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Flash Flood Warning 51, NWS Louisville, KY

July 3, 20156 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 3, 2015, 4:35 PM CDT for 6 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 4 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: Jul 3, 2015, 4:35 PM CDT (21:35 UTC)
Expired: Jul 3, 2015, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Breckinridge County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Larue County, KY, Marion County, KY, Nelson County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 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
Jul 3, 4:43 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Hodgenville, KY	HIGH WATER IN SPOTS IN LINCOLN HIGHWAY.
Jul 3, 5:40 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Hodgenville, KY	WEST MAIN STREET CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
Jul 3, 7:44 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 Nne Hardinsburg, KY	HIGHWAY 1385 FLOODED IN SPOTS.

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 3 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 8 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 175 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: 492 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 689 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 7 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

243 
WGUS53 KLMK 032135
FFWLMK
KYC027-085-093-123-155-179-040130-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0051.150703T2135Z-150704T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
535 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN HARDIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  LARUE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN NELSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHEASTERN GRAYSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 930 PM EDT/830 PM CDT/

* AT 534 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELIZABETHTOWN...HARDINSBURG...
  HODGENVILLE...

  IN ADDITION...NOLIN...LEAFDALE AND ADDINGTON FIELD AIRPORT ARE
  INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.

  FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN THIS WARNING...
  CLEAR PRONG OVERFLOWS MOOK CENTERVIEW ROAD.
  CLEAR PRONG OVERFLOWS FAIRFIELD HUDSON ROAD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

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 3788 8645 3775 8607 3765 8539 3747 8549
      3748 8550 3745 8554 3747 8563 3745 8565
      3751 8635 3766 8660

$$

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2 follow-up statements

568 
WGUS73 KLMK 032242
FFSLMK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
642 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2015

KYC027-085-093-123-155-179-040130-
/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0051.000000T0000Z-150704T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LARUE KY-MARION KY-NELSON KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-
642 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT/830 PM
CDT/ FOR SOUTHERN HARDIN...NORTHEASTERN GRAYSON...SOUTHERN
BRECKINRIDGE...SOUTHERN NELSON...NORTHWESTERN MARION AND LARUE
COUNTIES...

AT 639 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A 
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. SEVERAL 
ROADS IN AND AROUND HODGENVILLE HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ELIZABETHTOWN...
  HARDINSBURG...
  HODGENVILLE...

  IN ADDITION...WHITE MILLS JUNCTION...ADDINGTON FIELD AIRPORT AND
  INDIAN HILLS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.

  FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN THIS WARNING...
  CLEAR PRONG OVERFLOWS MOOK CENTERVIEW ROAD.
  CLEAR PRONG OVERFLOWS FAIRFIELD HUDSON ROAD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

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 3788 8645 3775 8607 3765 8539 3747 8549
      3748 8550 3745 8554 3747 8563 3745 8565
      3751 8635 3766 8660

$$

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093 
WGUS73 KLMK 040046
FFSLMK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
846 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2015

KYC027-085-093-123-155-179-040130-
/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0051.000000T0000Z-150704T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LARUE KY-MARION KY-NELSON KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-
846 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT/830 PM
CDT/ FOR SOUTHERN HARDIN...NORTHEASTERN GRAYSON...SOUTHERN
BRECKINRIDGE...SOUTHERN NELSON...NORTHWESTERN MARION AND LARUE
COUNTIES...

AT 843 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO REPORT 
FLOODED ROADS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA. BRECKENRIDGE COUNTY 
OFFICIALS REPORTED ROADS CLOSED NEAR HARDINSBURG.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ELIZABETHTOWN...
  HARDINSBURG...
  HODGENVILLE...

  IN ADDITION...FISHER...ADDINGTON FIELD AIRPORT AND INDIAN HILLS ARE
  INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.

  FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN THIS WARNING...
  CLEAR PRONG OVERFLOWS MOOK CENTERVIEW ROAD.
  CLEAR PRONG OVERFLOWS FAIRFIELD HUDSON ROAD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

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 3788 8645 3775 8607 3765 8539 3747 8549
      3748 8550 3745 8554 3747 8563 3745 8565
      3751 8635 3766 8660

$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Jul 3, 2:06 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 2:06 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
306 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2015

.SHORT TERM (Now through Saturday Night)...
Issued at 304 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2015

...Flash Flood Potential Continues Through Tonight...

A 5H shortwave trof reaching from the Great Lakes to the southern
Plains will sweep slowly eastward tonight. As this disturbance
encounters very moist, slightly unstable air it will generate
scattered showers and storms. Coverage should slowly decrease
overnight as instability decreases, but we may hold on to at least
scattered showers through the night thanks to that wave as well as a
broad synoptic surface boundary and local boundaries from earlier
convection. Because the ground is so wet, and considering the
rainfall rates we saw this afternoon, after chatting with JKL have
decided to extend most of the Flash Flood Watch through tonight. As
coverage decreases, we may be able to cancel it early. Speaking of
which, we will let the northeast corner of the LMK CWA (Scott IN,
Jefferson IN, and Trimble KY) expire at 8pm as previously scheduled
since that area has had time to dry out today plus the better
chances for heavier downpours are south of there. Thanks to ILN for
coord.

Tomorrow moisture will not be as deep as the upper wave sweeps much
of the RH to the south and southeast. As we destabilize over the
course of the day some showers and storms may still pop up,
especially across the Lake Cumberland region, but coverage will be
less than what we saw today. High temperatures will be pretty nice
for Independence Day, generally in the 80 to 85 degree range.

Shower/storm coverage will continue to decrease Saturday night as
temperatures fall into the middle 60s by morning.

.LONG TERM (Sunday through Friday)...
Issued at 257 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2015

A weak upper level trough will be over the region at the beginning
of the long term period. This trough will slowly shift off to the
north and east through Monday. At the surface we will be in between
high pressure to the east and a low pressure system to the west.
There should be a relative lull in showers and thunderstorms Sunday
through Monday night. The best chance for rain will be across the
southeastern portion of the forecast area. However, these storms
will be scattered at best. In addition, Sunday night still looks
like it should be dry. Highs through this period will be in the mid
80s with lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s.

A shortwave trough will swing into southeastern Canada and the Great
Lakes region by Tuesday. A cold front will approach the lower Ohio
Valley Tuesday, bringing with it a greater chance for storms. This
front will stall out across the forecast area and will serve as a
focus for storms through the end of the work week. In addition, a
couple of weak waves will ride along this front. Scattered to
numerous storms can be expected through Thursday night in
association with these disturbances. A few strong storms may be
possible with this activity, but the main concern could become
flooding once again as grounds are already saturated from rounds of
rain this week.

Highs look to be a bit cooler this week with temps topping out in
the lower to mid 80s. Lows will range from the mid 60s to lower 70s.

&&

.AVIATION (18Z TAF Update)...
Issued at 114 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2015

Showers and a few thunderstorms have begun to sprout across southern
Indiana and central Kentucky ahead of an approaching 5H shortwave
trof and along an east-west surface boundary. Thunderstorm coverage
is expected to increase this afternoon as instability increases.
Some training of storms will be possible, so, if a line of storms
sets up directly over an airport there could be an extended period
of time below VFR in heavy downpours.

Convection coverage will gradually decrease tonight. The decrease
may be rather gradual, and we may hold on to a few showers
throughout the night. Ceilings are expected to lower once again in
the very moist atmosphere, and some light vsby reductions will be
possible especially at BWG.

Stubborn upper troffing will remain overhead and the wavy surface
boundary will still be in the area, but both features will be weak
and there won't be quite as much moisture in the column, resulting
in lower shower/storm coverage.

Winds will be chaotic throughout the TAF period, but will be on the
light side (outside of thunderstorms).

&&

.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH until 8 PM EDT this evening FOR KYZ032.

     FLASH FLOOD WATCH through Saturday morning FOR KYZ023>031-
     033>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082.

IN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH until 8 PM EDT this evening FOR INZ078-079.

     FLASH FLOOD WATCH through Saturday morning FOR INZ076-077-083-
     084-089>092.

&&

Short Term........13
Long Term.........EER
Aviation..........13

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 2:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
334 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2015

INZ078-079-KYZ032-041945-
SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-TRIMBLE KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...BEDFORD
334 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...PRIMARILY
THIS EVENING. IN AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY
RAINFALL...EVEN BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WILL BE ENOUGH TO CREATE FLOODING
PROBLEMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL MEANDER AROUND THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE MAINLY EACH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

BY MID WEEK...ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH AND STALL
NEAR THE AREA BRINGING MORE ROUNDS OF SCATTERED STORMS. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL AGAIN BECOME A THREAT WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM DURING
THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY FLOODING AS SOON AS IT BEGINS OR
APPEARS IMMINENT.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE.

INZ076-077-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>031-033>043-045>049-053>057-
061>067-070>078-081-082-041945-
ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON 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-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...JASPER...MARENGO...
TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...
HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...
ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...
LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...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
334 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2015 /234 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2015/

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...PRIMARILY
THIS EVENING. IN AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL...EVEN
BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WILL BE ENOUGH TO CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL MEANDER AROUND THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE MAINLY EACH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

BY MID WEEK...ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH AND STALL
NEAR THE AREA BRINGING MORE ROUNDS OF SCATTERED STORMS. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL AGAIN BECOME A THREAT WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM DURING
THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY FLOODING AS SOON AS IT BEGINS OR
APPEARS IMMINENT.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE.

13

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 3, 3:39 PM CDT, 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
439 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0437 PM     FLASH FLOOD      LEXINGTON               38.04N 84.46W
07/03/2015                   FAYETTE            KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            WATER COVERS LOUDON ROAD IN SPOTS.

&&

SZAPPANOS

Local storm report, Jul 3, 3:45 PM CDT, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
445 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0444 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ROUNDHILL               37.23N 86.45W
07/03/2015                   BUTLER             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

&&

SZAPPANOS

Local storm report, Jul 3, 3:51 PM CDT, 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
451 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0449 PM     FLASH FLOOD      LEXINGTON               38.04N 84.46W
07/03/2015                   FAYETTE            KY   PUBLIC

            HIGHWAY 68 HAS HIGH WATER IN SPOTS OVER
            ROADWAY FROM LEXINGTON TO HARRODSBURG IN
            MERCER COUNTY.

&&

SZAPPANOS

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 3:58 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
458 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2015

KYZ055>057-067-032200-
BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-LINCOLN KY-MADISON KY-
458 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN MOVING INTO THE AREA...

AT 455 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
WINCHESTER TO 9 MILES NORTH OF LANCASTER TO 5 MILES EAST OF
DANVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES...
ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN BOYLE...GARRARD...MADISON AND
  NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING. EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON LOCAL
ROADWAYS. DRIVERS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND TURN ON THEIR HEADLIGHTS IF
ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAINS.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...
WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER
UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

&&

LAT...LON 3769 8409 3752 8428 3753 8434 3747 8438
      3748 8444 3745 8447 3761 8486 3777 8462
      3773 8457 3780 8446 3785 8448 3787 8442
      3785 8437 3790 8438 3788 8435 3792 8427
      3787 8426 3785 8408 3783 8410 3781 8407
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 287DEG 15KT 3790 8423 3773 8451
          3765 8466

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Local storm report, Jul 3, 4:14 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
514 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0513 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BROWNSVILLE             37.19N 86.26W
07/03/2015                   EDMONSON           KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HIGHWAY 187 HAS HIGH WATER IN SPOTS. HIGHWAY
            70 HAS HIGH WATER IN SPOTS.

&&

SZAPPANOS

Local storm report, Jul 3, 4:17 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
517 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0516 PM     FLASH FLOOD      HARRODSBURG             37.77N 84.85W
07/03/2015                   MERCER             KY   PUBLIC

            HIGHWAY 68 AT 152 FLOODED.

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SZAPPANOS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 2, 7:06 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Warren	35 hr
Jul 3, 3:36 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Henry	3 hr
Jul 3, 7:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Ohio	60 min
Jul 3, 7:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Lincoln	41 min
Jul 3, 8:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Monroe	3 hr
Jul 3, 8:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Grayson	31 min
Jul 3, 9:37 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Hart	3 hr
Jul 3, 10:18 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Taylor	3 hr
Jul 3, 10:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Metcalfe	32 min
Jul 3, 10:43 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe	3 hr
Jul 3, 11:05 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Taylor	3 hr
Jul 3, 11:21 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Adair	84 min
Jul 3, 11:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Meade	29 min
Jul 3, 11:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jessamine	29 min
Jul 3, 12:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bullitt	30 min
Jul 3, 12:16 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Garrard, Jessamine, Madison	4 hr
Jul 3, 12:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson	28 min
Jul 3, 12:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson	3 hr
Jul 3, 12:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson, Mercer, Nelson, Spencer, Washington, Woodford	28 min
Jul 3, 12:52 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Jefferson	113 min
Jul 3, 1:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Nelson	4 hr
Jul 3, 1:13 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Meade	4 hr
Jul 3, 1:17 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Anderson, Mercer, Nelson, Spencer, Washington	88 min
Jul 3, 1:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Fayette, Woodford	59 min
Jul 3, 1:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson	32 min
Jul 3, 2:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Fayette, Woodford	3 hr
Jul 3, 2:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Jefferson	3 hr
Jul 3, 2:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Bourbon, Fayette, Jessamine, Mercer, Woodford	4 hr
Jul 3, 2:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler	89 min
Jul 3, 3:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Ohio, Warren	4 hr
Jul 3, 3:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Boyle, Larue, Marion, Mercer, Washington	42 min
Jul 3, 3:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Larue, Nelson	115 min
Jul 3, 3:49 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Bourbon, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott and 1 more	3 hr
Jul 3, 3:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Garrard, Madison	62 min
Jul 3, 4:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Larue	3 hr
Jul 3, 4:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Warren	3 hr
Jul 3, 4:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison	4 hr
Jul 3, 5:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Adair, Casey, Green, Lincoln, Metcalfe, Russell and 1 more	2 hr
Jul 3, 5:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Allen, Barren, Monroe, Simpson, Warren	3 hr
Jul 3, 5:44 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Henry	2 hr
Jul 3, 6:11 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Logan, Simpson, Warren	3 hr
Jul 3, 6:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson	44 min
Jul 3, 6:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Ohio	117 min
Jul 3, 6:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Nicholas, Scott	45 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2015 Every flash flood warning in 2015

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.