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River Flood Advisory 4, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this river flood advisory at May 12, 2016, 2:13 PM CDT for Ohio County, Kentucky. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 12, 2016, 2:13 PM CDT (19:13 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2016, 2:09 AM CDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Ohio County, KY
The radar
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:17 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Rough River near Dundee (DUNK2). The gauge peaked at 24.62 ft at May 12, 2016, 9:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 23 ft
- Minor stage
- 25 ft
- Moderate stage
- 28 ft
- Major stage
- 30 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03319000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood advisory went out at May 12, 12:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 12, 12:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 11:10 AM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1210 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>025-028>039-045-131615- ORANGE-WASHINGTON-SCOTT-JEFFERSON-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-HARRISON- FLOYD-CLARK-HANCOCK-BRECKINRIDGE-MEADE-HARDIN-BULLITT-OLDHAM-TRIMBLE- HENRY-SHELBY-FRANKLIN-SPENCER-ANDERSON-NELSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...ENGLISH...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...LEWISPORT...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG... BRANDENBURG...ELIZABETHTOWN...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE... LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...MILTON...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE... FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG... BARDSTOWN 1210 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016 /1110 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A COUPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. STORMS THAT POTENTIALLY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING COULD BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE MAIN THREATS. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO A THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN TO THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING TODAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. KYZ026-027-040>043-046>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-131615- OHIO-GRAYSON-WOODFORD-FAYETTE-BOURBON-NICHOLAS-WASHINGTON-MERCER- JESSAMINE-CLARK-LARUE-MARION-BOYLE-GARRARD-MADISON-BUTLER-EDMONSON- HART-GREEN-TAYLOR-CASEY-LINCOLN-LOGAN-WARREN-SIMPSON-ALLEN-BARREN- MONROE-METCALFE-ADAIR-RUSSELL-CUMBERLAND-CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...LEITCHFIELD...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG... NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE... LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...HORSE CAVE... GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE... BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...PROVIDENCE...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW... TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE... ALBANY 1210 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016 /1110 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2016/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A COUPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. STORMS THAT POTENTIALLY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING COULD BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE MAIN THREATS. RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS SATURATED THE GROUND...AND ADDITIONAL STORMS TODAY COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SEE THE LATEST STATEMENT FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN TO THE AREA NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING TODAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. ZBT/RJS
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 12, 12:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, May 12, 12:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
122 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1010 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE PARKSVILLE 37.63N 84.87W
05/11/2016 BOYLE KY 911 CALL CENTER
A COUPLE TREES DOWN REPORTED ACROSS THE
COUNTY.
&&
KDWLocal storm report, May 12, 12:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
138 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1056 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W CRAB ORCHARD 37.46N 84.57W
05/11/2016 LINCOLN KY 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON HENRY CLAY ROAD AND ROAD
CULVERT WASHED OUT ON HWY 698.
&&
KDWLocal storm report, May 12, 1:35 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
235 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0833 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 E BAIZETOWN 37.37N 86.64W
05/11/2016 BUTLER KY EMERGENCY MNGR
SILVER MAPLE DOWN ON POWER LINE. 2 POWER
POLES ARE BEING REPLACED.
&&
KDWLocal storm report, May 12, 1:40 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
240 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0235 PM HAIL 3 WNW WINDYVILLE 37.24N 86.37W
05/12/2016 M0.50 INCH EDMONSON KY TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
KDWSpecial weather statement, May 12, 1:43 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
243 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016
KYZ027-028-053-061>064-121915-
HART-LARUE-BUTLER-EDMONSON-HARDIN-GREEN-GRAYSON-
243 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL HARDIN...
SOUTHEASTERN GRAYSON...EAST CENTRAL BUTLER...LARUE...NORTHERN HART
AND NORTHERN EDMONSON COUNTIES...
AT 242 PM EDT/142 PM CDT/...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR
BROWNSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HODGENVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...UPTON...SONORA...BONNIEVILLE...STOCKHOLM...
PROSPERITY...RIDERS MILL...MAXINE AND WABASH.
IF YOU ARE ON OR NEAR A BODY OF WATER...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND
MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE
OUT TO 15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3721 8656 3761 8573 3756 8562 3754 8562
3755 8560 3753 8559 3752 8557 3753 8556
3749 8548 3746 8556 3747 8558 3745 8558
3714 8632 3717 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 234DEG 30KT 3727 8631
JDGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Meade | 30 min |
| May 11, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby | 29 min |
| May 11, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 24 min |
| May 11, 7:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Butler, Grayson, Ohio | 35 min |
| May 11, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade | 32 min |
| May 11, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 27 min |
| May 11, 7:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Larue, Warren | 49 min |
| May 11, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson | 33 min |
| May 11, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Nelson | 46 min |
| May 11, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Trimble | 29 min |
| May 11, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue, Marion, Nelson | 28 min |
| May 11, 8:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Shelby, Spencer | 24 min |
| May 11, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Trimble | 30 min |
| May 11, 8:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle, Mercer, Washington | 35 min |
| May 11, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Marion, Mercer, Washington | 32 min |
| May 11, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble | 32 min |
| May 11, 8:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Shelby | 27 min |
| May 11, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Barren, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Marion and 4 more | 46 min |
| May 11, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Lincoln, Mercer | 25 min |
| May 11, 9:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Jessamine, Mercer, Scott and 1 more | 24 min |
| May 11, 9:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 24 min |
| May 11, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard | 34 min |
| May 11, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Lincoln | 30 min |
| May 11, 9:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Nicholas and 1 more | 39 min |
| May 11, 10:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 24 min |
| May 11, 10:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green | 37 min |
| May 12, 1:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | Adair, Allen, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle, Butler and 27 more | 20 hr |
| May 12, 2:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Ohio | 4 hr |
| May 12, 7:33 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LMK | Warren | 36 hr |
| May 12, 1:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Larue | 32 min |
| May 12, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan, Warren | 34 min |
| May 12, 2:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison | 3 hr |
| May 12, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hart, Larue, Marion, Nelson, Taylor | 29 min |
| May 12, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Cumberland, Monroe | 47 min |
| May 12, 3:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Taylor | 30 min |
| May 12, 3:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Warren | 36 min |
| May 12, 3:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Hart | 63 min |
| May 11, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd | 25 min |
| May 11, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Jefferson, Scott | 22 min |
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River Flood Advisories in Kentucky, 2016Every river flood advisory in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.