Tornado Warning 26, NWS Louisville, KY

000 
WWUS53 KLMK 101942
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
342 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

KYC079-137-151-102000-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090410T2000Z/
MADISON KY-GARRARD KY-LINCOLN KY-
342 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR EASTERN
LINCOLN...SOUTHEASTERN GARRARD AND SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTIES...

AT 341 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CRAB ORCHARD...OR
9 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUNT VERNON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH 
THIS STORM.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PAINT LICK BY 355 PM EDT...
  BEREA AND BIG HILL BY 400 PM EDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS UNDER A WORK BENCH OR
OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE IN A BASEMENT. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY, BATHROOM, OR CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND KENTUCKY.

&&

LAT...LON 3753 8420 3751 8430 3753 8435 3747 8438
      3748 8445 3741 8448 3748 8457 3769 8434
      3756 8418
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 227DEG 28KT 3747 8444

$$

LS

000 
WWUS53 KLMK 101950
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
350 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

KYC079-137-151-101959-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090410T2000Z/
MADISON KY-GARRARD KY-LINCOLN KY-
350 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN LINCOLN...SOUTHEASTERN GARRARD AND
SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED. SMALL HAIL AND 
GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3753 8420 3751 8430 3753 8435 3747 8438
      3748 8445 3741 8448 3748 8457 3769 8434
      3756 8418
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 227DEG 28KT 3751 8439

$$

LS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
315 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

.MESOSCALE UPDATE 5...

QUITE A BIT OF CONVECTION NOW IN PROGRESS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH.
ELEVATED CONVECTION CONTINUES ACROSS THE BLUEGRASS REGION WITH HEAVY
RAINS AND MARGINAL SEVERE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY WEATHER THREATS.
THIS AREA CONTINUES TO BE DOMINATED BY STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION
PATTERN ALOFT COURTESY OF THE LOW-LEVEL JET WHICH IS ORIENTED FROM
CENTRAL TN NE INTO EAST-CENTRAL KY.  MAIN CONCERN IN THE BLUEGRASS
WILL BE HEAVY RAIN AND HYDRO ISSUES AS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS
INCREASINGLY LIKELY.

FURTHER SOUTH...NORTHERN EDGE OF CONVECTIVE LINE CONTINUE TO MOVE
ACROSS OUR SOUTHEAST.  INSTABILITY HAS BEEN QUITE LIMITED DUE TO
EXCESSIVE CLOUDINESS AND PREVIOUS CONVECTION WHICH HAS WEAKENED
LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES.  NONETHELESS...COOLER AIR ALOFT AND STRONG
ASCENT DUE TO HEIGHT FALLS ASSOCIATED WITH VORT ROLLING THROUGH THE
REGION WILL LIKELY PROMOTE VIGOROUS CONVECTION FOR THE NEXT FEW
HOURS WHICH WILL AFFECT THE SOMERSET AND LONDON AREAS IN JKLS AREA.

FURTHER WEST...EVEN STRONGER DYNAMICAL FORCING ON THE SOUTHEAST EDGE
OF THE SFC LOW HAS LED TO A LONG LIVED HIGH PRECIPITATION (HP)
SUPERCELL THAT IS MOVING THROUGH BUTLER AND SOUTHERN OHIO COUNTIES.
ADDITIONAL CONVECTION IS DEVELOPING ALONG THE SOUTHERN FLANK DOWN
INTO LOGAN COUNTY. LOOK FOR THIS TO AFFECT THE BOWLING GREEN AREA
SHORTLY.  STILL CONTINUE THINK THAT THE HIGHEST RISK OF SEVERE WILL
STILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL KY THROUGH 500 PM EDT.

ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH-CENTRAL KY...LOW-LEVEL STABLE
AIRMASS SEEMS TO BE WINNING OUT AS MUCH OF THE CONVECTION STILL
SEEMS TO BE SLIGHTLY ELEVATED.  NUMEROUS REPORTS OF HAIL HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED FROM THIS ACTIVITY WHICH ARCS FROM NEAR FLOYD COUNTY IN
EAST WARD OVER INTO THE BLUEGRASS REGION.  THIS ACTIVITY WILL
CONTINUE NE AND POSE A HEAVY RAIN AND MARGINAL SEVERE THREAT FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT AND SATURDAY)...

DYNAMIC MID-LEVEL SYSTEM IS FCST BY THE MODELS TO MOVE EASTWARD
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.  AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES EAST...ASSOCIATED
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST.  WILL
KEEP HIGHEST POPS IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN SECTIONS THIS EVENING
AND THEN GRADUALLY LET THINGS END.  FEEL THAT MOST OF THE CONVECTION
WILL BE EAST OF OUR SERVICE AREA BY 23-24Z TONIGHT WITH MOSTLY
SHOWERS LINGERING FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER THAT.  ABUNDANT LOW-LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT WITH
SOME FOG/MIST POSSIBLE.  SKIES SHOULD START TO CLEAR SUFFICIENTLY BY
SAT MORNING.  OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 30S ACROSS
SOUTHERN INDIANA...TO THE LOWER 40S ACROSS CENTRAL KY INCLUDING THE
BLUEGRASS REGION.  UPPER 40S WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH.

MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
AND RISING HEIGHTS BUILD INTO THE REGION. WELL LIKELY SEE A
GRADIENT OF TEMPERATURE WITH MID TO UPPER 50S IN THE BLUEGRASS
REGION AND UPPER 50S TO THE LOWER 60S ACROSS THE NORTH-CENTRAL
SECTIONS AND SOUTHWEST SECTIONS...INCLUDING SOUTHERN INDIANA.

.LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)...

NOT MANY CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE EXTENDED FCST FOR THIS TIME PERIOD
AS FOCUS HAS BEEN ON HAZARDOUS WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON.

SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EASTER NIGHT...

GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AS SFC HIGH DRIFTS
OVER THE REGION.  CHILLY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED EASTER MORNING
WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.  MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED FOR
EASTER WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA
AND MID TO UPPER 60S ACROSS SOUTHERN KY.  CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE
INCREASE AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM BY SUNDAY NIGHT...SO WILL INCREASE
THE CLOUDS A BIT IN THE GRIDS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WEST. 12Z
GUIDANCE IS A BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH PRECIP MOVING IN A BIT
FASTER.  THUS HAVE INCREASED POPS SLIGHTLY HERE.  OVERALL...LITTLE
CHANGE TO THE ONGOING FCST AT THIS TIME PD. LOWS WILL RANGE FROM THE
LOWER 40S IN THE BLUEGRASS REGION TO THE MID AND UPPER 40S ACROSS
CENTRAL KY AND OUR SW SECTIONS.

MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM IS FCST TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON
MONDAY...BRING YET ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
REGION.  SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE ONCE
AGAIN...SO THIS BEARS WATCHING.  GIVEN THE INCREASED AGREEMENT IN
THE ENSEMBLES...HAVE RAISED POPS FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT AS THIS
SYSTEM SLOWLY ROLLS EASTWARD.  WILL KEEP POPS IN FOR TUESDAY AS
UPPER LOW SLOWLY TRANSLATES EASTWARD.  ABUNDANT LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE
SHOULD KEEP MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION.  BY WED SFC
AND UPPER LOW SHOULD MOVE EAST OF THE REGION WITH IMPROVING WEATHER
CONDITIONS.  AFTER A BRIEF REPRIEVE...NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WITHIN THE
PROGRESSIVE UPPER FLOW LOOKS TO ARRIVE BY THU WITH ANOTHER CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND STORMS.

TEMPS THROUGH THE PD WILL TAKE A SLIGHT COASTER RIDE AS THE SYSTEMS
PULL THROUGH THE REGION.  HIGHS IN MONDAY SHOULD RANGE FROM UPPER
50S IN THE BLUEGRASS TO THE MID AND UPPER 60S ACROSS CENTRAL AND SW
SECTIONS.  TEMPS TUESDAY WILL BE RATHER COOL DUE TO CLOUD COVER...SO
EXPECT READINGS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. A GRADUAL WARM UP SHOULD
COMMENCE BY WED/THU AS WE GET INTO RETURN FLOW WITH MID TO UPPER 60S
EXPECTED.  OVERNIGHT LOWS LOOK TO RANGE FROM THE UPPER 40S TO THE
LOWER 50S.

&&

.AVIATION (18Z TAFS)...

SFC WARM FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH KY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON.  NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS
THE REGION DUE TO STRONG LIFT AND JET DYNAMICS.  SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND STORMS WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE KBWG AND KLEX TERMINALS THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON HOURS.  WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS...KLEX SEEMS TO BE
MOST AT RISK OF SEEING STORMS AS THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF ACTIVITY TO
THE SOUTHWEST.  MORE ORGANIZED CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY ACROSS SOUTHERN
TN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ENE DURING THE AFTERNOON.  CONVECTION OVER
NEAR KHOP/KCKV WILL PUSH EAST AND AFFECT KBWG BETWEEN 18-22Z.

FURTHER NORTH AT THE KSDF TERMINAL...CURRENT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST.  ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEEMS
LIKELY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL KY THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY AFFECT KSDF
BETWEEN 18-22Z AS WELL.

MVFR TO HIGH IFR CIGS/VSBYS WILL BE POSSIBLE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED
THAT DUE TO LOW FREEZING LEVELS...QUITE A BIT OF GRAUPEL HAS BEEN
REPORTED...SO ANY STORM MOVING THROUGH THE TERMINAL MAY PRODUCE THIS
AS WELL.

CONDITIONS SHOULD START TO IMPROVE AT ALL SITES AFTER 11/00Z AS
SYSTEM PULLS OFF TO THE EAST AND DRIER AIR STARTS TO FILTER IN FROM
THE NW.  SKIES SHOULD GO MOSTLY CLEAR BY 11/12Z.

&&

.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...TORNADO WATCH FOR ALL KY COUNTIES UNTIL 5 PM EDT.
IN...TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT.

&&

WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE

UPDATE.......MJ
SHORT TERM...MJ
LONG TERM....LS
AVIATION.....MJ

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
123 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-110930-
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-
123 PM EDT (1223 PM CDT) FRI APR 10 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM IS ENTERING WESTERN KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON.
AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION.  ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

AT THIS TIME...THE AREA UNDER HIGHEST RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS
SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HARTFORD IN OHIO
COUNTY TO RICHMOND IN MADISON COUNTY.  THE BEST TIME FOR SEVERE
WEATHER WILL BE FROM NOW THROUGH 600 PM EDT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE OUTLOOK
AREA. SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER
THIS AFTERNOON AND REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE FOR THE
LATEST UPDATES.

MJ

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
247 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

KYZ041-048-049-056-057-067-101930-
CLARK-FAYETTE-GARRARD-JESSAMINE-LINCOLN-MADISON-
247 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

...STRONG STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN BLUEGRASS REGION...

AT 244 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WINCHESTER TO
LANCASTER...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES EAST OF LEXINGTON
TO 23 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUNT VERNON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.

FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE...PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 45 TO 50
MPH... ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

THESE STORMS WILL BE...
  NEAR WINCHESTER BY 305 PM EDT.
  NEAR RICHMOND BY 320 PM EDT.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS
RADIO...WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR
LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

JSD

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
248 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0239 PM     HAIL             3 NW MINTONVILLE        37.21N  84.88W
04/10/2009  E0.88 INCH       CASEY              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK0900376

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
257 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

KYZ033>036-039>042-047-048-101945-
ANDERSON-BOURBON-FAYETTE-FRANKLIN-HENRY-JESSAMINE-MERCER-SCOTT-
SHELBY-WOODFORD-
257 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

...BROKEN LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS
THE WESTERN BLUEGRASS AREA ...

AT 251 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF
TAYLORSVILLE TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF DANVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 28 MILES EAST OF LOUISVILLE TO 24 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
LEXINGTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH... ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

THESE STORMS WILL BE...
  NEAR LAWRENCEBURG BY 300 PM EDT.
  NEAR NICHOLASVILLE BY 305 PM EDT.
  NEAR VERSAILLES BY 310 PM EDT.
  NEAR LEXINGTON BY 320 PM EDT.
  NEAR GEORGETOWN BY 325 PM EDT.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...
WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER
UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

JSD

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
300 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0258 PM     HAIL             CLARKSVILLE             38.32N  85.77W
04/10/2009  E0.50 INCH       CLARK              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK0900377

RL

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
308 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0305 PM     HAIL             RICHMOND                37.74N  84.29W
04/10/2009  E0.88 INCH       MADISON            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK0900378

RL

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
310 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0303 PM     HAIL             CROMWELL                37.33N  86.80W
04/10/2009  E0.70 INCH       OHIO               KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK0900379

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