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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this wind advisory at Apr 19, 2011, 11:10 AM CDT for 34 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Apr 19, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2011, 11:10 AM CDT (16:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 19, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2011, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
All 34 counties
Adair County, KY, Allen County, KY, Anderson County, KY, Barren County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Butler County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clark County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Green County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Hart County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Larue County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Logan County, KY, Madison County, KY, Marion County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Ohio County, KY, Russell County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Warren County, KY, Washington County, KY, Woodford County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:10 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, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 172 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 771 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 803 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 323 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 384 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 8.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
183 WWUS73 KLMK 191610 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1210 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...VERY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER MISSOURI WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN INDIANA TONIGHT. WELL AHEAD OF THIS LOW...SURFACE WINDS WILL BE QUITE GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY... INCLUDING THE LEXINGTON AND BOWLING GREEN AREAS...AS SOME SUNSHINE BEGINS TO FILTER THROUGH THE CLOUDS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING... BEFORE THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVE LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. KYZ026>028-039>041-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-200200- /O.NEW.KLMK.WI.Y.0004.110419T1700Z-110420T0200Z/ OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE 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...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD... ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...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 1210 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 /1110 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING (THROUGH 10 PM EDT) * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY THOSE ON WEST TO EAST HIGHWAYS WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY THE GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS. OUTDOOR LAWN FURNITURE AND UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IF DRIVING. && $$ TWF
3 follow-up statements
763 WWUS73 KLMK 191703 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 103 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...VERY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER MISSOURI WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN INDIANA TONIGHT. WELL AHEAD OF THIS LOW...SURFACE WINDS WILL BE QUITE GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY... INCLUDING THE LEXINGTON AND BOWLING GREEN AREAS...AS SOME SUNSHINE BEGINS TO FILTER THROUGH THE CLOUDS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING... BEFORE THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVE LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. KYZ026>028-039>041-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-200115- /O.CON.KLMK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110420T0200Z/ OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE 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...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD... ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...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 103 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 /1203 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING (THROUGH 10 PM EDT) * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY THOSE ON WEST TO EAST HIGHWAYS WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY THE GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS. OUTDOOR LAWN FURNITURE AND UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IF DRIVING. && $$
210 WWUS73 KLMK 192013 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 413 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...VERY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN MISSOURI WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN INDIANA TONIGHT. WELL AHEAD OF THIS LOW...SURFACE WINDS WILL BE QUITE GUSTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY...INCLUDING LEXINGTON AND BOWLING GREEN. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVE LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. KYZ026>028-039>041-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-200200- /O.CON.KLMK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110420T0200Z/ OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE 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...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD... ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...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 413 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 /313 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING: LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING (THROUGH 10 PM EDT) * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY THOSE ON WEST TO EAST HIGHWAYS WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY THE GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS. OUTDOOR LAWN FURNITURE AND UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION DRIVING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && $$ TWF
902 WWUS73 KLMK 192315 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 715 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... KYZ026>028-039>041-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-200015- /O.CAN.KLMK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110420T0200Z/ OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY- NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY- MARION KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY- HART KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY- SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY- RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD... ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG... NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE... LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE... GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE... BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW... TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE... ALBANY 715 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 /615 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND GUSTS HAVE APPROACHED 40 MPH ACROSS OUR EXTREME SOUTHWEST COUNTIES...BUT ARE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH SLIGHTLY AS MIXING DIMINISHES. HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED...WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS ENHANCED. THE MAIN CONCERNS OVERNIGHT CONTINUE TO BE THE WIND DAMAGE AND ISOLATED TORNADO POTENTIAL ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG CONVECTION ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Woodford | 24 min |
| Apr 19, 2:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Trimble | 47 min |
| Apr 19, 4:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Trimble | 32 min |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Kentucky, 2011Every wind advisory in 2011
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.