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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Louisville, KY

May 11, 2016Logan County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at May 11, 2016, 7:36 AM CDT for Logan County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. 5 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, 7:36 AM CDT (12:36 UTC)
Expired: May 11, 2016, 10:30 AM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Logan County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:37 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, 7:36 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Olmstead, KY	WATER REPORTED OVER THE ROAD IN OLMSTEAD
May 11, 8:30 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Nne Allensville, KY	MAN STRANDED IN VEHICLE ON JOE GILL ROAD
May 11, 8:30 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Nne Allensville, KY	MAN STRANDED IN VEHICLE ON JOE GILL ROAD
May 11, 8:41 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 Nne Allensville, KY	WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROAD IN SEVERAL PLACES ON 79 SOUTH. ALSO STANDING WATER ON PARTS OF 431 SOUTH AND SEVERAL SECONDARY ROADS IN THE COUNTY.
May 11, 8:41 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 Nne Allensville, KY	WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROAD IN SEVERAL PLACES ON 79 SOUTH. ALSO STANDING WATER ON PARTS OF 431 SOUTH AND SEVERAL SECONDARY ROADS 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, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 78 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: 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

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The text

As transmitted.

281 
WGUS53 KLMK 111236
FFWLMK
KYC141-111530-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0008.160511T1236Z-160511T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
736 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN LOGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT

* AT 736 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED
  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...
  RUSSELLVILLE...ADAIRVILLE...LICKSKILLET...KEYSBURG...SCHOCHOH...
  OLMSTEAD...DOT...OAKVILLE...SCHLEY AND GORDONSVILLE.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA. WATER HAS BEEN REPORTED OVER THE ROAD IN OLMSTEAD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...FARMLAND...AND OTHER LOW LYING
SPOTS.

&&

LAT...LON 3674 8706 3676 8705 3679 8706 3687 8706
      3688 8705 3679 8673 3665 8677 3664 8706

$$

RJS

1 follow-up statement

281 
WGUS73 KLMK 111418
FFSLMK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
918 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2016

KYC141-111530-
/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160511T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LOGAN KY-
918 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTY...

AT 918 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING
OCCURRING IN SEVERAL PLACES ALONG HIGHWAY 79 SOUTH. UP TO TWO INCHES
OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
RUSSELLVILLE...ADAIRVILLE...LICKSKILLET...KEYSBURG...SCHOCHOH...OLMSTEAD...
DOT...OAKVILLE...SCHLEY AND GORDONSVILLE.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...DRY FORK...MUD
RIVER...BUENA VISTA CREEK...SOUTH FORK RED RIVER...WOOLSEY CREEK...
PLEASANT GROVE CREEK...SINKING CREEK...TOWN BRANCH...WHIPPOORWILL
CREEK...VICKS BRANCH...BARREN FORK...SMITH BRANCH...PLEASANT RUN...
RED RIVER AND DUCK LICK CREEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3674 8706 3676 8705 3679 8706 3687 8706
      3688 8705 3679 8673 3665 8677 3664 8706

$$

RJS

The 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, 7:50 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Simpson	3 hr
May 11, 10:19 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Logan, 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.