Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Apr 12, 2011, 7:46 AM EDT for Nicholas County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 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 12, 2011, 7:46 AM EDT (11:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 12, 2011, 10:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Nicholas County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:46 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 527 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
734
WGUS53 KLMK 121146
FFWLMK
KYC181-121445-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0004.110412T1146Z-110412T1445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
746 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NICHOLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 1045 AM EDT
* AT 744 AM EDT...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FROM NUMEROUS
CREEKS AND STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS AS WELL AS SEVERAL ROADS
CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING OVER THE COUNTY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CARLISLE...
IN ADDITION...PLEASANT VALLEY...HOOKTOWN AND ELLISVILLE ARE
INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1 ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED
AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.
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.
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 3830 8385 3820 8398 3821 8399 3820 8400
3822 8405 3825 8407 3826 8411 3837 8420
3846 8409 3846 8408 3843 8399 3843 8395
3837 8391 3833 8384
$$
AML1 follow-up statement
978
WGUS73 KLMK 121342
FFSLMK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
942 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011
KYC181-121445-
/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110412T1445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NICHOLAS KY-
942 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM EDT FOR
NICHOLAS COUNTY...
AT 935 AM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTINUED TO INDICATE ROAD
CLOSURES FROM FLOODING IN NICHOLAS COUNTY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARLISLE...
IN ADDITION...PLEASANT VALLEY...HOOKTOWN AND ELLISVILLE ARE
INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
TO REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE
AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3830 8385 3820 8398 3821 8399 3820 8400
3822 8405 3825 8407 3826 8411 3837 8420
3846 8409 3846 8408 3843 8399 3843 8395
3837 8391 3833 8384
$$
AMLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 8:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren, Metcalfe | 31 min |
| Apr 11, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe | 29 min |
| Apr 11, 9:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Russell | 24 min |
| Apr 12, 4:27 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Allen, Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Logan and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 12, 5:22 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Nicholas, Robertson | 3 days |
| Apr 12, 5:56 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Ohio | 66 hr |
| Apr 12, 7:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon | 48 hr |
| Apr 12, 7:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Barren, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland and 9 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 7:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard and 9 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 7:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hardin, Henry, Jefferson and 7 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:00 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Hancock | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:15 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Jessamine and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Hancock | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Spencer | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Warren | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Mercer | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 9:46 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Washington | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 10:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison | 45 hr |
| Apr 12, 10:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Lincoln, Russell and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 12, 10:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Warren | 21 hr |
| Apr 12, 10:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hart | 61 hr |
| Apr 12, 10:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Edmonson | 4 days |
| Apr 12, 10:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Warren | 6 days |
| Apr 12, 10:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Muhlenberg, Ohio | 8 days |
| Apr 12, 10:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Franklin and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 12, 10:56 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hardin, Nelson | 6 days |
| Apr 12, 11:37 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 4 days |
| Apr 12, 11:37 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Meade | 72 hr |
| Apr 12, 11:37 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 7 days |
| Apr 12, 11:37 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 27 days |
| Apr 12, 11:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Allen, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 6 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.