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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Louisville, KY

April 28, 2026Harrison County, Washington County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this river flood warning at Apr 28, 2026, 9:56 AM EDT for Harrison County, Washington County, Indiana. It took effect at Apr 28, 2026, 12:36 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 28, 2026, 9:56 AM EDT (13:56 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 28, 2026, 12:36 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 28, 2026, 6:59 PM EDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Harrison County, IN, Washington County, IN

The radar

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The river

Written for the forecast point Blue River (IN) at Fredericksburg (FRDI3).

Action stage: 18 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 24 ft
Major stage: 27 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03302800, 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 28, 7:19 AM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 7:19 AM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 3:43 AM EDT, 6 hours 13 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 28, 7:26 AM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 28, 7:59 AM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 28, 8:19 AM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 28, 9:02 AM EDT, 54 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 28, 9:15 AM EDT, 41 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 28, 9:27 AM EDT, 29 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 27, 8:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Trimble	9 hr
Apr 27, 8:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Bullitt, Franklin, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby and 1 more	9 hr
Apr 27, 8:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson	25 min
Apr 27, 8:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Franklin, Scott	52 min
Apr 27, 8:33 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby	7 hr
Apr 27, 8:40 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Trimble	8 hr
Apr 27, 9:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon, Fayette, Nicholas, Woodford	41 min
Apr 27, 9:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon, Fayette, Nicholas, Woodford	33 min
Apr 27, 9:19 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Jefferson	3 hr
Apr 27, 9:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson, Franklin	23 min
Apr 27, 9:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Woodford	36 min
Apr 27, 10:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Jessamine, Madison	40 min
Apr 27, 10:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Trimble	50 min
Apr 27, 11:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler	33 min
Apr 27, 11:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Allen	37 min
Apr 28, 12:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Trimble	44 min
Apr 28, 12:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hancock	51 min
Apr 28, 12:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby	44 min
Apr 28, 12:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge, Meade	47 min
Apr 28, 12:58 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Franklin, Henry, Oldham, Shelby	32 min
Apr 28, 1:04 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Ohio	41 min
Apr 28, 1:12 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Meade and 2 more	48 min
Apr 28, 1:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson, Bullitt, Spencer, Woodford	41 min
Apr 28, 1:24 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Franklin, Harrison, Scott	36 min
Apr 28, 1:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Grayson, Ohio	47 min
Apr 28, 1:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon	46 min
Apr 28, 1:51 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Nicholas	24 min
Apr 28, 1:51 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Jessamine, Mercer, Washington, Woodford	24 min
Apr 28, 1:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark, Fayette	46 min
Apr 28, 1:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue	46 min
Apr 28, 2:04 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer and 1 more	26 min
Apr 28, 2:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler, Edmonson	49 min
Apr 28, 2:19 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue	26 min
Apr 28, 2:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark, Madison	16 min
Apr 28, 2:42 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Hart, Larue, Marion, Nelson, Taylor	35 min
Apr 28, 2:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Barren, Logan, Metcalfe, Simpson, Warren	48 min
Apr 28, 3:01 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Adair, Green, Taylor	29 min
Apr 28, 3:10 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey, Green, Lincoln, Marion, Russell and 1 more	35 min
Apr 28, 3:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe and 2 more	47 min
Apr 28, 4:15 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe	45 min
Apr 28, 7:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Allen, Simpson	40 min
Apr 27, 8:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Clark, Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Harrison, Orange and 3 more	7 hr
Apr 27, 9:41 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Clark, Dubois, Orange, Scott, Washington	6 hr
Apr 27, 10:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Scott	29 min
Apr 27, 11:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Dubois, Orange	41 min
Apr 27, 11:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Dubois, Orange, Washington	45 min
Apr 28, 12:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson	52 min
Apr 28, 3:00 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	LMK	Jefferson, Scott	62 min
Apr 28, 4:02 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Jefferson, Scott	11 hr
Apr 28, 6:44 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	LMK	Harrison, Washington	3 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.