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Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at May 11, 2016, 10:19 AM CDT for Logan County, Simpson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 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
- May 11, 2016, 10:19 AM CDT (15:19 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2016, 1:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Logan County, KY, Simpson County, KY
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 12:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Sse Franklin, KY | SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED IN COUNTY |
| May 11, 12:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Russellville, KY | SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED IN THE COUNTY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 1524 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 790 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 269 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 6.7
The text
As transmitted.
773
WGUS53 KLMK 111519
FFWLMK
KYC141-213-111815-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0010.160511T1519Z-160511T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1019 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN SIMPSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
LOGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 115 PM CDT
* AT 1017 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THE
KENTUCKY MESONET STATION NEAR FRANKLIN HAS HAD OVER THREE INCHES
OF RAIN WITH THESE STORMS. FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE
STORMS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
RUSSELLVILLE...ADAIRVILLE...LEWISBURG...LICKSKILLET...EPLEYS...SPA...
COOPERSTOWN...JERICO...NEOSHEO AND OAKVILLE.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
LAT...LON 3665 8659 3664 8706 3705 8705 3692 8680
3678 8667 3669 8642 3665 8641 3665 8651
3663 8656
$$
RJS1 follow-up statement
298
WGUS73 KLMK 111808
FFSLMK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
108 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2016
KYC141-213-111817-
/O.EXP.KLMK.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160511T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SIMPSON KY-LOGAN KY-
108 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN SIMPSON AND LOGAN COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 115 PM CDT...
FLOOD WATERS ARE RECEDING...AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD
CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3665 8659 3664 8706 3705 8705 3692 8680
3678 8667 3669 8642 3665 8641 3665 8651
3663 8656
$$
RJSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 7:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin, Henry, Shelby | 43 min |
| May 10, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Green, Russell, Taylor | 33 min |
| May 10, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe | 29 min |
| May 10, 7:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Casey, Russell | 24 min |
| May 10, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Russell | 47 min |
| May 10, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Lincoln, Russell | 46 min |
| May 10, 8:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 56 min |
| May 10, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Meade | 20 min |
| May 10, 8:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 33 min |
| May 10, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Russell | 31 min |
| May 10, 8:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan, Warren | 40 min |
| May 10, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 24 min |
| May 10, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Marion, Mercer, Washington | 30 min |
| May 10, 9:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 26 min |
| May 10, 9:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Woodford | 23 min |
| May 10, 9:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Fayette, Woodford | 27 min |
| May 10, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer | 32 min |
| May 10, 9:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green, Taylor | 29 min |
| May 10, 10:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey | 27 min |
| May 10, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey, Lincoln | 34 min |
| May 11, 12:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Russell | 24 min |
| May 11, 3:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Barren, Warren | 39 min |
| May 11, 4:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren, Metcalfe, Monroe | 52 min |
| May 11, 7:17 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Logan, Simpson | 3 hr |
| May 11, 7:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Logan | 3 hr |
| May 11, 7:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Simpson | 3 hr |
| May 11, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 30 min |
| May 11, 6:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade | 24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.