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River Flood Warning 8, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this river flood warning at Mar 18, 2013, 7:17 PM EDT for Nicholas County, Robertson County, Kentucky. It took effect at Mar 18, 2013, 9:57 PM EDT. It was in force for 47 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2013, 7:17 PM EDT (23:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 18, 2013, 9:57 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 20, 2013, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Nicholas County, KY, Robertson County, KY
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Licking River at Blue Licks Spring (BLSK2). The gauge peaked at 27.04 ft at Mar 19, 2013, 4:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 23 ft
- Minor stage
- 25 ft
- Moderate stage
- 42 ft
- Major stage
- 45 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03250500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Mar 18, 3:33 PM EDT, 3 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 18, 3:33 PM EDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 18, 3:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 345 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-191945- 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 345 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 /245 PM CDT MON MAR 18 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. AN UNSETTLED PERIOD OF WEATHER LOOKS TO DEVELOP THIS WEEKEND AS A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES. PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW APPEAR POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. RJS/BJS
In the hours before
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</html>Local storm report, Mar 18, 4:43 PM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
443 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 PM FLOOD 1 N HARDINSBURG 37.79N 86.45W
03/18/2013 BRECKINRIDGE KY EMERGENCY MNGR
KY 261 CLOSED AT MP 15.2
&&
EVENT NUMBER LMK1300145
13Local storm report, Mar 18, 4:54 PM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
454 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 PM FLOOD 6 S GREENSBURG 37.17N 85.50W
03/18/2013 GREEN KY EMERGENCY MNGR
US 68 CLOSED BETWEEN MP6 AND MP7
&&
EVENT NUMBER LMK1300146
13Local storm report, Mar 18, 4:56 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
456 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0940 AM LIGHTNING RUSSELLVILLE 36.84N 86.89W
03/18/2013 LOGAN KY PUBLIC
REPORT OF LIGHTNING CAUSING STRUCTURE FIRE IN
RUSSELLVILLE
1000 AM FLOOD LEXINGTON 38.04N 84.46W
03/18/2013 FAYETTE KY PUBLIC
REPORT VIA FACEBOOK OF WATER COVERING SPURR ROAD NEAR
GEORGETOWN ROAD
1013 AM FLOOD BOWLING GREEN 36.97N 86.44W
03/18/2013 WARREN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER COMPLETELY COVERING MORGANTOWN ROAD JUST BEFORE
BRIGGS HILL ROAD. STANDING WATER REPORTED ON THE CAMPUS
OF WKU.
1022 AM FLOOD SCOTTSVILLE 36.75N 86.20W
03/18/2013 ALLEN KY CO-OP OBSERVER
REPORT OF WATER CRESTING OVER BANKS OF
STREAMS...CREEKS...ETC AND COVERING ROADS
1030 AM FLOOD OAKLAND 37.04N 86.25W
03/18/2013 WARREN KY BROADCAST MEDIA
VIEWER REPORT OF FLOODING ON FREEPORT ROAD
1044 AM FLOOD COLUMBIA 37.10N 85.31W
03/18/2013 ADAIR KY EMERGENCY MNGR
MINOR FLOODING REPORTED IN COLUMBIA WITH SEVERAL CITY
ROADS UNDER WATER. OAK STREET...EAST GARDIA AND
CHRISTINE ROADS WERE CLOSED. A KENTUCKY MESONET SITE
NEARBY HAD 2.2 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE LAST SEVERAL
HOURS.
1045 AM FLOOD BOWLING GREEN 36.97N 86.44W
03/18/2013 WARREN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
FLOODING REPORTED ON STATE ST...CHESTNUT...13TH
ST...AND NASHVILLE ROAD. UP TO 3 INCHES IN SOME SPOTS.
1055 AM FLOOD SCOTTSVILLE 36.75N 86.20W
03/18/2013 ALLEN KY EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL REPORTS OF IMPASSABLE ROADS IN
SCOTTSVILLE...INCLUDING OLD HARTSVILLE...AND JEFFERSON
SCHOOL ROAD. ONE UNCONFIRMED REPORT OF A PORTION OF
ALONZO LONG HOLLOW ROAD WASHED AWAY NEAR STATE HIGHWAY
100 NEAR THE SIMPSON COUNTY LINE. A KENTUCKY MESONET
SITE NEAR SCOTTSVILLE REPORTED OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN.
1101 AM FLOOD ELIZABETHTOWN 37.70N 85.87W
03/18/2013 HARDIN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER REPORTED OVER SOME ROADS THROUGHOUT TOWN
1107 AM FLOOD STANFORD 37.53N 84.66W
03/18/2013 LINCOLN KY BROADCAST MEDIA
RECEIVING REPORTS OF WATER COVERING THE ROADS IN THE
STANFORD AREA
1124 AM FLOOD 5 N PRICES MILL 36.76N 86.72W
03/18/2013 SIMPSON KY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
WATER OVER ROAD HIGHWAY 103 AND 100 INTERESECTION
1128 AM FLOOD 7 S GLASGOW 36.90N 85.92W
03/18/2013 BARREN KY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
FLOODING HAS IMPEDED SEVERAL ROADS ACROSS SOUTHERN
BARREN COUNTY...INCLUDING RITTER MILL...CRABTREE...AND
DOVER CHURCH ROADS.
1131 AM FLOOD DUNNVILLE 37.20N 85.00W
03/18/2013 CASEY KY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
THE COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT REPORTED THAT RIVER ROAD IN
DUNNVILLE WAS IMPASSABLE. A KENTUCKY MESONET SITE NEARBY
MEASURED 2 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS.
1132 AM FLOOD 4 NW WINDSOR 37.17N 84.97W
03/18/2013 CASEY KY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
WATER OVER HIGHWAY 1640 NEAR PUMKIN CHAPEL
1208 PM FLOOD LEXINGTON 38.04N 84.46W
03/18/2013 FAYETTE KY PUBLIC
PICTURE OF STREET FLOODING ON UK CAMPUS VIA TWITTER
1213 PM FLOOD EDMONTON 36.98N 85.62W
03/18/2013 METCALFE KY EMERGENCY MNGR
THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED 7 COUNTY ROADS AND 2
STATE ROADS CURRENTLY IMPASSABLE ACROSS THE COUNTY DUE
TO MINOR FLOODING. THE KENTUCKY MESONET SITE 5 MILES
WEST OF EDMONTON MEASURED 2.7 INCHES OF RAIN IN AROUND 6
HOURS.
1219 PM FLOOD 5 S COLUMBIA 37.03N 85.31W
03/18/2013 ADAIR KY TRAINED SPOTTER
CREEK REPORTED TO BE OVERFLOWING...FLOODING KY 61 SOUTH
AT J C LASLEY ROAD
1221 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 SSE VALLEY VIEW 37.80N 84.41W
03/18/2013 E2.50 INCH MADISON KY EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORT OF A MUDSLIDE ON TATES CREEK ROAD BETWEEN
WHITLOCK ROAD AND MAPLE GROVE ROAD. RAIN ESTIMATED FROM
RADAR.
1230 PM FLOOD 1 N HARDINSBURG 37.79N 86.45W
03/18/2013 BRECKINRIDGE KY EMERGENCY MNGR
KY 261 CLOSED AT MP 15.2
1230 PM FLOOD 6 S GREENSBURG 37.17N 85.50W
03/18/2013 GREEN KY EMERGENCY MNGR
US 68 CLOSED BETWEEN MP6 AND MP7
&&
EVENT NUMBER LMK1300127 LMK1300138 LMK1300129 LMK1300128 LMK1300131
LMK1300130 LMK1300132 LMK1300133 LMK1300134 LMK1300135 LMK1300139
LMK1300136 LMK1300137 LMK1300140 LMK1300141 LMK1300142 LMK1300143
LMK1300144 LMK1300145 LMK1300146
13The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 4:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Monroe | 28 min |
| Mar 18, 5:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey, Lincoln | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 5:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Marion, Shelby, Taylor, Washington | 32 min |
| Mar 18, 5:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jessamine | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 6:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer, Scott and 1 more | 28 min |
| Mar 18, 6:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison, Nicholas | 33 min |
| Mar 18, 7:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green, Taylor | 46 min |
| Mar 18, 7:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Metcalfe, Monroe | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 7:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Clark, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln and 1 more | 44 min |
| Mar 18, 7:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Barren, Metcalfe | 28 min |
| Mar 18, 8:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Clark and 26 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 8:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson | 29 min |
| Mar 18, 8:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Cumberland, Monroe, Russell | 45 min |
| Mar 18, 8:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Monroe | 43 min |
| Mar 18, 9:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Cumberland, Monroe | 43 min |
| Mar 18, 9:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Green, Metcalfe, Taylor | 29 min |
| Mar 18, 9:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson | 32 min |
| Mar 18, 9:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Russell | 43 min |
| Mar 18, 10:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell | 45 min |
| Mar 18, 10:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Barren, Boyle, Casey, Clinton and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 18, 11:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Adair, Allen, Barren, Casey, Cumberland, Green and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 11:15 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Bullitt, Butler, Clark, Edmonson and 17 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 18, 11:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland | 30 min |
| Mar 18, 12:27 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | LMK | Ohio | 10 hr |
| Mar 18, 1:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon | 30 hr |
| Mar 18, 6:46 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | LMK | Nicholas, Robertson | 4 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:45 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | LMK | Harrison, Washington | 5 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2013Every river flood warning in 2013
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.