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Flash Flood Warning 31, NWS Louisville, KY

July 8, 20167 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 8, 2016, 2:48 PM EDT for 7 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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: Jul 8, 2016, 2:48 PM EDT (18:48 UTC)
Expired: Jul 8, 2016, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Anderson County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Washington County, KY, Woodford County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:51 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 8, 3:57 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Lancaster, KY	WATER OVER THE ROADWAY ON RICHMOND STREET IN LANCASTER.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 203 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: 116 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -356 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 737 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 144 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 206 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

775 
WGUS53 KLMK 081848
FFWLMK
KYC005-021-079-113-167-229-239-082145-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0031.160708T1848Z-160708T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
248 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  GARRARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHERN BOYLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN JESSAMINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTH CENTRAL WOODFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  MERCER COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTH CENTRAL ANDERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT

* AT 247 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
  ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  NICHOLASVILLE...DANVILLE...HARRODSBURG...LANCASTER...MCCREARY...WILMORE...
  BURGIN...WILLISBURG...MACKVILLE AND RIVERVIEW ESTATES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 3762 8464 3764 8465 3763 8466 3762 8465
      3770 8513 3791 8511 3788 8450 3780 8448
      3778 8450 3778 8452 3777 8452 3775 8450
      3773 8450 3773 8449 3771 8448 3770 8446
      3759 8444

$$

KJD

1 follow-up statement

675 
WGUS73 KLMK 081856
FFSLMK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
256 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

KYC005-021-079-113-167-229-239-081904-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160708T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GARRARD KY-WASHINGTON KY-BOYLE KY-JESSAMINE KY-WOODFORD KY-MERCER KY-
ANDERSON KY-
256 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR GARRARD...EASTERN WASHINGTON...
NORTHERN BOYLE...SOUTHERN JESSAMINE...SOUTH CENTRAL WOODFORD...MERCER
AND SOUTH CENTRAL ANDERSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

A TECHNICAL ERROR OCCURED IN THIS WARNING.  FLASH FLOODING IS STILL
ONGOING IN THE AREA AND WILL CONTINUE.

LAT...LON 3762 8464 3764 8465 3763 8466 3762 8465
      3770 8513 3791 8511 3788 8450 3780 8448
      3778 8450 3778 8452 3777 8452 3775 8450
      3773 8450 3773 8449 3771 8448 3770 8446
      3759 8444

$$

KJD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 7, 10:07 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Edmonson	49 hr
Jul 8, 9:12 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hancock	33 min
Jul 8, 9:25 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock	35 min
Jul 8, 9:48 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Meade	27 min
Jul 8, 10:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bullitt, Jefferson	38 min
Jul 8, 10:16 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson	44 min
Jul 8, 10:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson, Spencer	29 min
Jul 8, 10:50 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Trimble	40 min
Jul 8, 10:58 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Oldham, Trimble	32 min
Jul 8, 11:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson, Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer	35 min
Jul 8, 11:27 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Scott, Shelby, Woodford	33 min
Jul 8, 11:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Trimble	32 min
Jul 8, 11:50 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Fayette, Scott	25 min
Jul 8, 12:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Harrison, Nicholas	34 min
Jul 8, 12:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette	27 min
Jul 8, 1:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Nelson, Washington	27 min
Jul 8, 1:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Mercer, Nelson, Washington	36 min
Jul 8, 2:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Garrard, Jessamine, Madison	24 min
Jul 8, 2:10 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Anderson, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine and 4 more	3 hr
Jul 8, 2:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Metcalfe	30 min
Jul 8, 2:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Boyle	27 min
Jul 8, 2:20 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Garrard, Jessamine, Madison	3 hr
Jul 8, 2:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Allen, Monroe	38 min
Jul 8, 2:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jessamine, Mercer	30 min
Jul 8, 2:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Madison	9 min
Jul 8, 2:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Mercer	34 min
Jul 8, 2:48 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer and 2 more	3 hr
Jul 8, 2:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland	33 min
Jul 8, 2:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Monroe	46 min
Jul 8, 3:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Garrard, Madison	44 min
Jul 8, 3:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Garrard, Lincoln, Madison	3 hr
Jul 8, 3:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe	20 min
Jul 8, 3:39 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Garrard, Lincoln, Madison	3 hr
Jul 8, 7:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Meade	35 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.