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Areal Flood Warning 3, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this areal flood warning at Jul 7, 2016, 5:54 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 6 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 7, 2016, 5:54 PM CDT (22:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2016, 11:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Butler County, KY, Logan County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Warren County, KY
The radar
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 91 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 649 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -143 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 756 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 376 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Jul 7, 5:46 PM CDT, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 5:46 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 601 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016 KYZ026-027-061>066-070>078-081-082-082215- OHIO-GRAYSON-BUTLER-EDMONSON-HART-GREEN-TAYLOR-CASEY-LOGAN-WARREN- SIMPSON-ALLEN-BARREN-MONROE-METCALFE-ADAIR-RUSSELL-CUMBERLAND- CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...LEITCHFIELD...MORGANTOWN... BROWNSVILLE...HORSE CAVE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...PROVIDENCE...SCOTTSVILLE... GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN... BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 601 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016 /501 PM CDT THU JUL 7 2016/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN ARE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH A WARM...MOIST ATMOSPHERE. ANY STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES FRIDAY WILL TOP OUT IN THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE. SCATTERED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS WELL...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY STRONGER WIND GUSTS...DAMAGE...AS WELL AS FLOODED ROADWAYS. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>025-028>043-045>049-053>057-067- 082215- ORANGE-WASHINGTON-SCOTT-JEFFERSON-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-HARRISON- FLOYD-CLARK-HANCOCK-BRECKINRIDGE-MEADE-HARDIN-BULLITT-OLDHAM-TRIMBLE- HENRY-SHELBY-FRANKLIN-SPENCER-ANDERSON-WOODFORD-FAYETTE-BOURBON- NICHOLAS-NELSON-MERCER-JESSAMINE-LARUE-MARION-BOYLE-GARRARD-MADISON- LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...ENGLISH...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...LEWISPORT...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG... BRANDENBURG...ELIZABETHTOWN...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE... LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...MILTON...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE... FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG... VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN... SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER... HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...STANFORD 601 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016 /501 PM CDT THU JUL 7 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN ARE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH A WARM...MOIST ATMOSPHERE. ANY STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES FRIDAY WILL TOP OUT IN THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE. SCATTERED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS WELL...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY STRONGER WIND GUSTS...DAMAGE...AS WELL AS FLOODED ROADWAYS. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. 13
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</html>Local storm report, Jul 7, 5:31 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
631 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ESE EASTVIEW 37.58N 86.04W
07/07/2016 HARDIN KY NWS EMPLOYEE
TREES DOWN ON ROADWAYS NEAR US 62 AND KY 84.
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MRCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 7:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | Allen, Barren, Butler, Cumberland, Edmonson, Grayson and 7 more | 10 hr |
| Jul 6, 9:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Ohio | 6 hr |
| Jul 6, 9:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Grayson, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 10:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Logan, Simpson, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 11:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan, Simpson | 33 min |
| Jul 7, 12:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan, Simpson | 29 min |
| Jul 7, 12:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Allen, Logan, Simpson | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:25 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Logan, Simpson | 5 hr |
| Jul 7, 5:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Warren | 5 days |
| Jul 7, 5:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Muhlenberg, Ohio | 6 days |
| Jul 7, 5:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Metcalfe, Monroe and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 8:34 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Allen, Barren, Metcalfe, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 8:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | Adair, Allen, Barren, Boyle, Breckinridge, Butler and 25 more | 38 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:24 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Logan, Simpson | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:26 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Adair | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 44 min |
| Jul 7, 2:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 25 min |
| Jul 7, 2:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Warren | 26 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Ohio | 47 min |
| Jul 7, 2:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Ohio and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Logan, Simpson, Warren | 29 min |
| Jul 7, 2:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hancock, Meade, Ohio | 40 min |
| Jul 7, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Ohio, Warren | 35 min |
| Jul 7, 2:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan, Simpson, Warren | 25 min |
| Jul 7, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Simpson, Warren | 32 min |
| Jul 7, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Warren | 29 min |
| Jul 7, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Meade | 47 min |
| Jul 7, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hart, Warren | 28 min |
| Jul 7, 3:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Monroe | 37 min |
| Jul 7, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson and 1 more | 24 min |
| Jul 7, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe | 31 min |
| Jul 7, 3:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Monroe and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Green, Hardin, Larue, Nelson, Taylor | 39 min |
| Jul 7, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Russell | 24 min |
| Jul 7, 3:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 42 min |
| Jul 7, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Green, Russell, Taylor | 26 min |
| Jul 7, 3:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Adair, Casey, Green, Hart, Taylor | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin | 36 min |
| Jul 7, 3:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Russell | 14 min |
| Jul 7, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Lincoln, Marion, Russell | 29 min |
| Jul 7, 4:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nelson, Spencer | 25 min |
| Jul 7, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle, Mercer, Washington | 28 min |
| Jul 7, 5:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hart and 2 more | 6 hr |
Nearby
Areal Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2016Every areal flood warning in 2016
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.