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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Louisville, KY

September 11, 2014Clark County, Floyd County, Indiana; Jefferson County, Oldham County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Sep 11, 2014, 1:28 AM EDT for Clark County, Floyd County, Indiana; Jefferson County, Oldham County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Sep 11, 2014, 1:28 AM EDT (05:28 UTC)
Expired: Sep 11, 2014, 4:30 AM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Clark County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Jefferson County, KY, Oldham County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:28 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Sep 11, 1:31 AM EDT	FLOOD	Jeffersonville, IN	THE UNDERPASS ON EASTERN BOULEVARD SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 65 WAS COVERED WITH A FOOT OF WATER.
Sep 11, 3:30 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 2.04	Sellersburg, IN	STORM TOTAL RAINFALL REPORTED THUS FAR
Sep 11, 4:21 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Louisville, KY	CAR STUCK IN WATER AT MCCAULEY RD AND EDITH LN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 201 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 167 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 949 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 316 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 419 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 1.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

389 
WGUS53 KLMK 110528
FFWLMK
INC019-043-KYC111-185-110830-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0021.140911T0528Z-140911T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
128 AM EDT THU SEP 11 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE...
  OLDHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  FLOYD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 430 AM EDT

* AT 123 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM REPEATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED 
AREA. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE AREA IN PERIOD VERY 
HEAVY DOWNPOURS.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS COMBINED WITH HIGH RAINFALL RATES 
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...JEFFERSONVILLE...NEW ALBANY...LA
  GRANGE...MIDDLETOWN...HIGHVIEW...

  IN ADDITION...GEORGETOWN...RIVER BLUFF AND ORCHARD GRASS HILLS ARE
  INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.

  FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN THIS WARNING...
  POPE LICK CREEK OVERFLOWS ONTO BLACKTHORN ROAD.
  CHENOWETH RUN OVERFLOWS AT INTERSECTION OF RUCKRIEGEL PARKWAY AND
  WATTERSON TRAIL.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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 3859 8543 3852 8543 3849 8531 3846 8535
      3836 8528 3831 8533 3829 8546 3826 8541
      3813 8543 3808 8555 3809 8572 3804 8588
      3800 8594 3818 8590 3819 8596 3826 8595
      3833 8603 3848 8600 3850 8589 3861 8579

$$

AMS

2 follow-up statements

636 
WGUS73 KLMK 110620
FFSLMK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
220 AM EDT THU SEP 11 2014

INC019-043-KYC111-185-110830-
/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140911T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-
220 AM EDT THU SEP 11 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM EDT FOR
OLDHAM...JEFFERSON...CLARK AND FLOYD COUNTIES...

AT 214 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED 
AREA.  BURSTS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE STILL EXPECTED TO CAUSE PERIODIC 
FLOODING PROBLEMS EARLY THIS MORNING.  A FOOT OF WATER WAS REPORTED 
OVER THE UNDERPASS ON EASTERN BOULEVARD UNDER INTERSTATE 65. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  JEFFERSONVILLE...
  NEW ALBANY...
  LA GRANGE...
  MIDDLETOWN...
  HIGHVIEW...

  IN ADDITION...RIVER BLUFF...ORCHARD GRASS HILLS AND PARK LAKE ARE
  INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.

  FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN THIS WARNING...
  POPE LICK CREEK OVERFLOWS ONTO BLACKTHORN ROAD.
  CHENOWETH RUN OVERFLOWS AT INTERSECTION OF RUCKRIEGEL PARKWAY AND
  WATTERSON TRAIL.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT
TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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 3859 8543 3852 8543 3849 8531 3846 8535
      3836 8528 3831 8533 3829 8546 3826 8541
      3813 8543 3808 8555 3809 8572 3804 8588
      3800 8594 3818 8590 3819 8596 3826 8595
      3833 8603 3848 8600 3850 8589 3861 8579

$$

AMS

150 
WGUS73 KLMK 110831
FFSLMK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
431 AM EDT THU SEP 11 2014

INC019-043-KYC111-185-110840-
/O.EXP.KLMK.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140911T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-
431 AM EDT THU SEP 11 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR OLDHAM...JEFFERSON...CLARK
AND FLOYD COUNTIES...

THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.  HOWEVER A FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 600 AM EDT 
AS PONDING OF WATER AND MINOR FLOODING MAY STILL EXIST IN THE 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.

LAT...LON 3859 8543 3852 8543 3849 8531 3846 8535
      3836 8528 3831 8533 3829 8546 3826 8541
      3813 8543 3808 8555 3809 8572 3804 8588
      3800 8594 3818 8590 3819 8596 3826 8595
      3833 8603 3848 8600 3850 8589 3861 8579

$$

AMS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 10, 10:46 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	LMK	Clark, Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson and 4 more	8 hr
Sep 10, 10:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Dubois, Orange, Washington	46 min
Sep 10, 11:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark, Crawford, Jefferson, Scott	32 min
Sep 10, 11:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson	30 min
Sep 11, 12:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark, Floyd	30 min
Sep 11, 12:44 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Harrison, Orange, Perry and 1 more	5 hr
Sep 11, 1:04 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Clark, Jefferson, Scott	5 hr
Sep 11, 1:44 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Crawford, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Washington	3 hr
Sep 11, 12:11 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Trimble	19 min
Sep 11, 12:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby	29 min
Sep 11, 1:57 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Bourbon, Franklin, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott	5 hr
Sep 11, 2:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hancock	31 min
Sep 11, 2:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Grayson, Ohio	31 min
Sep 11, 3:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge	31 min
Sep 11, 3:14 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hancock, Hardin, Meade, Nelson and 3 more	5 hr
Sep 11, 3:18 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Anderson, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison and 3 more	5 hr
Sep 11, 4:21 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Scott, Shelby, Woodford	3 hr
Sep 11, 4:37 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Fayette	3 hr
Sep 11, 4:42 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Green, Hart, Taylor	43 min
Sep 11, 5:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Casey, Green, Taylor	46 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.