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River Flood Warning 28, NWS Louisville, KY

April 12, 2011Nicholas County, Robertson County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this river flood warning at Apr 12, 2011, 5:22 AM EDT for Nicholas County, Robertson County, Kentucky. It took effect at Apr 12, 2011, 8:15 AM EDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 12, 2011, 5:22 AM EDT (09:22 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 12, 2011, 8:15 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 15, 2011, 10:35 AM EDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Nicholas County, KY, Robertson County, KY

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:24 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point Licking River at Blue Licks Spring (BLSK2).

Action stage
23 ft
Minor stage
25 ft
Moderate stage
42 ft
Major stage
45 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03250500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

095 
WGUS43 KLMK 120922
FLWLMK
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY 
522 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE KY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN KENTUCKY... 

  LICKING RIVER AT BLUE LICKS SPRING

AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...NICHOLAS...ROBERTSON.

.TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE LAST 18 HOURS IS CAUSING THE RIVER TO
RISE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS ANY FLOODING ROADS. THIS IS 
ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR COMMERCIAL BROADCASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. IF YOU ARE AFFECTED
BY THESE CRESTS TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT 
WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LMK (ALL LOWER CASE).

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON.

&&

KYC181-201-121622-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FL.W.0028.110412T1215Z-110414T1200Z/
/BLSK2.1.ER.110412T1215Z.110413T0000Z.110414T0600Z.NO/
522 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE KY HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE LICKING RIVER AT BLUE LICKS SPRING.
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT  5:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO 
  RISE TO NEAR 26.9 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 25.0 FEET...CROPLAND FLOODING BEGINS.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 26.1  
  FEET ON MAR 8 2004.

$$
CMC
7 follow-up statements
796 
WGUS83 KLMK 121424
FLSLMK
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 
1024 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
KENTUCKY...
 
  LICKING RIVER AT BLUE LICKS SPRING 
 
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...NICHOLAS...ROBERTSON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS ANY FLOODING ROADS. THIS IS 
ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR COMMERCIAL BROADCASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. IF YOU ARE AFFECTED
BY THESE CRESTS TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT 
WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LMK (ALL LOWER CASE).

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED TONIGHT.

&&

KYC181-201-130224-
/O.EXT.KLMK.FL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110416T0300Z/
/BLSK2.1.ER.110412T1010Z.110413T1800Z.110415T2100Z.NO/
1024 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LICKING RIVER AT BLUE LICKS SPRING.
* AT 10:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 29.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 35.5 FEET BY 
  WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 35.5  
  FEET ON FEB 18 1956.

$$
CMC
834 
WGUS83 KLMK 130052
FLSLMK
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 
852 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
KENTUCKY...
 
  STONER CREEK AT PARIS 
  SOUTH FORK LICKING RIVER AT CYNTHIANA 
  LICKING RIVER AT BLUE LICKS SPRING 
 
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...BOURBON...HARRISON...
NICHOLAS...ROBERTSON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS ANY FLOODING ROADS. THIS IS 
ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR COMMERCIAL BROADCASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. IF YOU ARE AFFECTED
BY THESE CRESTS TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT 
WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LMK (ALL LOWER CASE).

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED WEDNESDAY MORNING.

&&

KYC017-131552-
/O.EXT.KLMK.FL.W.0030.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/PRSK2.2.ER.110412T0754Z.110413T0400Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
852 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE STONER CREEK AT PARIS.
* AT  8:07 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 24.8 FEET BY 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT...AT 25.0 FEET...WATER ENTERS SOME BUSINESSES IN LOW LYING 
  AREAS OF PARIS. MANY HOMES ALONG CREEK FLOOD.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 23.5  
  FEET ON APR 5 2008.

$$

KYC097-131552-
/O.EXT.KLMK.FL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110413T2200Z/
/CYNK2.2.ER.110412T1931Z.110413T0600Z.110413T1600Z.NO/
852 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SOUTH FORK LICKING RIVER AT CYNTHIANA.
* AT  8:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 22.5 FEET BY 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 23.0 FEET...WATER PLANT IS SHUT DOWN.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 21.9  
  FEET ON MAY 4 2010.

$$

KYC181-201-131552-
/O.EXT.KLMK.FL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110415T0540Z/
/BLSK2.1.ER.110412T1010Z.110413T1200Z.110414T2340Z.NO/
852 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LICKING RIVER AT BLUE LICKS SPRING.
* AT  8:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 35.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 35.6 FEET BY 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY 
  EVENING.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 34.6  
  FEET ON MAR 21 2002.

$$
569 
WGUS83 KLMK 131432
FLSLMK
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 
1032 AM EDT WED APR 13 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
KENTUCKY...
 
  STONER CREEK AT PARIS 
  SOUTH FORK LICKING RIVER AT CYNTHIANA 
  LICKING RIVER AT BLUE LICKS SPRING 
  ROLLING FORK RIVER NEAR BOSTON 
 
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...BOURBON...HARDIN...
HARRISON...NELSON...NICHOLAS...ROBERTSON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS ANY FLOODING ROADS. THIS IS 
ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR COMMERCIAL BROADCASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. IF YOU ARE AFFECTED
BY THESE CRESTS TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT 
WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LMK (ALL LOWER CASE).

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING.

&&

KYC017-140232-
/O.EXT.KLMK.FL.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110414T1124Z/
/PRSK2.2.ER.110412T0754Z.110413T0359Z.110414T0524Z.NO/
1032 AM EDT WED APR 13 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE STONER CREEK AT PARIS.
* AT  9 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...WATER ENTERS HOMES ALONG TAYLOR, CHAMBERS, 
  STONER AVENUES AND CATHERINE STREET.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 23.1  
  FEET ON MAY 31 2004.

$$

KYC097-140100-
/O.EXT.KLMK.FL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110414T0100Z/
/CYNK2.1.ER.110412T1931Z.110413T1315Z.110413T1900Z.NO/
1032 AM EDT WED APR 13 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SOUTH FORK LICKING RIVER AT CYNTHIANA.
* AT  9:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  LATE THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...POPLAR STREET IS CLOSED. SOME HOMES ON WEST 
  SIDE ARE EVACUATED.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 21.9  
  FEET ON MAY 4 2010.

$$

KYC181-201-140232-
/O.EXT.KLMK.FL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110415T0100Z/
/BLSK2.1.ER.110412T1010Z.110413T0515Z.110414T1900Z.NO/
1032 AM EDT WED APR 13 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LICKING RIVER AT BLUE LICKS SPRING.
* AT 10:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 34.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 34.6  
  FEET ON MAR 21 2002.

$$

KYC093-179-140232-
/O.EXT.KLMK.FL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110417T0100Z/
/BSNK2.2.ER.110412T1910Z.110414T1200Z.110416T1900Z.NO/
1032 AM EDT WED APR 13 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ROLLING FORK RIVER NEAR BOSTON.
* AT  9:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 40.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 35.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 42.6 FEET BY 
  THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 43.0 FEET...FLOODWALL BEGINS CLOSING IN LEBANON 
  JUNCTION.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 42.2  
  FEET ON FEB 18 2003.

$$
RL
210 
WGUS83 KLMK 140058
FLSLMK
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 
858 PM EDT WED APR 13 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
KENTUCKY...
 
  STONER CREEK AT PARIS 
  SOUTH FORK LICKING RIVER AT CYNTHIANA 
 
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...BOURBON...HARRISON.

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
KENTUCKY...

  LICKING RIVER AT BLUE LICKS SPRING 
  ROLLING FORK RIVER NEAR BOSTON 
 
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...HARDIN...NELSON...
NICHOLAS...ROBERTSON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS ANY FLOODING ROADS. THIS IS 
ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR COMMERCIAL BROADCASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. IF YOU ARE AFFECTED
BY THESE CRESTS TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT 
WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LMK (ALL LOWER CASE).

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THURSDAY MORNING.

&&

KYC017-141458-
/O.EXT.KLMK.FL.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110414T1524Z/
/PRSK2.2.ER.110412T0754Z.110413T0359Z.110414T0524Z.NO/
858 PM EDT WED APR 13 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE STONER CREEK AT PARIS.
* AT  7:06 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY.

$$

KYC097-141458-
/O.EXT.KLMK.FL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110414T2032Z/
/CYNK2.1.ER.110412T1931Z.110413T1530Z.110414T1432Z.NO/
858 PM EDT WED APR 13 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SOUTH FORK LICKING RIVER AT CYNTHIANA.
* AT  8:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  THURSDAY LATE MORNING.

$$

KYC181-201-141458-
/O.CON.KLMK.FL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110415T0100Z/
/BLSK2.1.ER.110412T1010Z.110413T0515Z.110414T1900Z.NO/
858 PM EDT WED APR 13 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LICKING RIVER AT BLUE LICKS SPRING.
* AT  8:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 32.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

KYC093-179-141458-
/O.CON.KLMK.FL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110417T0100Z/
/BSNK2.2.ER.110412T1910Z.110414T1200Z.110416T1900Z.NO/
858 PM EDT WED APR 13 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ROLLING FORK RIVER NEAR BOSTON.
* AT  8:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 42.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 35.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 42.6 FEET BY 
  THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 43.0 FEET...FLOODWALL BEGINS CLOSING IN LEBANON 
  JUNCTION.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 42.2  
  FEET ON FEB 18 2003.

$$
634 
WGUS83 KLMK 141537
FLSLMK
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 
1137 AM EDT THU APR 14 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
KENTUCKY...
 
  LICKING RIVER AT BLUE LICKS SPRING 
  ROLLING FORK RIVER NEAR BOSTON 
 
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...HARDIN...NELSON...
NICHOLAS...ROBERTSON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS ANY FLOODING ROADS. THIS IS 
ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR COMMERCIAL BROADCASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. IF YOU ARE AFFECTED
BY THESE CRESTS TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT 
WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LMK (ALL LOWER CASE).

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED TONIGHT.

&&

KYC181-201-150337-
/O.EXT.KLMK.FL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110416T2300Z/
/BLSK2.1.ER.110412T1010Z.110413T0515Z.110416T1700Z.NO/
1137 AM EDT THU APR 14 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LICKING RIVER AT BLUE LICKS SPRING.
* AT 11:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 31.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY EARLY 
  AFTERNOON.

$$

KYC093-179-150336-
/O.EXT.KLMK.FL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110416T1747Z/
/BSNK2.2.ER.110412T1910Z.110415T0000Z.110416T1147Z.NO/
1137 AM EDT THU APR 14 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ROLLING FORK RIVER NEAR BOSTON.
* AT 10:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 44.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 35.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS NEAR CREST. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW
  FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 45.0 FEET...HOUSES IN LOW AREAS IN BOSTON FLOOD.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 44.0  
  FEET ON MAR 12 1994.

$$
CMC
129 
WGUS83 KLMK 150225
FLSLMK
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 
1025 PM EDT THU APR 14 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
KENTUCKY...

  LICKING RIVER AT BLUE LICKS SPRING 
  ROLLING FORK RIVER NEAR BOSTON 
 
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...HARDIN...NELSON...
NICHOLAS...ROBERTSON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS ANY FLOODING ROADS. THIS IS 
ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR COMMERCIAL BROADCASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. IF YOU ARE AFFECTED
BY THESE CRESTS TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT 
WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LMK (ALL LOWER CASE).

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FRIDAY MORNING.

&&

KYC181-201-151625-
/O.CON.KLMK.FL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110416T2300Z/
/BLSK2.1.ER.110412T1010Z.110413T0515Z.110416T1700Z.NO/
1025 PM EDT THU APR 14 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LICKING RIVER AT BLUE LICKS SPRING.
* AT 10:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 29.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.

$$

KYC093-179-151625-
/O.CON.KLMK.FL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110416T1747Z/
/BSNK2.2.ER.110412T1910Z.110414T2000Z.110416T1147Z.NO/
1025 PM EDT THU APR 14 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ROLLING FORK RIVER NEAR BOSTON.
* AT  9:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 43.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 35.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  SATURDAY MORNING.

$$
759 
WGUS83 KLMK 151435
FLSLMK
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 
1035 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
KENTUCKY...
 
  LICKING RIVER AT BLUE LICKS SPRING
 
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...NICHOLAS...ROBERTSON.

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
KENTUCKY...
 
  ROLLING FORK RIVER NEAR BOSTON 
 
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...HARDIN...NELSON.

.ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL
SLOW DOWN THE FALL OF THE RIVERS BUT NO NEW FLOODING IS EXPECTED
AT THIS TIME. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS ANY FLOODING ROADS. THIS IS 
ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR COMMERCIAL BROADCASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. IF YOU ARE AFFECTED
BY THESE CRESTS TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT 
WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LMK (ALL LOWER CASE).

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED TONIGHT.

&&

KYC181-201-151505-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110415T1800Z/
/BLSK2.1.ER.110412T1010Z.110413T0515Z.110415T1800Z.NO/
1035 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE LICKING RIVER AT BLUE LICKS SPRING.
* AT 10:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  NOON.

$$

KYC093-179-160235-
/O.EXT.KLMK.FL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110417T0600Z/
/BSNK2.2.ER.110412T1910Z.110414T2000Z.110417T0000Z.NO/
1035 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ROLLING FORK RIVER NEAR BOSTON.
* AT  9:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 41.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 35.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  SATURDAY EVENING.

$$
CMC

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 warning went out at Apr 12, 4:17 AM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 12, 4:17 AM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
417 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

.SHORT TERM (TODAY AND TONIGHT)...

NEARLY VERTICALLY STACKED LOWS ACRS SERN KY AT 07Z WITH SURFACE LOW
CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN. AS A RESULT...MOISTURE FROM THE GULF
CONTINUES TO WRAP AROUND SYS WITH SATELLITE COOLING TOPS/EMBEDDED
TSTMS IN VERY SLOW MOVING WIDESPREAD RAINS ACROSS OUR FORECAST AREA.
WHILE RAINS HAVE NOT BEEN EXCESSIVE...RATES OF ONE HALF TO 1 INCH AN
HOUR ARE COMMON. STREAMS...ESPECIALLY THE SMALLER ONES IN MUCH OF
OUR CWA WILL LIKELY GO INTO FLOOD TODAY WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OR MORE
OF TOTAL RAIN BEFORE THE BULK OF THE SYSTEM DEPARTS THIS MORNING.
HAVE ALREADY ISSUED A RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR DEPUTY ON THE
MUSCATATUCK RIVER IN SOUTHERN INDIANA AND ADDITIONAL RIVER FLOOD
WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS MORNING.

AFTER SYSTEM DEPARTURE THIS MORNING...SKIES WILL CLEAR FROM WEST TO
EAST AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES BUILDS IN. RIDGE WILL BE OVERHEAD
TONIGHT AND WITH CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS...FROST WILL BE A
CONCERN. WILL MENTION IN HWO.

.LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY - MONDAY)...

WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

MID-LEVEL RIDGING AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE ESTABLISHED
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA BY WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL KEEP THE REGION
RELATIVELY DRY WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES
THROUGH THIS PERIOD WILL SEE DAILY HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S WITH
OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOW TO MID 40S FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

BY LATE THURSDAY...A FAIRLY STRONG AND LARGE UPPER TROUGH MOVES INTO
THE UPPER PLAINS. THE LATEST GFS...ECMWF...AND NAEFS CONTINUE TO
ILLUSTRATE THE CLOSING OFF OF THE APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
ACROSS THE PLAINS FRIDAY...WITH A SLOW MIGRATION TOWARD THE GREAT
LAKES BY SATURDAY. AS THIS SYSTEM STRENGTHENS...STRONG SOUTHERLY
FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION AND SPREAD MOISTURE BACK INTO
THE OHIO VALLEY. MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE TIMING ISSUES...WHICH
AFFECTS THE QUALITY AND DEPTH OF MOISTURE ADVECTION. HOWEVER...IT
STILL APPEARS DEWPOINTS WILL INCREASE INTO THE UPPER 50S/LOWER 60S
BY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. WITH A 120 KNOT CYCLONICALLY CURVED JET
SWINGING INTO THE REGION...THERE WILL BE ENOUGH UPPER-LEVEL SUPPORT
TO RESULT IN WIDESPREAD LIFT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MODEL
CONSENSUS INDICATES THE BEST CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM
VERY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

THE SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY...WITH
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. WITH THE DEPTH OF MOISTURE
AND QUESTIONABLE INSTABILITY...THE OVERALL THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS
IS STILL IN QUESTION. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE FORECAST
UPPER-LEVEL DYNAMICS...STRONG FORCING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
OVERCOME MARGINAL MOISTURE/STABILITY.

LOWS THURSDAY NIGHT WILL BE RATHER MILD WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE
LOW TO MID 50S EXPECTED. HIGHS FRIDAY SHOULD WARM BACK INTO THE LOW
TO MID 70S BEFORE THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE FRIDAY NIGHT. LOWS FRIDAY
NIGHT LOOK SHOULD  DROP INTO THE LOWER 40S IN THE WEST AND MID 40S
ACROSS THE EAST.

THE REMAINING DISCUSSION IS FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST...ISSUED AT
319 PM MONDAY...AND REMAINS VALID.

SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

IN THE LONG TERM PERIOD...BOTH THE 11/12Z GFS AND EURO SOLUTIONS
CONTINUE TO SHOW A DEEP 500 HPA LOW SLOWLY TRANSLATING EASTWARD
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES STATES DURING THE EARLY PART OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD.  BOTH MODELS SHOW THE SYSTEM BECOMING VERTICALLY STACKED BY
SATURDAY NIGHT WITH THE SYSTEM PULLING OUT A BIT FASTER THAN
PREVIOUS SOLUTIONS SHOWED.  SATURDAY STILL LOOKS TO BE A RATHER COOL
AND CLOUDY DAY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION.
GIVEN THE NORTHWEST FLOW...SHOWERS WILL LIKELY BE CONTAINED TO OUR
BLUEGRASS/NORTHEASTERN REGIONS.  FAIRLY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
BE IN PLACE AS WELL...SO BREEZY CONDITIONS STILL LOOK LIKELY.  BY
SATURDAY NIGHT...THE SYSTEM WILL START TO MOVE AWAY WITH DRIER AIR
WORKING IN FROM THE WEST.  SOME RAIN SHOWERS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE
SATURDAY EVENING ACROSS THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST SECTIONS...AND MODEL
SOUNDINGS SHOW THAT SOME LIGHT SNOW MAY MIX IN.  HOWEVER...OVERALL
BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE IS A BIT WARMER IN BOTH THE DETERMINISTIC
AND ENSEMBLE RUNS...SO AM ONLY GOING TO SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
GRIDS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT.   SUNDAY SHOULD SEE THE AREA BETWEEN
WEATHER SYSTEMS AS A FAST MOVING WAVE WITHIN THE NEARLY ZONAL FLOW
ALOFT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY.  QUITE A BIT OF
SPREAD IN THIS TIME FRAME IN THE ENSEMBLES THUS PLAN ON LEAVING
MONDAY DRY AT THIS POINT.

TEMPERATURES THROUGH THIS TIME PERIOD WILL BE BELOW NORMAL WITH
HIGHS ON SATURDAY WARMING INTO THE UPPER 40S AND LOWER 50S WITH LOWS
SATURDAY NIGHT COOLING INTO THE MID-UPPER 30S.  WE SHOULD SEE
MODERATING TEMPERATURES FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH HIGHS WARMING
INTO THE MID-UPPER 50S ON SUNDAY AND INTO THE LOWER 60S BY MONDAY
WHILE OVERNIGHT TEMPS COOL INTO THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S.

&&

.AVIATION (06Z TAF ISSUANCE)...

STRENGTHENING LOW PRES OVER SE KY WILL MOVE SLOWLY EWD INTO VIRGINIA
BY TUE AFTERNOON. TIGHTENING GRADIENT AND WRAP-AROUND MOISTURE WILL
RESULT IN GUSTY N/NW WINDS AND IFR CONDITIONS IN RAIN THRU THE
NIGHT.

RAIN WILL END...WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISH BY/AFTER SUNRISE WITH CLEARING
FROM WEST TO EAST THRU THE DAY TUE.

&&

.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...NONE.
IN...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM........DK/11
LONG TERM.........MJP
AVIATION..........DK/11
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 12, 4:50 AM EDT, 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
450 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-130800-
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-
450 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011 /350 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2011/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL END EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
THOSE AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 65. EAST OF I-65...RAIN
WILL END BY MID MORNING INTO MIDDAY. RIVER FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED OVER PARTS OF THE REGION. FOR MORE
DETAILED INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE.

PATCHY FROST MAY DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN
INDIANA AND THE BLUEGRASS REGION OF KENTUCKY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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.

DK/MJP

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 12, 12:17 AM EDT, 5 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1217 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-121200-
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 WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS OUR REGION. ANOTHER HALF INCH IS
EXPECTED THROUGH DAWN TUESDAY.

THE GROUND IS SATURATED AND THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL CAUSE FURTHER
RISES ON STREAMS AND SOME PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS.

BE CAREFUL DRIVING OVERNIGHT. SLOW DOWN...WATCH FOR HYDROPLANING...
AND USE CAUTION ON ROADS ALONG SWOLLEN STREAMS. NEVER ATTEMPT TO
CROSS A FLOODED ROAD.

DK
Special weather statement, Apr 12, 1:40 AM EDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
140 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

INZ084-089>091-KYZ023>030-053-061>063-070>074-120745-
CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-HANCOCK KY-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-
JEFFERSON KY-LARUE KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-LOGAN KY-
WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...
NEW ALBANY...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...
BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...
MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...HODGENVILLE...
MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE...
BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW
140 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011 /1240 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2011/

...MODERATE RAIN AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE...

AN AREA OF MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUES TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
STRENGTHENS OVER THE REGION. THESE SAME AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE
OCCASIONAL NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ONGOING RAIN SHOWERS AS WELL AS THE
STRENGTHENING LOW. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN
INCH CAN BE EXPECTED.

WIND GUSTS OF THESE SPEEDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND
AFFECT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
Special weather statement, Apr 12, 2:51 AM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
251 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>035-038-039-045-046-053-054-
061>065-070>076-121000-
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-
SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-
BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-LOGAN KY-
WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE 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...TAYLORSVILLE...
LAWRENCEBURG...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...
MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...
CAMPBELLSVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...
SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON
251 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011 /151 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2011/

...WIDESPREAD RAINS WILL CAUSE HEAVY PONDING OF WATER AND
FURTHER RISES ON AREA STREAMS...

WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS AS STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE
SLOWLY ACROSS OUR REGION. EXPECT RAIN TO ACCUMULATE FROM ONE HALF
INCH TO AN INCH AN HOUR THROUGH 5 AM EDT.

THE GROUND IS SATURATED AND THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL CAUSE FURTHER
RISES ON STREAMS AND HEAVY PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS.

IN ADDITION TO THE RAIN...WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH INTO
THE PREDAWN HOURS.

BE CAREFUL DRIVING. SLOW DOWN...WATCH FOR HYDROPLANING... AND USE
CAUTION ON ROADS ALONG SWOLLEN STREAMS. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS A
FLOODED ROAD.

DK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 11, 8:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBarren, Metcalfe31 min
Apr 11, 8:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe29 min
Apr 11, 9:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKRussell24 min
Apr 12, 4:27 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKAllen, Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Logan and 3 more4 hr
Apr 12, 5:56 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKOhio66 hr
Apr 12, 7:23 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKBourbon48 hr
Apr 12, 7:37 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAdair, Allen, Barren, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland and 9 more3 hr
Apr 12, 7:41 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAnderson, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard and 9 more3 hr
Apr 12, 7:46 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKNicholas3 hr
Apr 12, 7:52 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBreckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hardin, Henry, Jefferson and 7 more3 hr
Apr 12, 8:00 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKHancock3 hr
Apr 12, 8:09 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKHardin, Larue3 hr
Apr 12, 8:15 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKAnderson, Bourbon, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Jessamine and 2 more3 hr
Apr 12, 8:22 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKHancock3 hr
Apr 12, 8:25 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKSpencer3 hr
Apr 12, 8:34 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKButler, Warren3 hr
Apr 12, 8:50 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKMercer3 hr
Apr 12, 9:46 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKWashington3 hr
Apr 12, 10:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKHarrison45 hr
Apr 12, 10:30 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAdair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Lincoln, Russell and 1 more6 hr
Apr 12, 10:34 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKWarren21 hr
Apr 12, 10:34 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKHart61 hr
Apr 12, 10:34 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKEdmonson4 days
Apr 12, 10:34 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKButler, Warren6 days
Apr 12, 10:34 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKButler, Muhlenberg, Ohio8 days
Apr 12, 10:48 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKAnderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Franklin and 10 more6 hr
Apr 12, 10:56 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKHardin, Nelson6 days
Apr 12, 11:37 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKJefferson, Oldham4 days
Apr 12, 11:37 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKJefferson, Meade72 hr
Apr 12, 11:37 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKBreckinridge, Hancock7 days
Apr 12, 11:37 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKBreckinridge, Hancock27 days
Apr 12, 11:48 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAllen, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Simpson, Warren6 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.