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Flash Flood Warning 100, NWS Louisville, KY

July 11, 20265 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 11, 2026, 6:58 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 11, 2026, 6:58 PM CDT (23:58 UTC)
Expired: Jul 11, 2026, 10:00 PM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Allen County, KY, Barren County, KY, Butler County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Warren County, KY

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Jul 11, 1:45 PM CDT, 5 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 1:45 PM CDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 11, 2:49 PM CDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 11, 5:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 11, 5:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 11, 6:13 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 11, 6:31 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 11, 6:33 PM CDT, 25 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
Jul 11, 12:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan	25 min
Jul 11, 12:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Ohio	51 min
Jul 11, 12:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan	24 min
Jul 11, 12:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler	31 min
Jul 11, 1:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson	25 min
Jul 11, 1:11 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Logan	3 hr
Jul 11, 1:19 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Butler, Ohio	3 hr
Jul 11, 1:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson	32 min
Jul 11, 1:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Warren	27 min
Jul 11, 1:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Barren, Hart	33 min
Jul 11, 2:00 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Warren	3 hr
Jul 11, 2:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hardin	37 min
Jul 11, 2:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Metcalfe	32 min
Jul 11, 2:24 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Edmonson, Hart, Metcalfe	3 hr
Jul 11, 2:37 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Anderson, Bullitt, Jefferson, Nelson, Oldham, Shelby and 1 more	3 hr
Jul 11, 2:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe	32 min
Jul 11, 3:03 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Jefferson	3 hr
Jul 11, 3:06 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Bullitt, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer	3 hr
Jul 11, 3:41 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Mercer, Nelson, Shelby, Washington	3 hr
Jul 11, 3:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jessamine, Mercer	39 min
Jul 11, 4:02 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Mercer, Shelby, Washington	3 hr
Jul 11, 4:15 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Anderson, Clark, Fayette, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer and 1 more	3 hr
Jul 11, 4:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark, Fayette	23 min
Jul 11, 4:38 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Fayette, Jessamine, Woodford	3 hr
Jul 11, 4:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark	27 min
Jul 11, 5:00 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Clark, Madison	3 hr
Jul 11, 5:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Monroe	30 min
Jul 11, 5:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Warren	35 min
Jul 11, 6:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Edmonson, Warren	44 min
Jul 11, 6:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Monroe	32 min
Jul 11, 6:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Grayson	29 min
Jul 11, 6:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Barren	27 min
Jul 11, 6:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson	16 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.