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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Louisville, KY

April 16, 2017Breckinridge County, Hancock County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Apr 16, 2017, 5:51 PM CDT for Breckinridge County, Hancock County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 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
Apr 16, 2017, 5:51 PM CDT (22:51 UTC)
Expired
Apr 16, 2017, 8:45 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Breckinridge County, KY, Hancock County, KY

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 16, 6:16 PM CDTFLOODHardinsburg, KYTHIRD STREET BETWEEN THE DOLLAR STORE AND THE EMS STATION IS FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE.
Apr 16, 7:01 PM CDTFLOOD4 W Hardinsburg, KYA CAR IS ON ITS SIDE OFF OF KY 992 DUE TO FLOOD WATERS. EMERGENCY CREWS ARE EN ROUTE FOR A RESCUE.

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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 181 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2017-04-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 28 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2017-04-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 174 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
28 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-81 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1176 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
174 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

440 
WGUS53 KLMK 162251
FFWLMK
KYC027-091-170145-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0003.170416T2251Z-170417T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
551 PM CDT SUN APR 16 2017

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Hancock County in central Kentucky...
  Central Breckinridge County in central Kentucky...

* Until 845 PM CDT

* At 550 PM CDT, 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...
  Hardinsburg, Irvington, Mcquady, Garfield, Westview, Locust Hill,
  Victoria Crossroads, Graysville, Kingswood and Patesville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3778 8678 3789 8626 3788 8625 3772 8622
      3764 8664 3766 8664 3770 8673

$$

13
2 follow-up statements
387 
WGUS73 KLMK 162354
FFSLMK

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
654 PM CDT SUN APR 16 2017

KYC027-091-170145-
/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170417T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hancock KY-Breckinridge KY-
654 PM CDT SUN APR 16 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HANCOCK AND CENTRAL BRECKINRIDGE COUNTIES...

At 651 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Up to two to three inches of rain have 
already fallen. A report of flooding has been received on 3rd 
Street in Hardinsburg.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Hardinsburg, Irvington, Mcquady, Garfield, Westview, Locust Hill,
Victoria Crossroads, Graysville, Kingswood and Patesville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3778 8678 3789 8626 3788 8625 3772 8622
      3764 8664 3766 8664 3770 8673

$$

SCHOETTMER
304 
WGUS73 KLMK 170142
FFSLMK

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
842 PM CDT SUN APR 16 2017

KYC027-091-170151-
/O.EXP.KLMK.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170417T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hancock KY-Breckinridge KY-
842 PM CDT SUN APR 16 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HANCOCK AND CENTRAL
BRECKINRIDGE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM CDT...

The heavy rain that prompted the flash flood warning has come to an 
end.  An additional round of moderate to occasionally heavy rainfall 
will quickly move through the region over the next few hours.  High 
water area are expected to recede as the night wears on.

LAT...LON 3778 8678 3789 8626 3788 8625 3772 8622
      3764 8664 3766 8664 3770 8673

$$

MJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 16, 1:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson24 min
Apr 16, 1:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHancock32 min
Apr 16, 1:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt, Franklin, Hancock, Meade, Shelby40 min
Apr 16, 2:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFranklin, Shelby, Spencer30 min
Apr 16, 2:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFranklin, Scott, Woodford33 min
Apr 16, 2:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAnderson, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Spencer42 min
Apr 16, 2:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKScott40 min
Apr 16, 3:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHardin42 min
Apr 16, 3:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAnderson, Bullitt, Franklin, Jefferson, Shelby, Spencer3 hr
Apr 16, 3:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSpencer50 min
Apr 16, 4:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge, Hancock, Meade42 min
Apr 16, 4:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMeade33 min
Apr 16, 5:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKNelson, Spencer32 min

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.