Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Watches in 2017
Flash Flood Watch 9, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood watch at Jun 22, 2017, 12:18 PM CDT for 49 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Jun 23, 2017, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 22, 2017, 12:18 PM CDT (17:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 23, 2017, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2017, 12:22 AM CDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Flood severity
- None
All 59 counties
Clark County, IN, Crawford County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Orange County, IN, Perry County, IN, Scott County, IN, Washington County, IN, Adair County, KY, Allen County, KY, Anderson County, KY, Barren County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Breckinridge County, KY, Bullitt County, KY, Butler County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clark County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Green County, KY, Hancock County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Hart County, KY, Henry County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Larue County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Logan County, KY, Madison County, KY, Marion County, KY, Meade County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Ohio County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Russell County, KY, Scott County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Trimble County, KY, Warren County, KY, Washington County, KY, Woodford County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 205 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -120 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 768 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
978 WGUS63 KLMK 221718 FFALMK URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Louisville KY 118 PM EDT Thu Jun 22 2017 ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE... .The combination of Tropical Storm Cindy's remnants and an incoming cold front will lead to the possibility of locally heavy rain and flooding. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-230900- /O.NEW.KLMK.FF.A.0009.170623T0600Z-170624T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Orange-Washington-Scott-Jefferson-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison- Floyd-Clark- Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, Madison, Jasper, English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, and Jeffersonville 118 PM EDT Thu Jun 22 2017 /1218 PM CDT Thu Jun 22 2017/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for southern Indiana. * From late tonight through Friday night * A cold front coming in from the northwest will join forces with the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy to produce widespread rain, possibly heavy. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-230900- /O.NEW.KLMK.FF.A.0009.170623T1500Z-170624T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Bullitt-Jefferson- Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Scott-Harrison-Spencer- Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Nelson-Washington- Mercer-Jessamine-Clark-Larue-Marion-Boyle-Garrard-Madison-Butler- Edmonson-Hart-Green-Taylor-Casey-Lincoln-Logan-Warren-Simpson- Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair-Russell-Cumberland-Clinton- Including the cities of Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Louisville, La Grange, Bedford, Milton, New Castle, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana, Taylorsville, Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, Bardstown, Springfield, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, Winchester, Hodgenville, Lebanon, Danville, Lancaster, Richmond, Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Greensburg, Campbellsville, Liberty, Stanford, Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, Glasgow, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany 118 PM EDT Thu Jun 22 2017 /1218 PM CDT Thu Jun 22 2017/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for central Kentucky. * From Friday morning through early Saturday morning * A cold front coming in from the northwest will join forces with the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy to produce widespread rain, possibly heavy. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ 13
6 follow-up statements
203 WGUS63 KLMK 230655 FFALMK Flood Watch National Weather Service Louisville KY 255 AM EDT Fri Jun 23 2017 ...HEAVY RAIN FORECAST AS REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM CINTY MOVE THROUGH THE REGION... .The combination of Tropical Storm Cindy's remnants and an incoming cold front will lead to the possibility of locally heavy rain and flooding first over southern Indiana this morning and then across the rest central Kentucky this afternoon and evening. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-232000- /O.CON.KLMK.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-170624T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Orange-Washington-Scott-Jefferson-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison- Floyd-Clark- Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, Madison, Jasper, English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, and Jeffersonville 255 AM EDT Fri Jun 23 2017 /155 AM CDT Fri Jun 23 2017/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * South Central Indiana * Through late tonight * A cold front coming in from the northwest will join forces with the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy to produce widespread rain, possibly heavy. * Heavy rainfall may impact the morning commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-232000- /O.CON.KLMK.FF.A.0009.170623T1500Z-170624T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Bullitt-Jefferson- Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Scott-Harrison-Spencer- Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Nelson-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 Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Louisville, La Grange, Bedford, Milton, New Castle, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana, Taylorsville, Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, Bardstown, 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, and Albany 255 AM EDT Fri Jun 23 2017 /155 AM CDT Fri Jun 23 2017/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * All of Central Kentucky * From 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ this morning through Saturday morning * A cold front coming in from the northwest will join forces with the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy to produce widespread rain, possibly heavy. * The heaviest of the rainfall is expected during the afternoon hours today and may cause trouble with rush hour traffic. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ RJS
832 WGUS63 KLMK 231616 FFALMK Flood Watch National Weather Service Louisville KY 1216 PM EDT Fri Jun 23 2017 ...HEAVY RAIN FORECAST AS REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM CINDY MOVE THROUGH THE REGION... .The combination of Tropical Storm Cindy's remnants and an incoming cold front will lead to the possibility of locally heavy rain and flooding this afternoon and evening. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-232000- /O.CON.KLMK.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-170624T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Orange-Washington-Scott-Jefferson-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison- Floyd-Clark- Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, Madison, Jasper, English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, and Jeffersonville 1216 PM EDT Fri Jun 23 2017 /1116 AM CDT Fri Jun 23 2017/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * South central Indiana. * Through late tonight * A cold front coming in from the northwest will join forces with the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy to produce widespread rain, possibly heavy. * Heavy rainfall may impact the evening commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-232000- /O.CON.KLMK.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-170624T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Bullitt-Jefferson- Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Scott-Harrison-Spencer- Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Nelson-Washington- Mercer-Jessamine-Clark-Larue-Marion-Boyle-Garrard-Madison-Butler- Edmonson-Hart-Green-Taylor-Casey-Lincoln-Logan-Warren-Simpson- Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair-Russell-Cumberland-Clinton- Including the cities of Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Louisville, La Grange, Bedford, Milton, New Castle, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana, Taylorsville, Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, Bardstown, Springfield, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, Winchester, Hodgenville, Lebanon, Danville, Lancaster, Richmond, Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Greensburg, Campbellsville, Liberty, Stanford, Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, Glasgow, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany 1216 PM EDT Fri Jun 23 2017 /1116 AM CDT Fri Jun 23 2017/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Central Kentucky * Through early Saturday morning * A cold front coming in from the northwest will join forces with the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy to produce widespread rain, possibly heavy. * The heaviest of the rainfall is expected during the afternoon and evening hours today and may cause trouble with rush hour traffic. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ 13
130 WGUS63 KLMK 231956 FFALMK Flood Watch National Weather Service Louisville KY 356 PM EDT Fri Jun 23 2017 ...HEAVY RAIN AS REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM CINDY MOVE THROUGH THE REGION... .The combination of Tropical Storm Cindy's remnants and an incoming cold front will lead to the possibility of locally heavy rain and minor flooding tonight. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-240400- /O.CON.KLMK.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-170624T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Orange-Washington-Scott-Jefferson-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison- Floyd-Clark- Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, Madison, Jasper, English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, and Jeffersonville 356 PM EDT Fri Jun 23 2017 /256 PM CDT Fri Jun 23 2017/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ SATURDAY... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * South central Indiana. * Until 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ Saturday * A cold front coming in from the northwest will join forces with the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy to produce widespread rain, possibly heavy. * Heavy rainfall may impact the evening commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-240400- /O.CON.KLMK.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-170624T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Bullitt-Jefferson- Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Scott-Harrison-Spencer- Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Nelson-Washington- Mercer-Jessamine-Clark-Larue-Marion-Boyle-Garrard-Madison-Butler- Edmonson-Hart-Green-Taylor-Casey-Lincoln-Logan-Warren-Simpson- Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair-Russell-Cumberland-Clinton- Including the cities of Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Louisville, La Grange, Bedford, Milton, New Castle, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana, Taylorsville, Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, Bardstown, Springfield, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, Winchester, Hodgenville, Lebanon, Danville, Lancaster, Richmond, Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Greensburg, Campbellsville, Liberty, Stanford, Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, Glasgow, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany 356 PM EDT Fri Jun 23 2017 /256 PM CDT Fri Jun 23 2017/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of central Kentucky. * Through tonight * A cold front coming in from the northwest will join forces with the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy to produce widespread rain, possibly heavy. * The heaviest rainfall is expected during the evening hours and may cause trouble with rush hour traffic. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ 13
381 WGUS63 KLMK 232346 FFALMK Flood Watch National Weather Service Louisville KY 746 PM EDT Fri Jun 23 2017 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-240100- /O.CAN.KLMK.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-170624T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Orange-Washington-Scott-Jefferson-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison- Floyd-Clark- Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, Madison, Jasper, English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, and Jeffersonville 746 PM EDT Fri Jun 23 2017 /646 PM CDT Fri Jun 23 2017/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... The Flash Flood Watch for portions of Indiana and south central Indiana has been cancelled. The threat of heavy rainfall and flash flooding has come to an end. $$ KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-240800- /O.CON.KLMK.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-170624T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Bullitt-Jefferson- Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Scott-Harrison-Spencer- Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Nelson-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 Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Louisville, La Grange, Bedford, Milton, New Castle, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana, Taylorsville, Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, Bardstown, 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, and Albany 746 PM EDT Fri Jun 23 2017 /646 PM CDT Fri Jun 23 2017/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of east central Kentucky, north central Kentucky, northwest Kentucky, and south central Kentucky, including the following areas, in east central Kentucky, Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer, Nicholas, Scott, and Woodford. In north central Kentucky, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Henry, Jefferson, Larue, Meade, Nelson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble, and Washington. In northwest Kentucky, Hancock and Ohio. In south central Kentucky, Adair, Allen, Barren, Butler, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hart, Lincoln, Logan, Marion, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell, Simpson, Taylor, and Warren. * Through Saturday morning * A cold front coming in from the northwest will join forces with the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy to produce widespread rain, possibly heavy. * The heaviest rainfall is expected during the evening hours and may cause trouble with rush hour traffic. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$
760 WGUS63 KLMK 240137 FFALMK Flood Watch National Weather Service Louisville KY 937 PM EDT Fri Jun 23 2017 KYZ023>032-061-070-240245- /O.CAN.KLMK.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-170624T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Bullitt-Jefferson- Oldham-Trimble-Butler-Logan- Including the cities of Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Louisville, La Grange, Bedford, Milton, Morgantown, and Russellville 937 PM EDT Fri Jun 23 2017 /837 PM CDT Fri Jun 23 2017/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... The Flash Flood Watch for portions of north central Kentucky, northwest Kentucky, and south central Kentucky has been cancelled. The threat of additional heavy rainfall has ended and the flash flood watch has been cancelled. $$ KYZ033>043-045>049-053>057-062>067-071>078-081-082-240945- /O.CON.KLMK.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-170624T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Scott-Harrison-Spencer-Anderson-Woodford- Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Nelson-Washington-Mercer-Jessamine-Clark- Larue-Marion-Boyle-Garrard-Madison-Edmonson-Hart-Green-Taylor- Casey-Lincoln-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair- Russell-Cumberland-Clinton- Including the cities of New Castle, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana, Taylorsville, Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, Bardstown, Springfield, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, Winchester, Hodgenville, Lebanon, Danville, Lancaster, Richmond, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Greensburg, Campbellsville, Liberty, Stanford, Bowling Green, Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, Glasgow, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany 937 PM EDT Fri Jun 23 2017 /837 PM CDT Fri Jun 23 2017/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ SATURDAY... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of east central Kentucky, north central Kentucky, and south central Kentucky, including the following areas, in east central Kentucky, Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer, Nicholas, Scott, and Woodford. In north central Kentucky, Henry, Larue, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer, and Washington. In south central Kentucky, Adair, Allen, Barren, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Edmonson, Green, Hart, Lincoln, Marion, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell, Simpson, Taylor, and Warren. * Until 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ Saturday * Widespread rainfall is expected to continue across portions of central Kentucky. This additional rainfall will pose a threat of flash flooding into the overnight hours. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$
878 WGUS63 KLMK 240522 FFALMK Flood Watch National Weather Service Louisville KY 122 AM EDT Sat Jun 24 2017 KYZ033>043-045>049-053>057-062>067-071>078-081-082-240630- /O.CAN.KLMK.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-170624T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Scott-Harrison-Spencer-Anderson-Woodford- Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Nelson-Washington-Mercer-Jessamine-Clark- Larue-Marion-Boyle-Garrard-Madison-Edmonson-Hart-Green-Taylor- Casey-Lincoln-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair- Russell-Cumberland-Clinton- Including the cities of New Castle, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana, Taylorsville, Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, Bardstown, Springfield, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, Winchester, Hodgenville, Lebanon, Danville, Lancaster, Richmond, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Greensburg, Campbellsville, Liberty, Stanford, Bowling Green, Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, Glasgow, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany 122 AM EDT Sat Jun 24 2017 /1222 AM CDT Sat Jun 24 2017/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... The Flash Flood Watch for portions of east central Kentucky, north central Kentucky, and south central Kentucky has been cancelled. The heaviest rainfall has moved east of the region, and flash flooding is no longer a threat. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Jun 22, 5:30 AM CDT, 6 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 5:30 AM CDT, 6 hours 48 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Louisville KY 630 AM EDT Thu Jun 22 2017 ...Updated Aviation Discussion... .Short Term...(Today through Friday) Issued at 300 AM EDT Thu Jun 22 2017 It's about to get fairly humid. East/west boundary of 2 inch precipitable water now lies over central Tennessee and is forecast to cross into southern Kentucky by 12Z. It should reach our southern Indiana counties by mid afternoon. Rain chances will not be too far behind that surge, with scattered showers/storms moving to the I-64 corridor by lunchtime. Think there will be a slight break behind this leading edge of rain chances, but coverage should fill in with any type of heating. With the tropical airmass in place, any showers/storms that develop will be capable of heavy rainfall. Another threat is gusty winds...as low-level winds do pick up in the afternoon to the 40-50 kt range at 850 mb (at least per NAM/RAP soundings). These winds look valid as latest VWP from the Deep South do show these stronger winds aloft. Cannot rule out a brief spinup given the low-level shear in place. We still should see a lull in the evening hours, with loss of heating, but then models continue to show a well-defined deformation band of heavier precip forming somewhere along the Ohio River late Thursday night into Friday morning. A majority of model guidance place this band just north of the river before 12Z, with some hinting at additional weaker bands over central Kentucky. Given the moist airmass in place, it will not take much instability to spark new showers overnight, and again these will have potential to dump some quick heavy rains. Briefly considered a flash flood watch for these areas, but given some uncertainty in exact placement, and after collaboration with neighboring offices and WPC, decided to hold off for now and continue mentioning the threat in our outlook products. Assuming that band sets up over southern Indiana, any heating over Kentucky during the day Friday should allow for new storm development. In addition, the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy will be approaching our border with TN, providing extra forcing for deep tropical rain showers. The period from Friday afternoon through evening should provide the best chance for any flash flood potential, with a relatively quick 2-4 inches of rain possible in that period. .Long Term...(Friday night through Wednesday) Issued at 300 AM EDT Thu Jun 22 2017 The surface low pressure that are the remnants of TS Cindy should move into western Virginia a little after midnight Friday night. By this point it will be absorbed into a cold front that will swing through our region that evening. Model guidance now brings an earlier end to precip, clearing our eastern zones by daybreak Saturday. Rainfall totals for the event should easily range from 2-4 inches, but would not be surprised to see some 6"+ amounts. High pressure building into the region behind this low should bring several days of dry weather and cooler conditions. A couple of hiccups in the dry air may come over our Bluegrass and southern Indiana zones as upper troughs swing by to the north later in the day Saturday and then again Monday. && .Aviation...(12Z TAF Issuance) Issued at 627 AM EDT Thu Jun 22 2017 Regional radars reveal large area of precipitation just south of the Kentucky border at this hour. Will see precipitation spread northward over time, with BWG receiving rain in the next few hours, and the SDF/LEX terminals getting it this afternoon. MVFR cigs/vis will be likely within this precipitation band, with isolated IFR cigs/vis in heavier showers and thunderstorms. Should see a lull in activity late this afternoon and evening and while visibilities will improve, ceilings will remain MVFR for most sites. Another round of precipitation looks to affect northern parts of the region toward the end of the TAF forecast period. && .LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...None. KY...None. && Short Term...RJS Long Term...RJS Aviation...DM
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 3:02 AM CDT, 9 hours 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Louisville KY 402 AM EDT Thu Jun 22 2017 KYZ026>029-034>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-230815- Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Bullitt-Shelby-Franklin-Scott-Harrison-Spencer- Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Nelson-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, Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana, Taylorsville, Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, Bardstown, 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, and Albany 402 AM EDT Thu Jun 22 2017 /302 AM CDT Thu Jun 22 2017/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms will form today as a tropical airmass moves into the region. Expect heavy downpours and brief gusty winds. With stronger winds just above the surface, an isolated tornado is possible as well. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Scattered thunderstorms and widespread soaking rains are expected to develop again Friday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy move near the southern Kentucky border and interact with a cold front coming in from the northwest. Storms Friday afternoon and evening have the best chance to produce localized flooding. Severe weather is not the main threat with this rainfall event, but a few strong storms with gusty winds and an isolated tornado will be possible Friday afternoon and evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed beginning this afternoon through Friday. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found, at weather.gov/louisville. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>025-030>033-230815- Orange-Washington-Scott-Jefferson-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison- Floyd-Clark-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Oldham-Trimble-Henry- Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, Madison, Jasper, English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, Jeffersonville, Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, Louisville, La Grange, Bedford, Milton, and New Castle 402 AM EDT Thu Jun 22 2017 /302 AM CDT Thu Jun 22 2017/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and North Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms will form today and then again late tonight as a tropical airmass moves into the region. Expect heavy downpours with these storms as well as brief gusty winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Heavy rainfall is expected Friday morning somewhere along or north of the Ohio River. Localized flooding is possible. The heaviest rainfall threat should end as the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy shift east of the region. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed for heavy rain reports and street flooding this afternoon through Friday. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found, at weather.gov/louisville. RJS
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