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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Louisville, KY

April 12, 20118 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Apr 12, 2011, 8:15 AM EDT for 8 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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 12, 2011, 8:15 AM EDT (12:15 UTC)
Expired
Apr 12, 2011, 11:15 AM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Anderson County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Scott County, KY, Woodford County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:16 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 12, 9:00 AM EDTHEAVY RAIN 3.036 Ssw Versailles, KY

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 12:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 157 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2011-04-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2011-04-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 72 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
600 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

657 
WGUS53 KLMK 121215
FFWLMK
KYC005-017-067-073-097-113-209-239-121515-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0005.110412T1215Z-110412T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
815 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ANDERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  BOURBON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  FAYETTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LEXINGTON...
  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FRANKFORT...
  HARRISON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  JESSAMINE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN...
  WOODFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 1115 AM EDT

* AT 810 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  A BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING SLOWLY THROUGH PORTIONS OF         
  EAST-CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CADENTOWN...CARDINAL HILL...CHEVY
  CHASE...CYNTHIANA...GEORGETOWN...

  IN ADDITION...GEORGETOWN SCOTT COUNTY AIRPORT...BUENA VISTA AND
  JACKSONVILLE ARE INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS RECEIVED REPORTS OF NUMEROUS ROADS 
CLOSED ACROSS THE AREA.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO AS 
MUCH AS TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE RAINFALL DIMINISHES 
BY NOON EDT.  THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLASH 
FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

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...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN 
LOUISVILLE.  YOU CAN ALSO REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE DIRECTLY BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 
2.

&&

LAT...LON 3807 8429 3785 8438 3784 8448 3773 8459
      3782 8472 3786 8471 3785 8479 3797 8483
      3789 8516 3799 8518 3815 8502 3835 8496
      3835 8476 3854 8448 3858 8422 3857 8421
      3849 8418 3846 8410 3837 8421 3819 8398

$$

MJ
1 follow-up statement
180 
WGUS73 KLMK 121514
FFSLMK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1114 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

KYC005-017-067-073-097-113-209-239-121521-
/O.EXP.KLMK.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110412T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARRISON KY-SCOTT KY-FRANKLIN KY-BOURBON KY-FAYETTE KY-WOODFORD KY-
ANDERSON KY-JESSAMINE KY-
1114 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 AM EDT FOR
JESSAMINE...ANDERSON...WOODFORD...FAYETTE...BOURBON...FRANKLIN...
SCOTT AND HARRISON COUNTIES...

HOWEVER...AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING IS STILL IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM 
EDT. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH AN 
ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF RAIN POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY EAST OF 
INTERSTATE 75. GREAT CARE SHOULD STILL BE TAKEN IF DRIVING THROUGH 
AREAS THAT ARE KNOWN TO FLOOD EASILY. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED 
ROAD DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS IT! OBEY BARRICADES!

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 3807 8429 3785 8438 3784 8448 3773 8459
      3782 8472 3786 8471 3785 8479 3797 8483
      3789 8516 3799 8518 3815 8502 3835 8496
      3835 8476 3854 8448 3858 8422 3857 8421
      3849 8418 3846 8410 3837 8421 3819 8398

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 11, 8:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBarren, Metcalfe31 min
Apr 11, 8:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe29 min
Apr 11, 9:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKRussell24 min
Apr 12, 4:27 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKAllen, Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Logan and 3 more4 hr
Apr 12, 5:22 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKNicholas, Robertson3 days
Apr 12, 5:56 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKOhio66 hr
Apr 12, 7:23 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKBourbon48 hr
Apr 12, 7:37 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAdair, Allen, Barren, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland and 9 more3 hr
Apr 12, 7:41 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAnderson, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard and 9 more3 hr
Apr 12, 7:46 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKNicholas3 hr
Apr 12, 7:52 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBreckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hardin, Henry, Jefferson and 7 more3 hr
Apr 12, 8:00 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKHancock3 hr
Apr 12, 8:09 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKHardin, Larue3 hr
Apr 12, 8:22 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKHancock3 hr
Apr 12, 8:25 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKSpencer3 hr
Apr 12, 8:34 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKButler, Warren3 hr
Apr 12, 8:50 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKMercer3 hr
Apr 12, 9:46 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKWashington3 hr
Apr 12, 10:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKHarrison45 hr
Apr 12, 10:30 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAdair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Lincoln, Russell and 1 more6 hr
Apr 12, 10:34 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKWarren21 hr
Apr 12, 10:34 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKHart61 hr
Apr 12, 10:34 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKEdmonson4 days
Apr 12, 10:34 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKButler, Warren6 days
Apr 12, 10:34 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKButler, Muhlenberg, Ohio8 days
Apr 12, 10:48 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKAnderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Franklin and 10 more6 hr
Apr 12, 10:56 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKHardin, Nelson6 days
Apr 12, 11:37 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKJefferson, Oldham4 days
Apr 12, 11:37 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKJefferson, Meade72 hr
Apr 12, 11:37 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKBreckinridge, Hancock7 days
Apr 12, 11:37 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKBreckinridge, Hancock27 days
Apr 12, 11:48 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAllen, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Simpson, Warren6 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2011Every flash flood warning in 2011

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.