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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

July 18, 2012Russell County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Jul 18, 2012, 12:27 PM CDT for Russell County, Kentucky. It was in force for 28 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 18, 2012, 12:27 PM CDT (17:27 UTC)
Expired: Jul 18, 2012, 12:55 PM CDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY

County Russell County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:28 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, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 166 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2917 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 858 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 63 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 Jul 18, 12:19 PM CDT, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 12:19 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 18, 9:43 AM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 8:39 AM CDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
939 AM EDT WED JUL 18 2012

KYC017-181-181425-
NICHOLAS KY-BOURBON KY-
939 AM EDT WED JUL 18 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND
40 MPH WINDS...

AT 937 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF
CARLISLE TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF CARLISLE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5
MPH.

FREQUENT 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 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH
THESE STORMS.

* THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  CARLISLE...
  MILLERSBURG...
  MYERS...
  MILLTOWN...
  BLACKS CROSSROADS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...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 3825 8390 3824 8415 3837 8420 3839 8418
      3843 8394 3838 8391 3837 8391 3837 8388
      3833 8384 3831 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 1339Z 316DEG 6KT 3836 8411 3837 8390

RS

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 9:41 AM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1041 AM EDT WED JUL 18 2012

KYC053-057-181525-
CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY-
941 AM CDT WED JUL 18 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND 40
MPH WINDS...

AT 940 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALBANY...AND MOVING EAST AT
10 MPH.

FREQUENT 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...
  ALBANY...
  SEVENTY SIX...
  SNOW...
  UPCHURCH...
  MARLOW AND CANNONS MILL...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING. EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON LOCAL
ROADWAYS. DRIVERS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND TURN ON THEIR HEADLIGHTS IF
ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAINS.

&&

LAT...LON 3668 8531 3683 8527 3684 8514 3683 8511
      3685 8508 3685 8506 3683 8506 3680 8501
      3676 8500 3671 8502 3666 8499 3664 8500
TIME...MOT...LOC 1442Z 273DEG 8KT 3676 8518

AMS

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 10:21 AM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1121 AM EDT WED JUL 18 2012

INZ078-079-090>092-KYZ024>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-
082-182330-
SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-
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...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...CORYDON...
NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE...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
1121 AM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 /1021 AM CDT WED JUL 18 2012/

...HIGH HEAT INDICES EXPECTED TODAY...

HOT MOIST CONDITIONS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT
WILL RESULT IN HIGH HEAT INDICES THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT IN THE LOW TO MID 90S. WITH DEWPOINTS
MAINLY IN THE LOWER 70S...RESULTANT HEAT INDICES SHOULD TOP OUT IN
THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE FOR A FEW HOURS THIS 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.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION

BJS/RJS

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 12:27 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
127 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012

KYC001-207-181755-
RUSSELL KY-ADAIR KY-
1227 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2012

...THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAIN...SMALL
HAIL...AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...

AT 1224 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES WEST OF JAMESTOWN...AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH RAINFALL
RATES OF MORE THAN TWO INCHES PER HOUR...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY
WINDS OF UP TO 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  JAMESTOWN...
  ROSE CROSSROADS AND OLGA...
  OLD OLGA...
  SEWELLTON AND HELM...
  ROWENA AND LONG BOTTOM...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.  STAY
TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE
INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES.

&&

LAT...LON 3683 8512 3689 8522 3702 8525 3708 8513
      3695 8489 3695 8491 3696 8492 3695 8495
      3692 8495 3690 8497
TIME...MOT...LOC 1726Z 312DEG 10KT 3699 8516

TWF

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 18, 12:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Scott	30 min
Jul 18, 2:26 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Jefferson and 4 more	17 hr
Jul 18, 8:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Nicholas	46 min
Jul 18, 8:57 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Nicholas	104 min
Jul 18, 9:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clinton	44 min
Jul 18, 12:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Adair, Russell	86 min
Jul 18, 1:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Russell	28 min
Jul 18, 2:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Madison	31 min
Jul 18, 3:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Madison	31 min
Jul 18, 3:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Washington	30 min
Jul 18, 3:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Washington	28 min
Jul 18, 3:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Oldham	32 min
Jul 18, 3:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Larue	30 min
Jul 18, 3:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Fayette, Jessamine, Madison	42 min
Jul 18, 3:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson, Oldham	30 min
Jul 18, 3:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Madison	3 hr
Jul 18, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson	30 min
Jul 18, 3:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Harrison, Nicholas	28 min
Jul 18, 3:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon, Clark	46 min
Jul 18, 4:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Grayson	43 min
Jul 18, 4:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade	29 min
Jul 18, 4:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette	117 min
Jul 18, 4:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas	46 min
Jul 18, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hardin	32 min
Jul 18, 5:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Nicholas	40 min
Jul 18, 5:08 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas	3 hr
Jul 18, 5:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Franklin, Scott	62 min
Jul 18, 5:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bullitt	29 min
Jul 18, 5:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Barren	47 min
Jul 18, 5:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Nelson	31 min
Jul 18, 5:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Scott	41 min
Jul 18, 5:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson, Fayette, Woodford	42 min
Jul 18, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Franklin, Scott, Woodford	38 min
Jul 18, 5:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren	30 min
Jul 18, 5:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Larue	29 min
Jul 18, 6:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hart	45 min
Jul 18, 6:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer	61 min
Jul 18, 6:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Larue	32 min
Jul 18, 6:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer, Woodford	31 min
Jul 18, 6:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Lincoln, Taylor	31 min
Jul 18, 6:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hart	60 min
Jul 18, 6:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Hart	3 hr
Jul 18, 4:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Scott, Washington	44 min
Jul 18, 4:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Washington	31 min
Jul 18, 4:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Floyd	30 min
Jul 18, 5:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Washington	32 min
Jul 18, 5:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Floyd, Harrison	27 min
Jul 18, 5:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Orange	25 min
Jul 18, 6:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Perry	88 min
Jul 18, 6:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Perry	116 min
Jul 18, 6:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Perry	28 min
Jul 18, 6:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Perry	29 min

Nearby

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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.