Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2018
Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Feb 24, 2018, 11:03 PM EST for 5 counties in 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
- Feb 24, 2018, 11:03 PM EST (04:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2018, 2:00 AM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bullitt County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Larue County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Spencer County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 11:41 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 W Elizabethtown, KY | CORRECTS PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD REPORT FROM 2 W ELIZABETHTOWN. ROAD FLOODING OFF RING RD. |
| Feb 24, 11:41 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 W Elizabethtown, KY | ROAD FLOODING. |
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 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1167 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 256 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
634
WGUS53 KLMK 250403
FFWLMK
KYC029-093-123-179-215-250700-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0009.180225T0403Z-180225T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1103 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2018
The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Spencer County in central Kentucky...
Nelson County in central Kentucky...
Larue County in central Kentucky...
Hardin County in central Kentucky...
Southern Bullitt County in central Kentucky...
* Until 200 AM EST
* At 1102 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
torrential rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected
to begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Elizabethtown, Bardstown, Hodgenville, Taylorsville, Radcliff, Vine
Grove, Lebanon Junction, New Haven, Bloomfield and Upton.
LAT...LON 3780 8615 3781 8602 3800 8550 3814 8541
3804 8510 3799 8517 3790 8516 3785 8528
3768 8545 3756 8552 3748 8548 3746 8555
3747 8563 3742 8566 3746 8606 3750 8604
3757 8611 3756 8618 3760 8627
$$
MJ1 follow-up statement
838
WGUS73 KLMK 250602
FFSLMK
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
102 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2018
KYC029-093-123-179-215-250612-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-180225T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Spencer KY-Nelson KY-Larue KY-Hardin KY-Bullitt KY-
102 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2018
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SPENCER...NELSON...LARUE...HARDIN AND
SOUTHERN BULLITT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The heavy rainfall that prompted the flash flood warning has ended.
However, light to moderate rain will continue into the overnight
hours. Area creeks and streams will continue to run high through
Sunday.
LAT...LON 3780 8615 3781 8602 3800 8550 3814 8541
3804 8510 3799 8517 3790 8516 3785 8528
3768 8545 3756 8552 3748 8548 3746 8555
3747 8563 3742 8566 3746 8606 3750 8604
3757 8611 3756 8618 3760 8627
$$
MJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 7:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby | 29 min |
| Feb 24, 7:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hart, Larue, Marion, Taylor | 27 min |
| Feb 24, 7:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Larue | 31 min |
| Feb 24, 8:35 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Meade | 5 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:32 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hancock, Ohio | 4 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham, Trimble | 28 min |
| Feb 24, 9:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 41 min |
| Feb 24, 9:37 PM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hart | 45 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:45 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Oldham | 3 hr |
| Feb 24, 10:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 40 min |
| Feb 24, 10:14 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Warren | 31 min |
| Feb 24, 10:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 24 min |
| Feb 24, 10:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Jefferson, Meade | 34 min |
| Feb 24, 10:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Warren | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 10:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Simpson | 46 min |
| Feb 24, 10:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade, Nelson, Shelby and 1 more | 46 min |
| Feb 24, 10:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Metcalfe, Warren | 39 min |
| Feb 24, 10:59 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Franklin, Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble | 3 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe | 45 min |
| Feb 24, 11:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Henry, Mercer, Nelson, Scott and 4 more | 51 min |
| Feb 24, 11:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Green, Hart, Metcalfe, Taylor | 48 min |
| Feb 24, 11:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair | 19 min |
| Feb 25, 12:00 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Russell | 45 min |
| Feb 25, 12:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland | 28 min |
| Feb 25, 12:10 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey | 35 min |
| Feb 25, 12:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Fayette, Harrison, Woodford | 47 min |
| Feb 25, 12:16 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard, Harrison and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 25, 12:21 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey, Lincoln, Russell | 24 min |
| Feb 25, 12:31 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton | 29 min |
| Feb 25, 12:47 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson, Oldham, Spencer | 18 hr |
| Feb 25, 12:52 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hancock, Ohio | 6 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:01 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble | 6 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:03 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark | 42 min |
| Feb 25, 1:04 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Larue, Nelson, Spencer | 6 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:21 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Henry and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:23 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Adair, Allen, Barren, Clinton, Cumberland, Logan and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:51 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Clark, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison | 6 hr |
| Feb 25, 6:15 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Meade | 12 hr |
| Feb 25, 6:43 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 12 hr |
| Feb 25, 6:58 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Nelson | 12 hr |
| Feb 25, 7:00 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Henry, Trimble | 12 hr |
| Feb 25, 5:39 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hancock, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade and 1 more | 24 hr |
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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.