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Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Louisville, KY

July 7, 20167 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 7, 2016, 3:31 PM CDT for 7 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 7, 2016, 3:31 PM CDT (20:31 UTC)
Expired: Jul 7, 2016, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Adair County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Green County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Russell County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:35 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 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 145 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: 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

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The text

As transmitted.

712 
WGUS53 KLMK 072031
FFWLMK
KYC001-053-057-087-169-171-207-080030-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0029.160707T2031Z-160708T0030Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
331 PM CDT THU JUL 7 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  RAIN AND SNOWMELT IN...
  RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHWESTERN GREEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHWESTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  METCALFE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 326 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 5 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
  FALLEN OVER THE PAST 5 DAYS. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
  SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...EDMONTON...BURKESVILLE...RUSSELL SPRINGS...
  FOUNTAIN RUN...MONTPELIER...CEDAR FLATS...ROYVILLE AND WISDOM.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 3663 8596 3673 8596 3684 8574 3714 8578
      3717 8574 3718 8568 3712 8562 3715 8537
      3713 8532 3719 8504 3711 8496 3711 8490
      3705 8491 3700 8484 3695 8491 3696 8495
      3693 8495 3682 8517 3680 8539 3689 8548

$$

SCHOETTMER

1 follow-up statement

905 
WGUS73 KLMK 072230
FFSLMK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
530 PM CDT THU JUL 7 2016

KYC001-053-057-087-169-171-207-072238-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160708T0030Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RUSSELL KY-GREEN KY-CLINTON KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-
CUMBERLAND KY-
530 PM CDT THU JUL 7 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EXTREMELY RAPID SNOWMELT IN RUSSELL...
SOUTHWESTERN GREEN...NORTHWESTERN CLINTON...NORTHWESTERN MONROE...
METCALFE...ADAIR AND NORTHERN CUMBERLAND COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE
A THREAT. THE EXTREMELY RAPID SNOWMELT WORDING IS AN ERROR.

LAT...LON 3663 8596 3673 8596 3684 8574 3714 8578
      3717 8574 3718 8568 3712 8562 3715 8537
      3713 8532 3719 8504 3711 8496 3711 8490
      3705 8491 3700 8484 3695 8491 3696 8495
      3693 8495 3682 8517 3680 8539 3689 8548

$$

SCHOETTMER

The 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, 3:36 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, 5:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Simpson, Warren	6 hr
Jul 7, 6:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hart and 2 more	6 hr

Nearby

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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.