Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Louisville, KY

Issued

Jul 8, 2012, 6:09 PM EDT (22:09 UTC)

Expired

Jul 8, 2012, 7:44 PM EDT

In force

95 min

Issued by

NWS Louisville, KY

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Bourbon County, KY, Clark County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Scott County, KY

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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330 
WGUS53 KLMK 082209
FFWLMK
KYC017-049-067-097-181-209-090110-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0020.120708T2209Z-120709T0110Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
609 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BOURBON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHERN CLARK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN HARRISON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NICHOLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN...

* UNTIL 910 PM EDT

* AT 604 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH
  FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CADENTOWN...CARLISLE...GEORGETOWN...
  PARIS...THOROUGHBRED ACRES...

  IN ADDITION...GEORGETOWN SCOTT COUNTY AIRPORT...JACKSONVILLE AND
  MOON LAKE ESTATES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.

  FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN THIS WARNING...
  NORTH ELKHORN CREEK OVERFLOWS HUFFMAN MILL ROAD.
  EAGLE CREEK OVERFLOWS HIGHWAY 32 AT BURGESS SMITH ROAD.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 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.

REPORT FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR POST YOUR REPORT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE.

&&

LAT...LON 3818 8398 3812 8407 3809 8407 3800 8443
      3836 8471 3850 8452 3835 8426 3846 8407
      3844 8400 3844 8397 3842 8394 3837 8391
      3837 8388 3835 8385 3831 8383

$$

MP

170 
WGUS73 KLMK 082344
FFSLMK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
744 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012

KYC017-049-067-097-181-209-082353-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120709T0110Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NICHOLAS KY-SCOTT KY-BOURBON KY-CLARK KY-FAYETTE KY-HARRISON KY-
744 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHERN
HARRISON...NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE...NORTHERN CLARK...BOURBON...SCOTT
AND NICHOLAS COUNTIES...

THE RAPIDLY MOVING EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THUNDERSTORMS THIS 
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. WATER 
ON ROADWAYS AND IN AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS IS RECEDING.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR POST YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE.

LAT...LON 3818 8398 3812 8407 3809 8407 3800 8443
      3836 8471 3850 8452 3835 8426 3846 8407
      3844 8400 3844 8397 3842 8394 3837 8391
      3837 8388 3835 8385 3831 8383

$$

MP

Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2012Every flash flood warning in 2012

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.