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River Flood Warning 42, NWS Louisville, KY

March 7, 2022Nicholas County, Robertson County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this river flood warning at Mar 7, 2022, 12:21 PM EST for Nicholas County, Robertson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 41 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 7, 2022, 12:21 PM EST (17:21 UTC)
Expired
Mar 9, 2022, 5:26 AM EST
In force
41 hr
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Nicholas County, KY, Robertson County, KY

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Licking River at Blue Licks Spring (BLSK2). The gauge peaked at 27.41 ft at Mar 7, 2022, 11:00 PM EST.

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Action stage
23 ft
Minor stage
25 ft
Moderate stage
42 ft
Major stage
45 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03250500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Mar 7, 10:09 AM EST, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 10:09 AM EST, 2 hours 12 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 7, 11:43 AM EST, 38 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 7, 8:43 AM EST, 3 hours 38 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 7, 9:19 AM EST, 3 hours 2 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 7, 10:03 AM EST, 2 hours 18 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 7, 10:28 AM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 6, 7:04 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKMarion, Nelson3 hr
Mar 6, 7:35 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningLMKButler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue and 1 more6 hr
Mar 6, 8:42 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBullitt, Grayson, Hardin, Nelson3 hr
Mar 7, 4:33 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHenry, Oldham, Trimble42 min
Mar 7, 5:27 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOhio33 min
Mar 7, 6:08 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler, Logan37 min
Mar 7, 6:43 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler, Grayson, Hardin, Logan47 min
Mar 7, 7:20 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBreckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hardin, Meade3 hr
Mar 7, 7:25 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKEdmonson, Hart, Warren35 min
Mar 7, 7:29 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAnderson, Nelson, Washington31 min
Mar 7, 7:42 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningLMKOhio54 hr
Mar 7, 7:44 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAllen, Simpson46 min
Mar 7, 8:04 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBarren, Boyle, Green, Jessamine, Marion, Mercer and 2 more41 min
Mar 7, 8:11 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningLMKBourbon28 hr
Mar 7, 8:30 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBarren, Metcalfe30 min
Mar 7, 8:35 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBoyle, Bullitt, Larue, Marion, Mercer, Nelson and 1 more3 hr
Mar 7, 8:43 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMonroe47 min
Mar 7, 9:19 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCumberland, Monroe41 min
Mar 7, 10:03 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton, Russell42 min
Mar 7, 10:07 AM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryLMKHardin, Nelson5 hr
Mar 7, 10:32 AM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryLMKFranklin3 hr
Mar 7, 10:37 AM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryLMKNicholas, Robertson104 min
Mar 7, 1:54 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningLMKFranklin20 hr
Mar 7, 3:12 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningLMKButler, Muhlenberg, Ohio30 hr
Mar 7, 3:17 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningLMKHardin, Nelson64 hr
Mar 7, 2:49 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois26 min
Mar 7, 3:12 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange, Washington48 min
Mar 7, 3:14 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange31 min
Mar 7, 3:41 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Harrison, Orange, Washington34 min
Mar 7, 4:02 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark, Jefferson, Scott43 min
Mar 7, 4:06 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFloyd, Harrison39 min
Mar 7, 10:44 AM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryLMKJefferson, Scott11 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2022Every river flood warning 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.