Alert archive / Kentucky / River Flood Warnings in 2020
River Flood Warning 30, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this river flood warning at May 19, 2020, 8:07 AM EDT for Franklin County, Kentucky. It took effect at May 19, 2020, 10:52 AM EDT. It was in force for 43 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 19, 2020, 8:07 AM EDT (12:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 19, 2020, 10:52 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 21, 2020, 5:36 AM EDT
- In force
- 43 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Moderate
County Franklin County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:10 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Elkhorn Creek at Peaks Mill (PKMK2). The gauge peaked at 11.51 ft at May 19, 2020, 11:00 PM EDT.
- 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 May 19, 6:43 AM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 19, 6:43 AM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 19, 4:14 AM EDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Louisville KY 414 AM EDT Tue May 19 2020 INZ079-KYZ032>037-039>043-047>049-055>057-066-067-200815- Jefferson-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Scott-Harrison-Anderson- Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Mercer-Jessamine-Clark-Boyle- Garrard-Madison-Casey-Lincoln- Including the cities of Madison, Bedford, Milton, New Castle, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana, Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, Winchester, Danville, Lancaster, Richmond, Liberty, and Stanford 414 AM EDT Tue May 19 2020 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Additional rounds of showers are expected through tonight. Heavy rainfall will be possible with these showers and a Flash Flood Watch is in effect for the eastern portions of the outlook area. For more specific details, please see the Flash Flood Watch product. In addition, patchy fog may reduce visibilities this morning. Use caution if traveling. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Period of showers and a few thunderstorms are expected across the outlook area through the remainder of the week. The heaviest rainfall is expected to occur in the Bluegrass region of central Kentucky. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report rainfall totals and any observed flooding. INZ076>078-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>031-038-045-046-053-054-061>065- 070>078-081-082-200815- Orange-Washington-Scott-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison-Floyd-Clark- Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Bullitt-Jefferson- Oldham-Spencer-Nelson-Larue-Marion-Butler-Edmonson-Hart-Green-Taylor- Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair-Russell- Cumberland-Clinton- Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, Jasper, English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, Jeffersonville, Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Louisville, La Grange, Taylorsville, Bardstown, Springfield, Hodgenville, Lebanon, Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Greensburg, Campbellsville, Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, Glasgow, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany 414 AM EDT Tue May 19 2020 /314 AM CDT Tue May 19 2020/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Additional rounds of showers are expected overnight. Heavy rainfall will be possible with these showers and a Flash Flood Watch is in effect for the eastern portions of the outlook area. For more specific details, please see the Flash Flood Watch product. In addition, patchy fog may reduce visibilities this morning. Use caution if traveling. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Period of showers and a few thunderstorms are expected across the outlook area through the remainder of the week. The heaviest rainfall is expected to occur in the Bluegrass region of central Kentucky. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report rainfall totals and any observed flooding. BJS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 19, 4:48 AM EDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Louisville KY 448 AM EDT Tue May 19 2020 INZ092-KYZ029>031-034-038-045-046-054-065-191300- Clark-Bullitt-Jefferson-Oldham-Shelby-Spencer-Nelson-Washington- Marion-Taylor- Including the cities of Jeffersonville, Shepherdsville, Louisville, La Grange, Shelbyville, Taylorsville, Bardstown, Springfield, Lebanon, and Campbellsville 448 AM EDT Tue May 19 2020 ...PATCHY DENSE FOG THIS MORNING... Recent rainfall combined with a lot of low level moisture is contributing to patchy dense fog this morning on the eastern side of the Louisville metro down through portions of central KY. Visbilities may be reduced to a quarter mile or less over short distances. Use caution if traveling this morning. The fog should diminish an hour or two after sunrise. BJS
Local storm report, May 19, 5:31 AM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
531 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 N KELAT 38.57N 84.29W
05/19/2020 HARRISON KY 911 CALL CENTER
ONE HOME FLOODED AT SNAKE LICK AT US 27 N.
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EBWLocal storm report, May 19, 6:34 AM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
634 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0526 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 N LEESBURG 38.34N 84.42W
05/19/2020 M4.28 INCH HARRISON KY COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION KY-HR-5 CYNTHIANA 7.7 WSW.
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EBWLocal storm report, May 19, 6:35 AM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
635 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 SE BERRY 38.50N 84.35W
05/19/2020 M4.16 INCH HARRISON KY MESONET
MESONET STATION RBSN CYNTHIANA 8 N. 2.04
INCHES OF RAIN FELL SINCE MIDNIGHT EDT.
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EBWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 9:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Harrison, Nicholas | 3 hr |
| May 18, 10:49 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon | 55 hr |
| May 19, 1:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Bourbon, Casey, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Harrison and 6 more | 6 hr |
| May 19, 5:03 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | LMK | Harrison | 3 hr |
| May 19, 5:03 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | LMK | Nicholas, Robertson | 3 hr |
| May 19, 5:03 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | LMK | Franklin | 3 hr |
| May 19, 5:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Harrison, Nicholas | 3 hr |
| May 19, 6:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard, Harrison and 6 more | 6 hr |
| May 19, 7:13 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison | 49 hr |
| May 19, 7:51 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Nicholas, Robertson | 3 days |
| May 19, 8:32 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Harrison, Madison, Nicholas | 3 hr |
| May 19, 11:12 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Madison and 2 more | 6 hr |
| May 19, 12:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Nicholas | 6 hr |
| May 19, 3:52 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Garrard, Jessamine | 28 hr |
| May 19, 3:53 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | LMK | Clark, Madison | 35 hr |
| May 19, 3:53 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | LMK | Carroll, Henry, Owen | 18 hr |
| May 19, 5:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Harrison, Nicholas | 6 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2020Every river flood warning in 2020
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.