Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 63, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 30, 2011, 4:12 PM EDT for Fayette County, Scott County, Kentucky. It was in force for 87 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 30, 2011, 4:12 PM EDT (20:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 30, 2011, 5:39 PM EDT
- In force
- 87 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Fayette County, KY, Scott County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:12 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 30, 4:20 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Georgetown, KY | A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 2 AND ONE HALF INCHES OF RAIN IN ONE HOURS TIME ON SOUTH BROADWAY STREET IN GEORGETOWN . ELKHORN CREEK HAS FLOODED ONE LANE OF STATE HIGHWAY 460 NEAR GEORGETOWN. |
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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 741 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 818 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
253
WGUS53 KLMK 302012
FFWLMK
KYC067-209-302315-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0063.110730T2012Z-110730T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
412 PM EDT SAT JUL 30 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
FAYETTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LEXINGTON...
SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 715 PM EDT
* AT 404 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED
AREA. SOME LOCATIONS OVER SOUTHERN SCOTT COUNTY HAVE RECEIVED AS
MUCH AS 2 OR 3 INCHES OF RAIN AND MORE IS EXPECTED. FLOODING
PROBLEMS LOOK LIKELY BECAUSE OF THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN AND VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL RATES. HEAVY RAINS ARE ANTICIPATED TO MOVE INTO FAYETTE
COUNTY AFFECTING LEXINGTON.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CADENTOWN...CARDINAL HILL...CHEVY
CHASE...GEORGETOWN...HIGHLANDS...
IN ADDITION...GEORGETOWN SCOTT COUNTY AIRPORT...MOON LAKE ESTATES
AND MALLARD POINT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 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 3800 8432 3795 8431 3789 8435 3790 8438
3784 8439 3787 8441 3786 8444 3794 8448
3801 8466 3810 8463 3818 8465 3819 8473
3836 8474 3850 8456 3838 8446 3822 8442
3819 8436 3811 8438 3807 8429 3802 8429
$$
AMS2 follow-up statements
101
WGUS73 KLMK 302119
FFSLMK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
519 PM EDT SAT JUL 30 2011
KYC067-302126-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FF.W.0063.000000T0000Z-110730T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FAYETTE KY-
519 PM EDT SAT JUL 30 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR FAYETTE COUNTY...
THE STORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED
OUT OF THE COUNTY AND THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT HAS ENDED.
TO REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE
AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3846 8453 3844 8453 3842 8449 3838 8446
3828 8444 3822 8442 3821 8440 3813 8461
3811 8463 3818 8465 3820 8473 3836 8474
3850 8456
$$
KYC209-302315-
/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0063.000000T0000Z-110730T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SCOTT KY-
519 PM EDT SAT JUL 30 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR SCOTT
COUNTY...
AT 512 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN
IN ONE HOUR NEAR GEORGETOWN. ELKHORN CREEK FLOODED ONE LANE OF
STATE HIGHWAY 460 NEAR GEORGETOWN. THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD
WARNING CONTINUES. CONDITIONS SHOULD START TO IMPROVE THOUGH
WITHIN THE HOUR.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GEORGETOWN...
IN ADDITION...GEORGETOWN SCOTT COUNTY AIRPORT...MOON LAKE ESTATES
AND MALLARD POINT 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.
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 3846 8453 3844 8453 3842 8449 3838 8446
3828 8444 3822 8442 3821 8440 3813 8461
3811 8463 3818 8465 3820 8473 3836 8474
3850 8456
$$
AMS338
WGUS73 KLMK 302139
FFSLMK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
539 PM EDT SAT JUL 30 2011
KYC209-302146-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FF.W.0063.000000T0000Z-110730T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SCOTT KY-
539 PM EDT SAT JUL 30 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SCOTT COUNTY...
THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. ANY LOCATIONS THAT FLOODED FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAINS SHOULD
NOW BE IMPROVING. ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL RAINS ARE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING.
TO REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE
AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3846 8453 3844 8453 3842 8449 3838 8446
3828 8444 3822 8442 3821 8440 3813 8461
3811 8463 3818 8465 3820 8473 3836 8474
3850 8456
$$
AMSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Garrard | 117 min |
| Jul 30, 3:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Clark, Madison | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Madison | 45 min |
| Jul 30, 3:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Scott | 92 min |
| Jul 30, 3:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Fayette | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 3:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Adair | 2 hr |
| Jul 30, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Lincoln | 31 min |
| Jul 30, 4:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Madison | 69 min |
| Jul 30, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Cumberland, Metcalfe | 42 min |
| Jul 30, 4:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Garrard, Jessamine | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 4:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Cumberland, Metcalfe | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 4:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Cumberland, Metcalfe | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 4:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Allen, Simpson, Warren | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hart | 51 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.