Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Feb 28, 2021, 7:01 PM CST for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2021, 7:01 PM CST (01:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2021, 12:48 AM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Allen County, KY, Barren County, KY, Logan County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Warren County, KY
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 419 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 979 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 220 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 278 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 4.5
The text
As transmitted.
466
WGUS53 KLMK 010101
FFWLMK
KYC003-009-141-213-227-010700-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0006.210301T0101Z-210301T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
701 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021
The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Allen County in south central Kentucky...
Barren County in south central Kentucky...
Southern Logan County in south central Kentucky...
Simpson County in south central Kentucky...
Southern Warren County in south central Kentucky...
* Until 100 AM CST.
* At 700 PM 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.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Bowling Green, Glasgow, Scottsville, Franklin, Adairville,
Woodburn, Butlersville, Halfway, Allen Springs, and Trammel.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2.5 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 3674 8706 3686 8664 3707 8576 3684 8574
3672 8598 3664 8597 3664 8706
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
131 follow-up statement
138
WGUS73 KLMK 010648
FFSLMK
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1248 AM CST Mon Mar 1 2021
KYC003-009-141-213-227-010658-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210301T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Allen KY-Barren KY-Logan KY-Simpson KY-Warren KY-
1248 AM CST Mon Mar 1 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ALLEN, BARREN, SOUTHERN LOGAN, SIMPSON
AND SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD
WARNING...
The heavy rain threat is ending, but impactful areal flooding will
persist overnight. Continue to heed any road closures. NEVER drive
into flood waters.
LAT...LON 3674 8706 3686 8664 3707 8576 3684 8574
3672 8598 3664 8597 3664 8706
$$
EBWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 7:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Monroe | 38 min |
| Feb 28, 7:20 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson | 25 min |
| Feb 28, 7:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Cumberland, Monroe | 38 min |
| Feb 28, 7:59 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell | 4 hr |
| Feb 28, 8:07 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland, Russell | 23 min |
| Feb 28, 8:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Clinton, Russell | 16 min |
| Feb 28, 8:43 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison | 13 hr |
| Feb 28, 8:46 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Barren, Edmonson, Green, Hart, Larue, Marion and 3 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 28, 9:04 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard and 6 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 28, 9:21 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Warren | 12 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:01 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:48 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 9 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:52 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Warren | 44 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:04 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Cumberland, Monroe | 9 hr |
| Mar 1, 8:55 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Adair, Allen, Barren, Boyle, Butler, Casey and 17 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 1, 10:31 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hancock | 21 days |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.