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River Flood Warning 7, NWS Louisville, KY

June 27, 2026Hardin County, Nelson County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this river flood warning at Jun 27, 2026, 4:34 PM EDT for Hardin County, Nelson County, Kentucky. It took effect at Jun 27, 2026, 6:48 PM EDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 27, 2026, 4:34 PM EDT (20:34 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 27, 2026, 6:48 PM EDT
Expired: Jul 1, 2026, 11:16 AM EDT
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Hardin County, KY, Nelson County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Rolling Fork River near Boston (BSNK2). The gauge peaked at 42.85 ft at Jun 29, 2026, 10:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 33 ft
Minor stage: 35 ft
Moderate stage: 42 ft
Major stage: 45 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03301500, 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 27, 2:32 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 2:32 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 27, 2:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 27, 3:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Louisville KY
311 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1130 AM     Flash Flood      1 E Richmond            37.74N 84.27W
06/27/2026                   Madison            KY   Public

            Intersection of Eastern Bypass and Irvine Rd
            completely underwater. Car completely
            submerged.

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CAL

Local storm report, Jun 27, 3:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Louisville KY
323 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0100 PM     Flash Flood      4 SE Valley View        37.78N 84.39W
06/27/2026                   Madison            KY   Public

            Million Church in Richmond off of Tates
            Creek Rd was swept off its foundation.
            Washed onto the roadway (pictured).

&&

CAL

Local storm report, Jun 27, 3:52 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Louisville KY
352 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0100 PM     Flash Flood      2 SW Richmond           37.73N 84.31W
06/27/2026                   Madison            KY   Public

            Section of Armitage Dr washed away
            (pictured).

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CAL

Local storm report, Jun 27, 4:21 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Louisville KY
421 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1200 PM     Flash Flood      1 WSW Shrewsbury        37.38N 86.40W
06/27/2026                   Grayson            KY   Public

            Rushing water over the roadway on Renfrow Rd
            and Cook Rd; impassable.

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CAL

Local storm report, Jun 27, 4:33 PM EDT, 1 minute before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Louisville KY
433 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0355 PM     Flash Flood      1 S Shepherdsville      37.97N 85.71W
06/27/2026                   Bullitt            KY   911 Call Center

            Water rescue on S Preston Hwy near KY 480.

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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 26, 8:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson, Oldham	30 min
Jun 26, 8:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Shelby, Spencer	42 min
Jun 26, 8:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Trimble	42 min
Jun 26, 8:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Mercer, Nelson, Spencer, Washington	48 min
Jun 26, 9:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Trimble	24 min
Jun 26, 9:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Boyle, Mercer, Washington	37 min
Jun 26, 9:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Fayette, Jessamine, Mercer, Scott, Washington and 1 more	21 min
Jun 26, 9:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Fayette, Franklin, Scott, Woodford	39 min
Jun 26, 10:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine	30 min
Jun 26, 10:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Harrison, Madison and 2 more	63 min
Jun 27, 3:28 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Meade	13 hr
Jun 27, 4:26 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Meade	19 hr
Jun 27, 4:42 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Breckinridge, Hardin, Larue, Nelson	3 hr
Jun 27, 5:15 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Trimble	3 hr
Jun 27, 5:52 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Marion, Nelson, Washington	17 hr
Jun 27, 6:38 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Jefferson	8 hr
Jun 27, 6:47 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Spencer	7 hr
Jun 27, 6:54 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Boyle, Mercer, Washington	8 hr
Jun 27, 8:04 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Bullitt, Jefferson, Mercer, Nelson, Shelby and 3 more	7 hr
Jun 27, 8:08 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer	11 hr
Jun 27, 8:58 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Logan, Simpson, Warren	3 hr
Jun 27, 10:37 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock	35 min
Jun 27, 10:45 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Garrard, Lincoln, Madison	6 hr
Jun 27, 10:55 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Hart and 6 more	34 min
Jun 27, 11:12 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock	3 hr
Jun 27, 11:29 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Hart and 6 more	8 hr
Jun 27, 11:53 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hancock, Hart and 2 more	8 min
Jun 27, 12:01 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hancock, Hart and 2 more	11 hr
Jun 27, 3:39 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Ohio	5 days
Jun 27, 4:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio	63 min
Jun 27, 5:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Meade	28 min
Jun 27, 5:25 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade	6 hr
Jun 27, 6:40 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Butler, Logan, Ohio, Warren	5 hr
Jun 26, 8:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Harrison, Washington	15 min
Jun 26, 8:30 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Harrison	3 hr
Jun 26, 8:37 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Washington	3 hr
Jun 26, 9:13 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Clark, Floyd, Jefferson, Scott	3 hr
Jun 26, 10:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Crawford, Perry	6 hr
Jun 26, 11:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Harrison	6 hr
Jun 26, 11:29 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Washington	6 hr
Jun 26, 11:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Dubois, Orange	7 hr
Jun 27, 12:16 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Clark, Floyd, Jefferson, Scott	6 hr
Jun 27, 12:55 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Dubois	4 hr
Jun 27, 1:47 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Crawford, Perry	12 hr
Jun 27, 3:02 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	LMK	Harrison, Washington	3 hr
Jun 27, 6:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Harrison, Washington	21 hr
Jun 27, 6:26 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Dubois	6 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.