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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

January 20, 2012Adair County, Metcalfe County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Jan 20, 2012, 11:45 PM CST for Adair County, Metcalfe County, Kentucky. It was in force for 30 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
Jan 20, 2012, 11:45 PM CST (05:45 UTC)
Expired
Jan 21, 2012, 12:15 AM CST
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY

Counties Adair County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 154 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 2012-01-21Temperature 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°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 2012-01-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 385 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
550 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
385 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
504 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.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jan 20, 11:12 PM CST, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 11:12 PM CST, 33 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jan 20, 7:01 PM CST, 4 hours 44 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jan 20, 9:27 PM CST, 2 hours 18 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jan 20, 10:16 PM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1116 PM EST FRI JAN 20 2012

KYZ070>072-210445-
LOGAN-SIMPSON-WARREN-
1016 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HALF INCH HAIL...
AND 40 MPH WINDS...

AT 1011 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RUSSELLVILLE...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...HALF INCH HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35
TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  THREE SPRINGS...
  RUSSELLVILLE...
  PLUM SPRINGS...
  MOUNT VICTOR...
  MEMPHIS JUNCTION...
  SOUTH UNION AND SALMONS...
  WOODBURN AND PETROS...
  RICH POND AND MATLOCK...
  PLANO AND WARREN COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT...

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
20 AND 30.

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 3680 8706 3714 8640 3691 8620
      3689 8627 3686 8628 3664 8681
TIME...MOT...LOC 0416Z 245DEG 42KT 3679 8675

EER
Special weather statement, Jan 20, 10:45 PM CST, 1 hour before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1045 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

KYZ076>078-081-210515-
ADAIR-CUMBERLAND-METCALF-RUSSELL-
1045 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND DIME SIZE HAIL...

AT 1043 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EDMONTON...AND MOVING EAST
AT 50 MPH.

OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...DIME SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35
MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  JAMESTOWN...
  EDMONTON...
  BREEDING AND COFER...
  TORIA AND SPARKSVILLE...
  INROAD AND CHANCE...
  CROCUS AND CUNDIFF...

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 3683 8560 3683 8563 3697 8568 3712 8516
      3691 8500 3687 8520 3689 8523 3687 8522
      3680 8559
TIME...MOT...LOC 0445Z 253DEG 43KT 3691 8552

EER
Special weather statement, Jan 20, 10:51 PM CST, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1051 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

KYZ070>074-210515-
ALLEN-BARREN-LOGAN-SIMPSON-WARREN-
1051 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND DIME SIZE HAIL...

AT 1048 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THREE SPRINGS...AND MOVING
EAST AT 55 MPH. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING IN FROM
THE SOUTHWEST ALONG THE SAME LINE.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...DIME SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY
WINDS OF AROUND 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  FRANKLIN...
  THREE SPRINGS...
  GLASGOW...
  GREENWOOD...
  CLAYPOOL AND RALEY FORD...
  MEADOR AND PORT OLIVER FORD...
  FINNEY AND ROCKY HILL...
  LUCAS AND BECKTON...

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

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE CUMBERLAND (NUNN) PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 11 AND 1.

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 3675 8695 3707 8614 3705 8608 3710 8607
      3715 8591 3715 8587 3687 8576 3664 8668
      3664 8686
TIME...MOT...LOC 0450Z 254DEG 46KT 3687 8633

EER
Special weather statement, Jan 20, 11:45 PM CST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1145 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

KYZ064-076>078-210615-
ADAIR-GREEN-METCALF-RUSSELL-
1145 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND
DIME SIZE HAIL...

AT 1139 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR EDMONTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...DIME SIZE
HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  EDMONTON...
  COLUMBIA...
  GRADYVILLE AND MILLTOWN...
  BLISS AND FLATWOOD...
  GARLIN AND ABSHER...
  CHRISTINE AND PURDY...

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE CUMBERLAND (NUNN) PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 27 AND 49.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS...AND AVOID USING THE
TELEPHONE UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.

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 3693 8570 3709 8573 3721 8536 3720 8536
      3719 8535 3722 8532 3729 8512 3707 8497
TIME...MOT...LOC 0545Z 253DEG 44KT 3707 8549

EER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 20, 10:16 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLogan, Simpson, Warren29 min
Jan 20, 10:45 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair30 min
Jan 20, 10:51 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBarren, Simpson24 min
Jan 21, 1:36 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton, Cumberland, Monroe24 min
Jan 21, 2:02 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton13 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Kentucky, 2012Every special weather statement in 2012

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.