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River Flood Advisory 11, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this river flood advisory at Apr 11, 2011, 10:06 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Scott County, Indiana. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 11, 2011, 10:06 PM EDT (02:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 12, 2011, 5:27 AM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
Counties Jefferson County, IN, Scott County, IN
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Muscatatuck River at Deputy (DEPI3). The gauge peaked at 22.63 ft at Apr 12, 2011, 11:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 23 ft
- Minor stage
- 25 ft
- Moderate stage
- 28 ft
- Major stage
- 32 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03366500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood advisory went out at Apr 11, 7:26 PM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 11, 7:26 PM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 11, 9:49 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 949 PM EDT MON APR 11 2011 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-130200- ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY- JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY- MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY- GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY- TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY- CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- 949 PM EDT MON APR 11 2011 /849 PM CDT MON APR 11 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT AND SURFACE LOW ALONG THE FRONT. AN OCCASIONAL RUMBLE OF THUNDER IS POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE BIGGER THREAT WILL BE FOR RISES ON AREA STREAMS AS WELL AS PONDING ON ROADWAYS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ANOTHER POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FRIDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY FLOODING ALONG WITH RAINFALL TOTALS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE. AML/MJ/RJS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 11, 8:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Apr 11, 9:36 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
936 PM EDT MON APR 11 2011
KYZ078-120200-
RUSSELL-
836 PM CDT MON APR 11 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND
GUSTY WINDS AFFECTING RUSSELL COUNTY...
AT 832 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR JAMESTOWN...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND ONE
INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE...AND GUSTY
WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
JAMESTOWN...
WHITTLE AND ONO...
JABEZ...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING. EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON LOCAL
ROADWAYS. DRIVERS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND TURN ON THEIR HEADLIGHTS IF
ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAINS.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...
WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER
UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
&&
LAT...LON 3703 8518 3712 8492 3706 8492 3700 8485
3699 8485 3695 8491 3692 8515
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 254DEG 35KT 3699 8506
RSSpecial weather statement, Apr 11, 9:52 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 952 PM EDT MON APR 11 2011 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-120400- ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY- JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY- MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY- GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY- TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY- CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE... BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD... HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE... LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN... BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE... LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN... SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA... JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 952 PM EDT MON APR 11 2011 /852 PM CDT MON APR 11 2011/ ...WIDESPREAD RAINS WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL PONDING OF WATER AND FURTHER RISES ON AREA STREAMS ... WIDESPREAD RAINS WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT AND SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. A HALF TO AN INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN THE EAST. THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED AND THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL CAUSE FURTHER RISES ON STREAMS AND SOME PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS. BE CAREFUL DRIVING TONIGHT. SLOW DOWN...WATCH FOR HYDROPLANING... AND USE CAUTION ON ROADS ALONG SWOLLEN STREAMS. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS A FLOODED ROAD. CMC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 8:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren, Metcalfe | 31 min |
| Apr 11, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe | 29 min |
| Apr 11, 9:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Russell | 24 min |
| Apr 12, 4:27 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Allen, Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Logan and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 12, 5:22 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Nicholas, Robertson | 3 days |
| Apr 12, 5:56 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Ohio | 66 hr |
| Apr 12, 7:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon | 48 hr |
| Apr 12, 7:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Barren, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland and 9 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 7:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard and 9 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 7:46 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Nicholas | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 7:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hardin, Henry, Jefferson and 7 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:00 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Hancock | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:15 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Jessamine and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Hancock | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Spencer | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Warren | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Mercer | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 9:46 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Washington | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 10:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison | 45 hr |
| Apr 12, 10:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Lincoln, Russell and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 12, 10:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Warren | 21 hr |
| Apr 12, 10:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hart | 61 hr |
| Apr 12, 10:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Edmonson | 4 days |
| Apr 12, 10:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Warren | 6 days |
| Apr 12, 10:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Muhlenberg, Ohio | 8 days |
| Apr 12, 10:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Franklin and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 12, 10:56 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hardin, Nelson | 6 days |
| Apr 12, 11:37 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 4 days |
| Apr 12, 11:37 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Meade | 72 hr |
| Apr 12, 11:37 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 7 days |
| Apr 12, 11:37 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 27 days |
| Apr 12, 11:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Allen, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 6 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Scott | 19 hr |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.