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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Jul 17, 2012, 5:29 PM CDT for Butler County, Logan County, Kentucky. It was in force for 46 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 17, 2012, 5:29 PM CDT (22:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2012, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
Counties Butler County, KY, Logan County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 1991 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 905 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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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 17, 2:21 PM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 2:21 PM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 17, 2:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 338 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-182245- 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 338 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 /238 PM CDT TUE JUL 17 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE UNSTABLE HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS. THE MAIN THREATS WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL BE BRIEFLY HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. LOCATIONS THAT DO NOT RECEIVE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE HEAT INDICES UP TO AROUND 100 DEGREES INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY DURING PEAK HEATING HOURS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...AND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS. MUGGY AIR COMBINED WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO HIGH HEAT INDEX READINGS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WEDNESDAY. HEAT INDICES WILL PEAK IN THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS A WEAK COOL FRONT AND UPPER TROUGH CROSSES THE REGION. HEAVY RAIN...LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS. AFTER A FEW DRY DAYS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...ISOLATED STORMS WILL RETURN ON MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT INSTANCES OF STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE (ALL LOWER CASE). RJS/AMS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 2:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 332 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-180100- 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 332 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 /232 PM CDT TUE JUL 17 2012/ ...HOT HEAT INDICES EXPECTED TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... HOT MOIST CONDITIONS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES BOTH AFTERNOONS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT IN THE LOW TO MID 90S. WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S...RESULTANT HEAT INDICES SHOULD TOP OUT IN THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE EACH AFTERNOON. USE CAUTION IF YOU HAVE PLANS TO BE OUTDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT...LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING. ALWAYS REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACK SEAT! BJS/RJS
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 5:10 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
610 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012
INC077-143-175-172255-
SCOTT IN-WASHINGTON IN-JEFFERSON IN-
610 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND
40 MPH WINDS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA...
AT 605 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SCOTTSBURG...AND MOVING EAST
AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES
OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.
* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
SCOTTSBURG...
SALEM...
LEOTA AND NEW LIBERTY...
VIENNA...
GOSHEN AND LEXINGTON...
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 3881 8567 3863 8556 3860 8567 3861 8579
3857 8581 3847 8630 3875 8627 3877 8599
3876 8598 3877 8595 3876 8590 3873 8588
3874 8585 3880 8580
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 285DEG 8KT 3864 8586
MJSpecial weather statement, Jul 17, 5:29 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
629 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012
KYC031-141-172315-
LOGAN KY-BUTLER KY-
529 PM CDT TUE JUL 17 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...HALF
INCH HAIL...AND 40 MPH WINDS WILL AFFECT BUTLER AND NORTHERN LOGAN
COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
AT 525 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GREENVILLE...AND MOVING
EAST AT 10 MPH.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES
OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE...HALF INCH HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
RUSSELLVILLE...
MORGANTOWN...
DIAMOND SPRINGS...
ROCHESTER...
HUNTSVILLE...
PLEASANT HILL AND BEECHLAND...
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 3706 8706 3708 8699 3707 8695 3709 8690
3716 8693 3723 8689 3726 8685 3730 8654
3718 8660 3718 8662 3716 8661 3676 8685
3702 8706
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 286DEG 7KT 3713 8696
MJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2:32 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LMK | Hancock, Henry, Oldham, Trimble | 12 hr |
| Jul 17, 6:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 43 min |
| Jul 17, 5:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Scott, Washington | 45 min |
| Jul 17, 6:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Washington | 47 min |
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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.