Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 56, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 12, 2011, 4:58 PM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 109 min. 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
- Jul 12, 2011, 4:58 PM EDT (20:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2011, 6:47 PM EDT
- In force
- 109 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Anderson County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Washington County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 5:34 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Taylorsville, KY | 2 ROADS CLOSED IN TAYLORSVILLE DUE TO FLOODINS |
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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 1093 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -119 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 894 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
387
WGUS53 KLMK 122058
FFWLMK
KYC005-179-215-229-130000-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0056.110712T2058Z-110713T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
458 PM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN ANDERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHEASTERN NELSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SPENCER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 800 PM EDT
* AT 455 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL FROM
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. THIS RAINFALL WILL
LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...TAYLORSVILLE...
IN ADDITION...FAIRFIELD...YODER AND WAYSIDE ARE INCLUDED IN THIS
FLASH FLOOD WARNING.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES 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 3805 8514 3804 8511 3804 8504 3789 8502
3788 8503 3786 8501 3779 8500 3776 8501
3778 8537 3796 8543 3801 8551 3809 8547
3810 8547
$$
AMS2 follow-up statements
676
WGUS73 KLMK 122149
FFSLMK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
549 PM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011
KYC005-179-215-229-130000-
/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0056.000000T0000Z-110713T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NELSON KY-SPENCER KY-WASHINGTON KY-ANDERSON KY-
549 PM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ANDERSON...NORTHERN WASHINGTON...SPENCER AND
NORTHEASTERN NELSON COUNTIES...
AT 542 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING OVER THE WARNED AREA. LAW
ENFORCEMENT REPORTED AT LEAST TWO ROADS CLOSED IN TAYLORSVILLE DUE
TO HIGH WATER.
ALTHOUGH RAINFALL RATES HAVE DIMINISHED A BIT OVER THE LAST 15 TO 30
MINUTES OVER THE WARNED AREA...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL STILL COULD
CREATE MORE FLOOD PROBLEMS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TAYLORSVILLE...
IN ADDITION...YODER...WAYSIDE AND WAKEFIELD ARE INCLUDED IN THIS
FLASH FLOOD WARNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY.
&&
LAT...LON 3805 8514 3804 8511 3804 8504 3789 8502
3788 8503 3786 8501 3779 8500 3776 8501
3778 8537 3796 8543 3801 8551 3809 8547
3810 8547
$$
TWF425
WGUS73 KLMK 122247
FFSLMK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
647 PM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011
KYC005-179-215-229-122256-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FF.W.0056.000000T0000Z-110713T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NELSON KY-SPENCER KY-WASHINGTON KY-ANDERSON KY-
647 PM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ANDERSON...NORTHERN WASHINGTON...SPENCER AND NORTHEASTERN NELSON
COUNTIES...
THE HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS FROM EARLIER THAT PROMPTED THE FLASH FLOOD
WARNING HAVE GREATLY WEAKENED. ALTHOUGH STORMS REMAIN IN THE
AREA...THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED AND THUS THE WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3805 8514 3804 8511 3804 8504 3789 8502
3788 8503 3786 8501 3779 8500 3776 8501
3778 8537 3796 8543 3801 8551 3809 8547
3810 8547
$$
ALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 3:13 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | LMK | Allen, Anderson, Barren, Boyle, Breckinridge, Bullitt and 27 more | 16 hr |
| Jul 12, 7:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton | 29 min |
| Jul 12, 8:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton | 27 min |
| Jul 12, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair | 23 min |
| Jul 12, 1:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Cumberland, Monroe | 40 min |
| Jul 12, 1:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Adair, Casey, Marion, Taylor | 114 min |
| Jul 12, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Monroe | 27 min |
| Jul 12, 1:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Metcalfe | 24 min |
| Jul 12, 1:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen | 33 min |
| Jul 12, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Warren | 26 min |
| Jul 12, 2:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Green, Hart and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Allen, Barren, Warren | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Allen, Warren | 106 min |
| Jul 12, 3:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Barren, Hart | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Ohio | 31 min |
| Jul 12, 3:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Jessamine, Madison | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hart | 33 min |
| Jul 12, 3:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue, Nelson | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Jessamine | 113 min |
| Jul 12, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin | 29 min |
| Jul 12, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Mercer | 24 min |
| Jul 12, 3:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Jefferson, Meade | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Meade | 31 min |
| Jul 12, 4:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Bullitt, Fayette, Franklin, Jefferson, Jessamine and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 4:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette | 88 min |
| Jul 12, 4:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Meade | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 23 min |
| Jul 12, 4:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Meade, Nelson | 2 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 26 min |
| Jul 12, 5:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 98 min |
| Jul 12, 5:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Shelby, Spencer | 93 min |
| Jul 12, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Shelby | 16 min |
| Jul 12, 6:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Franklin, Henry, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Bullitt, Franklin, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade and 6 more | 53 min |
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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.