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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Apr 3, 2025, 12:27 PM CDT for 7 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2025, 12:27 PM CDT (17:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2025, 3:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Adair County, KY, Casey County, KY, Green County, KY, Marion County, KY, Russell County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Washington County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:27 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 12:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Columbia, KY | Multiple roads closed across the county with flood waters on the rise. |
| Apr 3, 2:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ne Liberty, KY | Reported a quicker rise and then fall of water over the roads in the county, again notably Hwy 127 just north of Liberty. Water receded in the night. |
| Apr 3, 3:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Greensburg, KY | Water rescues south of Greensburg. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 272 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
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 709 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
019
WGUS53 KLMK 031727
FFWLMK
KYC001-045-087-155-207-217-229-032030-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FF.W.0021.250403T1727Z-250403T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1227 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Casey County in central Kentucky...
Green County in central Kentucky...
Southeastern Marion County in central Kentucky...
Taylor County in central Kentucky...
Southern Washington County in central Kentucky...
Adair County in south central Kentucky...
Russell County in south central Kentucky...
* Until 330 PM CDT /430 PM EDT/.
* At 1227 PM CDT /127 PM EDT/, Emergency management reported
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area causing
flooding in Adair County. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported,
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...
Liberty, Campbellsville, Columbia, Greensburg, Jamestown, Russell
Springs, Bradfordsville, Dunbar Hill, Knifley and Casey Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3712 8563 3718 8569 3748 8534 3764 8508
3763 8503 3755 8504 3755 8485 3743 8485
3736 8472 3730 8471 3724 8472 3712 8490
3705 8491 3701 8486 3700 8484 3683 8512
3690 8528 3693 8523 3694 8545 3711 8553
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
AMS1 follow-up statement
631
WGUS73 KLMK 032026
FFSLMK
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
326 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
KYC001-045-087-155-207-217-229-032036-
/O.EXP.KLMK.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250403T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Adair KY-Casey KY-Green KY-Marion KY-Russell KY-Taylor KY-
Washington KY-
326 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 /426 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025/
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 330 PM CDT /430 PM EDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON FOR CASEY, GREEN, SOUTHEASTERN MARION, TAYLOR, SOUTHERN
WASHINGTON, ADAIR AND RUSSELL COUNTIES...
New Flash Flood Warning has been issued replacing this one. Flooding
is on going.
A Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT Sunday/800 AM EDT
Sunday for portions of Indiana and Kentucky.
&&
LAT...LON 3712 8563 3718 8569 3748 8534 3764 8508
3763 8503 3755 8504 3755 8485 3743 8485
3736 8472 3730 8471 3724 8472 3712 8490
3705 8491 3701 8486 3700 8484 3683 8512
3690 8528 3693 8523 3694 8545 3711 8553
$$
BTNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Simpson, Warren | 27 min |
| Apr 2, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Warren | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 7:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hart | 37 min |
| Apr 2, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade, Ohio | 41 min |
| Apr 2, 9:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 25 min |
| Apr 2, 9:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade | 38 min |
| Apr 2, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Logan, Ohio, Warren | 67 min |
| Apr 2, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade, Ohio | 62 min |
| Apr 2, 9:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 10:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade | 31 min |
| Apr 2, 10:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade, Ohio | 29 min |
| Apr 2, 10:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham, Trimble | 51 min |
| Apr 2, 10:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade | 33 min |
| Apr 2, 11:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Trimble | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 11:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade | 3 hr |
| Apr 2, 11:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Jefferson | 5 hr |
| Apr 2, 11:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Hart and 2 more | 40 min |
| Apr 2, 11:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Franklin, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby and 1 more | 34 min |
| Apr 2, 11:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bullitt, Franklin, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer and 1 more | 34 min |
| Apr 2, 11:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hardin, Larue, Marion and 1 more | 43 min |
| Apr 2, 11:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Franklin, Henry, Shelby | 14 min |
| Apr 3, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Henry, Mercer, Nelson, Scott and 4 more | 29 min |
| Apr 3, 12:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Franklin, Harrison, Henry, Scott, Shelby | 28 min |
| Apr 3, 12:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue, Marion, Nelson, Washington | 27 min |
| Apr 3, 12:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Oldham, Trimble | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 12:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 46 min |
| Apr 3, 12:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Harrison, Scott | 27 min |
| Apr 3, 12:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott, Woodford | 39 min |
| Apr 3, 12:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Fayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Mercer, Nelson and 4 more | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 12:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 30 min |
| Apr 3, 12:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Fayette, Franklin, Scott, Woodford | 24 min |
| Apr 3, 12:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Green, Hart and 5 more | 39 min |
| Apr 3, 12:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Jessamine and 4 more | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 1:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Barren, Edmonson, Green, Hart, Marion, Metcalfe and 1 more | 28 min |
| Apr 3, 1:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Franklin, Grayson, Hardin, Hart and 6 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 3, 1:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer, Washington and 1 more | 23 min |
| Apr 3, 1:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Anderson, Fayette, Jessamine, Mercer, Woodford | 32 min |
| Apr 3, 1:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe | 40 min |
| Apr 3, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Allen, Barren, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland and 4 more | 61 min |
| Apr 3, 1:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Green, Lincoln and 4 more | 44 min |
| Apr 3, 1:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Nicholas | 50 min |
| Apr 3, 1:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison and 2 more | 52 min |
| Apr 3, 1:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison | 47 min |
| Apr 3, 2:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Nicholas | 11 min |
| Apr 3, 2:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Boyle, Green, Larue, Marion, Mercer and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe | 40 min |
| Apr 3, 3:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hart, Larue and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Casey | 41 min |
| Apr 3, 4:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Cumberland, Russell | 48 min |
| Apr 3, 4:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe, Russell | 47 min |
| Apr 3, 4:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe, Russell | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 5:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe, Russell | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clinton | 36 min |
| Apr 3, 5:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe, Russell | 29 min |
| Apr 3, 7:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Boyle, Green, Larue, Marion, Mercer and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Warren | 11 days |
| Apr 3, 7:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Muhlenberg, Ohio | 16 days |
| Apr 3, 7:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Ohio | 24 days |
| Apr 3, 9:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland | 43 min |
| Apr 3, 9:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe, Russell | 48 min |
| Apr 3, 9:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hart and 5 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland | 18 min |
| Apr 3, 10:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clinton | 19 min |
| Apr 3, 10:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Edmonson | 7 days |
| Apr 3, 10:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Butler, Clinton, Cumberland, Edmonson and 6 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 3, 10:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Warren | 4 days |
| Apr 3, 10:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Cumberland, Monroe | 3 days |
| Apr 3, 10:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Grayson, Green and 12 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Russell | 38 min |
| Apr 3, 11:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Franklin | 5 days |
| Apr 3, 11:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hardin, Nelson | 10 days |
| Apr 3, 11:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hancock | 12 days |
| Apr 3, 11:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 21 days |
| Apr 3, 11:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren, Metcalfe, Monroe | 52 min |
| Apr 3, 12:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Adair, Boyle, Casey, Cumberland, Garrard, Green and 6 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 3, 12:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Metcalfe | 46 min |
| Apr 3, 12:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Metcalfe | 44 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.