Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Louisville, KY

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CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
430 AM EDT THU APR 16 1998

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS INDICATED THAT A MODERATE RISK OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY TODAY.
MEANWHILE...A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF NORTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...AS WELL AS
SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA.

THIS IS A POTENTIAL DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION...WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...AND EVEN A FEW
TORNADOES IN THE STRONGEST CELLS.

LOW PRESSURE OVER ILLINOIS WILL TRACK NORTHEAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES
WHILE A COLD FRONT SWINGS TO WESTERN KENTUCKY THIS EVENING... AND
THEN MOVES TO EASTERN KENTUCKY BY FRIDAY MORNING. AFTER EARLY
MORNING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY...THE ATMOSPHERE
WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO RECOVER...AS MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE AIR
REMAINS IN PLACE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THUS...THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP BY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS.

THIS IS A PRELIMINARY OUTLOOK.  STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR THE MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION
WILL BE NECESSARY TODAY.

VLD

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
619 AM EDT THU APR 16 1998

TORNADO WATCH 224 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN
NORTHERN KENTUCKY:

OHIO...HANCOCK...BRECKINRIDGE...MEADE...BULLITT...JEFFERSON...
SPENCER...SHELBY...OLDHAM...TRIMBLE...HENRY...CARROLL...OWEN...
GALLATIN...GRANT...PENDLETON...BOONE...KENTON AND CAMPBELL.

THIS INCLUDES THE LOUISVILLE METROPOLITAN AREA AS WELL AS COVINGTON.

HOWEVER...A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 800 AM EDT FOR THE
REMAINDER OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

DEWALD