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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Jul 8, 2012, 12:35 PM EDT for Harrison County, Indiana. 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
- Jul 8, 2012, 12:35 PM EDT (16:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2012, 1:05 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
County Harrison County, IN
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:37 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, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 234 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
- 2027 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -127 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 985 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 Jul 8, 11:57 AM EDT, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 11:57 AM EDT, 38 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 11:50 AM EDT, 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1150 AM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-091115- 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 1150 AM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012 /1050 AM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012/ ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT IN THE 105 TO 107 RANGE THIS AFTERNOON...THUS A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO REDUCE HEAT EXHAUSTION. ALSO...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL AND LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. LINGERING THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY WILL BE SLOW-MOVING...WHICH COULD RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS. STORMS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY MONDAY AFTERNOON MAY BECOME STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK...SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. ALL THUNDERSTORMS CONTAIN LIGHTNING...SO WHEN THUNDER ROARS GO INDOORS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS TODAY AND TONIGHT. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE (ALL LOWER CASE). AMS/RAS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 12:35 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1235 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012
INC043-061-KYC111-081705-
HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-JEFFERSON KY-
1235 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND 50
MPH WINDS LOCATED IN HARRISON COUNTY8 MILES SOUTH OF NEW ALBANY...
AT 1231 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM JUST ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER 7 MILES WEST OF
VALLEY STATION...AND MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH.
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS
OF AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF HARRISON...SOUTHWESTERN FLOYD AND
SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE AWARE THAT A GUST FRONT MOVING AWAY FROM THIS STORM WILL
GENERATE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WELL BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF ANY RAIN.
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 3821 8627 3840 8607 3823 8584 3808 8577
3800 8602
TIME...MOT...LOC 1634Z 144DEG 3KT 3813 8599
JSDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2:54 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Scott | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 42 min |
| Jul 8, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 29 min |
| Jul 8, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Nelson, Spencer | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Nelson | 29 min |
| Jul 8, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Spencer | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Nelson | 40 min |
| Jul 8, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 24 min |
| Jul 8, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nicholas | 44 min |
| Jul 8, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 29 min |
| Jul 8, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Washington | 26 min |
| Jul 8, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas | 17 min |
| Jul 8, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 4:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Woodford | 26 min |
| Jul 8, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison | 47 min |
| Jul 8, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison, Scott | 29 min |
| Jul 8, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 29 min |
| Jul 8, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Fayette, Madison | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin | 15 min |
| Jul 8, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Scott | 43 min |
| Jul 8, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Madison | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison, Scott | 44 min |
| Jul 8, 5:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Scott | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fayette, Harrison, Scott | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Nicholas | 46 min |
| Jul 8, 6:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott | 95 min |
| Jul 8, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 6:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Clark, Fayette | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Cumberland | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 7:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Cumberland | 21 min |
| Jul 8, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 7:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Monroe | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 1:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Washington | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 1:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Dubois | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 2:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Orange | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 2:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Orange | 29 min |
| Jul 8, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Washington | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Washington | 44 min |
| Jul 8, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Crawford | 42 min |
| Jul 8, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Orange | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Orange | 29 min |
| Jul 8, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Washington | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Dubois | 21 min |
| Jul 8, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison, Orange, Washington | 38 min |
| Jul 8, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange | 47 min |
| Jul 8, 4:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Dubois | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 4:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Orange, Washington | 3 hr |
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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.