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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

August 6, 2012Green County, Hart County, Metcalfe County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2012, 1:02 AM CDT for Green County, Hart County, Metcalfe County, Kentucky. It was in force for 88 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: Aug 6, 2012, 1:02 AM CDT (06:02 UTC)
Expired: Aug 6, 2012, 2:30 AM CDT
In force: 88 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY

Counties Green County, KY, Hart County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 146 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-p

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: 2341 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 623 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 66 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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NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 6, 12:13 AM CDT, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 12:13 AM CDT, 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 9:13 PM CDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1013 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-070515-
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
1013 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012 /913 PM CDT SUN AUG 5 2012/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE AFTER
MIDNIGHT...MAINLY SOUTH OF THE WESTERN KENTUCKY AND BLUEGRASS
PARKWAYS. THE STORMS ARE WEAKENING...BUT UNTIL THEY DO...LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON IN
SOUTHERN KENTUCKY AS THE COLD FRONT GETS HUNG UP OVER THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THE STORMS WILL BE
LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.

THE NEXT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN BE THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BRINGS MULTIPLE
DISTURBANCES AND A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND
LIGHTNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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

13/EER/RAS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 7:46 PM CDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
846 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012

KYC009-099-060130-
BARREN KY-HART KY-
746 PM CDT SUN AUG 5 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAIN...
AND 50 MPH WINDS...

AT 742 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MUNFORDVILLE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15
MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH RAINFALL
RATES OF AROUND TWO INCHES PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS
THAN ONE HALF MILE...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH...
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING AS SEVERAL
ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO HYDRPLANING FROM THIS STORM!

* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  MUNFORDVILLE...
  WOODSONVILLE...
  ROWLETTS...
  BUNNELL CROSSING AND HORSE CAVE...
  REX...

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
53 AND 65.

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 3705 8596 3731 8608 3738 8588 3721 8568
      3719 8568 3718 8569 3717 8574 3715 8575
      3714 8578 3713 8578
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 325DEG 13KT 3729 8592

SCHOETTMER

Local storm report, Aug 5, 7:57 PM CDT, 5 hours 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
857 PM EDT SUN AUG 05 2012

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

0805 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 ESE CECILIA           37.66N  85.93W
08/05/2012                   HARDIN             KY   AMATEUR RADIO

            ENTRANCE EXIT OF A DOLLAR GENERAL STORE WAS BLOCKED
            WITH HIGH WATER ON US 62.

&&

CORRECTED REMARKS

EVENT NUMBER LMK1201026

SCHOETTMER

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 8:43 PM CDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
943 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012

KYC097-181-209-060230-
NICHOLAS KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-
943 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012

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

AT 942 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF
OWENTON TO 12 MILES SOUTH OF BROOKSVILLE...AND MOVING SOUTH 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
THESE STORMS.

* THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  CYNTHIANA...
  KELAT AND COLEMANSVILLE...
  BERRY...
  ROBINSON...
  ODDVILLE...

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 3835 8387 3841 8467 3850 8456 3852 8449
      3854 8448 3854 8444 3856 8442 3858 8421
      3856 8420 3855 8416 3851 8418 3848 8415
      3844 8400 3844 8397 3842 8394 3837 8391
      3837 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 341DEG 9KT 3858 8472 3851 8403

SCHOETTMER

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 9:31 PM CDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1031 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012

KYC181-060315-
NICHOLAS KY-
1031 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012

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

AT 1029 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTH OF CARLISLE...AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

OCCASIONAL 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...
  CARLISLE...
  MYERS AND PLEASANT VALLEY...
  WESTON...
  SPROUT AND MILLTOWN...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS WITH THIS STORM CAN TOPPLE WEAKLY ROOTED TREES...AND
DOWN POWER LINES. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN
FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION.

&&

LAT...LON 3821 8396 3841 8416 3847 8410 3845 8402
      3844 8400 3844 8397 3842 8394 3837 8391
      3837 8388 3833 8384 3831 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 318DEG 19KT 3842 8401

SCHOETTMER

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 11:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1255 AM EDT MON AUG 6 2012

KYC031-061-085-093-099-123-060550-
LARUE KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-HART KY-
1155 PM CDT SUN AUG 5 2012

...HEAVY RAIN AGAIN OCCURRING IN HARDIN AND GRAYSON COUNTIES...

AT 1145 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
HODGENVILLE TO 13 MILES EAST OF LEITCHFIELD TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
LEITCHFIELD.  THE STORMS WERE DRIFTING SLOWLE EAST AT 5 MPH.

HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  SKAGGSTOWN AND PEONIA...
  SOUTH AND FLINT HILL...
  TANNER AND MATHERS MILL...
  SUNFISH AND SPURRIER...

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 76 AND 81.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 3735 8658 3753 8615 3755 8581 3747 8552
      3745 8553 3745 8554 3747 8558 3746 8562
      3747 8563 3746 8564 3744 8566 3743 8580
      3725 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 0451Z 289DEG 4KT 3751 8581 3750 8605
          3736 8638

JBS

Special weather statement, Aug 6, 1:02 AM CDT, 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
Aug 5, 7:28 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Hart	81 min
Aug 5, 7:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hart	44 min
Aug 5, 8:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Harrison	47 min
Aug 5, 9:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Nicholas	44 min
Aug 5, 10:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Hardin	6 hr
Aug 5, 11:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hart	55 min

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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.