Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Mar 15, 2012, 4:23 PM CDT for Breckinridge County, Hancock County, Kentucky. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2012, 4:23 PM CDT (21:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2012, 6:37 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Breckinridge County, KY, Hancock County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 1726 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 820 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
173
WGUS53 KLMK 152123
FFWLMK
KYC027-091-160015-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0008.120315T2123Z-120316T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
423 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
HANCOCK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 715 PM CDT
* AT 420 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS HANCOCK AND BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY. A
KENTUCKY MESONET STATION IN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY REPORTED NEARLY 1
INCH OF RAIN IN 15 MINUTES. THIS TYPE OF RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE RUGGED TERRAIN OF BRECKINRIDGE AND
HANCOCK COUNTIES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HARDINSBURG...HAWESVILLE...
IN ADDITION...STEPHENSPORT...HOLT AND WAITMAN ARE INCLUDED IN THIS
FLASH FLOOD WARNING.
FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN THIS WARNING...
LITTLE CANEY CREEK OVERFLOWS ONTO JARBOE LANE.
BLACKFORD CREEK OVERFLOWS ONTO RICHARDSON ROAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
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 3793 8698 3800 8682 3789 8673 3791 8665
3784 8663 3792 8658 3793 8650 3804 8652
3804 8649 3780 8615 3759 8629 3756 8637
3762 8652 3756 8660 3766 8664 3774 8683
3784 8685 3784 8692 3790 8691 3790 8699
$$
JDG2 follow-up statements
043
WGUS73 KLMK 152204
FFSLMK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
504 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012
KYC027-091-160015-
/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120316T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BRECKINRIDGE KY-HANCOCK KY-
504 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR
HANCOCK AND BRECKINRIDGE COUNTIES...
AT 457 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A MODERATE RAIN FROM A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT
INUNDATED THE THREE COUNTIES OVER THE PAST HOUR. BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY
DISPATCH REPORTS THAT HIGHWAY 261 IN MCQUADY HAS WATER OVER THE ROA
BUT IS PASSABLE.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HARDINSBURG...
HAWESVILLE...
IN ADDITION...STEPHENSPORT...HOLT AND WAITMAN ARE INCLUDED IN THIS
FLASH FLOOD WARNING.
FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN THIS WARNING...
LITTLE CANEY CREEK OVERFLOWS ONTO JARBOE LANE.
BLACKFORD CREEK OVERFLOWS ONTO RICHARDSON ROAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE
AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND KENTUCKY.
&&
LAT...LON 3793 8698 3800 8682 3789 8673 3791 8665
3784 8663 3792 8658 3793 8650 3804 8652
3804 8649 3780 8615 3759 8629 3756 8637
3762 8652 3756 8660 3766 8664 3774 8683
3784 8685 3784 8692 3790 8691 3790 8699
$$
JDG676
WGUS73 KLMK 152337
FFSLMK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
637 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012
KYC027-091-152345-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120316T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BRECKINRIDGE KY-HANCOCK KY-
637 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR HANCOCK AND
BRECKINRIDGE COUNTIES...
THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THE HEAVY RUNOFF FROM THE STORM HAS ENDED...THEREFORE THE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
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 3793 8698 3800 8682 3789 8673 3791 8665
3784 8663 3792 8658 3793 8650 3804 8652
3804 8649 3780 8615 3759 8629 3756 8637
3762 8652 3756 8660 3766 8664 3774 8683
3784 8685 3784 8692 3790 8691 3790 8699
$$
JDGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Ohio | 27 min |
| Mar 14, 7:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen | 34 min |
| Mar 14, 7:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen | 25 min |
| Mar 14, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 28 min |
| Mar 14, 10:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham | 35 min |
| Mar 14, 10:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham | 30 min |
| Mar 15, 6:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 25 min |
| Mar 15, 1:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 53 min |
| Mar 15, 1:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 66 min |
| Mar 15, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Grayson | 31 min |
| Mar 15, 1:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 60 min |
| Mar 15, 1:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 25 min |
| Mar 15, 1:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Hart | 29 min |
| Mar 15, 1:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hart | 25 min |
| Mar 15, 1:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 33 min |
| Mar 15, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Logan | 22 min |
| Mar 15, 1:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin | 33 min |
| Mar 15, 2:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin, Hart | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Meade | 24 min |
| Mar 15, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue, Nelson | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 2:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Warren | 25 min |
| Mar 15, 2:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Larue, Marion, Nelson | 37 min |
| Mar 15, 2:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 35 min |
| Mar 15, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Marion | 30 min |
| Mar 15, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Nelson | 26 min |
| Mar 15, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Nelson, Spencer | 25 min |
| Mar 15, 2:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 37 min |
| Mar 15, 3:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 3:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Logan, Ohio | 64 min |
| Mar 15, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Nelson, Washington | 29 min |
| Mar 15, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 28 min |
| Mar 15, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Nelson, Spencer | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 3:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Warren | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 3:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham, Trimble | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Ohio | 26 min |
| Mar 15, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby | 38 min |
| Mar 15, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Mercer, Nelson, Washington | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Scott | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 3:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Spencer | 31 min |
| Mar 15, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Barren, Green, Metcalfe | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Simpson, Warren | 26 min |
| Mar 15, 3:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Oldham, Trimble | 115 min |
| Mar 15, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Edmonson, Grayson, Hancock | 40 min |
| Mar 15, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Oldham, Trimble | 24 min |
| Mar 15, 3:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton | 23 min |
| Mar 15, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Woodford | 24 min |
| Mar 15, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hancock | 38 min |
| Mar 15, 4:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Breckinridge, Butler, Grayson, Ohio | 2 hr |
| Mar 15, 4:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair | 30 min |
| Mar 15, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Scott | 45 min |
| Mar 15, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade | 22 min |
| Mar 15, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Russell | 36 min |
| Mar 15, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison, Nicholas | 62 min |
| Mar 15, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham | 28 min |
| Mar 15, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey, Russell | 28 min |
| Mar 15, 4:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren, Hart, Larue | 37 min |
| Mar 15, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Madison | 29 min |
| Mar 15, 4:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Barren, Warren | 5 hr |
| Mar 15, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Meade | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 4:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Franklin, Harrison, Scott | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison, Nicholas | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Fayette | 37 min |
| Mar 15, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson | 34 min |
| Mar 15, 5:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton, Russell | 30 min |
| Mar 15, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Madison | 13 min |
| Mar 15, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Lincoln, Marion, Mercer, Washington | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland, Russell | 26 min |
| Mar 15, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer | 16 min |
| Mar 15, 6:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Clinton | 102 min |
| Mar 15, 6:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin, Shelby | 29 min |
| Mar 15, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison | 8 min |
| Mar 15, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison | 35 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.