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River Flood Warning 30, NWS Louisville, KY

February 23, 2019Ohio County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this river flood warning at Feb 23, 2019, 8:06 PM CST for Ohio County, Kentucky. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 23, 2019, 8:06 PM CST (02:06 UTC)
Expired: Feb 25, 2019, 7:37 PM CST
In force: 48 hr
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Ohio County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Rough River near Dundee (DUNK2). The gauge peaked at 26.10 ft at Feb 24, 2019, 8:00 PM CST.

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 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 Feb 23, 7:23 PM CST, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 7:23 PM CST, 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 2:37 PM CST, 5 hours 29 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
337 PM EST Sat Feb 23 2019

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-242045-
Orange-Washington-Scott-Jefferson-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison-
Floyd-Clark-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-
Bullitt-Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Spencer-Anderson-
Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Nelson-Mercer-Jessamine-Larue-
Marion-Boyle-Garrard-Madison-Butler-Edmonson-Hart-Green-Taylor-
Casey-Lincoln-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-
Adair-Russell-Cumberland-Clinton-
337 PM EST Sat Feb 23 2019 /237 PM CST Sat Feb 23 2019/

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY FOR CENTRAL
KENTUCKY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR
SOUTHERN INDIANA AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central
Indiana and central Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Area rivers will remain high from recent rainfall. See our webpage
for the most recent updates to river flood advisories and flood
warnings.

Heavy rain is likely this afternoon and evening, with 1 to 2
inches of additional rainfall possible. Areal and renewed small
stream flooding is likely where the heaviest rain falls, with
localized flash flooding possible.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this evening as a strong
cold front moves through the area. The strongest cells will be
capable of producing damaging wind gusts and an isolated tornado,
mainly across south central Kentucky. Briefly torrential rainfall
could result in additional flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Strong and gusty west winds are expected late tonight through Sunday
behind the cold front. Gusts to around 45 mph are likely, mainly
across southern Indiana and north central Kentucky.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters will be needed through tonight to report heavy rain,
flooding, and any strong winds or wind damage.

AMS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 23, 7:12 PM CST, 54 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 23, 7:13 PM CST, 53 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 23, 7:20 PM CST, 46 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 23, 7:32 PM CST, 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 23, 7:41 PM CST, 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
841 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2019

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

0835 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 ENE LEWISBURG         36.99N 86.94W
02/23/2019                   LOGAN              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WATER OVER ROAD 1/2 MILE FROM 106 AND 1153
            INTERSECTION NEAR ALUM CREEK. SPOTTER
            REPORTED 10 INCHES OF WATER.

&&

SSC

Local storm report, Feb 23, 7:53 PM CST, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
853 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2019

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

0850 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 W ALBANY              36.69N 85.17W
02/23/2019                   CLINTON            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DICKEN CHAPEL ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

&&

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 23, 6:30 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Bullitt, Casey, Clark and 19 more	6 hr
Feb 23, 6:50 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Casey, Clark, Fayette and 10 more	6 hr
Feb 23, 8:13 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Warren	31 hr
Feb 23, 8:49 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer and 3 more	6 hr
Feb 23, 9:22 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Hardin, Larue, Marion, Meade, Nelson	3 hr
Feb 23, 11:28 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Boyle, Green, Marion, Taylor	3 hr
Feb 23, 11:42 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Garrard, Jessamine	3 days
Feb 23, 11:44 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Boyle, Jessamine, Mercer, Washington, Woodford	3 hr
Feb 23, 11:44 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Franklin	31 hr
Feb 24, 12:11 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Larue, Nelson	3 hr
Feb 24, 12:59 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Butler, Logan	3 hr
Feb 24, 12:59 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Bourbon	23 hr
Feb 24, 2:21 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Ohio, Simpson and 1 more	3 hr
Feb 24, 2:38 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Adair, Casey, Lincoln, Marion	3 hr
Feb 24, 4:58 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LMK	Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer	5 hr
Feb 24, 6:22 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LMK	Hart	69 min
Feb 24, 7:26 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Hart	52 hr
Feb 24, 9:27 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer	27 hr
Feb 24, 9:29 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Hardin, Jefferson, Meade	5 days
Feb 24, 9:30 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Woodford	8 hr
Feb 24, 9:32 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Warren	30 hr
Feb 24, 10:04 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Hardin, Nelson	68 hr
Feb 24, 2:27 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe, Russell	24 hr
Feb 24, 5:08 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Woodford	65 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.