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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Louisville, KY

February 15, 202512 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Feb 15, 2025, 3:46 PM CST for 12 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 12 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: Feb 15, 2025, 3:46 PM CST (21:46 UTC)
Expired: Feb 16, 2025, 3:44 AM CST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Adair County, KY, Barren County, KY, Butler County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Green County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Hart County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Ohio County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Warren County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:48 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

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 136 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: 601 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 91 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 569 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 1006 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 Feb 15, 2:46 PM CST, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 2:46 PM CST, 1 hour before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 3:02 PM CST, 44 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
402 PM EST Sat Feb 15 2025

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-162115-
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-
402 PM EST Sat Feb 15 2025 /302 PM CST Sat Feb 15 2025/

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

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/louisville on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

A Flood Watch continues through midday Sunday. A large storm system
has already soaked south central Kentucky causing widespread areal
and river flooding with some isolated areas of flash flooding. With
another 1 to 3+ inches of rain expected tonight, flooding is expected
to continue as the system drifts northward through central Kentucky.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Windy, raw day on Sunday with falling temperatures and patchy light
rain changing to snow. Light accumulations are possible, mainly over
southern Indiana. Wind gusts of up to 35 mph are expected on Sunday.

Temperatures fall into the teens Sunday night, so lingering wet
spots may freeze. Black ice may be a concern for the Monday morning
commute.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed to report significant
flooding.

&&

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

KDW

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 15, 11:15 AM CST, 4 hours 31 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1215 PM EST Sat Feb 15 2025

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

1150 AM     Flash Flood      1 NNE Flippin           36.73N 85.86W
02/15/2025                   Monroe             KY   Broadcast Media

            Multiple county and state roads closed due
            to flooding in Monroe County.

&&

CSG

Local storm report, Feb 15, 11:28 AM CST, 4 hours 18 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1228 PM EST Sat Feb 15 2025

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

1222 PM     Flood            3 ENE Salem             37.09N 84.94W
02/15/2025                   Russell            KY   Broadcast Media

            Picture shows a bridge over a creek
            underwater on Mt. Eden Road.

&&

CSG

Local storm report, Feb 15, 11:36 AM CST, 4 hours 10 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1236 PM EST Sat Feb 15 2025

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

1145 AM     Flash Flood      1 W Gold City           36.75N 86.46W
02/15/2025                   Simpson            KY   Broadcast Media

            Reports of multiple roads closed in Simpson
            County due to flooding and high water.

&&

CSG

Local storm report, Feb 15, 12:23 PM CST, 3 hours 23 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 15, 2:35 PM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Louisville KY
335 PM EST Sat Feb 15 2025

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

0240 PM     Flash Flood      2 SSE Hadley            37.03N 86.60W
02/15/2025                   Warren             KY   Trained Spotter

            Photo shows a vehicle submerged in water up
            to the windshield on Jackson Bridge Road.

&&

CSG

Local storm report, Feb 15, 2:40 PM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Louisville KY
340 PM EST Sat Feb 15 2025

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

0250 PM     Flash Flood      3 NW Rockfield          36.94N 86.58W
02/15/2025                   Warren             KY   911 Call Center

            A vehicle attempted to drive through flood
            waters on Browning Road near Tommy Smith
            Road. The vehicle stalled and rescue crews
            had to be called.

&&

CSG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 15, 5:11 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Allen, Barren, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson and 1 more	6 hr
Feb 15, 7:36 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Allen, Logan, Simpson	3 hr
Feb 15, 7:56 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe	3 hr
Feb 15, 8:50 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Adair, Barren, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Logan and 4 more	12 hr
Feb 15, 9:07 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Adair, Allen, Barren, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe and 2 more	8 hr
Feb 15, 9:42 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Warren	12 hr
Feb 15, 10:23 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Adair, Boyle, Butler, Casey, Edmonson, Garrard and 8 more	10 hr
Feb 15, 10:58 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Allen, Logan, Simpson	11 hr
Feb 15, 11:29 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Edmonson	5 days
Feb 15, 11:29 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Hart	4 days
Feb 15, 11:36 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Warren	48 hr
Feb 15, 11:36 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Warren	72 hr
Feb 15, 11:39 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Ohio	4 days
Feb 15, 11:44 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Hardin, Nelson	6 days
Feb 15, 12:17 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Adair, Barren, Casey, Marion, Metcalfe, Russell	10 hr
Feb 15, 1:19 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	LMK	Cumberland, Monroe	22 hr
Feb 15, 2:47 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Boyle, Breckinridge, Clark, Garrard, Green, Hardin and 7 more	7 hr
Feb 15, 5:19 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Garrard, Jessamine	5 days
Feb 15, 5:19 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Clark, Madison	5 days
Feb 15, 5:19 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer	5 days
Feb 15, 5:45 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hancock, Meade	5 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.