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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

July 27, 2012Nicholas County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Jul 27, 2012, 12:19 AM EDT for Nicholas County, Kentucky. It was in force for 16 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 27, 2012, 12:19 AM EDT (04:19 UTC)
Expired: Jul 27, 2012, 12:35 AM EDT
In force: 16 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY

County Nicholas County, KY

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 27, 12:18 AM EDT, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 12:18 AM EDT, 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 10:11 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1011 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053-280515-
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-
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
1011 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012 /911 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT
RESULTING IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING THE
REGION. ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL
RAINS...GUSTY WINDS AND INTENSE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AS WELL. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE
GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE OFF AND ON SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AS A COUPLE OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES CROSS THE
REGION. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY WIND DAMAGE...STRONG WIND GUSTS...OR
HAIL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TONIGHT AND AGAIN FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE
(ALL LOWER CASE)

KYZ054>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-280515-
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...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...
RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...
CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...
FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...
COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY
1011 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012 /911 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012/

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 526 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/
FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT
RESULTING IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING THE
REGION. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING
WINDS AND INTENSE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING BEING THE PRIMARY
SEVERE WEATHER THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AS WELL. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE
GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE OFF AND ON SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AS A COUPLE OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES CROSS THE
REGION. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY WIND DAMAGE...STRONG WIND GUSTS...OR
HAIL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TONIGHT AND AGAIN FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE
(ALL LOWER CASE)

MJ

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 26, 11:58 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1158 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1101 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WNW PEYTONA           38.20N  85.15W
07/26/2012                   SHELBY             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DISPATCH REPORTS TREES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
            HEMPRIDGE AND FRANKFORT ROADS

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK1200953

LG

Local storm report, Jul 27, 12:07 AM EDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1207 AM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1110 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ESE WADDY               38.13N  85.07W
07/26/2012                   SHELBY             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ALONG GRAFENBURG ROAD

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK1200954

LG

Local storm report, Jul 27, 12:10 AM EDT, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1210 AM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1124 PM     FLASH FLOOD      12 ESE SHELBYVILLE      38.15N  85.03W
07/26/2012                   SHELBY             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOOD WATERS COVERED INTERSTATE 64

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK1200955

LG

Special weather statement, Jul 27, 12:13 AM EDT, 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1213 AM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

KYC005-179-215-229-270445-
NELSON KY-SPENCER KY-WASHINGTON KY-ANDERSON KY-
1213 AM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...HALF
INCH HAIL...AND 50 MPH WINDS...

AT 1210 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES EAST OF BARDSTOWN...AND MOVING EAST AT
25 MPH.

FREQUENT 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 STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 45 TO 50
MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  SPRINGFIELD...
  POLIN AND HARDESTY...
  BRUSH GROVE AND PLEASANT GROVE...
  TATHAM SPRINGS AND PULLIAM...
  FAIRVIEW AND JOHNSONVILLE...

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE BLUEGRASS PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 34
AND 48.

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 3807 8504 3789 8502 3788 8503 3787 8502
      3777 8501 3769 8502 3767 8535 3795 8536
      3804 8511 3804 8509 3806 8506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0413Z 260DEG 22KT 3784 8527

EER

Local storm report, Jul 27, 12:14 AM EDT, 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 27, 12:19 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 26, 8:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Larue, Marion	62 min
Jul 26, 9:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Lincoln	58 min
Jul 26, 9:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Grayson	46 min
Jul 26, 9:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hardin, Larue, Nelson	61 min
Jul 26, 9:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Nicholas	20 min
Jul 26, 10:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler, Grayson, Ohio	27 min
Jul 26, 10:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Larue, Marion, Nelson, Washington	28 min
Jul 26, 10:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hart	28 min
Jul 26, 10:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Spencer	31 min
Jul 26, 10:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Marion, Taylor	9 min
Jul 26, 10:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Spencer	27 min
Jul 26, 10:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson, Green, Hart	30 min
Jul 26, 10:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Franklin, Shelby, Spencer	28 min
Jul 26, 10:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Hart, Larue, Marion, Taylor	20 min
Jul 26, 11:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Franklin, Shelby, Woodford	30 min
Jul 26, 11:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Fayette, Franklin, Scott, Woodford	31 min
Jul 26, 11:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Scott, Woodford	28 min
Jul 26, 11:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Harrison, Nicholas	30 min
Jul 27, 12:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Washington	32 min
Jul 27, 5:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Trimble	29 min
Jul 27, 5:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Oldham	30 min
Jul 27, 6:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Oldham	17 min
Jul 27, 6:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Trimble	31 min
Jul 27, 6:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Trimble	31 min
Jul 27, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Oldham	31 min
Jul 27, 6:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Oldham	29 min
Jul 27, 6:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham	27 min
Jul 27, 6:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Shelby	32 min
Jul 27, 6:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Harrison, Nicholas	31 min
Jul 27, 7:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson, Oldham	29 min
Jul 27, 7:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Franklin, Scott, Woodford	31 min
Jul 27, 7:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Nicholas	33 min
Jul 27, 7:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Shelby	32 min
Jul 26, 9:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Crawford	28 min
Jul 26, 9:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Floyd	29 min
Jul 27, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson	32 min
Jul 27, 5:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson, Scott	28 min
Jul 27, 5:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Scott, Washington	32 min
Jul 27, 5:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Washington	30 min
Jul 27, 5:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson	29 min
Jul 27, 7:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Orange, Washington	33 min
Jul 27, 7:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Washington	22 min
Jul 27, 7:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Dubois	28 min

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