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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Louisville, KY

December 8, 200949 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this high wind warning at Dec 8, 2009, 3:00 PM CST for 49 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Dec 9, 2009, 2:33 AM CST. It was in force for 15 hr. 12 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 8, 2009, 3:00 PM CST (21:00 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 9, 2009, 2:33 AM CST
Expired
Dec 9, 2009, 6:00 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 21:00 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 9, 8:47 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 51Frankfort, KY
Dec 9, 9:12 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 51Louisville, KY
Dec 9, 9:40 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 516 W Campbellsville, KY
Dec 9, 9:40 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 517 W Campbellsville, KY
Dec 9, 9:55 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 53Lexington, KY
Dec 9, 9:56 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 53Fort Knox, KY
Dec 9, 10:15 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 513 N Harrodsburg, KY
Dec 9, 10:20 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 563 N Harrodsburg, KY
Dec 9, 10:22 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 513 Nw Winchester, KY
Dec 9, 11:15 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 534 Ne Stanford, KY
Dec 9, 12:15 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 518 E Richmond, KY
Dec 9, 12:42 PM CSTHIGH SUST WINDS 42Corydon, IN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 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 2009-12-08Temperature 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 2009-12-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 225 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
536 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
225 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
303 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WWUS73 KLMK 082100
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
400 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

...HIGH WINDS LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA
AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY...

.A STRONG AND DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PUSH A COLD
FRONT THROUGH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING STRONG
GRADIENT WINDS TO THE REGION ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE COLD FRONT
BEGINNING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND LASTING INTO THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.

INZ079-KYZ031>043-045>049-054>057-065>067-090500-
/O.UPG.KLMK.HW.A.0002.091209T0900Z-091209T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KLMK.HW.W.0002.091209T0900Z-091210T0000Z/
JEFFERSON IN-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...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
400 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM
  AROUND 5AM EST AND WILL LAST UNTIL ROUGHLY 7PM EST WEDNESDAY
  EVENING...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OCCURRING WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM
  8AM TO 2PM EST.

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...AS WELL AS WIND
  GUSTS OVER 55 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
  THE BLUEGRASS REGION OF KENTUCKY.

* VEHICLES ON NORTH-TO-SOUTH ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...WILL HAVE EXTREME DIFFICULTY TRAVELING ON WEDNESDAY.
  IT IS POSSIBLE VEHICLES COULD BE BLOWN OFF OF ROADWAYS. SOME
  LOOSE ITEMS LIKE GARBAGE CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER SUCH
  ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SMALL BRANCHES COULD ALSO BE
  SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES AND POWERLINES COULD BE BLOWN DOWN IN
  THESE DANGEROUSLY HIGH WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

KYZ064-075>078-081-082-090500-
/O.NEW.KLMK.HW.W.0002.091209T0900Z-091210T0000Z/
GREEN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-
CLINTON KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENSBURG...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...
COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY
300 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM
  AROUND 4AM CST AND WILL LAST UNTIL ROUGHLY 6PM CST WEDNESDAY
  EVENING...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OCCURRING WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM
  7AM TO 1PM CST.

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...AS WELL AS WIND
  GUSTS OVER 55 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
  THE BLUEGRASS REGION OF KENTUCKY.

* VEHICLES ON NORTH-TO-SOUTH ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...WILL HAVE EXTREME DIFFICULTY TRAVELING ON WEDNESDAY.
  IT IS POSSIBLE VEHICLES COULD BE BLOWN OFF OF ROADWAYS. SOME
  LOOSE ITEMS LIKE GARBAGE CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER SUCH
  ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SMALL BRANCHES COULD ALSO BE
  SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES AND POWERLINES COULD BE BLOWN DOWN IN
  THESE DANGEROUSLY HIGH WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

INZ076>078-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>025-028>030-053-090500-
/O.UPG.KLMK.HW.A.0002.091209T0900Z-091209T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KLMK.WI.Y.0001.091209T0900Z-091210T0000Z/
ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-
HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-
HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-LARUE KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...JASPER...
MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE...
HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...ELIZABETHTOWN...
FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...
HODGENVILLE
400 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 /300 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST
/6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ TO 7 PM
EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM
  AROUND 5AM EST AND WILL LAST UNTIL ROUGHLY 7PM EST WEDNESDAY
  EVENING...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OCCURRING WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM
  8AM TO 2PM EST.

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...AS WELL AS WIND
  GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN ANY HIGHER TERRAIN
  AREAS.

* VEHICLES ON NORTH-TO-SOUTH ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...WILL HAVE EXTREME DIFFICULTY TRAVELING ON WEDNESDAY.
  IT IS POSSIBLE VEHICLES COULD BE BLOWN OFF OF ROADWAYS. SOME
  LOOSE ITEMS LIKE GARBAGE CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER SUCH
  ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SMALL BRANCHES COULD ALSO BE SNAPPED
  AND BLOWN DOWN IN THESE HIGH WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
WIND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
WEAKENED TREES MAY ALSO BE BLOWN OVER AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR
OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KYZ026-027-061>063-070>074-090500-
/O.NEW.KLMK.WI.Y.0001.091209T0900Z-091210T0000Z/
OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-LOGAN KY-
WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...MORGANTOWN...
BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...
FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW
300 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM
  AROUND 4AM CST AND WILL LAST UNTIL ROUGHLY 6PM CST WEDNESDAY
  EVENING...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OCCURRING WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM
  7AM TO 1PM CST.

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...AS WELL AS WIND
  GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN ANY HIGHER TERRAIN
  AREAS.

* VEHICLES ON NORTH-TO-SOUTH ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...WILL HAVE EXTREME DIFFICULTY TRAVELING ON WEDNESDAY.
  IT IS POSSIBLE VEHICLES COULD BE BLOWN OFF OF ROADWAYS. SOME
  LOOSE ITEMS LIKE GARBAGE CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER SUCH
  ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SMALL BRANCHES COULD ALSO BE SNAPPED
  AND BLOWN DOWN IN THESE HIGH WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
WIND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
WEAKENED TREES MAY ALSO BE BLOWN OVER AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR
OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AL
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KLMK 090833
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
333 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009

...HIGH WINDS LIKELY TODAY ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA AND
NORTHERN KENTUCKY...

.A STRONG AND DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PUSH A COLD
FRONT THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING. THIS WILL BRING STRONG
GRADIENT WINDS TO THE REGION ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE COLD FRONT
BEGINNING THIS MORNING AND LASTING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

INZ076>078-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>030-053-061>063-070>074-091645-
/O.UPG.KLMK.WI.Y.0001.091209T0900Z-091210T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KLMK.HW.W.0002.091209T0833Z-091210T0000Z/
ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT 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-LARUE KY-
BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-
ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...JASPER...
MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE...
HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...BEAVER DAM...
LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...
SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...HODGENVILLE...MORGANTOWN...
BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...
FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW
333 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 /233 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING FROM AROUND
  5AM EST AND WILL LAST UNTIL ROUGHLY 7PM EST WEDNESDAY
  EVENING...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OCCURRING WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM
  8AM TO 2PM EST.

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...AS WELL AS WIND
  GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN ANY HIGHER TERRAIN
  AREAS.

* VEHICLES ON NORTH-TO-SOUTH ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES...WILL HAVE EXTREME DIFFICULTY TRAVELING ON 
  WEDNESDAY. IT IS POSSIBLE VEHICLES COULD BE BLOWN OFF OF 
  ROADWAYS. SOME LOOSE ITEMS LIKE GARBAGE CANS...LAWN FURNITURE 
  AND OTHER SUCH ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SMALL BRANCHES COULD 
  ALSO BE SNAPPED AND BLOWN DOWN IN THESE HIGH WINDS. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

INZ079-KYZ031>043-045>049-054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-091645-
/O.EXT.KLMK.HW.W.0002.091209T0833Z-091210T0000Z/
JEFFERSON IN-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-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-MONROE KY-
METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...
NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...
TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...
CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...
NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...
RICHMOND...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD...
TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...
ALBANY
333 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 /233 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009/

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING. 

* THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 
  AROUND 5AM EST AND WILL LAST UNTIL ROUGHLY 7PM EST WEDNESDAY 
  EVENING...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OCCURRING WEDNESDAY MORNING 
  FROM 8AM TO 2PM EST. 

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...AS WELL AS WIND 
  GUSTS OVER 55 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN 
  OF THE BLUEGRASS REGION OF KENTUCKY. 

* VEHICLES ON NORTH-TO-SOUTH ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES...WILL HAVE EXTREME DIFFICULTY TRAVELING ON 
  WEDNESDAY. IT IS POSSIBLE VEHICLES COULD BE BLOWN OFF OF 
  ROADWAYS. SOME LOOSE ITEMS LIKE GARBAGE CANS...LAWN FURNITURE 
  AND OTHER SUCH ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SMALL BRANCHES COULD 
  ALSO BE SNAPPED... AND A FEW TREES AND POWERLINES COULD BE 
  BLOWN DOWN IN THESE DANGEROUSLY HIGH WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

JA
000 
WWUS73 KLMK 091306
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
806 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009

...HIGH WINDS LIKELY TODAY ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA AND
NORTHERN KENTUCKY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING.
THIS WILL BRING STRONG GRADIENT WINDS TO THE AREA IN ITS WAKE
LASTING FROM THIS MORNING INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-092115-
/O.CON.KLMK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/
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
806 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 /706 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING. 

* THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN JUST AFTER SUNRISE THIS
  MORNING...AND WILL LAST UNTIL ROUGHLY 7PM EST THIS EVENING...
  WITH THE BEST CHANCE OCCURRING BETWEEN 9AM AND 2PM LOCAL TIME.

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...AS WELL AS WIND
  GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN ANY HIGHER
  TERRAIN AREAS.

* VEHICLES ON NORTH-TO-SOUTH ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...WILL HAVE EXTREME DIFFICULTY TRAVELING TODAY. IT IS
  POSSIBLE VEHICLES COULD BE BLOWN OFF OF ROADWAYS. SOME LOOSE
  ITEMS LIKE GARBAGE CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER SUCH ITEMS
  WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AWAY. SMALL BRANCHES COULD ALSO BE SNAPPED
  AND BLOWN DOWN IN THESE HIGH WINDS...AS WELL AS A FEW TREES AND
  POWERLINES. THUS...POWER OUTAGES WILL LIKELY OCCUR AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

JA/AL
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WWUS73 KLMK 092035
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
335 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009

...HIGH WINDS TO CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA AND
CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHED THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING. THIS
BROUGHT STRONG GRADIENT WINDS TO THE AREA IN ITS WAKE LASTING
FROM THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ALTHOUGH WINDS
REACHED THEIR PEAK THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL STILL BE STRONG
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

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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
335 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 /235 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING. 

* THE STRONGEST WINDS PEAKED THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 56
  MPH. ALTHOUGH THE STRONGEST WINDS LOOK TO HAVE PASSED TO OUR
  EAST...WE WILL STILL SEE GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THROUGHOUT THE EARLY
  EVENING HOURS.

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...AS WELL AS WIND
  GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN ANY HIGHER
  TERRAIN AREAS.

* VEHICLES ON NORTH-TO-SOUTH ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...WILL HAVE EXTREME DIFFICULTY TRAVELING THIS EVENING. IT IS
  POSSIBLE VEHICLES COULD BE BLOWN OFF OF ROADWAYS. SOME LOOSE
  ITEMS LIKE GARBAGE CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER SUCH ITEMS
  WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AWAY. SMALL BRANCHES COULD ALSO BE SNAPPED
  AND BLOWN DOWN IN THESE HIGH WINDS...AS WELL AS A FEW TREES AND
  POWERLINES. THUS...POWER OUTAGES WILL LIKELY OCCUR AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. THESE HIGH WINDS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

AML
000 
WWUS73 KLMK 100000
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
700 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/...


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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
700 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 /600 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009/

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING. WINDS THIS EVENING HAVE FALLEN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA AND
WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. HOWEVER...
WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY
IN HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS.

$$

EES

The office that day

Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 8, 3:00 PM CSTWind AdvisoryLMKAllen, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Edmonson and 11 more12 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Kentucky, 2009High Wind Warnings in Indiana, 2009Every high wind warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.