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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

September 2, 20124 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Sep 2, 2012, 6:55 PM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 25 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: Sep 2, 2012, 6:55 PM EDT (22:55 UTC)
Expired: Sep 2, 2012, 7:20 PM EDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY

Counties Garrard County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Woodford County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 217 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: 822 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 622 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 1.0

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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 Sep 2, 6:42 PM EDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 2, 6:42 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 2, 4:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
435 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2012

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>034-038-061-062-070>072-032345-
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-SPENCER KY-BUTLER KY-
EDMONSON KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON 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...TAYLORSVILLE...MORGANTOWN...
BROWNSVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN
435 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2012 /335 PM CDT SUN SEP 2 2012/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE REMNANTS OF ISAAC WILL MOVE INTO THE WABASH VALLEY BY THIS
EVENING...THEN WOBBLE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY ON MONDAY. BANDS OF
PERIODIC HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
GRADUALLY SLIDE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM.
THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY CREATE PONDING
OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ON THIS HOLIDAY
WEEKEND. SLOW DOWN WHEN A SHOWER OR STORM IS ENCOUNTERED.

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

THE REMNANTS OF ISAAC WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN OVERHEAD ON MONDAY.
PERIODIC MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR
OVER CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA THROUGH TUESDAY.
THE RAIN WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN BANDS WITHIN WHICH CONVECTIVE CELLS
MAY PRODUCE HIGH RAINFALL RATES. ONCE AGAIN...THIS COULD CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH TUESDAY
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE PROBABLE OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA...WITH 1
TO 2 INCHES OVER CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

A COLD FRONT WILL SWING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY WEDNESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHICH WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER CHANCE OF ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.

YET ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE OHIO VALLEY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND ANY FLOODING.
COCORAHS OBSERVERS ARE ASKED TO SEND IN THEIR REPORTS.

&&

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

KYZ035>037-039>043-045>049-053>057-063>067-073>078-081-082-032345-
FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON 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-HART KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-ALLEN KY-
BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-
CLINTON KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...
LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...
BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...
HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...
MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD...
SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...
JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY
435 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2012 /335 PM CDT SUN SEP 2 2012/

...TORNADO WATCH 608 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE REMNANTS OF ISAAC WILL MOVE INTO THE WABASH VALLEY BY THIS
EVENING...THEN WOBBLE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY ON MONDAY. BANDS OF
PERIODIC HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY
CONTAIN A BRIEF SPIN UP TORNADO OR DAMAGING WINDS...THUS A TORNADO
WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION HEAVY
DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS OR MINOR
FLOODING.  USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ON THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. SLOW
DOWN WHEN A SHOWER OR STORM IS ENCOUNTERED.

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

THE REMNANTS OF ISAAC WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN OVERHEAD ON MONDAY.
PERIODIC MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR
OVER CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA THROUGH TUESDAY.
THE RAIN WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN BANDS WITHIN WHICH CONVECTIVE CELLS
MAY PRODUCE HIGH RAINFALL RATES. ONCE AGAIN...THIS COULD CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH TUESDAY
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE PROBABLE OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA...WITH 1
TO 2 INCHES OVER CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

A COLD FRONT WILL SWING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY WEDNESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHICH WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER CHANCE OF ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.

YET ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE OHIO VALLEY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT STRONG WIND GUSTS...RAINFALL AMOUNTS
AND ANY FLOODING. COCORAHS OBSERVERS ARE ASKED TO SEND IN THEIR
REPORTS.

&&

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

AMS/MJ

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 2, 3:51 PM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
351 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2012

KYZ039-046-047-054-022020-
ANDERSON KY-MARION KY-MERCER KY-WASHINGTON KY-
351 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN...POSSIBLE FUNNEL
CLOUDS...AND 40 MPH WINDS...

AT 346 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTH OF
SPRINGFIELD TO 8 MILES NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD TO LEBANON...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES...AND GUSTY
WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. IN
ADDITION...FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE OUT OF THESE STORMS. FUNNEL
CLOUDS CAN BECOME BRIEF TORNADOES...WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.

* THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  SPRINGFIELD...
  LEBANON...
  LAWRENCEBURG...
  JOHNSONVILLE AND FAIRVIEW...
  KLONDYKE AND JIMTOWN...
  RINELTOWN AND SIMSTOWN...
  ANDERSON CITY AND BIRDIE...

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE BLUEGRASS PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
42 AND 48.

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 3769 8503 3749 8519 3744 8530 3747 8534
      3747 8538 3757 8537 3775 8523 3786 8520
      3790 8520 3789 8519 3789 8515 3794 8516
      3811 8496 3811 8494 3804 8485
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 222DEG 25KT 3788 8516 3782 8515
          3764 8529 3756 8529

RS

Special weather statement, Sep 2, 5:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
513 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2012

KYZ033>036-039>041-047-022140-
ANDERSON KY-FAYETTE KY-FRANKLIN KY-HENRY KY-MERCER KY-SCOTT KY-SHELBY
KY-WOODFORD KY-
513 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAIN...
AND 30 MPH WINDS...

AT 508 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTH OF
FRANKFORT TO FRANKFORT TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF VERSAILLES TO 6 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF LAWRENCEBURG...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

TORRENTIAL RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  GEORGETOWN...
  DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL...
  FRANKFORT...
  VERSAILLES...
  LAWRENCEBURG...
  ORVILLE AND FALLIS...
  GEST AND SWALLOWFIELD...
  BONITA AND WOODLAKE...
  SWITZER AND WHITE SULPHUR...

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 64 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 53 AND 69.

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE BLUEGRASS PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
59 AND 72.

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 3846 8490 3844 8492 3842 8488 3838 8489
      3836 8485 3834 8478 3839 8467 3834 8465
      3823 8454 3798 8457 3800 8466 3793 8469
      3783 8494 3808 8491 3819 8503 3841 8511
      3847 8495
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 243DEG 15KT 3837 8494 3824 8490
          3813 8479 3797 8483

JBS

Special weather statement, Sep 2, 5:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
418 PM CDT SUN SEP 2 2012

KYZ054-055-064>067-075>078-081-082-022215-
ADAIR KY-BOYLE KY-CASEY KY-CLINTON KY-CUMBERLAND KY-GREEN KY-LINCOLN
KY-MARION KY-METCALFE KY-MONROE KY-RUSSELL KY-TAYLOR KY-
418 PM CDT SUN SEP 2 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN...OCCASIONAL
LIGHTNING...AND 35 MPH WINDS...

AT 412 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES WEST OF
LIBERTY TO JAMESTOWN TO 10 MILES WEST OF ALBANY...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES...AND
GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  LIBERTY...
  TOMPKINSVILLE...
  STANFORD...
  JAMESTOWN...
  COLUMBIA...
  JACKTOWN AND HORNTOWN...
  CHILTON AND PEYTONS STORE...
  ELLISBURG AND ROLAN...
  WINDSOR AND SAVAGE...

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE CUMBERLAND (NUNN) PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 49 AND 62.

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.

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 3664 8578 3697 8550 3736 8545 3764 8465
      3731 8462 3712 8490 3705 8490 3699 8483
      3695 8490 3696 8494 3692 8495 3686 8506
      3676 8500 3670 8502 3661 8498
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 239DEG 25KT 3737 8505 3703 8507
          3667 8526

RS

Special weather statement, Sep 2, 5:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
544 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2012

KYZ035>037-040-041-047-048-022225-
FAYETTE KY-FRANKLIN KY-HARRISON KY-JESSAMINE KY-MERCER KY-SCOTT
KY-WOODFORD KY-
544 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2012

AT 538 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTH OF
OWENTON TO 6 MILES WEST OF GEORGETOWN TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF
HARRODSBURG...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

TORRENTIAL RAINS REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER
MILE...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  GEORGETOWN...
  WESTERN HALF OF LEXINGTON
  VERSAILLES...

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 64 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 65 AND 75.

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 75 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 115 AND 136.

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE BLUEGRASS PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
68 AND 72.

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 3847 8437 3828 8443 3828 8444 3826 8443
      3803 8449 3772 8486 3817 8473 3836 8488
      3836 8486 3834 8479 3835 8475 3850 8456
      3852 8449 3854 8448 3855 8443
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 223DEG 17KT 3845 8483 3823 8466
          3787 8476

JBS

Special weather statement, Sep 2, 6:27 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
627 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2012

KYZ055-056-066-067-075-078-081-082-022250-
BOYLE KY-CASEY KY-CLINTON KY-CUMBERLAND KY-GARRARD KY-LINCOLN
KY-MONROE KY-RUSSELL KY-
627 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2012

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN...AND OCCASIONAL ROTATION...

AT 516 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF DANVILLE TO 8 MILES WEST OF SCIENCE HILL TO JAMESTOWN
TO TOMPKINSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

TORRENTIAL RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.  WHILE THESE STORMS HAVE SO FAR ONLY
SHOWN SIGNS OF BRIEF...WEAK ROTATION...ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE
SUCH THAT ANY OF THESE STORMS COULD QUICKLY INTENSIFY. A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM DUE TO THIS POSSIBILITY.

* THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  STANFORD...
  LANCASTER...
  JAMESTOWN...
  DANVILLE...
  BURKESVILLE...

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 3662 8579 3696 8514 3719 8486 3761 8497
      3773 8450 3748 8444 3734 8449 3734 8457
      3712 8490 3705 8490 3699 8483 3695 8490
      3696 8494 3692 8495 3686 8506 3676 8500
      3670 8502 3662 8499
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 251DEG 23KT 3755 8485 3722 8474
          3700 8501 3666 8568

JBS

Special weather statement, Sep 2, 6:55 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
655 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2012

KYZ039>041-047-048-055>057-067-022320-
ANDERSON KY-BOYLE KY-FAYETTE KY-GARRARD KY-JESSAMINE KY-LINCOLN
KY-MADISON KY-MERCER KY-WOODFORD KY-
655 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2012

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN...AND OCCASIONAL ROTATION...

AT 651 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF
HARRODSBURG TO LANCASTER TO SOMERSET...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.

TORRENTIAL RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A HALF MILE ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.  WHILE THESE STORMS HAVE SO FAR ONLY
SHOWN SIGNS OF BRIEF...WEAK ROTATION...ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE
SUCH THAT ANY OF THESE STORMS COULD QUICKLY INTENSIFY. A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM DUE TO THIS POSSIBILITY.

* THESE STORMS WILL IMPACT...
  HARRODSBURG...
  SOUTHWEST LEXINGTON
  VERSAILLES...
  LANCASTER...
  STANFORD...

THESE STORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT INTERSTATE 75 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 77 AND 90 AND THE BLUEGRASS PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 59
AND 72.

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 3753 8432 3752 8435 3750 8435 3747 8438
      3748 8444 3733 8450 3735 8456 3727 8467
      3727 8468 3751 8465 3783 8501 3785 8500
      3788 8503 3815 8468 3779 8428
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 226DEG 24KT 3787 8489 3758 8456
          3713 8462

JBS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 2, 1:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hart	43 min
Sep 2, 1:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan, Warren	45 min
Sep 2, 2:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hart, Larue	44 min
Sep 2, 2:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson, Simpson, Warren	43 min
Sep 2, 2:50 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Green, Larue, Marion, Nelson, Taylor	30 min
Sep 2, 3:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson	28 min
Sep 2, 3:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Allen	27 min
Sep 2, 3:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson, Marion, Washington	29 min
Sep 2, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Franklin, Woodford	27 min
Sep 2, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Lincoln, Monroe and 2 more	57 min
Sep 2, 5:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Green, Larue, Marion, Nelson	3 hr
Sep 2, 5:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Scott, Woodford	41 min
Sep 2, 6:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Boyle, Clinton, Cumberland, Garrard, Lincoln, Russell	23 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.