Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Apr 3, 2015, 2:16 AM EDT for Clark County, Floyd County, Indiana; Jefferson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. 10 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
- Apr 3, 2015, 2:16 AM EDT (06:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2015, 5:15 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
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2:38 AM EDT | FLOOD | Louisville, KY | SEVERAL ROADS IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING INCLUDING INTERSTATE 65 |
| Apr 3, 3:01 AM EDT | FLOOD | 1 Wsw Louisville, KY | INTERSECTION OF 3RD AND EASTERN UNDER WATER. MANY OTHER INTERSECTIONS UNDER WATER ACROSS THE CITY INCLUDING FLOYD AND CARDINAL...SIX MILE AND BRECKENRIDGE...SIX MILE AND HURSTBOURNE...AND 4TH AND INDUSTRY. |
| Apr 3, 3:05 AM EDT | FLOOD | 1 Nw Shively, KY | HIGH WATER AT CANE RUN ROAD AND RALPH LANE. |
| Apr 3, 3:13 AM EDT | FLOOD | 2 Wsw Jeffersontown, KY | WATER RESCUE OF A PERSON IN A STALLED VEHICLE REPORTED AT SIX MILE AND HURSTBOURNE |
| Apr 3, 3:45 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Louisville, KY | KY 22 AT SPRINGCREST DR CULVERT WASHED OUT. KY 146 BETWEEN SHADY LANE AND GLENBROOK RD CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. KY 1020 NATIONAL TURNPIKE FROM OUTER LOOP TO KY 841 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. KY 1065 OUTER LOOP WEST OF I-65 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. |
| Apr 3, 3:55 AM EDT | FLOOD | 2 Ssw Saint Matthews, KY | RAMP AT TAYLORSVILLE AND I-264 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. |
| Apr 3, 4:08 AM EDT | FLOOD | 1 Sw Louisville, KY | EAST SIDE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE CAMPUS IS FLOODED. A COUPLE OF UNDERPASSES ON CAMPUS HAVE WATER 8 TO 10 FEET DEEP OVER THEM. |
| Apr 3, 4:48 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wnw Highview, KY | WATER RESCUES BEING REPORTED IN THE WHISPERING HILLS APARTMENT COMPLEX OFF OF SHEPHERDSVILLE ROAD NEAR FERN CREEK. |
| Apr 3, 4:54 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nnw Okolona, KY | EVACUATIONS AT 6111 GUARDIAN COURT DUE TO HIGH WATER ENTERING THE RESIDENCE. |
| Apr 3, 5:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 W Louisville, KY | ROAD REPORTEDLY OUT NEAR 15TH AND W. HILL STREET |
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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 323 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 906 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 269 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 278 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
377
WGUS53 KLMK 030616
FFWLMK
INC019-043-KYC111-030915-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0002.150403T0616Z-150403T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
216 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2015
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...
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
FLOYD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 515 AM EDT
* AT 211 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE ACROSS
SOUTHERN FLOYD AND MUCH OF JEFFERSON COUNTIES. THE STORMS WERE
MOVING EAST AROUND 30 MPH...BUT WERE MOVING OVER THE SAME
AREAS...INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD FOR FLASH FLOODING.
* THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL BE NEAR...
LOUISVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND FERN CREEK
PLEASURE RIDGE...FAIRDALE
OKOLONA AND HIGHVIEW
* OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...JEFFERSONVILLE...NEW ALBANY...
MIDDLETOWN...HIGHVIEW...ANCHORAGE...
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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3835 8558 3834 8558 3834 8556 3826 8541
3819 8541 3811 8546 3808 8556 3810 8590
3813 8591 3818 8590 3819 8594 3826 8595
3828 8599 3836 8603 3836 8560
$$
TWF1 follow-up statement
742
WGUS73 KLMK 030714
FFSLMK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
314 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2015
INC019-043-KYC111-030915-
/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150403T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-JEFFERSON KY-
314 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2015
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM EDT FOR
JEFFERSON...SOUTHERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN FLOYD COUNTIES...
AT 306 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE
WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LOUISVILLE...JEFFERSONVILLE...NEW ALBANY...
MIDDLETOWN...HIGHVIEW...ANCHORAGE...
GEORGETOWN...WATSON...UTICA...
NUMEROUS ROADS HAVE FLOODING...AND SOME ARE IMPASSABLE ACROSS
JEFFERSON COUNTY. ALSO...A WATER RESCUE AT SIX MILE LANE AND
HURSTBOURNE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.
WITH MORE THUNDERSTORMS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN TO THE WEST AND MOVING
EAST INTO THE WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS...THE FLASH
FLOOD THREAT WILL INCREASE AND AN INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS SITUATION
COULD UNFOLD!
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT
TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN!
&&
LAT...LON 3835 8558 3834 8558 3834 8556 3826 8541
3819 8541 3811 8546 3808 8556 3810 8590
3813 8591 3818 8590 3819 8594 3826 8595
3828 8599 3836 8603 3836 8560
$$
TWFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 11:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Clark, Crawford, Dubois, Jefferson, Orange, Scott and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 3, 12:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Clark, Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Harrison, Perry and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 3, 1:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Harrison | 2 hr |
| Apr 3, 1:42 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Harrison, Orange, Perry | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:56 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison, Perry | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Washington | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:10 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Floyd | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison, Perry | 78 min |
| Apr 3, 7:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Washington | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Floyd | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison, Perry | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 10:06 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Scott | 24 hr |
| Apr 3, 10:48 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison, Washington | 22 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:20 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | LMK | Clark, Floyd | 51 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:20 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Harrison | 51 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:20 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | LMK | Crawford, Perry | 51 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Perry | 18 days |
| Apr 3, 11:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Perry | 114 min |
| Apr 3, 1:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Harrison, Perry | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Crawford, Perry | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Floyd, Harrison | 28 min |
| Apr 3, 2:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Harrison | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Harrison, Orange, Perry | 12 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd | 12 hr |
| Apr 2, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Grayson, Ohio | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 8:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Grayson | 23 min |
| Apr 2, 10:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 28 min |
| Apr 3, 2:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison and 6 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:41 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Shelby, Spencer, Woodford | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:37 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bullitt, Fayette, Jessamine, Mercer, Nelson and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Shelby, Spencer, Woodford | 7 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bullitt, Clark, Fayette, Jessamine, Madison and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hart | 27 min |
| Apr 3, 7:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren, Metcalfe | 29 min |
| Apr 3, 9:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bullitt, Clark, Fayette, Jessamine, Madison and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon | 52 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer | 39 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Woodford | 4 days |
| Apr 3, 9:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Carroll, Henry, Owen | 5 days |
| Apr 3, 9:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hardin, Nelson | 4 days |
| Apr 3, 9:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt | 29 hr |
| Apr 3, 10:18 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Nicholas, Robertson | 4 days |
| Apr 3, 10:31 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Ohio | 47 hr |
| Apr 3, 10:31 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Edmonson | 3 days |
| Apr 3, 10:31 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Warren | 5 days |
| Apr 3, 10:31 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Muhlenberg, Ohio | 8 days |
| Apr 3, 10:43 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison | 52 hr |
| Apr 3, 1:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Bullitt, Clark, Fayette, Franklin and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson | 28 min |
| Apr 3, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan, Warren | 30 min |
| Apr 3, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Warren | 32 min |
| Apr 3, 3:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Mercer, Shelby, Spencer, Woodford | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green, Taylor | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Fayette, Woodford | 32 min |
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Madison and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Lincoln, Taylor | 46 min |
| Apr 3, 4:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hardin, Larue, Meade | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 20 min |
| Apr 3, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark | 8 min |
| Apr 3, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison, Scott | 30 min |
| Apr 3, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jessamine | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 6:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine and 4 more | 12 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.