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Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS Louisville, KY

June 26, 20138 counties in Kentucky; 9 counties in Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood watch at Jun 26, 2013, 1:56 PM EDT for 8 counties in Kentucky; 9 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 26, 2013, 1:56 PM EDT (17:56 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2013, 3:28 AM EDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Flood severity
None

Counties Clark County, IN, Crawford County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Orange County, IN, Scott County, IN, Washington County, IN, Franklin County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Henry County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Scott County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Trimble County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:58 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

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 193 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2013-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 19 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2013-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 61 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
19 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-204 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
894 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
90 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 watch went out at Jun 26, 1:05 PM EDT, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 1:05 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 11:47 AM EDT, 2 hours 9 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.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 11:33 AM EDT, 2 hours 23 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.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 2:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKTrimble31 min
Jun 26, 3:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOldham28 min
Jun 26, 3:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHenry, Shelby46 min
Jun 26, 3:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Trimble31 min
Jun 26, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Jefferson45 min
Jun 26, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHenry, Oldham, Shelby29 min
Jun 26, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAnderson, Bullitt, Nelson, Spencer45 min
Jun 26, 5:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKJefferson3 hr
Jun 26, 5:29 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKJefferson3 hr
Jun 26, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFranklin, Scott, Woodford29 min
Jun 26, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAnderson, Bourbon, Fayette, Harrison, Scott, Woodford48 min
Jun 26, 5:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAnderson, Fayette, Franklin, Scott, Shelby, Woodford3 hr
Jun 26, 5:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFayette, Scott, Woodford31 min
Jun 26, 6:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKShelby3 hr
Jun 26, 6:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSpencer30 min
Jun 26, 6:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon, Jessamine, Nicholas32 min
Jun 26, 6:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKFayette3 hr
Jun 26, 6:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark, Madison33 min
Jun 26, 6:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBourbon, Clark, Harrison, Madison, Nicholas3 hr
Jun 26, 7:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKNelson47 min
Jun 26, 7:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHardin, Larue, Marion, Nelson33 min
Jun 26, 1:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOrange, Washington30 min
Jun 26, 2:18 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson, Orange, Scott, Washington32 min
Jun 26, 2:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark, Floyd, Jefferson, Scott32 min
Jun 26, 4:33 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKOrange, Washington3 hr
Jun 26, 2:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOrange, Washington42 min
Jun 26, 3:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange28 min
Jun 26, 3:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Harrison, Jefferson, Orange, Scott, Washington46 min
Jun 26, 3:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOrange34 min
Jun 26, 3:52 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKOrange3 hr
Jun 26, 3:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKWashington3 hr
Jun 26, 4:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Orange, Washington34 min
Jun 26, 4:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKWashington3 hr
Jun 26, 4:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKClark, Floyd3 hr
Jun 26, 6:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOrange, Washington30 min
Jun 26, 7:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois32 min
Jun 26, 7:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford31 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.