Flash Flood Warning 55, NWS Louisville, KY

Issued

Jul 12, 2011, 4:47 PM EDT (20:47 UTC)

Expired

Jul 12, 2011, 6:48 PM EDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Louisville, KY

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Bullitt County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Meade County, KY, Nelson County, KY

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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617 
WGUS53 KLMK 122047
FFWLMK
KYC029-093-163-179-130045-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0055.110712T2047Z-110713T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
447 PM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BULLITT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHERN HARDIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...  
  WESTERN NELSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 845 PM EDT

* AT 438 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
THAT OVER TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN FROM A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY 
THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING OVER THE SAME AREAS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BARDSTOWN...BRANDENBURG...            
  SHEPHERDSVILLE...FORT KNOX.

  IN ADDITION...HEBRON ESTATES...FOX CHASE AND SMITHVILLE ARE
  INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO TWO MORE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN 
THE WARNED AREA AS MORE HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL 
RAIN MOVE INTO THE 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 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 3801 8621 3801 8611 3796 8604 3800 8602
      3800 8594 3804 8588 3805 8584 3808 8562
      3807 8556 3810 8547 3801 8551 3796 8543
      3778 8537 3777 8617 3780 8615 3787 8623

$$

AL

264 
WGUS73 KLMK 122248
FFSLMK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
648 PM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011

KYC029-093-163-179-122258-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FF.W.0055.000000T0000Z-110713T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MEADE KY-NELSON KY-BULLITT KY-HARDIN KY-
648 PM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHERN HARDIN...
BULLITT...NORTHWESTERN NELSON AND SOUTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTIES...

THE HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS FROM EARLIER THAT PROMPTED THE FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING HAVE GREATLY WEAKENED. ALTHOUGH STORMS REMAIN IN THE 
AREA...THE IMMEDIATE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED AND THUS THE 
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3801 8621 3801 8611 3796 8604 3800 8602
      3800 8594 3804 8588 3805 8584 3808 8562
      3807 8556 3810 8547 3801 8551 3796 8543
      3778 8537 3777 8617 3780 8615 3787 8623

$$

AL

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

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.