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River Flood Warning 34, NWS Louisville, KY

February 16, 2025Bullitt County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this river flood warning at Feb 16, 2025, 6:55 AM EST for Bullitt County, Kentucky. It took effect at Feb 16, 2025, 11:04 AM EST. It was in force for 25 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 16, 2025, 6:55 AM EST (11:55 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 16, 2025, 11:04 AM EST
Expired: Feb 17, 2025, 12:06 PM EST
In force: 25 hr
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Bullitt County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Salt River (KY) at Shepherdsville (SHPK2). The gauge peaked at 31.36 ft at Feb 17, 2025, 6:00 AM EST.

Action stage: 30 ft
Minor stage: 32 ft
Moderate stage: 35 ft
Major stage: 40 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03298500, 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, 6:43 AM EST, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 6:43 AM EST, 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 16, 4:53 AM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 16, 2:35 AM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 16, 2:36 AM EST, 4 hours 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 16, 2:42 AM EST, 4 hours 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 16, 2:45 AM EST, 4 hours 10 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 16, 2:55 AM EST, 4 hours before

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Local storm report, Feb 16, 3:22 AM EST, 3 hours 33 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, 4:01 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Harrison	18 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, 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

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.