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Flash Flood Warning 42, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Apr 4, 2025, 8:24 AM CDT for 13 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 6 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, 8:24 AM CDT (13:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2025, 2:50 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Breckinridge County, KY, Butler County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Green County, KY, Hancock County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Hart County, KY, Larue County, KY, Meade County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Ohio County, KY, Taylor County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 297 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 705 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 312 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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, 5:45 AM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 5:45 AM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Louisville KY 339 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-050745- 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-Casey- Lincoln-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair- Russell-Cumberland-Clinton- 339 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 /239 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025/ ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Indiana and central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/louisville on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Rounds of additional showers and thunderstorms continue today and tonight. Some storms may be strong to severe with damaging winds and isolated tornadoes possible west of I-65. Heavy rainfall is also likely with localized flooding issues expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/louisville on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Additional showers and strong storms continue 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... Spotters are needed to report heavy rainfall and any instances of flooding or flash flooding. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found, at weather.gov/louisville. BJS
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Local storm report, Apr 4, 5:05 AM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 8:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson and 16 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hart | 5 days |
| Apr 3, 10:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Warren | 4 days |
| Apr 3, 10:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble | 8 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:14 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Carroll, Henry, Owen | 7 days |
| Apr 3, 11:14 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Clark, Madison | 4 days |
| Apr 3, 11:14 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Garrard, Jessamine | 5 days |
| Apr 3, 11:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 11:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison and 7 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Nicholas, Robertson | 6 days |
| Apr 3, 11:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Logan, Warren | 12 hr |
| Apr 4, 12:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Mercer, Washington | 35 min |
| Apr 4, 12:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 4, 12:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Logan, Ohio, Warren | 39 min |
| Apr 4, 1:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green, Hart, Larue | 24 min |
| Apr 4, 1:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Garrard and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Adair, Barren, Boyle, Casey, Edmonson, Green and 8 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison | 3 days |
| Apr 4, 4:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson and 15 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 4, 5:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Boyle, Bullitt, Franklin, Hardin, Jefferson and 9 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 4, 6:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer | 5 days |
| Apr 4, 6:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Woodford | 6 days |
| Apr 4, 7:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison and 7 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 4, 7:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson and 15 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 4, 7:38 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Garrard and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 4, 7:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Boyle, Bullitt, Franklin, Hardin, Jefferson and 9 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 4, 7:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble | 14 hr |
| Apr 4, 9:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Adair, Barren, Boyle, Casey, Edmonson, Green and 8 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 4, 10:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Metcalfe and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 4, 10:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Boyle, Bullitt, Franklin, Hardin, Jefferson and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 4, 11:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 9 days |
| Apr 4, 11:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hardin, Jefferson, Meade | 21 days |
| Apr 4, 11:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Trimble | 8 days |
| Apr 4, 2:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hancock and 6 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 28 min |
| Apr 4, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Edmonson, Warren | 24 min |
| Apr 4, 3:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Warren | 24 min |
| Apr 4, 3:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Edmonson, Hart | 36 min |
| Apr 4, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren | 35 min |
| Apr 4, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Hart | 23 min |
| Apr 4, 4:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Barren | 29 min |
| Apr 4, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hart | 14 min |
| Apr 4, 4:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hart | 34 min |
| Apr 4, 4:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Metcalfe | 32 min |
| Apr 4, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green, Taylor | 27 min |
| Apr 4, 5:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 27 min |
| Apr 4, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Metcalfe | 32 min |
| Apr 4, 5:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Taylor | 27 min |
| Apr 4, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 30 min |
| Apr 4, 5:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair | 39 min |
| Apr 4, 5:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark | 22 min |
| Apr 4, 6:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Boyle, Bullitt, Franklin, Hardin, Jefferson and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 6:17 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison, Washington | 61 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.