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River Flood Warning 33, NWS Louisville, KY

February 16, 2025Harrison County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this river flood warning at Feb 16, 2025, 4:01 AM EST for Harrison County, Kentucky. It took effect at Feb 16, 2025, 11:06 AM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 16, 2025, 4:01 AM EST (09:01 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 16, 2025, 11:06 AM EST
Expired: Feb 16, 2025, 10:05 PM EST
In force: 11 hr
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Harrison County, KY

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point South Fork Licking River at Cynthiana (CYNK2). The gauge peaked at 20.26 ft at Feb 16, 2025, 1:00 PM EST.

Action stage: 16 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 22 ft
Major stage: 23 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03252500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Feb 16, 3:07 AM EST, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 3:07 AM EST, 54 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 4:02 PM EST, 11 hours 59 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 16, 2:35 AM EST, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 16, 2:36 AM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 16, 2:42 AM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 16, 2:45 AM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 16, 2:55 AM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 16, 3:22 AM EST, 39 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 15, 7:24 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Adair, Allen, Barren, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe and 3 more	3 hr
Feb 15, 7:36 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Ohio	24 min
Feb 15, 8:10 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hardin, Meade	35 min
Feb 15, 8:14 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade, Oldham, Shelby	3 hr
Feb 15, 9:04 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Franklin	48 hr
Feb 15, 9:06 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison, Marion and 1 more	114 min
Feb 15, 9:29 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler, Grayson	46 min
Feb 15, 9:40 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Carroll, Henry, Owen	7 days
Feb 15, 9:41 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan, Simpson	34 min
Feb 15, 10:01 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue and 2 more	59 min
Feb 15, 10:16 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Logan, Simpson, Warren	29 min
Feb 15, 10:20 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Bourbon	46 hr
Feb 15, 10:34 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Bullitt, Franklin, Hardin, Henry, Jefferson and 7 more	6 hr
Feb 15, 10:46 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Allen, Butler, Logan, Simpson, Warren	6 hr
Feb 15, 10:46 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Metcalfe, Warren	44 min
Feb 15, 10:48 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Allen, Monroe, Simpson	27 min
Feb 15, 10:51 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Adair, Allen, Barren, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland and 10 more	6 hr
Feb 15, 10:56 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard and 14 more	34 min
Feb 15, 11:10 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Boyle, Bullitt, Casey, Clark, Garrard and 13 more	5 hr
Feb 15, 11:14 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Hardin, Meade	6 hr
Feb 15, 11:23 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Henry, Jefferson, Meade, Oldham, Trimble	17 hr
Feb 15, 11:23 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Allen, Monroe	67 min
Feb 15, 11:30 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard and 12 more	46 min
Feb 15, 11:38 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Barren, Metcalfe	67 min
Feb 16, 12:13 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland, Russell	62 min
Feb 16, 12:16 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard and 12 more	5 hr
Feb 16, 12:27 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Hancock	21 days
Feb 16, 12:32 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Casey	28 min
Feb 16, 12:59 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Trimble	4 hr
Feb 16, 1:06 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Woodford	6 days
Feb 16, 1:26 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Nicholas, Robertson	3 days
Feb 16, 3:49 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LMK	Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more	7 hr
Feb 16, 4:22 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Bullitt, Franklin, Hardin, Henry, Jefferson and 6 more	12 hr
Feb 16, 4:31 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Boyle, Bullitt, Casey, Clark, Garrard and 13 more	11 hr
Feb 16, 4:44 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Adair, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Green and 6 more	11 hr
Feb 16, 5:10 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Trimble	11 hr
Feb 16, 5:10 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Adair, Allen, Barren, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland and 10 more	11 hr
Feb 16, 5:10 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Hardin, Meade	11 hr
Feb 16, 5:10 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard and 12 more	11 hr
Feb 16, 5:10 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Allen, Butler, Logan, Simpson, Warren	11 hr
Feb 16, 6:55 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Bullitt	29 hr
Feb 16, 8:51 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Franklin and 11 more	69 min
Feb 16, 9:57 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Nicholas and 1 more	63 min
Feb 16, 11:21 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LMK	Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Clark and 24 more	11 hr
Feb 16, 2:44 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	LMK	Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more	24 hr
Feb 16, 4:32 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Adair, Allen, Barren, Breckinridge, Butler, Casey and 18 more	17 hr
Feb 16, 4:32 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Boyle, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Casey, Clark and 24 more	18 hr
Feb 16, 4:32 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison and 11 more	18 hr
Feb 16, 2:01 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Jefferson, Scott	19 hr
Feb 16, 3:22 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Harrison, Washington	22 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.