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River Flood Warning 40, NWS Louisville, KY

February 24, 2019Anderson County, Franklin County, Woodford County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this river flood warning at Feb 24, 2019, 6:08 PM EST for Anderson County, Franklin County, Woodford County, Kentucky. It was in force for 65 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 24, 2019, 6:08 PM EST (23:08 UTC)
Expired: Feb 27, 2019, 10:44 AM EST
In force: 65 hr
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Anderson County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Woodford County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Kentucky River at Frankfort Lock (FFTK2). The gauge peaked at 32.29 ft at Feb 25, 2019, 4:00 PM EST.

Action stage: 29 ft
Minor stage: 31 ft
Moderate stage: 35 ft
Major stage: 40 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03287500, 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 24, 6:02 PM EST, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 6:02 PM EST, 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 3:38 PM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 24, 12:57 PM EST, 5 hours 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 24, 3:20 PM EST, 2 hours 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 24, 5:44 PM EST, 24 minutes before

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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, 7:30 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Bullitt, Casey, Clark and 19 more	6 hr
Feb 23, 7:50 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Casey, Clark, Fayette and 10 more	6 hr
Feb 23, 9:06 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Ohio	48 hr
Feb 23, 9:13 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Warren	31 hr
Feb 23, 9:49 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer and 3 more	6 hr
Feb 23, 10:22 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Hardin, Larue, Marion, Meade, Nelson	3 hr
Feb 24, 12:28 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Boyle, Green, Marion, Taylor	3 hr
Feb 24, 12:42 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Garrard, Jessamine	3 days
Feb 24, 12:44 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Boyle, Jessamine, Mercer, Washington, Woodford	3 hr
Feb 24, 12:44 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Franklin	31 hr
Feb 24, 1:11 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Larue, Nelson	3 hr
Feb 24, 1:59 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Butler, Logan	3 hr
Feb 24, 1:59 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Bourbon	23 hr
Feb 24, 3:21 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Ohio, Simpson and 1 more	3 hr
Feb 24, 3:38 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Adair, Casey, Lincoln, Marion	3 hr
Feb 24, 5:58 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	LMK	Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer	5 hr
Feb 24, 7:22 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	LMK	Hart	69 min
Feb 24, 8:26 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Hart	52 hr
Feb 24, 10:27 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer	27 hr
Feb 24, 10:29 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Hardin, Jefferson, Meade	5 days
Feb 24, 10:30 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Woodford	8 hr
Feb 24, 10:32 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Warren	30 hr
Feb 24, 11:04 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Hardin, Nelson	68 hr
Feb 24, 3:27 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe, Russell	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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.