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River Flood Warning 74, NWS Louisville, KY

May 17, 2025Butler County, Warren County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this river flood warning at May 17, 2025, 10:51 AM CDT for Butler County, Warren County, Kentucky. It took effect at May 17, 2025, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 17, 2025, 10:51 AM CDT (15:51 UTC)
In effect from: May 17, 2025, 10:00 PM CDT
Expired: May 18, 2025, 6:04 AM CDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Butler County, KY, Warren County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Green River (KY) above Woodbury (WDHK2). The gauge peaked at 25.25 ft at May 18, 2025, 3:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 24 ft
Minor stage: 26 ft
Moderate stage: 38 ft
Major stage: 41 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03315500, 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 May 17, 10:10 AM CDT, 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 17, 10:10 AM CDT, 41 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 17, 10:45 AM CDT, 6 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 17, 9:15 AM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 17, 9:24 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 17, 9:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 17, 9:53 AM CDT, 58 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 17, 10:00 AM CDT, 51 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 17, 10:21 AM CDT, 30 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
May 16, 7:08 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade, Nelson, Shelby and 1 more	3 hr
May 16, 7:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Bullitt, Franklin, Nelson, Scott, Shelby and 2 more	33 min
May 16, 7:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Warren	38 min
May 16, 7:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Warren	52 min
May 16, 7:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Nelson	19 min
May 16, 7:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hart	24 min
May 16, 7:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Bourbon, Fayette, Franklin, Nicholas, Scott and 1 more	45 min
May 16, 7:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Barren, Warren	38 min
May 16, 7:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Green, Hart, Metcalfe, Warren	46 min
May 16, 8:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio	37 min
May 16, 8:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Hancock, Ohio	47 min
May 16, 8:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Adair, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe	51 min
May 16, 8:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Hart, Metcalfe and 2 more	44 min
May 16, 8:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Nicholas	27 min
May 16, 8:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Meade	21 min
May 16, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Logan, Ohio and 1 more	49 min
May 16, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Meade, Ohio	47 min
May 16, 8:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin	24 min
May 16, 8:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Franklin, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby	51 min
May 16, 8:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade, Nelson, Oldham and 2 more	35 min
May 16, 8:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Madison	16 min
May 16, 9:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Adair, Russell	40 min
May 16, 9:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Bullitt, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue, Meade and 1 more	51 min
May 16, 9:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue	33 min
May 16, 9:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Anderson, Bullitt, Franklin, Henry, Jefferson, Nelson and 6 more	41 min
May 16, 9:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hart, Larue and 2 more	38 min
May 16, 9:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Casey, Russell	12 min
May 16, 9:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Adair, Barren, Boyle, Casey, Edmonson, Green and 10 more	50 min
May 16, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Anderson, Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison and 7 more	47 min
May 16, 9:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Allen, Logan, Simpson, Warren	45 min
May 16, 9:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Allen, Logan, Simpson, Warren	36 min
May 16, 10:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hart, Warren	3 hr
May 16, 10:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Woodford	3 hr
May 16, 10:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Adair, Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln and 3 more	46 min
May 16, 10:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Allen, Monroe, Simpson, Warren	24 min
May 16, 10:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Adair, Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Edmonson, Green and 6 more	49 min
May 16, 10:28 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Green, Larue, Marion, Taylor	3 hr
May 16, 10:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LMK	Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Hart and 2 more	39 min
May 16, 10:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Allen, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell	47 min
May 16, 11:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Adair, Russell	21 min
May 16, 11:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Barren, Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Green, Lincoln and 4 more	3 hr
May 17, 2:21 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LMK	Edmonson	4 hr
May 17, 2:21 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LMK	Butler, Muhlenberg, Ohio	5 hr
May 17, 5:58 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Edmonson	37 hr
May 16, 8:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry	27 min

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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.