Flash Flood Warning 43, NWS Louisville, KY

Issued

Jun 10, 2011, 2:58 PM EDT (18:58 UTC)

Expired

Jun 10, 2011, 6:00 PM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Louisville, KY

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Bourbon County, KY, Clark County, KY

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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454 
WGUS53 KLMK 101858
FFWLMK
KYC017-049-102200-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0043.110610T1858Z-110610T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
258 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN BOURBON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  WESTERN CLARK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT

* AT 253 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  UP TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN FROM A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM       
  STALLED OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...WINCHESTER...

  IN ADDITION...WYANDOTTE...PRETTY RUN AND SILVER LAKE ARE INCLUDED
  IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN 
THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY OCCURRING ALONG THE 
SOUTHERN BRANCH OF HANCOCK CREEK ON ROCKWELL ROAD AND GAWTHROP DRIVE.

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.

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 3789 8418 3790 8427 3791 8428 3790 8432
      3790 8435 3794 8433 3794 8432 3796 8433
      3804 8429 3811 8431 3815 8411

$$

RS

955 
WGUS73 KLMK 102131
FFSLMK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
531 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 2011

KYC017-049-102200-
/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110610T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOURBON KY-CLARK KY-
531 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN BOURBON COUNTIES...

AT 522 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WINCHESTER...

  IN ADDITION...PRETTY RUN...JUDIANNE ESTATES AND SILVER LAKE ARE
  INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH ARE 
POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA AS THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TO 
FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3789 8418 3790 8427 3791 8428 3790 8432
      3790 8435 3794 8433 3794 8432 3796 8433
      3804 8429 3811 8431 3815 8411

$$

SCHOETTMER

152 
WGUS73 KLMK 102151
FFSLMK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
551 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 2011

KYC017-049-102200-
/O.EXP.KLMK.FF.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110610T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOURBON KY-CLARK KY-
551 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM EDT FOR WESTERN
CLARK AND SOUTHERN BOURBON COUNTIES...

THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED AND ARE NO LONGER 
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN. NO REPORTS OF HIGH WATER HAVE BEEN RECEIVED 
FROM BOURBON OR CLARK COUNTY.

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 3789 8418 3790 8427 3791 8428 3790 8432
      3790 8435 3794 8433 3794 8432 3796 8433
      3804 8429 3811 8431 3815 8411

$$

SCHOETTMER

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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.