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Flash Flood Watch 4, NWS Louisville, KY

June 18, 2021Henry County, Trimble County, Kentucky; Jefferson County, Scott County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood watch at Jun 18, 2021, 3:30 PM EDT for Henry County, Trimble County, Kentucky; Jefferson County, Scott County, Indiana. It took effect at Jun 19, 2021, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 18, 2021, 3:30 PM EDT (19:30 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 19, 2021, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jun 19, 2021, 10:00 AM EDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Flood severity
None

Counties Jefferson County, IN, Scott County, IN, Henry County, KY, Trimble County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:31 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

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 165 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2021-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2021-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 110 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1560 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
97 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

779 
WGUS63 KLMK 181930
FFALMK

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Louisville KY
330 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021

INZ078-079-KYZ032-033-190330-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.A.0004.210619T0400Z-210619T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Scott-Jefferson-Trimble-Henry-
Including the cities of New Castle, Bedford, Madison, Scottsburg, 
and Milton
330 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH 
SATURDAY MORNING...

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of Indiana and north central 
  Kentucky, including the following areas, in Indiana, Jefferson and 
  Scott. In north central Kentucky, Henry and Trimble.

* From Midnight EDT tonight through Saturday morning.

* Thunderstorms may produce heavy rain late tonight into early 
  Saturday morning.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash 
Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

13
2 follow-up statements
785 
WGUS63 KLMK 190324
FFALMK

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1124 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021

INZ078-079-KYZ032-033-191400-
/O.CON.KLMK.FF.A.0004.210619T0400Z-210619T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Scott-Jefferson-Trimble-Henry-
Including the cities of New Castle, Bedford, Madison, Scottsburg, 
and Milton
1124 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT SATURDAY...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of Indiana and north central Kentucky, including the 
  following areas, in Indiana, Jefferson and Scott. In north central 
  Kentucky, Henry and Trimble.

* Until 10 AM EDT Saturday.

* Repeated thunderstorms capable of intense rainfall could result in 
  Flash Flooding tonight into Saturday morning.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

BJS
680 
WGUS63 KLMK 191355
FFALMK

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Louisville KY
955 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

INZ078-079-KYZ032-033-191500-
/O.EXP.KLMK.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-210619T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Scott-Jefferson-Trimble-Henry-
Including the cities of New Castle, Bedford, Madison, Scottsburg, 
and Milton
955 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

The Flash Flood Watch for portions of Indiana and north central 
Kentucky, including the following areas, in Indiana, Jefferson and 
Scott, and in north central Kentucky, Henry and Trimble, will expire 
at 10 AM EDT this morning.

Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to 
heed any remaining road closures.

$$

13

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 12:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.