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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Louisville, KY

February 28, 20215 counties in Kentucky

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.

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 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2021-03-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 419 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2021-03-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 220 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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

$$

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1 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

$$

EBW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 7:07 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAllen, Barren, Monroe38 min
Feb 28, 7:20 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSimpson25 min
Feb 28, 7:37 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCumberland, Monroe38 min
Feb 28, 7:59 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLMKAdair, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell4 hr
Feb 28, 8:07 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton, Cumberland, Russell23 min
Feb 28, 8:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Clinton, Russell16 min
Feb 28, 8:43 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningLMKBoyle, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison13 hr
Feb 28, 8:46 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningLMKBarren, Edmonson, Green, Hart, Larue, Marion and 3 more13 hr
Feb 28, 9:04 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningLMKAnderson, Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard and 6 more9 hr
Feb 28, 9:21 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningLMKButler, Logan, Warren12 hr
Mar 1, 12:01 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningLMKAdair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe and 1 more9 hr
Mar 1, 12:48 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningLMKAllen, Barren, Logan, Simpson, Warren9 hr
Mar 1, 2:52 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLMKWarren44 hr
Mar 1, 4:04 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLMKCumberland, Monroe9 hr
Mar 1, 8:55 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningLMKAdair, Allen, Barren, Boyle, Butler, Casey and 17 more12 hr
Mar 1, 10:31 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLMKHancock21 days

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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.