Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 5, 2012, 6:26 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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, 6:26 PM CDT (23:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2012, 9:20 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Grayson County, KY, Green County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Hart County, KY, Larue County, KY
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 7:37 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.5 | 4 Wnw Big Clifty, KY | STORM TOTAL. NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 720 AND 920. |
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, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 164 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.
895
WGUS53 KLMK 052326
FFWLMK
KYC085-087-093-099-123-060220-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0028.120805T2326Z-120806T0220Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
626 PM CDT SUN AUG 5 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN HARDIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHERN LARUE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHEASTERN GRAYSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHWESTERN GREEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN HART COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 920 PM CDT/1020 PM EDT/
* AT 618 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMENENT FROM REPEATED
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS
OCCURRED OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. NUMEROUS
REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE OCCURRED IN RADCLIFF AND ELIAZABETHTOWN
WITH THESE STORMS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN
GRAYSON...NORTHERN HART...NORTHWESTERN GREEN...SOUTHERN LARUE AND
SOUTHWESTERN HARDIN COUNTIES...INCLUDING WHITE MILLS JUNCTION...TAR
HILL...SUMMIT...LIMP AND HARDIN SPRINGS.
FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN THIS WARNING...
BARREN RUN CREEK OVERFLOWS ONTO AIRLINE ROAD.
THE SOUTH FORK OF NOLIN RIVER OVERFLOWS ONTO THE INTERSECTION OF
HALL AND BROOKS STREET.
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 3744 8623 3761 8626 3751 8552 3746 8555
3747 8558 3743 8558 3741 8557 3729 8562
$$
SCHOETTMER2 follow-up statements
426 WGUS73 KLMK 060148 FFSLMK FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 948 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012 KYC087-123-060156- /O.CAN.KLMK.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120806T0220Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LARUE KY-GREEN KY- 948 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN GREEN AND SOUTHERN LARUE COUNTIES... REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR POST YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE. LAT...LON 3761 8626 3755 8587 3737 8591 3744 8623 $$ KYC085-093-099-060220- /O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120806T0220Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-HART KY- 848 PM CDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 920 PM CDT/1020 PM EDT/ FOR NORTHERN HART...SOUTHWESTERN HARDIN AND NORTHEASTERN GRAYSON COUNTIES... AT 848 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE THAT HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE AREA OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. USE CAUTION IF DRIVING TONIGHT AS FLOODED ROADWAYS WILL BE HARD TO SEE. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE HORNTOWN...WHITE MILLS JUNCTION...WEST CLIFTY...TAR HILL AND SUMMIT. FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREA IN THIS WARNING... LOW WATER CROSSING OVERFLOWS ONTO HORNTOWN ROAD AND ROCK CREEK ROAD. 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 3761 8626 3755 8587 3737 8591 3744 8623 $$ SCHOETTMER
880 WGUS73 KLMK 060220 FFSLMK FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 920 PM CDT SUN AUG 5 2012 KYC085-093-099-060230- /O.EXP.KLMK.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120806T0220Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-HART KY- 920 PM CDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR NORTHERN HART... SOUTHWESTERN HARDIN AND NORTHEASTERN GRAYSON COUNTIES... THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED AND ARE NO LONGER PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN. CALLS TO COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE YIELDED NO FLOODING REPORTS. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR POST YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE. LAT...LON 3761 8626 3755 8587 3737 8591 3744 8623 $$ SCHOETTMER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 3:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Allen, Barren | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 5:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Allen, Barren, Metcalfe, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 3:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 4:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 28 min |
| Aug 5, 4:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 4:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 30 min |
| Aug 5, 4:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 29 min |
| Aug 5, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson | 30 min |
| Aug 5, 5:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 43 min |
| Aug 5, 5:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson | 30 min |
| Aug 5, 5:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Larue, Meade, Nelson | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 5:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue, Nelson | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 5:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin, Larue | 32 min |
| Aug 5, 6:26 PM CDT | 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.