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River Flood Warning 80, NWS Louisville, KY

June 17, 2025Butler County, Muhlenberg County, Ohio County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this river flood warning at Jun 17, 2025, 6:29 AM CDT for Butler County, Muhlenberg County, Ohio County, Kentucky. It took effect at Jun 17, 2025, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 17, 2025, 6:29 AM CDT (11:29 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 17, 2025, 10:00 PM CDT
Expired: Jun 22, 2025, 8:35 PM CDT
In force: 5 days
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Butler County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY, Ohio County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Green River (KY) at Rochester (RCHK2). The gauge peaked at 37.81 ft at Jun 20, 2025, 10:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 34 ft
Minor stage: 37 ft
Moderate stage: 45 ft
Major stage: 50 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03315850, 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 Jun 17, 6:09 AM CDT, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 6:09 AM CDT, 20 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
Jun 16, 7:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Logan	3 hr
Jun 16, 7:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler	32 min
Jun 16, 7:39 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Butler, Warren	2 hr
Jun 16, 7:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler	28 min
Jun 16, 7:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Marion, Mercer, Taylor	113 min
Jun 16, 8:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Warren	3 hr
Jun 16, 8:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Ohio	106 min
Jun 16, 9:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Allen, Barren, Warren	93 min
Jun 16, 9:34 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Adair, Barren, Edmonson, Green, Hart, Metcalfe	3 hr
Jun 16, 9:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Butler, Warren	63 min
Jun 16, 10:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Larue, Marion, Nelson, Washington	3 hr
Jun 16, 11:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Anderson, Boyle, Bullitt, Marion, Mercer, Nelson and 2 more	3 hr
Jun 17, 6:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Marion, Washington	3 hr
Jun 17, 6:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Marion, Nelson, Washington	2 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.