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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 26, 2013, 3:52 PM EDT for Orange County, Indiana. It was in force for 3 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
- Jun 26, 2013, 3:52 PM EDT (19:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2013, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Orange County, IN
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:53 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 249 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
- 1818 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 874 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
814 WGUS53 KLMK 261952 FFWLMK INC117-262245- /O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0005.130626T1952Z-130626T2245Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 352 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... ORANGE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA... * UNTIL 645 PM EDT * AT 348 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...PAOLI... IN ADDITION...STAMPERS CREEK...WEST BADEN SPRINGS AND SYRIA ARE INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING. FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN THIS WARNING... STAMPERS CREEK OVERFLOWS COUNTY ROAD 200 EAST. LOST RIVER OVERFLOWS COUNTY ROAD 200 WEST. ADDITIONAL TORRENTIAL RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. 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 3869 8668 3868 8632 3845 8631 3842 8666 $$ LG
1 follow-up statement
822 WGUS73 KLMK 262237 FFSLMK FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 637 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 INC117-262246- /O.EXP.KLMK.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130626T2245Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ORANGE IN- 637 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM EDT FOR ORANGE COUNTY... THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. REPORT FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT...POST YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG L...M...K...SPOTTER. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND KENTUCKY. LAT...LON 3869 8668 3868 8632 3845 8631 3842 8666 $$ LG
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 26, 2:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 2:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
233 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)...
ISSUED AT 233 PM EDT TUE JUNE 26 2013
A SMALL CLUSTER OF STORMS HAS FORMED THIS AFTERNOON AND AT THIS
WRITING IS CROSSING SOUTHWEST INDIANA AHEAD OF AN UPPER VORT MOVING
ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA. THIS AREA OF STORMS MAY GROW UPSCALE AS IT
ENCOUNTERS A VERY MOIST, WARM, UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE TO ITS SOUTH.
ADDITIONAL NEW DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10PM CDT/11PM EDT WEST OF THE
BLUE GRASS, THOUGH THE GREATEST THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE
BETWEEN 3PM AND 9PM.
LAST NIGHT THUNDERSTORMS DROPPED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN
INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY, ESPECIALLY FROM SALEM TO LOUISVILLE.
THE GROUND IS STILL VERY WET, AND ONE-HOUR FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE IN
THIS AREA IS AS LOW AS 0.90". SO, WE'VE HOISTED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY FOR THIS EVENING AND
TONIGHT.
ON THURSDAY A WEAK SURFACE TROF WILL MOVE THROUGH AND MAY BE
ACCOMPANIED BY A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. IT WILL ALSO SHIFT
OUR WINDS AROUND TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST, AND WINDS MAY GUST INTO THE
20-25MPH RANGE BY AFTERNOON.
IT WILL BE A VERY MUGGY NIGHT WITH LOWS ONLY IN THE LOWER 70S AND
HIGH HUMIDITY. HIGH TEMPERATURES THURSDAY WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER 90S.
.LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...
ISSUED AT 309 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD, THE WFO LMK AREA TRANSITIONS INTO A
NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN. THE SURFACE FRONTAL ZONE IS ESSENTIALLY
STALLED FROM NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH
FRIDAY. THIS WARRANTS AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE/CHANCE MENTION OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, GIVERN THE SLIGHTLY STRONGER SHEAR AND
INSTABILITY ALOFT ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE SHORTWAVE ROTATING
DOWN FROM THE GREAT LAKES REGION.
THERE IS A SLIGHT BREAK IN THE RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT, BUT THE UPPER LOW
OVER THE GREAT LAKES SHARPENS OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL ENHANCE
LIFT OVER SOUTHEAST INDIANA/SOUTHWEST OHIO...MOVING INTO CENTRAL
KENTUCKY BY 12Z SATURDAY. AS THIS TROUGH DEVELOPS INTO A CLOSED LOW
OVER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND WEST KENTUCKY...THE DIURNAL CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE PERSISTENT DAY AND NIGHT
INTO SUNDAY.
FROM SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY, CHANCE POPS WILL CONTINUE AS MOISTURE
GETS PULLED UP FROM AN INVERTED TROUGH OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLE, ALONG AND EAST OF THE CLOSED LOW.
CANNOT RULE OUT NON-DIURNAL CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH
THIS LOW PRESSURE CENTER.
TEMPERATURE-WISE, TEMPERATURES AFTER FRIDAY WILL FALL BACK BELOW
SEASONAL LEVELS INTO THE 80S. THICKNESSES ARE NOTICEABLY LOWER
ACROSS THE AREA, GIVEN EXPECTED CLOUDS, RAIN CHANCES, AND SLIGHTLY
BETTER COLD AIR ADVECTION IN NORTHWEST SURFACE FLOW.
&&
.AVIATION (18Z TAF UPDATE)...
ISSUED AT 105 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING FROM ILLINOIS TO INDIANA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING IS EXPECTED TO SPARK THUNDERSTORMS OUT AHEAD
OF IT. SOME STORMS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
AND ARE PUSHING GENERALLY SOUTHEASTWARD. WILL USE RADAR TO TIME
THOSE STORMS INTO SDF, THOUGH THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE WORST
OF THEM MAY EVADE SDF TO THE SOUTH. FOR LEX AND BWG WILL SIMPLY GO
WITH THE MOST LIKELY TIME OF THE BEST INSTABILITY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS
BEFORE FINALLY TAPERING OFF. IT APPEARS THAT THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH
WIND AND CLOUD TO PREVENT FOG FROM FORMING IN THE MORNING.
A WEAK COOL FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION THURSDAY MORNING. WHILE
ISOLATED SHOWERS MAY ACCOMPANY IT, ITS GREATER IMPACT ON AVIATION
WILL BE TO BRING WINDS AROUND TO THE WNW, AND PERHAPS GET A LITTLE
GUSTY BY AFTERNOON.
&&
.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR INZ076>079-083-084-
090>092.
KY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR KYZ030>037.
SHORT TERM.......13
LONG TERM........WFO PAH
AVIATION.........13Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 11:47 AM EDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1147 AM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-271600- ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN- PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY- MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY- OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY- HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY- NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY- LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY- EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY- WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY- ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE... BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON... PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG... NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE... LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE... GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE... BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE... EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 1147 AM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 /1047 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. GIVEN AMPLE MOISTURE AND EXPECTED HEATING THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY TORRENTIAL RAINS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN INDIANA AND IN URBAN AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS...BUT THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER LOOKS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER THEY OBSERVE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDES HAIL OF ONE INCH OR MORE IN DIAMETER...WINDS OF 58MPH OR MORE...AND TORNADOES. FLOODING IS ALSO TO BE REPORTED. MANY THANKS TO ALL OF OUR INTREPID SPOTTERS! && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. 13
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 11:33 AM EDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1133 AM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-262100- ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY- JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY- MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY- GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY- TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY- CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE... BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD... HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE... LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN... BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE... LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN... SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA... JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 1133 AM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 /1033 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013/ ...SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING FROM ILLINOIS TO INDIANA WILL SPARK THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IN THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. ISOLATED TORNADOES AND TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN. LOCAL FLASH FLOODING MAY DEVELOP UNDER THE STRONGER STORMS...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY. LARGE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE ADDITIONAL POSSIBILITIES. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE BETWEEN 4PM AND 10PM. STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO AS UPDATES OCCUR. 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 1:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Orange, Washington | 30 min |
| Jun 26, 2:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson, Orange, Scott, Washington | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 2:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Jefferson, Scott | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 3:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark, Floyd | 28 min |
| Jun 26, 4:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Orange, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 1:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | Clark, Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson and 3 more | 14 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Orange, Washington | 42 min |
| Jun 26, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange | 28 min |
| Jun 26, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Harrison, Jefferson, Orange, Scott, Washington | 46 min |
| Jun 26, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Orange | 34 min |
| Jun 26, 3:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Orange, Washington | 34 min |
| Jun 26, 4:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Harrison | 45 min |
| Jun 26, 4:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Clark, Floyd | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Orange, Washington | 30 min |
| Jun 26, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Dubois | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Crawford | 31 min |
Nearby
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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.