Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2020
Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 9, 2020, 2:14 PM EDT for Franklin County, Kentucky. It was in force for 95 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 9, 2020, 2:14 PM EDT (18:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 9, 2020, 3:49 PM EDT
- In force
- 95 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Franklin County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 689 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1426 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
366
WGUS53 KLMK 091814
FFWLMK
KYC073-092115-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0049.200709T1814Z-200709T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
214 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2020
The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Franklin County in central Kentucky...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 213 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have
already fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Frankfort, Slickway, Big Eddy, Jett, Elsinore, Bon Air Hills and
Harvieland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3824 8479 3817 8478 3814 8486 3819 8490
3822 8491 3828 8492 3828 8486
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
DM2 follow-up statements
722
WGUS73 KLMK 091855
FFSLMK
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
255 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2020
KYC073-092115-
/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-200709T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Franklin KY-
255 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2020
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY...
At 254 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated over two inches of rain have
already fallen within the flash flood warning area. While the
heaviest rains have ended, flash flooding is ongoing or expected to
begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage
and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Frankfort, Jett, Slickway and Bon Air Hills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3822 8480 3817 8479 3815 8484 3821 8488
3825 8488 3826 8485
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
DM138
WGUS73 KLMK 091949
FFSLMK
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
349 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2020
KYC073-091959-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-200709T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Franklin KY-
349 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2020
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The heavy rain has ended. Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any
remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3822 8480 3817 8479 3815 8484 3821 8488
3825 8488 3826 8485
$$
DMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 8:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Russell | 29 min |
| Jul 9, 12:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Scott | 25 min |
| Jul 9, 12:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Scott | 32 min |
| Jul 9, 1:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fayette, Scott, Woodford | 12 min |
| Jul 9, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Woodford | 28 min |
| Jul 9, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Larue | 36 min |
| Jul 9, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin, Woodford | 28 min |
| Jul 9, 2:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Hardin, Meade | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Washington | 22 min |
| Jul 9, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Washington | 15 min |
| Jul 9, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon | 32 min |
| Jul 9, 4:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge | 27 min |
| Jul 9, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 36 min |
| Jul 9, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Madison | 65 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.