Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jul 13, 2015, 2:21 PM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 114 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2015, 2:21 PM EDT (18:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2015, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 114 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Carroll County, KY, Gallatin County, KY, Grant County, KY, Owen County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:23 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, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 765 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
254
WGUS51 KILN 131821
FFWILN
KYC041-077-081-187-132015-
/O.NEW.KILN.FF.W.0013.150713T1821Z-150713T2015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
221 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
GRANT COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
GALLATIN COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
OWEN COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 415 PM EDT.
* AT 220 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS HAD PRODUCED
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN
HAS ALREADY FALLEN. HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL WITH ANOTHER INCH
TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH 330 PM. VERY INTENSE RAINFALL RATES
OF UP TO AN INCH IN 30 MINUTES IS POSSIBLE. RUNOFF FROM THIS
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CARROLLTON...WILLIAMSTOWN...DRY RIDGE...WARSAW...OWENTON...KENTUCKY
SPEEDWAY...GLENCOE...GHENT...SANDERS...CORINTH...SPARTA...
WORTHVILLE...PRESTONVILLE...MONTEREY...GRATZ...INTERSTATE 71 AT
MILE MARKER 40...INTERSTATE 71 AT MILE MARKER 52...INTERSTATE 71 AT
STATE ROUTE 227...INTERSTATE 71 AT US ROUTE 127 AND EGYPT BOTTOM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...CULVERTS...CREEKS AND STREAMS.
WATER LEVELS CAN RISE RAPIDLY AND SWEEP CHILDREN AWAY.
TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING...GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND
SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3844 8492 3846 8492 3845 8494 3849 8499
3852 8498 3851 8503 3855 8500 3857 8504
3857 8506 3860 8508 3858 8518 3871 8531
3872 8524 3869 8517 3877 8498 3880 8479
3878 8464 3855 8448 3840 8467 3838 8480
$$
JDR2 follow-up statements
056
WGUS71 KILN 131940
FFSILN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
340 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015
KYC077-131947-
/O.CAN.KILN.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150713T2015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GALLATIN KY-
340 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR GALLATIN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
THREAT.
PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS FLASH FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMITTING YOUR REPORT
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
LAT...LON 3844 8492 3846 8492 3845 8494 3849 8499
3852 8498 3851 8503 3855 8500 3857 8504
3857 8506 3860 8508 3869 8509 3870 8503
3866 8494 3867 8488 3868 8469 3855 8448
3840 8467 3838 8480
$$
KYC041-081-187-132015-
/O.CON.KILN.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150713T2015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GRANT KY-OWEN KY-CARROLL KY-
340 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN GRANT...OWEN AND SOUTHEASTERN
CARROLL COUNTIES REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT...
AT 337 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS HAD EXITED THE
REGION...THOUGH FLOODING IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THE PREVIOUS HEAVY
RAIN STILL RUNNING OFF INTO AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. THERE MAY STILL
BE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN
SOME LOCATIONS WITH THE EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WILLIAMSTOWN...OWENTON...SANDERS...CORINTH...WORTHVILLE...MONTEREY...
GRATZ AND INTERSTATE 71 AT MILE MARKER 52.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...CULVERTS...CREEKS AND STREAMS.
WATER LEVELS CAN RISE RAPIDLY AND SWEEP CHILDREN AWAY.
TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING...GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND
SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3844 8492 3846 8492 3845 8494 3849 8499
3852 8498 3851 8503 3855 8500 3857 8504
3857 8506 3860 8508 3869 8509 3870 8503
3866 8494 3867 8488 3868 8469 3855 8448
3840 8467 3838 8480
$$
JDR933
WGUS71 KILN 132008
FFSILN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
408 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015
KYC041-081-187-132017-
/O.EXP.KILN.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150713T2015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GRANT KY-OWEN KY-CARROLL KY-
408 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN GRANT...OWEN AND SOUTHEASTERN
CARROLL COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 415 PM EDT...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE
A THREAT. PRELIMINARY REPORTS OUT OF THE AFFECTED COUNTIES INDICATED
THAT MOSTLY MINOR FLOODING WAS OBSERVED.
PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS FLASH FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMITTING YOUR REPORT
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
LAT...LON 3844 8492 3846 8492 3845 8494 3849 8499
3852 8498 3851 8503 3855 8500 3857 8504
3857 8506 3860 8508 3869 8509 3870 8503
3866 8494 3867 8488 3868 8469 3855 8448
3840 8467 3838 8480
$$
JDRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 4:15 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 39 hr |
| Jul 13, 12:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone | 48 min |
| Jul 13, 1:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Kenton | 56 min |
| Jul 13, 1:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Campbell | 12 min |
| Jul 13, 1:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Bracken, Grant, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and 1 more | 47 min |
| Jul 13, 2:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Bracken, Pendleton | 9 min |
| Jul 13, 2:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Campbell, Kenton | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Lewis | 44 min |
| Jul 13, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Bracken, Lewis, Mason, Robertson | 33 min |
| Jul 13, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Grant, Owen | 20 min |
| Jul 13, 2:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Lewis, Mason | 3 hr |
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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.