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Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Louisville, KY

April 8, 201543 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood watch at Apr 8, 2015, 1:28 PM CDT for 43 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Apr 8, 2015, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 37 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 8, 2015, 1:28 PM CDT (18:28 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 8, 2015, 4:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 10, 2015, 4:49 AM CDT
In force
37 hr
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Flood severity
None
All 53 counties

Clark County, IN, Crawford County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Orange County, IN, Perry County, IN, Scott County, IN, Washington County, IN, Adair County, KY, Anderson County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Breckinridge County, KY, Bullitt County, KY, Butler County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clark County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Green County, KY, Hancock County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Hart County, KY, Henry County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Larue County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Madison County, KY, Marion County, KY, Meade County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Ohio 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), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:29 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 219 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2015-04-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1162 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2015-04-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 198 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
1162 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-115 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
714 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
198 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
152 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

337 
WGUS63 KLMK 081828
FFALMK

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
228 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015

...MORE FLASH FLOOD PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THOUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA
AND PARTS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>025-028>043-045>049-053>057-066-
067-090230-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
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-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-
OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE 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-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...
JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...
JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...
ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...
LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...
FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...
LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...
BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...
WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...
RICHMOND...LIBERTY...STANFORD
228 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015 /128 PM CDT WED APR 8 2015/

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF INDIANA AND KENTUCKY... 
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN INDIANA...CLARK IN... 
  CRAWFORD IN...DUBOIS IN...FLOYD IN...HARRISON IN...JEFFERSON 
  IN...ORANGE IN...PERRY IN...SCOTT IN AND WASHINGTON IN. IN 
  KENTUCKY...ANDERSON KY...BOURBON KY...BOYLE KY...BRECKINRIDGE 
  KY...BULLITT KY...CASEY KY...CLARK KY...FAYETTE KY...FRANKLIN 
  KY...GARRARD KY...HANCOCK KY...HARDIN KY...HARRISON KY...HENRY 
  KY...JEFFERSON KY...JESSAMINE KY...LARUE KY...LINCOLN KY... 
  MADISON KY...MARION KY...MEADE KY...MERCER KY...NELSON KY... 
  NICHOLAS KY...OLDHAM KY...SCOTT KY...SHELBY KY...SPENCER KY... 
  TRIMBLE KY...WASHINGTON KY AND WOODFORD KY. 

* THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT

* SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH PERIODS OF TORRENTIAL
  RAIN. AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...LOCALLY AROUND 4 IF CELLS
  REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS.

* GIVEN PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN...FLASH FLOODING OF ROADS...LOW-LYING
  AREAS...AND CREEKS AND STREAMS IS LIKELY WITH PERSISTENT
  THUNDERSTORMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS
AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE
ISSUED.

&&

$$
TWF/EER
4 follow-up statements
397 
WGUS63 KLMK 090312
FFALMK

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1112 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015

...FLASH FLOOD THREAT CONTINUES THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>025-028>043-045>049-053>057-066-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
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-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-
OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE 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-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...
JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...
JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...
ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...
LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...
FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...
LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...
BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...
WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...
RICHMOND...LIBERTY...STANFORD
1112 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015 /1012 PM CDT WED APR 8 2015/

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY

* THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT

* SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH PERIODS OF TORRENTIAL
  RAIN. AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...LOCALLY AROUND 4 IF STORMS
  REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS

* GIVEN PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN...FLASH FLOODING OF ROADS...LOW- LYING
  AREAS...AND CREEKS AND STREAMS IS LIKELY WITH PERSISTENT
  THUNDERSTORMS

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS
AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE
ISSUED.

&&

$$

ZT
208 
WGUS63 KLMK 090729
FFALMK

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
329 AM EDT THU APR 9 2015

...FLASH FLOOD THREAT CONTINUES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

KYZ026-027-061>065-076>078-081-082-092100-
/O.EXA.KLMK.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-150410T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-
TAYLOR KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-
CLINTON KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...MORGANTOWN...
BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...
EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY
329 AM EDT THU APR 9 2015 /229 AM CDT THU APR 9 2015/

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

* SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
  TONIGHT

* AMOUNTS OF 1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES...IF STORMS REPEATEDLY MOVE
  OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS

* GIVEN PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN...FLASH FLOODING OF ROADS...LOW- 
  LYING AREAS...AND CREEKS AND STREAMS IS LIKELY WITH PERSISTENT 
  THUNDERSTORMS 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS
AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE
ISSUED.

&&

$$

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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-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-
OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE 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-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...
JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...
JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...
ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...
LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...
FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...
LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...
BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...
WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...
RICHMOND...LIBERTY...STANFORD
329 AM EDT THU APR 9 2015 /229 AM CDT THU APR 9 2015/

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY

* SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
  TONIGHT

* AMOUNTS OF 1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES...IF STORMS REPEATEDLY MOVE
  OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS

* GIVEN PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN...FLASH FLOODING OF ROADS...LOW- 
  LYING AREAS...AND CREEKS AND STREAMS IS LIKELY WITH PERSISTENT 
  THUNDERSTORMS 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS
AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE
ISSUED.

&&

$$

ZT
742 
WGUS63 KLMK 091955
FFALMK

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
355 PM EDT THU APR 9 2015

...FLASH FLOOD THREAT CONTINUES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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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-
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-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-
CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON 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...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...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...
BURKESVILLE...ALBANY
355 PM EDT THU APR 9 2015 /255 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015/

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF INDIANA AND KENTUCKY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...IN INDIANA...CLARK IN...CRAWFORD IN...DUBOIS IN... 
  FLOYD IN...HARRISON IN...JEFFERSON IN...ORANGE IN...PERRY IN...
   SCOTT IN AND WASHINGTON IN. IN KENTUCKY...ADAIR KY...ANDERSON 
  KY...BOURBON KY...BOYLE KY...BRECKINRIDGE KY...BULLITT KY... 
  BUTLER KY...CASEY KY...CLARK KY...CLINTON KY...CUMBERLAND KY...
   EDMONSON KY...FAYETTE KY...FRANKLIN KY...GARRARD KY...GRAYSON 
  KY...GREEN KY...HANCOCK KY...HARDIN KY...HARRISON KY...HART 
  KY...HENRY KY...JEFFERSON KY...JESSAMINE KY...LARUE KY... 
  LINCOLN KY...MADISON KY...MARION KY...MEADE KY...MERCER KY... 
  METCALFE KY...NELSON KY...NICHOLAS KY...OHIO KY...OLDHAM KY... 
  RUSSELL KY...SCOTT KY...SHELBY KY...SPENCER KY...TAYLOR KY... 
  TRIMBLE KY...WASHINGTON KY AND WOODFORD KY. 

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* AMOUNTS OF 1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES...IF STORMS REPEATEDLY MOVE 
  OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS 

* GIVEN PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN...FLASH FLOODING OF ROADS...LOW- 
  LYING AREAS...AND CREEKS AND STREAMS IS LIKELY WITH PERSISTENT 
  THUNDERSTORMS 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS
AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE
ISSUED.

&&

$$
054 
WGUS63 KLMK 100949
FFALMK

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
549 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED...


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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
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-
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-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-
CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON 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...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...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...
BURKESVILLE...ALBANY
549 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2015 /449 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2015/

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF INDIANA AND KENTUCKY HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

AMS

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 Apr 8, 12:46 PM CDT, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 12:46 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
146 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 2015

...Forecast Update...
Issued at 145 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 2015

Went ahead and cancelled the Severe Thunderstorm Watch as the
complex of storms has moved off to the east. Still expect more
storms to fire up across the region over the next couple of hours.
Several boundaries show up on satellite and radar across the
northern half of the forecast area this afternoon. These will likely
provide the focus for storms. In addition to winds and hail,
training of storms may become a concern with flash flooding
possible, particularly across north central KY and southern IN.

.SHORT TERM (Now through Thursday)...
Issued at 311 AM EDT Wed Apr 8 2015

...More Strong Storms Possible Today...

A disturbance coming in from the west is expected to spark new
showers and storms by mid morning. The storms, if they do form,
would move quickly from west to east through the lunch hour.  Once
again the stronger storms will drop locally very heavy rain and will
pose a threat of hail and gusty winds.  BRN shear numbers suggest
mid-level mesos could be sustained, and SPC has placed a small
tornado chance over southern Indiana and north central Kentucky
today in a region of 0-6km bulk shear around 30-35kt and low LCL
heights.  Of course, this is all predicated on storms firing up in
the first place.

Though it will be somewhat dependent on the behavior of any storms
this morning, the atmosphere could become quite unstable this
afternoon with surface CAPE around 2000 J/kg and decent mid-level
lapse rates.  Any storms that develop, especially on any leftover
convective boundaries, could become strong quickly.

High temperatures today, like everything else, will be dependent on
timing, placement, and persistence of convection.  For now will
broad brush mid and upper 70s.

Daytime storms should diminish this evening and result in smaller
chances for widespread storm activity tonight. It will be another
muggy, warm night with lows in the lower 60s.

Another wave of showers and storms may move through the region
Thursday morning with scattered activity persisting into the
afternoon as weak triggers move overhead.  Once again strong storms
and locally heavy rains will be possible.

Winds outside thunderstorms could get somewhat breezy by Thursday
afternoon, with southwest gusts of 25 to 30 mph not out of the
question.  Despite thunderstorm chances, will take high temperature
forecasts into the upper 70s to around 80 on those warm winds.

It should be noted that subtle disturbances and boundaries can
significantly affect how the weather plays out.  The latest forecast
changes and current conditions should be monitored over the next
couple of days as these complex areas of thunderstorms develop,
move, dissipate, and redevelop.

.LONG TERM (Thursday night through Tuesday)...
Issued at 235 AM EDT Wed Apr 8 2015

Main focus in the long term is on thunderstorm chances, timing and
impacts Thursday evening/night.

The upper level pattern Thursday evening is expected to feature deep
southwesterly flow from Texas through the southern Great Lakes
region while an anomalous shortwave trough digs across the Upper
Midwest. A few subtle ripples in the flow ahead of the main trough
are expected, which will likely be supporting showers and
thunderstorms during the day. At the surface, 08.00z guidance
remains consistent showing deepening low pressure over southern
Wisconsin with a cold front extending south through Illinois to near
St Louis. Ahead of this, warm moist air will be in place,
characterized by dewpoints in the 60s and southerly flow.

During the evening, forcing for ascent comes from the upper trough
moving through as well as a strengthening 300 mb jet to our north,
favoring the lower Ohio Valley in the right entrance region. Showers
and thunderstorms should fire up to our west in the afternoon then
track toward the area into the evening hours. Soundings show modest
mid-level lapse rates of 7.0 to 7.5 C/km with MUCAPE values of
1000-1500 J/kg during the evening. Effective shear profiles are
mainly speed dominated though veering with height is noted, so
hodographs exhibit some favorable clockwise turning in the lowest 3
km. Storm mode would be a mix of discrete and broken line segments,
probably congealing into a larger line as it moves southeastward
through portions of the area. Main impacts are damaging winds and
large hail, highest threat along and west of I-65.

Given the anomalous high PWATs and recent heavy rains so far this
month, flash flood guidance is on the lower thresholds, so we'll
have to watch closely as any training convection would pose a
threat. Current 1-hr flash flood guidance is 1 inch or less for
portions of the area and the ground is well saturated. It won't take
much additional rainfall to cause further problems.

Cold front should pass through the area during the pre-dawn hours
Friday in our west then sweep across the rest of central Kentucky
during the early morning hours. Westerly flow will bring in a drier
and quieter pattern Friday night.

Plan on a pleasant, sunny and seasonable Saturday with high pressure
over the lower Ohio Valley. Sunday will start off in similar fashion
but as the high quickly moves to the east, southerly return flow
will begin to push another slug of warm, moist air to the region.
Shower chances return Sunday night through Monday as a trough digs
across the central Plains. High-end chance to likely POPs look
reasonable early next week with near normal temperatures.

&&

.AVIATION (18Z TAF Update)...
Updated at 1248 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 2015

Scattered thunderstorms are still expected to develop this
afternoon, though have pushed back the timing of VCTS in the TAFs
for a couple of hours. There is still a lot of uncertainty in when
and where the storms will develop so have kept the VCTS as opposed
to introducing TSRA at this time. Those with aviation interests
should keep a close eye on the radar this afternoon.

Expect a decrease in coverage of storms this evening with much of
the night remaining dry at the TAF sites. Another complex looks to
move in early tomorrow morning from the west bringing more showers
and thunderstorms. These should move out by early afternoon.

&&

.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...NONE.
IN...NONE.
&&

Update.........EER
Short Term.....13
Long Term......ZT
Aviation.......EER
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 8, 12:39 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
139 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-091745-
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-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...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...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
139 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015 /1239 PM CDT WED APR 8 2015/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH
LESSER CHANCES OVERNIGHT. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND SMALL HAIL. THERE IS A
SMALL CHANCE OF A TORNADO ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

SCATTERED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY...SOME OF
WHICH MAY BE STRONG.

STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THE MAIN HAZARDS WOULD BE
GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED TODAY INTO FRIDAY.

&&

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

13/ZBT/EER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 8, 9:54 AM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1054 AM EDT WED APR 8 2015

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

0532 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WNW TONNIEVILLE       37.61N 85.83W
04/07/2015                   HARDIN             KY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN NEAR TONNIEVILLE ALONG THE
            HARDIN/LARUE COUNTY LINE. TIME ESTIMATED
            FROM RADAR.

&&

NWS LOUISVILLE KY
IRIS SYSTEM
Local storm report, Apr 8, 10:16 AM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1116 AM EDT WED APR 8 2015

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

0422 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LEOPOLD                 38.10N 86.58W
04/07/2015                   PERRY              IN   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            DOWNED TREES HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM ROADWAYS
            ACROSS THE COUNTY.

&&

BJS
Local storm report, Apr 8, 10:21 AM CDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1121 AM EDT WED APR 8 2015

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

0645 PM     FLASH FLOOD      6 NW FORKS OF ELKHORN   38.28N 84.87W
04/07/2015                   FRANKLIN           KY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            A HIGH WATER RESCUE REPORTED AT ONAN BEND
            ROAD AS CAR BECAME SUBMERGED. TIME
            ESTIMATED.

&&

KJD
Special weather statement, Apr 8, 11:12 AM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1212 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015

KYZ037-081645-
HARRISON KY-
1212 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...PENNY
SIZE HAIL...AND 40 MPH WINDS...

AT 1211 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILLIAMSTOWN...AND MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN REDUCING
VISIBILITIES...PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40
MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  ANTIOCH AND KELAT...
  SUNRISE...
  CLAYSVILLE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3851 8418 3849 8453 3851 8453 3852 8449
      3854 8448 3854 8444 3857 8441 3858 8421
      3857 8419 3856 8420 3856 8417 3855 8416
TIME...MOT...LOC 1613Z 260DEG 40KT 3856 8442

EER
Special weather statement, Apr 8, 11:26 AM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1226 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015

KYZ037-043-081655-
HARRISON KY-NICHOLAS KY-
1226 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...PENNY
SIZE HAIL...AND 40 MPH WINDS...

AT 1224 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF CYNTHIANA...AND MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN REDUCING
VISIBILITIES...PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40
MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  ODDVILLE...
  VENUS...
  BUENA VISTA AND MORNING GLORY...
  BAREFOOT AND BARTERVILLE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3835 8397 3845 8446 3850 8446 3851 8418
      3848 8415 3848 8412 3846 8410 3846 8407
      3844 8400 3844 8397
TIME...MOT...LOC 1627Z 276DEG 34KT 3847 8436

SCHOETTMER
Local storm report, Apr 8, 11:36 AM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1236 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015

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

0600 PM     FLOOD            2 WSW HARNED            37.73N 86.45W
04/07/2015                   BRECKINRIDGE       KY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TUELS CREEK ROAD WAS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
            TIME ESTIMATED.

&&

KJD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 7, 7:02 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLMKBourbon7 days
Apr 7, 8:18 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLMKOhio23 hr
Apr 8, 11:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison33 min
Apr 8, 11:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison29 min
Apr 8, 11:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison, Nicholas18 min
Apr 8, 1:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler29 min
Apr 8, 1:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKEdmonson30 min
Apr 8, 2:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGrayson29 min
Apr 8, 2:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMarion33 min
Apr 8, 2:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLarue32 min
Apr 8, 2:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKEdmonson, Grayson, Hart32 min
Apr 8, 2:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLarue33 min
Apr 8, 2:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler29 min
Apr 8, 2:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Edmonson, Grayson, Ohio32 min
Apr 8, 3:01 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKGreen, Hart, Larue3 hr
Apr 8, 3:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMarion31 min
Apr 8, 3:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMercer, Washington28 min
Apr 8, 3:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Edmonson, Grayson31 min
Apr 8, 3:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Shelby, Spencer31 min
Apr 8, 3:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMercer, Woodford29 min
Apr 8, 4:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Franklin, Shelby, Spencer40 min
Apr 8, 4:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt32 min
Apr 8, 4:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMercer28 min
Apr 8, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Nelson, Spencer32 min
Apr 8, 4:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison31 min
Apr 8, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFranklin, Henry, Shelby29 min
Apr 8, 4:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLMKAnderson, Bourbon, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Nelson and 5 more6 hr
Apr 8, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKTrimble32 min
Apr 8, 5:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFranklin, Woodford28 min
Apr 8, 5:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson32 min
Apr 8, 5:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLMKJefferson4 hr
Apr 8, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Oldham, Shelby32 min
Apr 8, 6:15 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKJefferson, Oldham, Shelby3 hr
Apr 8, 6:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFayette, Jessamine, Woodford30 min
Apr 8, 6:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison, Scott28 min
Apr 8, 6:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFranklin30 min
Apr 8, 9:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson20 min
Apr 8, 3:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois40 min
Apr 8, 4:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark30 min
Apr 8, 4:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOrange38 min
Apr 8, 4:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Scott, Washington31 min
Apr 8, 4:33 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKOrange, Washington117 min
Apr 8, 4:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKWashington32 min
Apr 8, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Jefferson, Scott32 min
Apr 8, 5:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLMKJefferson, Scott, Washington2 hr
Apr 8, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson, Scott30 min
Apr 8, 5:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson29 min

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.