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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Louisville, KY

February 28, 2021Butler County, Logan County, Warren County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Feb 28, 2021, 9:55 AM CST for Butler County, Logan County, Warren County, Kentucky. It was in force for 8 hr. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Feb 28, 2021, 9:55 AM CST (15:55 UTC)
Expired: Feb 28, 2021, 5:45 PM CST
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Butler County, KY, Logan County, KY, Warren County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:55 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Feb 28, 10:05 AM CST	FLOOD	1 Nne Russellville, KY	WATER OVERFLOWING ROAD NEAR INTERSECTION OF NEWTOWN ROAD AND FRANCIS AVE.
Feb 28, 11:09 AM CST	FLASH FLOOD	1 Nne Bowling Green, KY	SOCIAL MEDIA POST OF CAR HALFWAY SUBMERGED AT FAIRVIEW PLAZA IN BOWLING GREEN.
Feb 28, 12:40 PM CST	FLASH FLOOD	1 Wsw Epleys Station, KY	REPORTED LOTS OF FLOOD ROADWAYS IN THE COUNTY, AS WELL AS ROAD CLOSURES AND DETOURS SET UP. NO SPECIFICS.
Feb 28, 4:55 PM CST	HEAVY RAIN 3.72	3 Ne Rich Pond, KY	MESONET STATION FARM BOWLING GREEN 5 S.
Feb 28, 4:55 PM CST	HEAVY RAIN 3.94	2 Nw Russellville, KY	MESONET STATION RSVL RUSSELLVILLE 2 W.
Feb 28, 4:59 PM CST	HEAVY RAIN 3.73	1 Wsw Rich Pond, KY	MESONET STATION CW2972 BOWLING GREEN.
Feb 28, 5:09 PM CST	FLASH FLOOD	4 Ene Richardsville, KY	2 PEOPLE RESCUED FROM A FLOODED HOUSE ON ANNA SANDHILL RD BY RICHARDSVILLE FD. SECURED 300 GALLON LP TANK THAT WAS FLOATING AWAY.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 91 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 50 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -67 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 695 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 480 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 488 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

777 
WGUS53 KLMK 281555
FFWLMK
KYC031-141-227-281945-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0002.210228T1555Z-210228T1945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
955 AM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Butler County in south central Kentucky...
  Logan County in south central Kentucky...
  Western Warren County in south central Kentucky...

* Until 145 PM CST.

* At 954 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  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 flash flooding include...
  Bowling Green, Russellville, Plum Springs, Memphis Junction, 
  Crestmoor, Mount Victor, Anderson, Auburn, Lewisburg and Richelieu.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small 
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses 
as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. 
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. 
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate 
precautions to protect life and property.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you 
can do so safely and have them relay your report to the National 
Weather Service in Louisville.

&&

LAT...LON 3717 8640 3711 8632 3695 8633 3683 8658
      3688 8661 3688 8663 3684 8669 3681 8670
      3675 8706 3704 8705

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR 

$$

RAS

2 follow-up statements

552 
WGUS53 KLMK 281937
FFWLMK
KYC031-141-227-282145-
/O.EXT.KLMK.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210228T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
137 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Louisville has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Butler County in south central Kentucky...
  Logan County in south central Kentucky...
  Western Warren County in south central Kentucky...

* Until 345 PM CST.

* At 136 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring, with 911 
  dispatchers reporting several roads closed due to high water in 
  Logan and Warren counties.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  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 flash flooding include...
  Bowling Green, Russellville, Plum Springs, Memphis Junction, 
  Crestmoor, Mount Victor, Anderson, Auburn, Lewisburg and Richelieu.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. 
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. 
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate 
precautions to protect life and property.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you 
can do so safely and have them relay your report to the National 
Weather Service in Louisville.

&&

LAT...LON 3717 8640 3711 8632 3695 8633 3683 8658
      3688 8661 3688 8663 3684 8669 3681 8670
      3675 8706 3704 8705

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...0.5-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR 

$$

RJS

015 
WGUS53 KLMK 282134
FFWLMK
KYC031-141-227-282345-
/O.EXT.KLMK.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210228T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
334 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Louisville has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Butler County in south central Kentucky...
  Logan County in south central Kentucky...
  Western Warren County in south central Kentucky...

* Until 545 PM CST.

* At 334 PM CST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 
  3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already 
  occurring.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar and automated gauges.

  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 flash flooding include...
  Bowling Green, Russellville, Plum Springs, Memphis Junction, 
  Crestmoor, Mount Victor, Anderson, Auburn, Lewisburg and Richelieu.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. 
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. 
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate 
precautions to protect life and property.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you 
can do so safely and have them relay your report to the National 
Weather Service in Louisville.

&&

LAT...LON 3717 8640 3711 8632 3695 8633 3683 8658
      3688 8661 3688 8663 3684 8669 3681 8670
      3675 8706 3704 8705

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

$$

RAS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 27, 9:16 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clinton	44 min
Feb 27, 10:01 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Clinton	119 min
Feb 28, 4:20 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hancock, Jefferson, Meade, Ohio and 2 more	3 hr
Feb 28, 7:09 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Jefferson, Shelby, Spencer	4 hr
Feb 28, 7:30 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Henry, Meade, Oldham, Trimble	4 hr
Feb 28, 8:25 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Franklin, Harrison, Scott	3 hr
Feb 28, 9:27 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Simpson, Warren	6 hr
Feb 28, 9:31 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Warren	29 min
Feb 28, 9:33 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Hardin, Nelson	5 days
Feb 28, 9:35 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LMK	Bullitt	25 hr
Feb 28, 9:38 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Logan, Simpson, Warren	22 min
Feb 28, 9:41 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Warren	45 hr
Feb 28, 9:43 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LMK	Warren	17 hr
Feb 28, 9:48 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Hart	4 days
Feb 28, 9:49 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Butler, Warren	8 days
Feb 28, 9:51 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Butler, Muhlenberg, Ohio	11 days
Feb 28, 9:54 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Ohio	21 days
Feb 28, 9:58 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Franklin	42 hr
Feb 28, 9:59 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Clark, Madison	6 days
Feb 28, 10:00 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Garrard, Jessamine	6 days
Feb 28, 10:01 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer	6 days
Feb 28, 10:02 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Woodford	7 days
Feb 28, 10:04 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Carroll, Henry, Owen	8 days
Feb 28, 10:06 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hardin, Nelson, Spencer	6 hr
Feb 28, 10:06 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Bourbon	48 hr
Feb 28, 10:39 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe, Taylor	6 hr
Feb 28, 10:47 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Nicholas, Robertson	21 days
Feb 28, 10:48 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Harrison	26 hr
Feb 28, 10:55 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Jefferson, Meade, Oldham, Shelby and 1 more	6 hr
Feb 28, 11:20 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Franklin, Harrison, Scott, Shelby	6 hr
Feb 28, 1:15 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan	30 min
Feb 28, 2:23 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Barren	37 min
Feb 28, 2:43 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison	6 hr
Feb 28, 2:47 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Green, Hart, Larue, Marion and 3 more	6 hr
Feb 28, 4:20 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Adair, Allen, Barren, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland and 6 more	6 hr
Feb 28, 5:07 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Russell	38 min
Feb 28, 5:19 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hancock	41 min
Feb 28, 5:40 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Warren	4 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.