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Flash Flood Warning 54, NWS Louisville, KY

July 3, 2015Meade County, Kentucky; Harrison County, Perry County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 3, 2015, 10:47 PM EDT for Meade County, Kentucky; Harrison County, Perry County, Indiana. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 3, 2015, 10:47 PM EDT (02:47 UTC)
Expired: Jul 4, 2015, 1:45 AM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Harrison County, IN, Perry County, IN, Meade County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 218 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: 22 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -93 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 918 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 122 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 100 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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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, 9:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 9:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 8:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

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

INZ078-079-KYZ032-050100-
SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-TRIMBLE KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...BEDFORD
851 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2015

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

.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT.

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>078-081-082-050100-
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
851 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2015 /751 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2015/

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ SATURDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT.

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/EER/MJ

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 7:21 PM EDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before

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

KYZ030-040005-
JEFFERSON KY-
721 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AFFECTING CENTRAL AND EASTERN JEFFERSON
COUNTY...

AT 719 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LYNDON...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES...
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY.

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 THIS STORM...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 3832 8552 3829 8547 3826 8541 3818 8542
      3808 8552 3808 8553 3822 8569 3834 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 291DEG 10KT 3824 8559

ZT

Local storm report, Jul 3, 7:38 PM EDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before

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

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

0737 PM     FLASH FLOOD      LANCASTER               37.62N 84.58W
07/03/2015                   GARRARD            KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HIGH WATER ON SALT LICK ROAD. WATER HAD
            BEGUN TO RECEDE.

&&

SZAPPANOS

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 7:55 PM EDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before

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

KYZ034>040-042-043-040040-
ANDERSON KY-BOURBON KY-FRANKLIN KY-HARRISON KY-NICHOLAS KY-SCOTT
KY-SHELBY KY-SPENCER KY-WOODFORD KY-
755 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN...

AT 752 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF
CYNTHIANA TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF FRANKFORT TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF
SHELBYVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

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

  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NICHOLAS...NORTHEASTERN SPENCER...NORTHERN
  ANDERSON...NORTHERN BOURBON...NORTHERN WOODFORD...SCOTT...SOUTHERN
  FRANKLIN...SOUTHERN HARRISON AND SOUTHERN SHELBY 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 3817 8436 3821 8438 3821 8441 3813 8461
      3809 8464 3799 8503 3813 8541 3827 8488
      3849 8415 3840 8392 3837 8391 3837 8388
      3833 8384
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 292DEG 18KT 3841 8418 3823 8477
          3811 8523

ZT

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 8:13 PM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before

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

KYZ029-030-038-040100-
BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-SPENCER KY-
813 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN...

AT 811 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FERN CREEK...AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES...
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN BULLITT...NORTHWESTERN SPENCER
  AND SOUTHERN JEFFERSON 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 THIS STORM...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 3815 8542 3812 8532 3807 8525 3797 8553
      3804 8571 3814 8571 3819 8542
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 298DEG 14KT 3811 8547

ZT

Local storm report, Jul 3, 8:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

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

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

0844 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 NNE HARDINSBURG       37.81N 86.44W
07/03/2015                   BRECKINRIDGE       KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HIGHWAY 1385 FLOODED IN SPOTS.

&&

SZAPPANOS

Local storm report, Jul 3, 8:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 3, 8:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Spencer	47 min
Jul 3, 8:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio	90 min
Jul 3, 8:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland, Russell	86 min
Jul 3, 8:57 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio	4 hr
Jul 3, 9:29 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Ohio	5 hr
Jul 4, 10:37 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Butler, Warren	44 hr
Jul 4, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clinton	28 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2015 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.