FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
767 WGUS63 KLMK 252028 FFALMK URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 328 PM EST WED JAN 25 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... INZ078-079-092-KYZ029>043-045>049-054>057-065>067-077-078-081-082- 260900- /O.NEW.KLMK.FA.A.0001.120126T1100Z-120127T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-CLARK IN-BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY- TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY- SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY- NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY- CLARK KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-TAYLOR KY- CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...JEFFERSONVILLE... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE... BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD... HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...LEBANON...DANVILLE... LANCASTER...RICHMOND...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD... COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 328 PM EST WED JAN 25 2012 /228 PM CST WED JAN 25 2012/ ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF INDIANA AND KENTUCKY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN INDIANA...CLARK...JEFFERSON AND SCOTT COUNTIES. IN KENTUCKY...ADAIR...ANDERSON...BOURBON...BOYLE... BULLITT...CASEY...CLARK...CLINTON...CUMBERLAND...FAYETTE... FRANKLIN...GARRARD...HARRISON...HENRY...JEFFERSON...JESSAMINE... LINCOLN...MADISON...MARION...MERCER...NELSON...NICHOLAS... OLDHAM...RUSSELL...SCOTT...SHELBY...SPENCER...TAYLOR...TRIMBLE... WASHINGTON AND WOODFORD COUNTIES. * FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT * RAINS TODAY HAVE HELPED TO MOISTEN THE ATMOSPHERE BACK UP FROM A COUPLE OF DAYS OF DRY CONDITIONS. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE TO MOISTEN AS SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS PUMP IN GULF MOISTURE. COMBINED WITH A SURFACE WARM FRONT IN THE AREA AND LOW PRESSURE EXPECTED TO CROSS THE STATE THURSDAY...EXPECT AREAWIDE AVERAGE RAINFALL TOTALS TO NEAR 2 INCHES...WITH SOME PLACES SEEING MORE. * THIS RAINFALL WILL ALLOW SEVERAL FLOOD-PRONE RIVERS TO REACH FLOOD STAGE. IN ADDITION...EXPECT MINOR FLOODING WITHIN URBAN AREAS AND ACROSS AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ RJS
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
| Hydrologic Outlook valid until January 25 5:00am EST |
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-251000- HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 231 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2012 /131 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2012/ ...MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY RAIN AND MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE LATE THIS WEEK... A SLOW MOVING FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. VERY MOIST AIR WILL STREAM INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST BOTH AHEAD OF AND ALONG THIS BOUNDARY. WIDESPREAD RAINS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE FORECAST. THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS HAVE HAD ENOUGH RAINFALL RECENTLY TO LEAD TO MOIST SOILS. SOME RIVERS...ESPECIALLY THE GREEN...ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH. ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING. AT THIS POINT THE GREEN RIVER BASIN LOOKS TO BE THE MOST STRONGLY IMPACTED. THIS EVENT IS STILL FAR ENOUGH IN THE FUTURE THAT THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING EXACT RAINFALL AMOUNTS. HOWEVER...THE WEATHER PATTERN LOOKS FAVORABLE FOR MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY RAINFALL. EMERGENCY MANAGERS...MEDIA...AND PEOPLE LIVING IN OR VISITING THE AREA SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO UPDATED FORECASTS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND FLOODING. $$ 13 |

