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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

September 4, 2011Butler County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Sep 4, 2011, 1:08 AM CDT for Butler County, Kentucky. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Sep 4, 2011, 1:08 AM CDT (06:08 UTC)
Expired
Sep 4, 2011, 1:45 AM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY

County Butler County, KY

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 125 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 00:00Z on 2011-09-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 970 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2011-09-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -25 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
970 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2268 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
2 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-51 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Sep 4, 12:06 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 4, 12:06 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 3, 8:36 PM CDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
936 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-050145-
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-
936 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011 /836 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN
INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. ANY STORM WHICH FORMS WILL HAVE
THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING. BEST CHANCES FOR STORMS WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA
AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AROUND DAWN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY
AND WILL BRING THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA MAINLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WHILE A WIDESPREAD SEVERE EVENT IS
NOT EXPECTED...A FEW OF THE STRONGEST STORMS COULD PRODUCE
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN ADDITION TO BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD-TO-
GROUND LIGHTNING.

REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WILL PUSH INTO THE LOWER OHIO
VALLEY FOR MUCH OF THE WORK WEEK. AMPLE SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH BRIEF BUT HEAVY RAINFALL
BEING THE MAIN THREAT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ON SUNDAY.

BJS/13

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 3, 11:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1221 AM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011

KYZ061-070>072-040500-
BUTLER-LOGAN-SIMPSON-WARREN-
1121 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS OF
40 TO 45 MPH...

AT 1112 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FRANKLIN...AND MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15
MPH. IN ADDITION...OTHER SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER
PARTS OF BUTLER LOGAN SIMPSON AND WARREN.

ANY OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN
AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 WITH ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* THESE STORMS MAY IMPACT...
  FRANKLIN...
  BOWLING GREEN...
  THREE SPRINGS...
  RUSSELLVILLE...
  PLUM SPRINGS...
  MOUNT VICTOR...
  AUBURN...
  GASPER AND BROWNING...

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
20 AND 6.

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE NATCHER PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND
7.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...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.

&&

LAT...LON 3665 8707 3673 8707 3676 8706 3683 8707
      3688 8705 3714 8681 3705 8612 3703 8613
      3677 8641 3674 8641 3665 8644
TIME...MOT...LOC 0418Z 147DEG 11KT 3680 8659

TWF
Special weather statement, Sep 3, 11:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 3, 11:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 4, 12:16 AM CDT, 52 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 4, 1:08 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 3, 8:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMonroe14 min
Sep 3, 9:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSimpson22 min
Sep 3, 9:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOldham29 min
Sep 3, 9:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOldham, Trimble36 min
Sep 3, 10:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSimpson30 min
Sep 3, 10:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKTrimble31 min
Sep 3, 10:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKTrimble33 min
Sep 3, 10:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLogan26 min
Sep 3, 11:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Logan35 min
Sep 3, 11:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLogan, Simpson, Warren39 min
Sep 4, 12:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAllen29 min
Sep 4, 1:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOhio29 min
Sep 4, 1:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler46 min
Sep 4, 2:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Ohio27 min
Sep 4, 12:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison32 min
Sep 4, 12:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMadison14 min
Sep 4, 1:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCasey24 min
Sep 4, 1:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMadison30 min
Sep 4, 1:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCasey, Lincoln29 min
Sep 4, 1:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMarion25 min
Sep 4, 1:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison30 min
Sep 4, 1:58 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKMadison2 hr
Sep 4, 2:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt, Marion, Nelson, Washington29 min
Sep 4, 2:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMarion, Washington19 min
Sep 4, 2:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt, Nelson, Washington27 min
Sep 4, 2:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBoyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer38 min
Sep 4, 2:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLogan36 min
Sep 4, 2:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Logan25 min
Sep 4, 3:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison38 min
Sep 4, 3:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler, Grayson, Logan28 min
Sep 4, 3:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Harrison, Scott37 min
Sep 4, 3:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCasey, Green, Taylor27 min
Sep 4, 3:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWoodford24 min
Sep 4, 3:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Harrison, Nicholas34 min
Sep 4, 4:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison, Nicholas27 min
Sep 4, 4:44 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKGreen, Metcalfe18 min
Sep 3, 11:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison27 min
Sep 3, 11:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKScott34 min
Sep 3, 11:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson, Scott27 min
Sep 3, 11:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson22 min
Sep 3, 11:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson20 min
Sep 4, 2:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson23 min
Sep 4, 4:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington30 min
Sep 4, 4:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois34 min
Sep 4, 4:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois33 min
Sep 4, 4:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOrange36 min
Sep 4, 5:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOrange42 min
Sep 4, 8:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson31 min
Sep 4, 8:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois26 min
Sep 4, 8:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois37 min
Sep 4, 9:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford, Orange33 min

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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.