Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Louisville, KY

Issued

Jul 1, 2013, 8:19 AM CDT (13:19 UTC)

Expired

Jul 1, 2013, 11:15 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Louisville, KY

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Green County, KY, Hart County, KY, Larue County, KY

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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170 
WGUS53 KLMK 011319
FFWLMK
KYC087-099-123-011615-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0013.130701T1319Z-130701T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
919 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  LARUE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHWESTERN GREEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHEASTERN HART COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 1215 PM EDT/1115 AM CDT/

* AT 916 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HODGENVILLE...

  IN ADDITION...JERICHO...TANNER AND ROANOKE ARE INCLUDED IN THIS
  FLASH FLOOD WARNING.

  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.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE 
FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. 
ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF 
CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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...POST YOUR REPORT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET YOUR
REPORT USING HASHTAG L...M...K...SPOTTER.

&&

LAT...LON 3743 8579 3744 8589 3754 8588 3765 8574
      3772 8569 3773 8567 3770 8563 3770 8560
      3762 8557 3761 8561 3760 8559 3754 8563
      3752 8556 3756 8555 3755 8551 3747 8547
      3747 8558 3739 8557 3739 8579

$$

MJ

177 
WGUS73 KLMK 011514
FFSLMK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1114 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013

KYC087-099-123-011523-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130701T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LARUE KY-GREEN KY-HART KY-
1114 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN
HART...NORTHWESTERN GREEN AND LARUE COUNTIES...

THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT PROMPTED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS ENDED 
ACROSS LARUE COUNTY.  AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE EXPECTED TO RUN 
HIGH FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL FROM THIS 
MORNINGS STORMS.

REPORT FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT...POST YOUR REPORT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET YOUR
REPORT USING HASHTAG L...M...K...SPOTTER.

LAT...LON 3743 8579 3744 8589 3754 8588 3765 8574
      3772 8569 3773 8567 3770 8563 3770 8560
      3762 8557 3761 8561 3760 8559 3754 8563
      3752 8556 3756 8555 3755 8551 3747 8547
      3747 8558 3739 8557 3739 8579

$$

MJ

Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2013Every flash flood warning in 2013

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.