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Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 5, 2012, 6:38 PM EDT for Hardin County, Larue County, Nelson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 5 hr. 5 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
- Aug 5, 2012, 6:38 PM EDT (22:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2012, 11:56 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Hardin County, KY, Larue County, KY, Nelson County, KY
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 7:14 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Elizabethtown, KY | 31 BYPASS CLOSED NEAR ST. JOHN ROAD WITH SIX TO SEVEN INCHES OF WATER IN THE ROADWAY. |
| Aug 5, 7:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sw Rineyville, KY | A SECTION OF HIGHWAY 220 WAS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. |
| Aug 5, 7:30 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.33 | 8 W Elizabethtown, KY | 3.33 INCHES OF RAIN IN FORTY MINUTES ENDING AT 730 PM. |
| Aug 5, 8:05 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ese Cecilia, KY | PEOPLE TRAPPED IN A DOLLAR GENERAL STORE ON US 62. WATER RESCUE ONGOING. |
| Aug 5, 11:41 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sw Elizabethtown, KY | WATER RESCUE CONDUCTED FOR A VEHICLE AT THE ELIZABETHTOWN YOUTH SOCCER FACILITY. ONE PERSON RESCUED. |
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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 1769 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 739 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
869
WGUS53 KLMK 052238
FFWLMK
KYC093-123-179-060135-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0027.120805T2238Z-120806T0135Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
638 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL HARDIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN LARUE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHWESTERN NELSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 935 PM EDT
* AT 636 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELIZABETHTOWN...HODGENVILLE...
IN ADDITION...NEW HAVEN...ADDINGTON FIELD AIRPORT AND INDIAN HILLS
ARE INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.
FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN THIS WARNING...
BULL RUN CREEK OVERFLOWS ONTO HIGHWAY 46.
THE NORTH FORK OF NOLIN RIVER OVERFLOWS ONTO GLENDALE ROAD.
LOCATIONS SHOULD EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFAL WITHIN A 1 TO 2
HOUR PERIOD. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE
HEAVIEST AND MOST PROLONGED STORMS.
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 3781 8603 3773 8543 3756 8552 3755 8551
3751 8553 3759 8615
$$
SCHOETTMER3 follow-up statements
189
WGUS73 KLMK 060113
FFSLMK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
913 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012
KYC123-179-060122-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120806T0135Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LARUE KY-NELSON KY-
913 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHWESTERN NELSON
AND NORTHERN LARUE COUNTIES...
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR POST YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE.
LAT...LON 3781 8603 3777 8570 3774 8568 3766 8574
3764 8577 3763 8578 3762 8580 3761 8580
3756 8585 3759 8615
$$
KYC093-060135-
/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120806T0135Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARDIN KY-
913 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 935 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL HARDIN COUNTY...
AT 909 PM EDT...REPORTS OF FLOODING PROBLEMS WERE STILL ONGOING IN
HARDIN COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND ELIZABETHTOWN. ALTHOUGH
RAINFALL HAS STOPPED...HIGH WATER STILL EXISTS OVER ROADWAYS AND IN
LOW SPOTS. USE CAUTION THIS EVENING.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELIZABETHTOWN...
IN ADDITION...ADDINGTON FIELD AIRPORT...INDIAN HILLS AND TUNNEL
HILLS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.
FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN THIS WARNING...
LOW LYING AREA ON HAWKINS DRIVE WHERE HIGHWAY 210 MEETS HIGHWAY 31.
NOLIN RIVER FLOODS AREAS ON HIGHWAY 1136. GLENDALE HAS SINK HOLES
AND CAVES THAT OVERFLOW DURING HEAVY RAIN.
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.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3781 8603 3777 8570 3774 8568 3766 8574
3764 8577 3763 8578 3762 8580 3761 8580
3756 8585 3759 8615
$$
SCHOETTMER963
WGUS53 KLMK 060118
FFWLMK
KYC093-060435-
/O.EXT.KLMK.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120806T0435Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
918 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL HARDIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 1235 AM EDT
* AT 914 PM EDT...REPORTS FROM COUNTY OFFICIALS AS WELL AS THE
PUBLIC INDICATE FLOODING PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. THEREFORE...THE
FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING TONIGHT
AS ROADWAYS MAY BE FLOODED! DO NOT DRIVE INTO WATER!
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELIZABETHTOWN...
IN ADDITION...ADDINGTON FIELD AIRPORT...INDIAN HILLS AND TUNNEL
HILLS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.
FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN THIS WARNING...
LOW LYING AREA ON HAWKINS DRIVE WHERE HIGHWAY 210 MEETS HIGHWAY 31.
NOLIN RIVER FLOODS AREAS ON HIGHWAY 1136. GLENDALE HAS SINK HOLES
AND CAVES THAT OVERFLOW DURING HEAVY RAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3781 8603 3777 8570 3774 8568 3766 8574
3764 8577 3763 8578 3762 8580 3761 8580
3756 8585 3759 8615
$$
SCHOETTMER707
WGUS73 KLMK 060356
FFSLMK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1156 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012
KYC093-060405-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120806T0435Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARDIN KY-
1156 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL HARDIN
COUNTY...
A FLOOD ADVISORY HAD TAKEN THE PLACE OF THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.
HEAVY RAIN HAS STOPPED...HOWEVER LOCAL OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED THAT
ROADS ARE STILL CLOSED IN AND AROUND ELIZABETHTOWN. USE CAUTION IF
TRAVELING IN CENTRAL HARDIN COUNTY OVERNIGHT AS FLOODED ROADWAYS
WILL BE HARD TO SEE.
LAT...LON 3781 8603 3777 8570 3774 8568 3766 8574
3764 8577 3763 8578 3762 8580 3761 8580
3756 8585 3759 8615
$$
SCHOETTMERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 4:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Allen, Barren | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 6:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Allen, Barren, Metcalfe, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 4:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 28 min |
| Aug 5, 5:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 30 min |
| Aug 5, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 29 min |
| Aug 5, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson | 30 min |
| Aug 5, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 43 min |
| Aug 5, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson | 30 min |
| Aug 5, 6:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Larue, Meade, Nelson | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin, Larue | 32 min |
| Aug 5, 7:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Grayson, Green, Hardin, Hart, Larue | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 7:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Logan | 2 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.