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WGUS73 KLMK 040843

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY

443 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2008



INC019-077-143-KYC029-093-103-111-123-179-185-211-215-223-040945-

/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-080404T0945Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

JEFFERSON IN-SCOTT IN-CLARK IN-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-OLDHAM KY-

JEFFERSON KY-SHELBY KY-SPENCER KY-BULLITT KY-HARDIN KY-NELSON KY-

LARUE KY-

443 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM EDT FOR

LARUE...NELSON...HARDIN...BULLITT...SPENCER...SHELBY...JEFFERSON...

OLDHAM...HENRY...TRIMBLE...CLARK...SCOTT AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES...



AT 435 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.



REPORTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT IN HARDIN COUNTY REVEAL WIDESPREAD 

FLOODING TAKING PLACE.  THE HARDEST HIT AREAS AT THIS TIME APPEAR TO 

BE IN THE VINE GROVE...RADCLIFF AND ELIZABETHTOWN AREAS.  RADAR 

RAINFALL ESTIMATES SUGGEST THAT 2.5 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

ACROSS HARDIN COUNTY IN THE LAST 3 HOURS.



HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURING ACROSS THE LOUISVILLE METRO AREA AND 

DOWN IN THE NELSON COUNTY AREA.  THE ROLLING FORK RIVER GAUGE AT 

BOSTON HAS RISEN 4.35 FEET IN THE LAST TWO HOURS.  THIS EXTREMELY 

QUICK RISE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING.



MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE 

WARNED AREA THIS MORNING.  THE RAINFALL SHOULD BEGIN TO LET UP 

AROUND LATE MORNING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.  IF THE ROAD IS COVERED...TURN AROUND 

DONT DROWN



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

LOUISVILLE.



LAT...LON 3833 8499 3790 8522 3764 8554 3750 8551

      3745 8583 3761 8625 3781 8616 3780 8599

      3835 8576 3840 8581 3873 8589 3882 8580

      3893 8521 3872 8523 3873 8531 3860 8520

      3856 8500 3839 8490

TIME...MOT...LOC 0838Z 180DEG 0KT 3799 8548



$$



MJ

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000 

WGUS73 KLMK 040843

FFSLMK



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY

443 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2008



INC019-077-143-KYC029-093-103-111-123-179-185-211-215-223-040945-

/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-080404T0945Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

JEFFERSON IN-SCOTT IN-CLARK IN-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-OLDHAM KY-

JEFFERSON KY-SHELBY KY-SPENCER KY-BULLITT KY-HARDIN KY-NELSON KY-

LARUE KY-

443 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM EDT FOR

LARUE...NELSON...HARDIN...BULLITT...SPENCER...SHELBY...JEFFERSON...

OLDHAM...HENRY...TRIMBLE...CLARK...SCOTT AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES...



AT 435 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.



REPORTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT IN HARDIN COUNTY REVEAL WIDESPREAD 

FLOODING TAKING PLACE.  THE HARDEST HIT AREAS AT THIS TIME APPEAR TO 

BE IN THE VINE GROVE...RADCLIFF AND ELIZABETHTOWN AREAS.  RADAR 

RAINFALL ESTIMATES SUGGEST THAT 2.5 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

ACROSS HARDIN COUNTY IN THE LAST 3 HOURS.



HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURING ACROSS THE LOUISVILLE METRO AREA AND 

DOWN IN THE NELSON COUNTY AREA.  THE ROLLING FORK RIVER GAUGE AT 

BOSTON HAS RISEN 4.35 FEET IN THE LAST TWO HOURS.  THIS EXTREMELY 

QUICK RISE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING.



MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE 

WARNED AREA THIS MORNING.  THE RAINFALL SHOULD BEGIN TO LET UP 

AROUND LATE MORNING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.  IF THE ROAD IS COVERED...TURN AROUND 

DONT DROWN



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

LOUISVILLE.



LAT...LON 3833 8499 3790 8522 3764 8554 3750 8551

      3745 8583 3761 8625 3781 8616 3780 8599

      3835 8576 3840 8581 3873 8589 3882 8580

      3893 8521 3872 8523 3873 8531 3860 8520

      3856 8500 3839 8490

TIME...MOT...LOC 0838Z 180DEG 0KT 3799 8548



$$



MJ

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