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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 28, 2024, 7:55 PM CDT for Logan County, Simpson County, Warren County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 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
- Jul 28, 2024, 7:55 PM CDT (00:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2024, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Logan County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Warren County, KY
The radar
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:56 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, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 90 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
- 424 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 825 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
212
WGUS53 KLMK 290055
FFWLMK
KYC141-213-227-290400-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0021.240729T0055Z-240729T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
755 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2024
The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Logan County in south central Kentucky...
North Central Simpson County in south central Kentucky...
West Central Warren County in south central Kentucky...
* Until 1100 PM CDT.
* At 755 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.3 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Auburn, Gasper, South Union, Chandlers Chapel, Browning, Petros,
Rockfield and Homer.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
&&
LAT...LON 3699 8657 3695 8656 3689 8655 3687 8658
3686 8670 3686 8678 3687 8685 3691 8686
3697 8684 3699 8676 3699 8669 3700 8664
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
EBW1 follow-up statement
012
WGUS73 KLMK 290358
FFSLMK
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1058 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2024
KYC141-213-227-290408-
/O.EXP.KLMK.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240729T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Logan KY-Simpson KY-Warren KY-
1058 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2024
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHEASTERN LOGAN, NORTH CENTRAL SIMPSON AND WEST CENTRAL WARREN
COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
&&
LAT...LON 3699 8657 3695 8656 3689 8655 3687 8658
3686 8670 3686 8678 3687 8685 3691 8686
3697 8684 3699 8676 3699 8669 3700 8664
$$
RJSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 7:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson | 30 min |
| Jul 28, 7:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson | 32 min |
| Jul 28, 7:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Butler, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 8:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson | 33 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.