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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Louisville, KY

December 22, 200749 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this wind advisory at Dec 22, 2007, 2:50 PM CST for 49 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Dec 22, 2007, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 22, 2007, 2:50 PM CST (20:50 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 22, 2007, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 23, 2007, 12:00 PM CST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
All 59 counties

Clark County, IN, Crawford County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Orange County, IN, Perry County, IN, Scott County, IN, Washington County, IN, Adair County, KY, Allen County, KY, Anderson County, KY, Barren County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Breckinridge County, KY, Bullitt County, KY, Butler County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clark County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Green County, KY, Hancock County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Hart County, KY, Henry County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Larue County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Logan County, KY, Madison County, KY, Marion County, KY, Meade County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Ohio County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Russell County, KY, Scott County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Trimble County, KY, Warren County, KY, Washington County, KY, Woodford County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 205 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2007-12-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2007-12-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 169 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
655 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
169 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
138 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS73 KLMK 222050
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
350 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2007

...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN AS IT MOVES FROM THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO LAKE MICHIGAN BY SUNDAY MORNING. SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. ONCE THE COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE
REGION THE STRONG WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST...

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-230500-
/O.NEW.KLMK.WI.Y.0003.071223T0300Z-071223T1800Z/
ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN-
CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-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-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-
GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-
TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-
ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-
CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...
JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...
JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...
BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...
MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...
BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...
CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...
LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...
HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...
LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN...
BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...
LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...
SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...
JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY
350 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2007 /250 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM EST /12 PM CST/ SUNDAY...

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND
SOUTHERN INDIANA. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE EVEN AFTER THE
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT BUT THE WINDS WILL
SHIFT FROM THE SOUTH TO THE WEST. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH MID DAY SUNDAY BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR
CROSS WINDS AS TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES.

WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS.

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KLMK 230204
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
900 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2007

...A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER EASTERN MISSOURI AT 9 PM
EST TONIGHT WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL LAKE MICHIGAN DURING SUNDAY 
MORNING. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA 
TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. ONCE THE COLD FRONT 
SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE AS THEY 
SHIFT TO THE WEST...

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-230900-
/O.NEW.KLMK.WI.Y.0003.071223T0300Z-071223T1800Z/
ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN-
CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-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-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-
GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-
TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-
ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-
CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...
JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...
JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...
BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...
MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...
BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...
CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...
LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...
HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...
LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN...
BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...
LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...
SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...
JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY
900 PM EST (800 PM CST) SAT DEC 22 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM EST /12 PM CST/ SUNDAY...

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE 
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES CENTRAL 
KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE EVEN 
AFTER THE FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT BUT THE WINDS 
WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTH TO THE WEST. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE 
EXPECTED THROUGH MID DAY SUNDAY BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR
CROSS WINDS AS TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES.

WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KLMK 230803
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
303 AM EST SUN DEC 23 2007

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS MORNING BRINGING VERY STRONG
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. 

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-231800-
/O.CON.KLMK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-071223T1800Z/
ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN-
CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-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-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-
GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-
TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-
ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-
CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...
JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...
JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...
BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...
MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...
BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...
CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...
LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...
HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...
LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN...
BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...
LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...
SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...
JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY
303 AM EST SUN DEC 23 2007 /203 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON. 

VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
THESE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY BEFORE
BEGINNING TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR
CROSS WINDS AS TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES.

WINDS THIS STRONG COULD RESULT IN SOME TREE DAMAGE AND MAY CAUSE
MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS.

$$

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.