Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Feb 29, 2012, 11:27 AM CST for 6 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 reports 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
- Feb 29, 2012, 11:27 AM CST (17:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2012, 2:30 PM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Barren County, KY, Butler County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Hart County, KY, Logan County, KY, Warren County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 12:16 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 5 E Rhoda, KY | EDMONSON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED WATER OVER STATE HIGHWAY 743 NEAR CHALYBEATE. |
| Feb 29, 12:30 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Mammoth Cave, KY | TWO INCHES OF RAIN IN LESS THAN TWO HOURS |
| Feb 29, 12:48 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Bowling Green, KY | WESTERN AVE AND ASHLEY CIRCLE FLOODED |
| Feb 29, 1:00 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Bowling Green, KY | CARS PARTLY SUBMERGED |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 580 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 510 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 365 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 485 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 8.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
096 WGUS53 KLMK 291727 FFWLMK KYC009-031-061-099-141-227-292030- /O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0002.120229T1727Z-120229T2030Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1127 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN BARREN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... SOUTHERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... EDMONSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... HART COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... NORTHERN LOGAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BOWLING GREEN... * UNTIL 230 PM CST * AT 1120 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM A SERIES OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM HART COUNTY TO NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY TO NORTHERN LOGAN COUNTY. THE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST AT 50 TO 60 MPH...BUT ARE MOVING OVER THE SAME LOCATION. THIS WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE WARNED AREA. * THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SAND HILL...GIRKIN...GLENMORE...ASPHALT CHALYBEATE...BROWNSVILLE...TUCKERTOWN...NICK...RHODA AND ARTHUR. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BOWLING GREEN...BROWNSVILLE... CRESTMOOR...DELAFIELD...MOUNT VICTOR... IN ADDITION...ANNA...BRISTOW AND SAND HILL ARE INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING. FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN THIS WARNING... BELCHER CREEK OVERFLOWS ONTO HADLEY COHRON ROAD. WOLF LICK CREEK OVERFLOWS ONTO HIGHWAY 107 NEAR JERICO. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. 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 3742 8569 3719 8569 3677 8705 3701 8706 $$ TWF
2 follow-up statements
211 WGUS73 KLMK 291947 FFSLMK FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 147 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 KYC009-031-061-099-141-227-292030- /O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120229T2030Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-BARREN KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY- 147 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CST FOR HART...EDMONSON...SOUTHERN BUTLER...NORTHWESTERN BARREN...NORTHERN WARREN AND NORTHERN LOGAN COUNTIES... AT 141 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RENEWED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IN THE WARNING AREA...WITH HEAVY RAIN IN SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD PRODUCE ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN IN SOME AREAS. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF HIGH WATER OR FLOODING IN PARTS OF WARREN AND EDMONSON COUNTIES FROM EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BOWLING GREEN... BROWNSVILLE... CRESTMOOR... DELAFIELD... MOUNT VICTOR... IN ADDITION...WINDYVILLE...LINWOOD AND CUB RUN ARE INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING. FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN THIS WARNING... BELCHER CREEK OVERFLOWS ONTO HADLEY COHRON ROAD. WOLF LICK CREEK OVERFLOWS ONTO HIGHWAY 107 NEAR JERICO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. TO REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2. && LAT...LON 3742 8569 3719 8569 3677 8705 3701 8706 $$ TWF
420 WGUS73 KLMK 292032 FFSLMK FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 232 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 KYC009-031-061-099-141-227-292040- /O.EXP.KLMK.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120229T2030Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-BARREN KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY- 232 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR HART...EDMONSON...SOUTHERN BUTLER...NORTHWESTERN BARREN...NORTHERN WARREN AND NORTHERN LOGAN COUNTIES... THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT HAS SUBSIDED AND ANY LEFTOVER SHOWER OR STORM WILL NOT PRODUCE ANY ADDITIONAL FLOODING PROBLEMS. LAT...LON 3742 8569 3719 8569 3677 8705 3701 8706 $$ AL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 12:53 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 52 min |
| Feb 29, 1:03 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Meade, Nelson, Shelby and 2 more | 57 min |
| Feb 29, 1:23 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Larue | 52 min |
| Feb 29, 2:07 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Hardin, Larue, Marion, Mercer, Nelson and 1 more | 38 min |
| Feb 29, 2:40 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison | 50 min |
| Feb 29, 6:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hancock | 25 min |
| Feb 29, 6:32 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson, Ohio | 43 min |
| Feb 29, 6:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade | 34 min |
| Feb 29, 6:44 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade | 15 min |
| Feb 29, 6:47 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Butler, Ohio | 28 min |
| Feb 29, 7:09 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Ohio | 36 min |
| Feb 29, 7:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Ohio | 19 min |
| Feb 29, 7:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade | 32 min |
| Feb 29, 7:13 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Trimble | 17 min |
| Feb 29, 7:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Trimble | 28 min |
| Feb 29, 7:20 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Meade | 25 min |
| Feb 29, 7:23 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade | 22 min |
| Feb 29, 7:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby | 30 min |
| Feb 29, 7:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin | 28 min |
| Feb 29, 7:34 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Ohio | 26 min |
| Feb 29, 7:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer | 36 min |
| Feb 29, 7:40 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Butler, Grayson, Ohio | 35 min |
| Feb 29, 7:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Nelson | 33 min |
| Feb 29, 7:49 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Grayson | 26 min |
| Feb 29, 7:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue, Nelson | 22 min |
| Feb 29, 7:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Harrison, Henry, Scott, Shelby | 37 min |
| Feb 29, 7:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin | 16 min |
| Feb 29, 8:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Ohio | 28 min |
| Feb 29, 8:08 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson, Ohio | 37 min |
| Feb 29, 8:10 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Grayson | 20 min |
| Feb 29, 8:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Fayette, Franklin, Mercer, Nelson, Scott and 2 more | 16 min |
| Feb 29, 8:14 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Grayson | 16 min |
| Feb 29, 8:25 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin | 20 min |
| Feb 29, 8:28 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin | 32 min |
| Feb 29, 8:32 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Jessamine, Nicholas | 13 min |
| Feb 29, 8:40 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue | 20 min |
| Feb 29, 8:44 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Grayson | 26 min |
| Feb 29, 8:48 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Ohio | 3 hr |
| Feb 29, 8:55 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin, Larue | 35 min |
| Feb 29, 8:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Grayson, Ohio | 32 min |
| Feb 29, 8:59 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue, Nelson | 31 min |
| Feb 29, 9:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Warren | 36 min |
| Feb 29, 9:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Nelson, Washington | 12 min |
| Feb 29, 9:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Butler, Grayson, Hardin, Ohio | 24 min |
| Feb 29, 9:21 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Larue, Marion, Nelson, Washington | 24 min |
| Feb 29, 9:26 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin | 34 min |
| Feb 29, 9:35 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Mercer | 25 min |
| Feb 29, 9:47 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Mercer, Washington | 28 min |
| Feb 29, 9:56 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin, Larue, Nelson | 34 min |
| Feb 29, 10:05 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin | 3 hr |
| Feb 29, 10:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer, Woodford | 29 min |
| Feb 29, 10:18 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Logan | 27 min |
| Feb 29, 10:22 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Larue, Marion, Nelson, Washington | 23 min |
| Feb 29, 10:28 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 32 min |
| Feb 29, 10:41 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Larue | 34 min |
| Feb 29, 10:44 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Boyle, Marion, Mercer, Washington | 16 min |
| Feb 29, 10:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Warren | 25 min |
| Feb 29, 10:51 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue, Marion, Nelson | 24 min |
| Feb 29, 10:59 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Warren | 3 hr |
| Feb 29, 11:01 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer | 29 min |
| Feb 29, 11:02 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Fayette, Garrard, Hardin, Jessamine, Larue, Marion and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 29, 11:20 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Warren | 25 min |
| Feb 29, 11:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Warren | 23 min |
| Feb 29, 11:28 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clark, Fayette, Jessamine, Madison | 32 min |
| Feb 29, 11:32 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 13 min |
| Feb 29, 11:37 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Warren | 23 min |
| Feb 29, 11:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 35 min |
| Feb 29, 11:45 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Logan, Simpson, Warren | 30 min |
| Feb 29, 11:50 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clark, Madison | 10 min |
| Feb 29, 12:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hart, Metcalfe, Taylor | 29 min |
| Feb 29, 12:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Warren | 32 min |
| Feb 29, 12:16 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Green, Taylor | 3 hr |
| Feb 29, 12:31 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison | 3 hr |
| Feb 29, 12:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Adair, Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe | 35 min |
| Feb 29, 12:55 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison | 3 hr |
| Feb 29, 1:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Russell | 24 min |
| Feb 29, 1:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Russell | 31 min |
| Feb 29, 1:37 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Russell | 23 min |
| Feb 29, 1:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Russell | 25 min |
| Feb 29, 2:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton | 22 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.