Flash Flood Warning 57, NWS Louisville, KY

Issued

Jul 12, 2011, 5:16 PM EDT (21:16 UTC)

Expired

Jul 12, 2011, 6:49 PM EDT

In force

93 min

Issued by

NWS Louisville, KY

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Jefferson County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Spencer County, KY

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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914 
WGUS53 KLMK 122116
FFWLMK
KYC111-211-215-130015-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0057.110712T2116Z-110713T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE...
  SHELBY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...  
  NORTHERN SPENCER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 815 PM EDT

* AT 510 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING OVER TWO INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE     
  PAST HOUR AS THEY TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS...POTENTIALLY CAUSING  
  FLASH FLOODING.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...MIDDLETOWN...SHELBYVILLE...HIGHVIEW...
  ANCHORAGE...FAIRDALE...

  IN ADDITION...LOUISVILLE BOWMAN FIELD...LOUISVILLE INTERNATIONAL   
  AIRPORT...AND FISHERVILLE ARE INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD         
  WARNING. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR THE U OF L CAMPUS FROM        
  ALREADY FLOODED ROADWAYS FROM YESTERDAY/S WATER MAIN BREAK.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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 3818 8501 3804 8508 3810 8544 3811 8543
      3811 8545 3810 8548 3809 8572 3804 8588
      3802 8593 3809 8590 3818 8589 3827 8581
      3828 8559

$$

AL

680 
WGUS73 KLMK 122249
FFSLMK

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

KYC111-211-215-122259-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FF.W.0057.000000T0000Z-110713T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JEFFERSON KY-SHELBY KY-SPENCER KY-
649 PM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHERN SPENCER...
SOUTHERN SHELBY AND JEFFERSON 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 3818 8501 3804 8508 3810 8544 3811 8543
      3811 8545 3810 8548 3809 8572 3804 8588
      3802 8593 3809 8590 3818 8589 3827 8581
      3828 8559

$$

AL

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.