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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

July 8, 2012Harrison County, Indiana

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.

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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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2012-07-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2027 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2012-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -7 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
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

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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 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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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

JSD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 8, 2:54 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette, Scott3 hr
Jul 8, 1:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson42 min
Jul 8, 2:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt29 min
Jul 8, 2:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Nelson, Spencer28 min
Jul 8, 3:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Nelson29 min
Jul 8, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Hardin, Meade32 min
Jul 8, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSpencer31 min
Jul 8, 3:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Nelson40 min
Jul 8, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKTrimble24 min
Jul 8, 3:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKNicholas44 min
Jul 8, 4:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Meade29 min
Jul 8, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Washington26 min
Jul 8, 4:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Harrison, Nicholas17 min
Jul 8, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt31 min
Jul 8, 4:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBreckinridge, Meade2 hr
Jul 8, 4:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon, Fayette, Woodford26 min
Jul 8, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison47 min
Jul 8, 5:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison, Scott29 min
Jul 8, 5:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHardin29 min
Jul 8, 5:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Fayette, Madison28 min
Jul 8, 5:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGrayson, Hardin15 min
Jul 8, 5:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Scott43 min
Jul 8, 5:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGrayson31 min
Jul 8, 5:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMadison32 min
Jul 8, 5:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison, Scott44 min
Jul 8, 5:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Scott3 hr
Jul 8, 5:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFayette, Harrison, Scott28 min
Jul 8, 5:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOhio32 min
Jul 8, 5:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Nicholas46 min
Jul 8, 6:09 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott95 min
Jul 8, 6:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler30 min
Jul 8, 6:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKClark, Fayette2 hr
Jul 8, 7:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCumberland28 min
Jul 8, 7:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCumberland21 min
Jul 8, 7:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLogan31 min
Jul 8, 7:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAllen, Monroe32 min
Jul 8, 1:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Floyd, Harrison, Washington32 min
Jul 8, 1:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois28 min
Jul 8, 2:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOrange28 min
Jul 8, 2:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOrange29 min
Jul 8, 2:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington30 min
Jul 8, 2:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKWashington44 min
Jul 8, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford42 min
Jul 8, 2:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOrange30 min
Jul 8, 2:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Orange29 min
Jul 8, 3:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKWashington30 min
Jul 8, 3:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois21 min
Jul 8, 3:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Harrison, Orange, Washington38 min
Jul 8, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange47 min
Jul 8, 4:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange3 hr
Jul 8, 4:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois28 min
Jul 8, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson28 min
Jul 8, 4:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKOrange, Washington3 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.