Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS Louisville, KY

Issued

Jul 8, 2016, 3:39 PM EDT (19:39 UTC)

Expired

Jul 8, 2016, 6:45 PM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Louisville, KY

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Garrard County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Madison County, KY

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021 
WGUS53 KLMK 081939
FFWLMK
KYC079-137-151-082245-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0033.160708T1939Z-160708T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN GARRARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 645 PM EDT

* AT 339 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...
  STANFORD...LANCASTER...BEREA...CRAB ORCHARD...PREACHERSVILLE...POINT
  LEAVELL...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LOGANTOWN...BIGHILL AND SLATE LICK.

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 3756 8417 3752 8420 3752 8430 3754 8430
      3753 8432 3754 8432 3754 8435 3752 8436
      3750 8435 3747 8437 3748 8445 3741 8448
      3734 8472 3737 8474 3761 8464 3759 8445
      3763 8412 3757 8409

$$

KJD

020 
WGUS73 KLMK 082006
FFSLMK

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

KYC079-137-151-082245-
/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160708T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-LINCOLN KY-
406 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN GARRARD...SOUTHEASTERN MADISON AND CENTRAL LINCOLN
COUNTIES...

AT 405 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN
CRAB ORHCARD.  HIGHWAY 1781 WAS CLOSED DUE TO WATER OVER THE ROADWAY
SOUTH OF CRAB ORCHARD.  UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY
FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
STANFORD...LANCASTER...BEREA...CRAB ORCHARD...PREACHERSVILLE...POINT
LEAVELL...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LOGANTOWN...BIGHILL AND SLATE LICK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3756 8417 3752 8420 3752 8430 3754 8430
      3753 8432 3754 8432 3754 8435 3752 8436
      3750 8435 3747 8437 3748 8445 3741 8448
      3734 8472 3737 8474 3761 8464 3759 8445
      3763 8412 3757 8409

$$

KJD

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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.