Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Louisville, KY

Issued

Feb 29, 2012, 12:16 PM CST (18:16 UTC)

Expired

Feb 29, 2012, 3:03 PM CST

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Louisville, KY

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Green County, KY, Taylor County, KY

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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254 
WGUS53 KLMK 291816
FFWLMK
KYC087-217-292115-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0003.120229T1816Z-120229T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
116 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL GREEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  TAYLOR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 415 PM EST/315 PM CST/

* AT 107 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM A SERIES OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER GREEN AND
  TAYLOR COUNTIES. NWS DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED 2 TO 2.5 INCHES 
  IN THE LAST 1 TO 2 HOURS OVER CENTRAL GREEN COUNTY...WITH ANOTHER
  2 INCHES POSSIBLE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS
  MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS OF GREEN AND TAYLOR COUNTIES.
  THEREFORE...FLASH FLOODING WILL BECOME LIKELY. 

* THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL BE NEAR...
  MERRIMAC BY 120 PM EST...

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMPBELLSVILLE...GREENSBURG...

  IN ADDITION...YUMA...SPURLINGTON AND ACTON ARE INCLUDED IN THIS
  FLASH FLOOD WARNING.

  FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN THIS WARNING...
  TRACE FORK CREEK OVERFLOWS ONTO PALESTINE ROAD.
  LITTLE MEADOW CREEK OVERFLOWS ONTO DAVIS 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.

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 3718 8569 3727 8567 3733 8570 3737 8568
      3744 8529 3742 8526 3745 8520 3743 8510
      3742 8509 3738 8512 3738 8513 3731 8517
      3731 8519 3728 8520 3715 8567

$$

TWF

501 
WGUS73 KLMK 291953
FFSLMK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
253 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

KYC087-217-292115-
/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120229T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TAYLOR KY-GREEN KY-
253 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EST/315 PM
CST/ FOR CENTRAL GREEN AND TAYLOR COUNTIES...

AT 245 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT NEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER HART COUNTY WHICH WILL 
MOVE BACK INTO THE WARNED AREA OF GREEN AND TAYLOR COUNTIES. THESE 
STORMS COULD PRODUCE ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN IN ADDITION TO THE RAIN 
FROM THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER TODAY. THOSE STORMS CAUSED THE CLOSURE OF 
AT LEAST TWO ROADS IN GREENSBURG IN GREEN COUNTY. THE ADDITIONAL 
RAIN COULD CAUSE NEW FLOODING CONCERNS OR PROLONG EXISTING FLOODING. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CAMPBELLSVILLE...
  GREENSBURG...

  IN ADDITION...TAYLOR COUNTY AIRPORT...WOOLEYVILLE AND SWEENEYVILLE
  ARE INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.

  FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN THIS WARNING...
  TRACE FORK CREEK OVERFLOWS ONTO PALESTINE ROAD.
  LITTLE MEADOW CREEK OVERFLOWS ONTO DAVIS ROAD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3718 8569 3727 8567 3733 8570 3737 8568
      3744 8529 3742 8526 3745 8520 3743 8510
      3742 8509 3738 8512 3738 8513 3731 8517
      3731 8519 3728 8520 3715 8567

$$

TWF

592 
WGUS73 KLMK 292103
FFSLMK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
403 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

KYC087-217-292111-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120229T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TAYLOR KY-GREEN KY-
403 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL GREEN AND
TAYLOR COUNTIES...

RECENT CALLS TO THE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGERS INDICATE THAT NO 
FLOODING ISSUES REMAINED. ONLY SOME VERY LIGHT SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED 
THROUGH 5 PM CDT.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY
EVENING/800 PM CST WEDNESDAY EVENING/ FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3718 8569 3727 8567 3733 8570 3737 8568
      3744 8529 3742 8526 3745 8520 3743 8510
      3742 8509 3738 8512 3738 8513 3731 8517
      3731 8519 3728 8520 3715 8567

$$

TWF

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