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Flash Flood Warning 24, NWS Louisville, KY

July 31, 2024Jefferson County, Oldham County, Shelby County, Kentucky; Clark County, Floyd County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 31, 2024, 3:55 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Oldham County, Shelby County, Kentucky; Clark County, Floyd County, Indiana. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 31, 2024, 3:55 PM EDT (19:55 UTC)
Expired
Jul 31, 2024, 6:02 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Clark County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Jefferson County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Shelby County, KY

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Jul 31, 1:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 1:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 31, 3:17 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 31, 3:14 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 31, 3:16 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 31, 3:19 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 31, 3:21 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 31, 3:30 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 31, 3:40 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 30, 8:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Meade36 min
Jul 30, 8:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOhio24 min
Jul 30, 9:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler, Grayson, Hardin29 min
Jul 30, 9:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLarue29 min
Jul 30, 9:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair, Barren, Green, Metcalfe, Taylor47 min
Jul 30, 10:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair, Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe, Russell44 min
Jul 31, 8:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKRussell47 min
Jul 31, 9:36 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKRussell114 min
Jul 31, 9:51 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKRussell3 hr
Jul 31, 10:05 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton25 min
Jul 31, 10:36 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryLMKAllen, Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hancock and 4 more9 hr
Jul 31, 2:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson, Oldham33 min
Jul 31, 3:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKShelby, Spencer, Washington24 min
Jul 31, 3:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAdair, Russell3 hr
Jul 31, 3:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKJefferson, Oldham3 hr
Jul 31, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt, Jefferson, Nelson35 min
Jul 31, 3:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKJefferson, Shelby3 hr
Jul 31, 4:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKMarion, Nelson, Washington3 hr
Jul 31, 4:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKTrimble36 min
Jul 31, 4:11 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKAdair, Russell3 hr
Jul 31, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFranklin, Woodford28 min
Jul 31, 4:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFayette, Franklin, Scott, Woodford36 min
Jul 31, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLarue24 min
Jul 31, 4:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMarion, Taylor36 min
Jul 31, 5:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFayette28 min
Jul 31, 5:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGreen, Hart, Larue, Marion, Taylor27 min
Jul 31, 5:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJessamine, Madison39 min
Jul 31, 5:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair, Casey, Green34 min
Jul 31, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison26 min
Jul 31, 5:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair, Clinton, Cumberland, Russell39 min
Jul 31, 7:51 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKAdair, Russell6 hr
Jul 31, 1:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington35 min
Jul 31, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKScott44 min
Jul 31, 2:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKScott, Washington31 min
Jul 31, 2:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOrange, Washington31 min
Jul 31, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington31 min
Jul 31, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark30 min
Jul 31, 7:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison31 min
Jul 31, 7:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison29 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2024Flash Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2024Every flash flood warning in 2024

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.