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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Louisville, KY

April 8, 201511 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Apr 8, 2015, 5:59 PM EDT for 11 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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 8, 2015, 5:59 PM EDT (21:59 UTC)
Expired
Apr 9, 2015, 12:00 AM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Anderson County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Scott County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Woodford County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 8, 8:08 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD4 Ene Versailles, KYPAYNES MILL ROAD CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

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 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 143 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 2015-04-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 487 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 2015-04-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 166 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
487 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-110 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
711 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
166 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
194 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

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

475 
WGUS53 KLMK 082159
FFWLMK
KYC005-017-067-073-097-179-181-209-211-215-239-090400-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0021.150408T2159Z-150409T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
559 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ANDERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  BOURBON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LEXINGTON...
  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FRANKFORT...
  HARRISON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NICHOLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN...
  WOODFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHEASTERN NELSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  EASTERN SPENCER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY

* AT 552 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM REPEATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CARDINAL HILL...CARLISLE...
  CYNTHIANA...GEORGETOWN...HIGHLANDS...

  IN ADDITION...LITTLE TEXAS...GEORGETOWN SCOTT COUNTY AIRPORT AND
  CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

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.

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 3829 8384 3815 8402 3799 8460 3800 8466
      3797 8467 3795 8494 3790 8511 3792 8512
      3787 8524 3805 8534 3836 8473 3853 8448
      3858 8421 3856 8420 3855 8416 3851 8418
      3848 8415 3844 8397 3837 8391 3833 8384

$$

SCHOETTMER
2 follow-up statements
250 
WGUS73 KLMK 090011
FFSLMK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
811 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015

KYC005-179-211-215-090016-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150409T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NELSON KY-SHELBY KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-
811 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR ANDERSON...EASTERN
SPENCER...SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY AND NORTHEASTERN NELSON COUNTIES...

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THESE COUNTIES...AND THERE ARE NO 
REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING AT THIS TIME. 

LAT...LON 3829 8384 3815 8402 3799 8460 3800 8466
      3797 8468 3796 8479 3810 8484 3812 8487
      3810 8490 3814 8501 3822 8500 3836 8473
      3853 8448 3858 8421 3856 8420 3855 8416
      3851 8418 3848 8415 3844 8397 3833 8384

$$

KYC017-067-073-097-181-209-239-090400-
/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150409T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NICHOLAS KY-SCOTT KY-WOODFORD KY-BOURBON KY-FAYETTE KY-FRANKLIN KY-
HARRISON KY-
811 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
HARRISON...FRANKLIN...NORTHERN FAYETTE...BOURBON...WOODFORD...SCOTT
AND NICHOLAS COUNTIES...

AT 803 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED 
AREA. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 35 MPH.

WOODFORD COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED PAYNES MILL ROAD IN THE NORTHEAST 
PART OF WOODFORD COUNTY IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER AT THIS TIME.
 
THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL BE NEAR...
  MATTOXTOWN BY 805 PM EDT...
  ELMENDORF AND MUIR BY 810 PM EDT...
  JIMTOWN...LORADALE...HUTCHISON AND CENTERVILLE BY 815 PM EDT...
  MONTEREY AND SIDVILLE BY 820 PM EDT...
  PARIS BY 825 PM EDT...

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CARDINAL HILL...
  CARLISLE...
  CYNTHIANA...
  GEORGETOWN...
  HIGHLANDS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO 
CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER 
TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO 
ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 3829 8384 3815 8402 3799 8460 3800 8466
      3797 8468 3796 8479 3810 8484 3812 8487
      3810 8490 3814 8501 3822 8500 3836 8473
      3853 8448 3858 8421 3856 8420 3855 8416
      3851 8418 3848 8415 3844 8397 3833 8384

$$

TWF
931 
WGUS73 KLMK 090248
FFSLMK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1048 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015

KYC017-067-073-097-181-209-239-090257-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150409T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NICHOLAS KY-SCOTT KY-WOODFORD KY-BOURBON KY-FAYETTE KY-FRANKLIN KY-
HARRISON KY-
1048 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR HARRISON...
FRANKLIN...NORTHERN FAYETTE...BOURBON...WOODFORD...SCOTT AND NICHOLAS
COUNTIES...

HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD 
FLASH FLOODING HAS SUBSIDED. HOWEVER...LOCALIZED FLOODING OF 
LOW-LYING AREAS MAY CONTINUE. 

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 3829 8384 3815 8402 3799 8460 3800 8466
      3797 8468 3796 8479 3810 8484 3812 8487
      3810 8490 3814 8501 3822 8500 3836 8473
      3853 8448 3858 8421 3856 8420 3855 8416
      3851 8418 3848 8415 3844 8397 3833 8384

$$

RAS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 7, 8:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKBourbon7 days
Apr 7, 9:18 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKOhio23 hr
Apr 8, 12:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison33 min
Apr 8, 12:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison29 min
Apr 8, 12:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison, Nicholas18 min
Apr 8, 2:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchLMKAdair, Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Breckinridge, Bullitt and 37 more39 hr
Apr 8, 2:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler29 min
Apr 8, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKEdmonson30 min
Apr 8, 3:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGrayson29 min
Apr 8, 3:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMarion33 min
Apr 8, 3:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLarue32 min
Apr 8, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKEdmonson, Grayson, Hart32 min
Apr 8, 3:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLarue33 min
Apr 8, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler29 min
Apr 8, 3:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Edmonson, Grayson, Ohio32 min
Apr 8, 4:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKGreen, Hart, Larue3 hr
Apr 8, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMarion31 min
Apr 8, 4:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMercer, Washington28 min
Apr 8, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Edmonson, Grayson31 min
Apr 8, 4:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Shelby, Spencer31 min
Apr 8, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMercer, Woodford29 min
Apr 8, 5:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Franklin, Shelby, Spencer40 min
Apr 8, 5:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt32 min
Apr 8, 5:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMercer28 min
Apr 8, 5:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Nelson, Spencer32 min
Apr 8, 5:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison31 min
Apr 8, 5:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFranklin, Henry, Shelby29 min
Apr 8, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKTrimble32 min
Apr 8, 6:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFranklin, Woodford28 min
Apr 8, 6:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson32 min
Apr 8, 6:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKJefferson4 hr
Apr 8, 7:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Oldham, Shelby32 min
Apr 8, 7:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKJefferson, Oldham, Shelby3 hr
Apr 8, 7:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFayette, Jessamine, Woodford30 min
Apr 8, 7:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison, Scott28 min
Apr 8, 7:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFranklin30 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.