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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Louisville, KY

May 5, 2012Crawford County, Harrison County, Perry County, Indiana; Hardin County, Meade County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at May 5, 2012, 3:22 AM EDT for Crawford County, Harrison County, Perry County, Indiana; Hardin County, Meade County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 5, 2012, 3:22 AM EDT (07:22 UTC)
Expired
May 5, 2012, 6:15 AM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Crawford County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Perry County, IN, Hardin County, KY, Meade County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 6 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:22 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 nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 207 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2012-05-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1078 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2012-05-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 2 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1078 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-70 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1542 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
111 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.6

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The text

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

386 
WGUS53 KLMK 050722
FFWLMK
INC025-061-123-KYC093-163-051015-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0013.120505T0722Z-120505T1015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
322 AM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN HARDIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  MEADE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHERN HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  EASTERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 615 AM EDT/515 AM CDT/

* AT 317 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS THE
  WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BRANDENBURG...FORT KNOX...AND         
  RADCLIFF.

  FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREA IN THIS WARNING...
  PINE RIDGE ROAD RUNS THROUGH A DRY CREEK BED...IN WHICH FLOODING
  CAUSED BY RUNOFF OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. 
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
LOUISVILLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3819 8646 3801 8594 3796 8590 3794 8590
      3794 8588 3789 8583 3789 8584 3786 8582
      3784 8578 3779 8573 3778 8574 3775 8569
      3780 8615 3805 8650

$$

MJ
1 follow-up statement
193 
WGUS73 KLMK 051014
FFSLMK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
614 AM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

INC025-061-123-KYC093-163-051023-
/O.EXP.KLMK.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120505T1015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-CRAWFORD IN-MEADE KY-HARDIN KY-
614 AM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 615 AM EDT/515 AM CDT/ FOR
NORTHERN HARDIN...MEADE...SOUTHERN CRAWFORD...SOUTHERN HARRISON AND
EASTERN PERRY COUNTIES...

THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED AND ARE NO LONGER 
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN. BASED ON REPORTS AND RADAR...AN ESTIMATED TWO 
TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS THE COUNTY OVERNIGHT. RESIDUAL 
PONDING MAY AFFECT THE MORNING COMMUTE...BUT THE THREAT FOR FLASH 
FLOODING HAS ENDED.

TO REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL YOUR LOCAL 
LAW ENFORCMENT OFFICIALS.

LAT...LON 3819 8646 3801 8594 3796 8590 3794 8590
      3794 8588 3789 8583 3789 8584 3786 8582
      3784 8578 3779 8573 3778 8574 3775 8569
      3780 8615 3805 8650

$$

RS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 4, 9:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKScott27 min
May 4, 9:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKScott, Washington35 min
May 4, 10:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington28 min
May 4, 10:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKClark, Jefferson, Scott, Washington3 hr
May 4, 10:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois33 min
May 4, 10:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson, Scott46 min
May 4, 10:41 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKClark, Jefferson, Scott, Washington3 hr
May 4, 10:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOrange47 min
May 4, 11:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois28 min
May 4, 11:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFloyd40 min
May 4, 11:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKPerry38 min
May 5, 12:23 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKFloyd3 hr
May 5, 3:02 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry2 hr
May 5, 12:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon, Harrison, Nicholas40 min
May 5, 12:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMeade23 min
May 5, 12:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt, Meade35 min
May 5, 12:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAnderson, Fayette, Franklin, Scott, Spencer, Woodford45 min
May 5, 1:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon, Nicholas29 min
May 5, 1:14 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Larue, Marion, Nelson, Washington31 min
May 5, 1:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBoyle, Clark, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison and 2 more66 min
May 5, 1:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLarue, Marion, Nelson44 min
May 5, 2:44 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKMeade3 hr
May 5, 3:22 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Grayson, Hancock, Ohio23 min
May 5, 3:56 AM EDTTornado WarningLMKGrayson19 min
May 5, 4:14 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBarren, Edmonson, Grayson, Hart31 min
May 5, 4:44 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe31 min
May 5, 4:53 AM EDTTornado WarningLMKBarren, Metcalfe22 min
May 5, 5:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe47 min
May 5, 6:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSimpson41 min

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.