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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Louisville, KY

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

NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Feb 28, 2021, 5:40 PM CST for Butler County, Logan County, Warren County, Kentucky. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report 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, 5:40 PM CST (23:40 UTC)
Expired: Feb 28, 2021, 9:21 PM CST
In force: 4 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), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 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, 8:25 PM CST	FLASH FLOOD	Bowling Green, KY	2 WATER RESCUES IN BOWLING GREEN - 1 DRIVER ON CREWSON DR AND 3 FROM VEHICLE ON RICH POND ROCK FIELD RD.

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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 100 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

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The text

As transmitted.

931 
WGUS53 KLMK 282340
FFWLMK
KYC031-141-227-010330-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0005.210228T2340Z-210301T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
540 PM 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...
  Warren County in south central Kentucky...

* Until 930 PM CST.

* At 539 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 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.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Bowling Green, Russellville, Morgantown, Plum Springs, Memphis 
  Junction, Crestmoor, Mount Victor, Anderson, Auburn and Lewisburg.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

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 3714 8693 3719 8690 3717 8691 3722 8644
      3717 8640 3710 8631 3702 8630 3696 8632
      3689 8642 3684 8656 3689 8661 3688 8666
      3679 8671 3675 8706 3704 8705 3709 8690
      3711 8690 3711 8689

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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1 follow-up statement

144 
WGUS73 KLMK 010321
FFSLMK

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
921 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

KYC031-141-227-010331-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210301T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Butler KY-Logan KY-Warren KY-
921 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN BUTLER, LOGAN AND WARREN 
COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING...

Rainfall rates have diminished, but significant areal flooding will 
continue in some areas overnight.

LAT...LON 3714 8693 3719 8690 3717 8691 3722 8644
      3717 8640 3710 8631 3702 8630 3696 8632
      3689 8642 3684 8656 3689 8661 3688 8666
      3679 8671 3675 8706 3704 8705 3709 8690
      3711 8690 3711 8689

$$

EBW

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, 9:55 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Warren	8 hr
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

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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.