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River Flood Warning 72, NWS Louisville, KY

April 5, 2025Bullitt County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this river flood warning at Apr 5, 2025, 5:45 AM EDT for Bullitt County, Kentucky. It took effect at Apr 5, 2025, 12:59 PM EDT. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 5, 2025, 5:45 AM EDT (09:45 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 5, 2025, 12:59 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 10, 2025, 7:57 PM EDT
In force: 5 days
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 09:48 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 36.55 ft at Apr 7, 2025, 3:00 AM EDT.

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 Apr 5, 2:45 AM EDT, 3 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 2:45 AM EDT, 3 hours before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 3:11 AM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 5, 5:23 AM EDT, 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 5, 5:31 AM EDT, 14 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
Apr 5, 12:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hancock	46 min
Apr 5, 4:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison	39 min
Apr 5, 4:12 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue and 4 more	6 hr
Apr 5, 4:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Nicholas	51 min
Apr 5, 4:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark, Madison	16 min
Apr 5, 8:18 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Meade, Ohio	3 days
Apr 5, 11:42 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Adair, Allen, Barren, Butler, Casey, Clinton and 17 more	3 days
Apr 5, 11:50 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Bullitt, Franklin, Henry, Jefferson, Meade and 5 more	3 days
Apr 5, 11:57 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Casey, Clark, Fayette and 12 more	3 days
Apr 5, 4:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Logan, Simpson	29 min
Apr 5, 4:57 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Butler, Logan, Ohio	11 hr
Apr 5, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan, Simpson, Warren	47 min
Apr 5, 5:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson, Simpson, Warren	34 min
Apr 5, 5:30 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Simpson, Warren	10 hr
Apr 5, 5:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Warren	37 min
Apr 5, 5:40 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Edmonson	10 hr
Apr 5, 5:47 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Grayson	10 hr
Apr 5, 5:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Simpson	32 min
Apr 5, 6:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Green, Hardin, Hart, Larue	23 min
Apr 5, 6:17 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Hardin, Hart, Larue	8 hr
Apr 5, 6:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Metcalfe, Monroe	34 min
Apr 5, 6:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Green, Marion, Nelson, Taylor	32 min
Apr 5, 6:37 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Meade	6 hr
Apr 5, 6:45 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Allen, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe	45 min
Apr 5, 6:52 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Nelson, Spencer	6 hr
Apr 5, 6:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Green, Metcalfe	34 min
Apr 5, 7:10 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Green, Taylor	6 hr
Apr 5, 7:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Russell	46 min
Apr 5, 7:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Garrard, Lincoln, Madison	46 min
Apr 5, 7:58 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Boyle, Marion, Mercer, Washington	6 hr
Apr 5, 11:46 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Jefferson, Scott	16 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.