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Flash Flood Warning 17, NWS Louisville, KY

March 15, 20254 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Mar 15, 2025, 7:32 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 4 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
Mar 15, 2025, 7:32 PM CDT (00:32 UTC)
Expired
Mar 15, 2025, 11:04 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Allen County, KY, Barren County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Warren County, KY

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:35 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 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 Mar 15, 2:43 PM CDT, 4 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 2:43 PM CDT, 4 hours 49 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 15, 9:00 AM CDT, 10 hours 32 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 15, 1:50 PM CDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 15, 2:12 PM CDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 15, 4:20 PM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 15, 4:27 PM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 15, 4:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 15, 5:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 15, 8:40 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLMKWarren31 hr
Mar 15, 8:40 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLMKButler, Warren5 days
Mar 15, 8:46 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLMKOhio53 hr
Mar 15, 11:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton17 min
Mar 15, 11:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAdair, Anderson, Boyle, Casey, Franklin, Green and 12 more118 min
Mar 16, 12:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLMKClinton, Russell3 hr
Mar 16, 4:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLMKButler, Muhlenberg, Ohio5 days
Mar 16, 4:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLogan37 min
Mar 16, 5:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKShelby15 min
Mar 16, 5:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGrayson, Ohio26 min
Mar 16, 6:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington30 min
Mar 16, 7:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Mercer, Scott, Woodford33 min
Mar 16, 7:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Fayette, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott29 min
Mar 16, 8:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKNicholas31 min
Mar 16, 9:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair, Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison37 min
Mar 16, 9:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCasey, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison31 min
Mar 16, 10:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLMKHart35 hr
Mar 16, 10:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLMKEdmonson56 hr
Mar 16, 10:14 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryLMKWarren7 hr
Mar 16, 10:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLincoln, Madison30 min
Mar 16, 10:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair43 min
Mar 16, 10:57 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryLMKHardin, Nelson4 hr
Mar 16, 11:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison30 min
Mar 16, 11:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCasey, Lincoln, Russell28 min
Mar 16, 11:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLincoln25 min
Mar 16, 11:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLincoln, Madison23 min
Mar 16, 3:04 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLMKHardin, Nelson53 hr
Mar 16, 5:34 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLMKWarren16 hr
Mar 16, 6:22 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryLMKHarrison, Washington39 min
Mar 16, 7:00 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLMKHarrison, Washington6 hr

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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.