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Flash Flood Watch 11, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood watch at Jul 19, 2015, 1:08 PM CDT for 31 counties in Kentucky; 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 37 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2015, 1:08 PM CDT (18:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2015, 2:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Flood severity
- None
All 35 counties
Clark County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Scott County, IN, Adair County, KY, Anderson County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Bullitt County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clark County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Henry County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Madison County, KY, Marion County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Russell County, KY, Scott County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Trimble County, KY, Washington County, KY, Woodford County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 watch went out at Jul 19, 12:49 PM CDT, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 12:49 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1110 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>035-038-045-053-061>063-070>074- 201515- ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON 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-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-SPENCER KY- NELSON KY-LARUE KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY- SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE... BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...TAYLORSVILLE... BARDSTOWN...HODGENVILLE...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW 1110 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015 /1010 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2015/ ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BE FROM AROUND 103 TO 107 THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH INCREASING CHANCES ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE GREATEST COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF STORMS WILL BE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT WITH THE PASSAGE OF A WEAK FRONT. THESE STORMS WILL CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SOME GUSTY WINDS. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD LEAD TO SOME FLOODING ISSUES IN LOW LYING AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY STRONG WINDS OR FLOODING THROUGH TUESDAY. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. KYZ036-037-039>043-046>049-054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-201515- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY- NICHOLAS KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-MARION KY- BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY- LINCOLN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY- CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...LAWRENCEBURG... VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...SPRINGFIELD... HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...LEBANON...DANVILLE... LANCASTER...RICHMOND...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY... STANFORD...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN... BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 1110 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015 /1010 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2015/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BE FROM AROUND 100 TO 103 THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE GREATEST COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF STORMS WILL BE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT WITH THE PASSAGE OF A WEAK FRONT. HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SOME GUSTY WINDS. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD LEAD TO SOME FLOODING ISSUES IN LOW LYING AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY STRONG WINDS OR FLOODING THROUGH TUESDAY. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. EER/MJ/AMS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 11:31 AM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 1:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Spencer | 29 min |
| Jul 19, 2:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Woodford | 30 min |
| Jul 19, 2:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Spencer | 28 min |
| Jul 19, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Jessamine, Mercer, Woodford | 32 min |
| Jul 19, 2:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Mercer | 29 min |
| Jul 19, 2:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison | 32 min |
| Jul 19, 2:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Mercer | 32 min |
| Jul 19, 3:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jessamine | 29 min |
| Jul 19, 3:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle, Casey | 29 min |
| Jul 19, 3:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas | 29 min |
| Jul 19, 3:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison, Nicholas | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 30 min |
| Jul 19, 3:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark | 29 min |
| Jul 19, 4:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nelson | 30 min |
| Jul 19, 4:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nelson | 29 min |
| Jul 19, 4:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nelson | 28 min |
| Jul 19, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Spencer | 30 min |
| Jul 19, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Nelson, Washington | 24 min |
| Jul 19, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Nelson, Spencer | 32 min |
| Jul 19, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Washington | 30 min |
| Jul 19, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 29 min |
| Jul 19, 5:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Mercer | 31 min |
| Jul 19, 5:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Marion | 32 min |
| Jul 19, 5:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Larue | 31 min |
| Jul 19, 5:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Marion | 30 min |
| Jul 19, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Marion, Taylor | 19 min |
| Jul 19, 6:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hart | 28 min |
| Jul 19, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Marion | 30 min |
| Jul 19, 6:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey | 29 min |
| Jul 19, 6:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Marion, Taylor | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 6:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair | 29 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Watches in Kentucky, 2015Flash Flood Watches in Indiana, 2015Every flash flood watch 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.