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Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at May 2, 2011, 4:12 AM EDT for Clark County, Scott County, Washington County, Indiana. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 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
- May 2, 2011, 4:12 AM EDT (08:12 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2011, 6:53 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Clark County, IN, Scott County, IN, Washington County, IN
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 4:20 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Salem, IN | RISING WATER HAS FORCED CLOSURE OF 3 ROADS IN SALEM. WATER IS ALSO RISING ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 56 WEST OF LIVONIA. |
| May 2, 6:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Borden, IN | WATER SPILLING OUT OF BORDEN RESERVOIR... FLOODING SMALL ROADS AND BRIDGES ALONG MUDDY FORK. |
| May 2, 6:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | New Pekin, IN | BLUE RIVER OUT OF BANKS FLOODING ROADS AND BRIDGES. |
| May 2, 6:35 AM EDT | FLOOD | 2 Sse Livonia, IN | SPOTTER CALLED IN REPORT OF WATER OVER ROAD SOUTH OF MENNONITE SCHOOL ON HARDINSBURG 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 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 101 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -105 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 832 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
694
WGUS53 KLMK 020812
FFWLMK
INC019-143-175-021115-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0039.110502T0812Z-110502T1115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
412 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 715 AM EDT
* AT 406 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN FROM MULTIPLE THUNDERSTORMS
MOVING OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...
IN ADDITION...HENRYVILLE...OTISCO AND PUMPKIN CENTER ARE INCLUDED
IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.
AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN WILL FALL OVER THE WARNED
AREA. THE COMBINED RAIN LIKELY WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. SOME
AREA ROADWAYS THAT HAVE HAD FLASH FLOODING IN THE PAST INCLUDE OLD
HIGHWAY 160 ALONG THE BLUE RIVER EAST OF SALEM...VIENNA ROAD AND
HIGHWAY 356 BOTH BETWEEN LEOTA AND GOSHEN...HENRYVILLE-OTISCO ROAD
ALONG THE SILVER CREEK.
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.
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 3881 8569 3874 8569 3870 8565 3867 8558
3861 8558 3842 8572 3842 8631 3873 8633
3875 8631 3879 8619 3879 8609 3875 8599
3876 8592 3873 8590 3873 8587 3881 8581
3883 8572
$$
RS2 follow-up statements
680
WGUS73 KLMK 020935
FFSLMK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
535 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2011
INC019-143-175-021115-
/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110502T1115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SCOTT IN-WASHINGTON IN-CLARK IN-
535 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CLARK...WASHINGTON AND SCOTT COUNTIES...
AT 526 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINS WITH A FEW RUMBLES OF
THUNDER...PRODUCING A CONTINUED THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING OVER THE
WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SALEM...
SCOTTSBURG...
IN ADDITION...MOUNT CARMEL...WOOSTER AND PLATTSBURG ARE INCLUDED IN
THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.
RADAR ESTIMATES ALONG WITH OBSERVING STATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA
INDICATE THAT ANYWHERE FROM ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN
OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. A FEW ROADWAYS LIKELY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH
THIS RAINFALL INCLUDE...VINCENNES TRAIL ROAD NEAR BECKS
MILL...HIGHWAY 356 IN VIENNA...AND HIGHWAY 56 EAST OF SCOTTSBURG.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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 3881 8569 3874 8569 3870 8565 3867 8558
3861 8558 3842 8572 3842 8631 3873 8633
3875 8631 3879 8619 3879 8609 3875 8599
3876 8592 3873 8590 3873 8587 3881 8581
3883 8572
$$
RS694
WGUS73 KLMK 021053
FFSLMK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
653 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2011
INC019-143-175-021102-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110502T1115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SCOTT IN-WASHINGTON IN-CLARK IN-
653 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN
CLARK...WASHINGTON AND SCOTT COUNTIES...
THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED AND ARE NO LONGER
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN. HOWEVER...PONDING TO MINOR FLOODING OF AREA
ROADWAYS LIKELY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. THUS AN
AREAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT.
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 3881 8569 3874 8569 3870 8565 3867 8558
3861 8558 3842 8572 3842 8631 3873 8633
3875 8631 3879 8619 3879 8609 3875 8599
3876 8592 3873 8590 3873 8587 3881 8581
3883 8572
$$
RSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 1:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Washington | 6 hr |
| May 2, 2:38 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange | 3 hr |
| May 2, 4:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison | 2 hr |
| May 2, 4:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Floyd, Harrison | 36 min |
| May 2, 5:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange | 3 hr |
| May 2, 6:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Clark, Harrison, Scott, Washington | 3 hr |
| May 2, 8:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Scott | 41 hr |
| May 2, 8:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry | 6 hr |
| May 2, 9:40 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Clark, Harrison, Washington | 4 hr |
| May 2, 11:03 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison, Washington | 24 hr |
| May 2, 2:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Clark, Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson and 4 more | 27 hr |
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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.