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River Flood Warning 7, NWS Louisville, KY

May 9, 2024Edmonson County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this river flood warning at May 9, 2024, 10:42 AM CDT for Edmonson County, Kentucky. It took effect at May 9, 2024, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 44 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 9, 2024, 10:42 AM CDT (15:42 UTC)
In effect from: May 9, 2024, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired: May 11, 2024, 3:28 PM CDT
In force: 44 hr
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Edmonson County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Green River (KY) near Mammoth Cave (MMCK2). The gauge peaked at 36.33 ft at May 10, 2024, 6:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 20 ft
Minor stage: 32 ft
Moderate stage: 57 ft
Major stage: 62 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03309000, 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 May 9, 7:24 AM CDT, 3 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 7:24 AM CDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 7:46 AM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 9, 4:54 AM CDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 9, 4:57 AM CDT, 5 hours 45 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 9, 9:31 AM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 9, 10:39 AM CDT, 3 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
May 8, 7:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Grayson, Hart, Metcalfe, Warren	27 min
May 8, 7:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan	33 min
May 8, 7:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe	23 min
May 8, 8:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Simpson	23 min
May 8, 8:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Adair, Barren, Edmonson, Green, Hart, Metcalfe and 1 more	8 hr
May 8, 8:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe	26 min
May 8, 8:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Allen	30 min
May 8, 8:39 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Warren	43 hr
May 8, 8:41 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Ohio	55 hr
May 8, 9:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Logan, Monroe, Simpson, Warren	10 hr
May 8, 10:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Ohio	27 min
May 8, 10:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Larue, Ohio	28 min
May 8, 10:35 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Butler, Warren	4 days
May 9, 12:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler	27 min
May 9, 12:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan, Simpson	43 min
May 9, 12:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Logan, Simpson	34 min
May 9, 1:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Simpson	34 min
May 9, 1:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Allen, Monroe	41 min
May 9, 2:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland	36 min
May 9, 7:11 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Allen, Logan, Monroe, Simpson	3 hr
May 9, 10:14 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Simpson	6 hr
May 9, 10:45 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LMK	Warren	38 hr
May 9, 11:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Butler, Muhlenberg, Ohio	5 days
May 9, 12:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Allen	3 hr
May 8, 9:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Dubois	29 min
May 8, 9:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Dubois	12 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.