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River Flood Warning 47, NWS Louisville, KY

November 6, 2018Franklin County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this river flood warning at Nov 6, 2018, 3:14 AM EST for Franklin County, Kentucky. It took effect at Nov 6, 2018, 6:23 AM EST. It was in force for 27 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 6, 2018, 3:14 AM EST (08:14 UTC)
In effect from: Nov 6, 2018, 6:23 AM EST
Expired: Nov 7, 2018, 9:40 AM EST
In force: 27 hr
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Franklin County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Elkhorn Creek at Peaks Mill (PKMK2). The gauge peaked at 11.81 ft at Nov 6, 2018, 10:00 AM EST.

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 12 ft
Major stage: 14 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03289500, 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 warning 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 warning went out at Nov 6, 1:16 AM EST, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 6, 1:16 AM EST, 1 hour 58 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 6, 1:49 AM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 6, 12:44 AM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 6, 12:53 AM EST, 2 hours 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1253 AM EST TUE NOV 6 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1150 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CANE VALLEY             37.18N 85.32W
11/05/2018                   ADAIR              KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE BLOCKING ROADWAY.

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SSC

Local storm report, Nov 6, 12:54 AM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1254 AM EST TUE NOV 6 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1155 PM     FLOOD            2 ENE FRANKFORT         38.20N 84.84W
11/05/2018                   FRANKLIN           KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            ROLLING ACRES DRIVE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

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RAS

Local storm report, Nov 6, 1:44 AM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
144 AM EST TUE NOV 6 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1152 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSE COBURG            37.18N 85.29W
11/05/2018                   ADAIR              KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            3 TO 4 BARNS DAMAGED NEAR MT CARMEL RD AND
            MILKY WAY LN.

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DM

Local storm report, Nov 6, 1:47 AM EST, 1 hour 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
147 AM EST TUE NOV 6 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1246 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 NE WELCHS CREEK       37.37N 86.54W
11/06/2018                   BUTLER             KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BOSS HOG ROAD NEAR GRANCER ROAD IS
            COMPLETELY WASHED OUT.

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Local storm report, Nov 6, 2:10 AM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
210 AM EST TUE NOV 6 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1220 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ENE SULPHUR WELL      37.84N 84.52W
11/06/2018                   JESSAMINE          KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND MINOR FLOODING
            NEAR SULFER WELL AND CHRISMAN MILL.

&&

DM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 5, 8:56 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan, Warren	34 min
Nov 5, 9:49 PM EST	Flood Watch	LMK	Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Boyle, Breckinridge and 35 more	6 hr
Nov 5, 10:05 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler	25 min
Nov 5, 10:26 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Warren	34 min
Nov 5, 10:33 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Warren	27 min
Nov 5, 10:55 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Hart	35 min
Nov 5, 11:02 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Allen, Barren	28 min
Nov 5, 11:18 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Adair, Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe	42 min
Nov 5, 11:19 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Marion, Washington	26 min
Nov 5, 11:39 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey, Green, Russell, Taylor	51 min
Nov 5, 11:41 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Boyle, Marion, Washington	19 min
Nov 5, 11:56 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Cumberland, Monroe, Russell	49 min
Nov 5, 11:58 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Lincoln	32 min
Nov 6, 12:31 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell	3 hr
Nov 6, 12:33 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon, Clark	27 min
Nov 6, 12:36 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Madison	24 min
Nov 6, 6:48 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Bourbon	22 hr
Nov 6, 3:45 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Warren	33 hr

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.