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Flood Watch 2, NWS Louisville, KY

February 17, 202220 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this flood watch at Feb 17, 2022, 1:51 AM EST for 20 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Feb 17, 2022, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 17, 2022, 1:51 AM EST (06:51 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 17, 2022, 7:00 AM EST
Expired: Feb 17, 2022, 8:52 PM EST
In force: 14 hr
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Flood severity: None

All 30 counties

Clark County, IN, Crawford County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Orange County, IN, Perry County, IN, Scott County, IN, Washington County, IN, Anderson County, KY, Breckinridge County, KY, Bullitt County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Hancock County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Henry County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Larue County, KY, Meade County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Ohio County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Scott County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Trimble County, KY, Woodford County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Feb 17, 12:24 AM EST, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 12:24 AM EST, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 16, 7:04 PM EST, 6 hours 47 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 17, 3:04 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Anderson, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Franklin, Grayson and 16 more	6 hr
Feb 17, 3:37 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe, Russell	3 hr
Feb 17, 4:48 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Mercer and 3 more	6 hr
Feb 17, 5:11 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Franklin, Grayson and 17 more	4 hr
Feb 17, 5:31 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Green, Hart, Larue, Marion and 3 more	29 min
Feb 17, 5:42 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Larue, Marion, Nelson	18 min
Feb 17, 5:57 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Larue, Marion, Taylor	33 min
Feb 17, 5:58 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Hart, Marion, Taylor	32 min
Feb 17, 6:21 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell	24 min
Feb 17, 6:28 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer	17 min
Feb 17, 6:58 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Madison	32 min

Nearby

Flood Watches in Kentucky, 2022 Flood Watches in Indiana, 2022 Every flood watch in 2022

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.