3709 8692 3712 8691
3714 8694 3721 8692 3730 8682 3733 8681
3731 8676 3740 8662 3736 8650 3732 8648
3732 8615 3722 8606 3706 8608 3706 8612
3693 8617 3690 8627 3678 8641 3665 8642
$$
131 follow-up statement
806
WGUS73 KLMK 271337
FFSLMK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
837 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
KYC031-061-141-213-227-271347-
/O.EXP.KLMK.FF.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110427T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-WARREN KY-LOGAN KY-SIMPSON KY-
837 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SIMPSON...LOGAN...
WARREN...EDMONSON AND BUTLER COUNTIES...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ENDED FOR THE TIME BEING.
HOWEVER...MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP BY THIS
AFTERNOON...WHERE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD PROMOTE MORE FLOODING.
SO FLOOD WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT REPLACING THE FLASH FLOOD
WARNING.
TO REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE
AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3666 8708 3707 8707 3709 8692 3712 8691
3714 8694 3721 8692 3730 8682 3733 8681
3731 8676 3740 8662 3736 8650 3732 8648
3732 8615 3722 8606 3706 8608 3706 8612
3693 8617 3690 8627 3678 8641 3665 8642
$$
ALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 7:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin | 22 min |
| Apr 26, 7:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 7:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue, Nelson | 27 min |
| Apr 26, 8:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue, Nelson | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 8:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nelson | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Nelson, Spencer | 14 min |
| Apr 26, 9:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 9:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Anderson, Nelson, Spencer, Washington | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Shelby, Spencer | 34 min |
| Apr 26, 9:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Ohio | 34 min |
| Apr 26, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby, Spencer | 40 min |
| Apr 26, 10:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 10:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Ohio | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 10:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Henry and 7 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 26, 10:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 10:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 10:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Edmonson, Grayson | 26 min |
| Apr 26, 10:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 10:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Shelby | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 11:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Hancock, Ohio | 9 hr |
| Apr 26, 11:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 32 min |
| Apr 26, 11:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 11:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 11:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Meade | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 11:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Meade | 9 hr |
| Apr 26, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan | 34 min |
| Apr 26, 11:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 12:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 12:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 12:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Oldham, Trimble | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Grayson, Logan | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 12:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Warren | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 1:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin | 22 min |
| Apr 27, 1:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 1:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Ohio | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 2:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson, Warren | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 2:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 2:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Hancock, Ohio | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 3:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Meade, Warren | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 3:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson, Oldham, Trimble | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 5:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 5:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson, Warren | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 5:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 5:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Warren | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 6:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Green, Hart | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 6:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nelson, Shelby, Spencer | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 6:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Monroe | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 6:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 6:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Henry, Shelby | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 6:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Cumberland, Monroe | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 6:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Mercer, Washington | 22 min |
| Apr 27, 6:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Franklin, Henry, Shelby | 19 min |
| Apr 27, 7:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland, Russell | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 7:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Russell, Taylor | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 7:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Harrison, Scott, Woodford | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 7:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Anderson, Boyle, Fayette, Jessamine, Mercer, Woodford | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 7:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clinton | 14 min |
| Apr 27, 7:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Russell | 12 min |
| Apr 27, 7:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Russell | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 7:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Scott | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 7:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Casey, Garrard, Lincoln | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 7:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Harrison, Scott, Woodford | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 8:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 8:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 8:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 8:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln, Madison | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 8:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hancock and 9 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 27, 8:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Madison, Nicholas | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 10:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Warren | 36 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Warren | 36 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hart | 36 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Edmonson | 4 days |
| Apr 27, 10:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Nicholas, Robertson | 25 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Logan, Warren | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Warren | 32 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 sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.