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Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS Louisville, KY

April 4, 202513 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Apr 4, 2025, 12:29 AM EDT for 13 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 8 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: Apr 4, 2025, 12:29 AM EDT (04:29 UTC)
Expired: Apr 4, 2025, 8:21 AM EDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Anderson County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Clark County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Henry County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Scott County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Woodford County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:30 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

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 158 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 986 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -206 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 257 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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 Apr 4, 12:07 AM EDT, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 12:07 AM EDT, 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 3:56 PM EDT, 8 hours 33 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
Issued by National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
356 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>065-070-
071-042000-
Orange-Washington IN-Scott IN-Jefferson IN-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-
Harrison IN-Floyd-Clark IN-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-
Hardin-Bullitt-Jefferson-Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-
Scott KY-Harrison KY-Spencer-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-
Nicholas-Nelson-Washington KY-Mercer-Jessamine-Clark KY-Larue-Marion-
Boyle-Garrard-Madison-Butler-Edmonson-Hart-Green-Taylor-Logan-Warren-
356 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025 /256 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025/

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Indiana
and central Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Rounds of additional showers and thunderstorms continue today and
tonight. Some storms may be strong to severe with damaging winds and
isolated tornadoes possible. Heavy rainfall is also likely with
localized flooding issues expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Additional showers and strong storms continue Friday into the
weekend. High-impact, major rainfall, and flooding is anticipated
across the lower Ohio and Tennessee Valleys through Sunday.
Widespread minor to moderate river flooding is expected, and major
river flooding is possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

&&

More information, along with other weather, hydrological and
climate information can be found, at weather.gov/louisville.

KYZ066-067-072>078-081-082-042000-
Casey-Lincoln-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair-Russell-
Cumberland-Clinton-
356 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025 /256 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025/

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
...TORNADO WATCH 107 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Indiana
and central Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Rounds of additional showers and thunderstorms continue today and
tonight. Some storms may be strong to severe with damaging winds and
isolated tornadoes possible. Heavy rainfall is also likely with
localized flooding issues expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Additional showers and strong storms continue Friday into the
weekend. High-impact, major rainfall, and flooding is anticipated
across the lower Ohio and Tennessee Valleys through Sunday.
Widespread minor to moderate river flooding is expected, and major
river flooding is possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

&&

More information, along with other weather, hydrological and
climate information can be found, at weather.gov/louisville.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 3, 11:45 PM EDT, 44 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1145 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0305 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Liberty                 37.32N 84.94W
04/03/2025  M64 MPH          Casey              KY   Mesonet

            Mesonet station EW7213 Liberty.

&&

SRW

Local storm report, Apr 3, 11:46 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1146 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0151 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 ESE Bowling Green     36.97N 86.42W
04/03/2025  M62 MPH          Warren             KY   ASOS

            ASOS station KBWG Bowling Green.

&&

SRW

Local storm report, Apr 3, 11:51 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1151 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1212 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 N Corydon             38.24N 86.13W
04/03/2025  M58 MPH          Harrison           IN   Mesonet

            Mesonet station IN040 1.9 N Corydon (INDOT).

&&

SRW

Local storm report, Apr 4, 12:07 AM EDT, 22 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1207 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1130 PM     Flash Flood      1 SSW Louisville        38.24N 85.77W
04/03/2025                   Jefferson          KY   911 Call Center

            Water rescue with three children inside the
            car.

&&

BJS

Local storm report, Apr 4, 12:11 AM EDT, 18 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1211 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1118 PM     Flood            1 SW Middletown         38.23N 85.53W
04/03/2025                   Jefferson          KY   911 Call Center

            Water over the road at Tucker Station and
            Ledges Dr. Cars continue to drive through
            it.

&&

BJS

Special weather statement, Apr 4, 12:27 AM EDT, 2 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1127 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

KYZ026-027-061-070-071-040500-
Grayson KY-Warren KY-Logan KY-Butler KY-Ohio KY-
1127 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN LOGAN...BUTLER...WEST
CENTRAL GRAYSON...NORTHWESTERN WARREN AND SOUTHEASTERN OHIO COUNTIES
THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT...

At 1127 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Dunmor, moving northeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Morgantown, Anderson, Casey, Lewisburg, Rochester, Woodbury, Insco,
Steff, Mining City, and Spa.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3706 8705 3707 8698 3707 8694 3709 8690
      3710 8690 3711 8689 3714 8693 3718 8692
      3718 8689 3719 8691 3722 8690 3723 8692
      3724 8691 3724 8694 3726 8696 3726 8697
      3730 8698 3749 8659 3698 8650 3689 8705
TIME...MOT...LOC 0427Z 245DEG 54KT 3704 8704

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Neudorff

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 3, 9:30 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson and 16 more	8 hr
Apr 3, 10:56 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Hart	5 days
Apr 3, 11:02 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Warren	4 days
Apr 3, 11:20 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble	8 hr
Apr 4, 12:14 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Carroll, Henry, Owen	7 days
Apr 4, 12:14 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Clark, Madison	4 days
Apr 4, 12:14 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Garrard, Jessamine	5 days
Apr 4, 12:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler	33 min
Apr 4, 12:32 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Nicholas, Robertson	6 days
Apr 4, 12:40 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Logan, Warren	12 hr
Apr 4, 1:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Mercer, Washington	35 min
Apr 4, 1:35 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin and 5 more	3 hr
Apr 4, 1:36 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler, Logan, Ohio, Warren	39 min
Apr 4, 2:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Green, Hart, Larue	24 min
Apr 4, 2:53 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Garrard and 6 more	6 hr
Apr 4, 3:10 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Adair, Barren, Boyle, Casey, Edmonson, Green and 8 more	7 hr
Apr 4, 4:55 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Harrison	3 days
Apr 4, 5:30 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson and 15 more	3 hr
Apr 4, 6:00 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Boyle, Bullitt, Franklin, Hardin, Jefferson and 9 more	3 hr
Apr 4, 7:30 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer	5 days
Apr 4, 7:30 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Woodford	6 days
Apr 4, 8:21 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison and 7 more	12 hr
Apr 4, 8:23 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson and 15 more	12 hr
Apr 4, 8:38 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Garrard and 6 more	12 hr
Apr 4, 8:42 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Boyle, Bullitt, Franklin, Hardin, Jefferson and 9 more	3 hr
Apr 4, 8:48 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble	14 hr
Apr 4, 9:24 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hancock and 7 more	6 hr
Apr 4, 10:36 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Adair, Barren, Boyle, Casey, Edmonson, Green and 8 more	12 hr
Apr 4, 11:10 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Metcalfe and 3 more	12 hr
Apr 4, 11:50 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Boyle, Bullitt, Franklin, Hardin, Jefferson and 9 more	7 hr
Apr 4, 12:22 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Jefferson, Oldham	9 days
Apr 4, 12:22 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Hardin, Jefferson, Meade	21 days
Apr 4, 12:22 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Trimble	8 days
Apr 4, 3:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hancock and 6 more	8 hr
Apr 4, 4:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Logan, Simpson, Warren	28 min
Apr 4, 4:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Warren	24 min
Apr 4, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson, Warren	24 min
Apr 4, 4:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Hart	36 min
Apr 4, 5:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Barren	35 min
Apr 4, 5:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Hart	23 min
Apr 4, 5:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Allen, Barren	29 min
Apr 4, 5:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Hart	14 min
Apr 4, 5:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hart	34 min
Apr 4, 5:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Metcalfe	32 min
Apr 4, 5:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Green, Taylor	27 min
Apr 4, 6:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Ohio	27 min
Apr 4, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Metcalfe	32 min
Apr 4, 6:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Taylor	27 min
Apr 4, 6:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Madison	30 min
Apr 4, 6:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair	39 min
Apr 4, 6:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark	22 min
Apr 4, 7:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Boyle, Bullitt, Franklin, Hardin, Jefferson and 9 more	6 hr
Apr 4, 7:17 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Harrison, Washington	61 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.