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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

October 18, 2012Bullitt County, Hardin County, Jefferson County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Oct 18, 2012, 12:48 AM EDT for Bullitt County, Hardin County, Jefferson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Oct 18, 2012, 12:48 AM EDT (04:48 UTC)
Expired: Oct 18, 2012, 1:35 AM EDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY

Counties Bullitt County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Jefferson County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 195 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1963 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 169 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 300 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

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NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Oct 18, 12:46 AM EDT, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 18, 12:46 AM EDT, 2 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 17, 3:44 PM EDT, 9 hours 4 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
344 PM EDT WED OCT 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
344 PM EDT WED OCT 17 2012 /244 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE PLAINS INTO THE
GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
THROUGH THE OUTLOOK AREA TONIGHT. THIS FEATURE WILL BRING A PERIOD
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. AT THIS TIME...THE
THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW. HOWEVER...ANY STORM WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. THE
STRONGEST STORMS MAY PRODUCE WINDS HIGH ENOUGH TO CAUSE LIMB
DAMAGE TO WEAKER TREES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY INSTANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN LOUISVILLE.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE.

MJ/JSD

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 17, 10:47 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
947 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

INZ076-077-083-084-089-090-KYZ023>027-180345-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-CRAWFORD IN-DUBOIS IN-GRAYSON KY-HANCOCK KY-HARRISON
IN-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-ORANGE IN-PERRY IN-WASHINGTON IN-
947 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

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

AT 944 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHEAST
OF JASPER TO HARTFORD...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...MODERATE RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES...AND
GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  HAWESVILLE...
  HARTFORD...
  HARDINSBURG...
  TELL CITY...
  PAOLI...
  FRENCH LICK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND WEBERSTOWN...
  FRENCH LICK AND WEST BADEN SPRINGS...
  ABYDEL AND MOUNT PLEASANT...
  BRAXTONS SIDING AND VICTORIA CROSSROADS...

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 64 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 74 AND 92.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE AWARE THAT GUSTY WINDS PRECEDING THESE STORMS WILL OCCUR WELL
BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF ANY RAIN.

&&

LAT...LON 3767 8683 3771 8687 3780 8683 3784 8692
      3790 8692 3790 8699 3801 8678 3809 8677
      3820 8680 3821 8708 3851 8707 3853 8669
      3868 8669 3869 8632 3877 8628 3878 8619
      3876 8613 3737 8636 3742 8711 3749 8713
TIME...MOT...LOC 0246Z 271DEG 26KT 3849 8673 3749 8692

AMS

Special weather statement, Oct 17, 10:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
951 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

KYZ026-027-061-062-070>072-180350-
BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-GRAYSON KY-LOGAN KY-OHIO KY-SIMPSON KY-WARREN
KY-
951 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

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

AT 944 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES EAST OF
CENTRAL CITY TO GUTHRIE...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...MODERATE RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES...AND
GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  FRANKLIN...
  RUSSELLVILLE...
  MORGANTOWN...
  MEMPHIS JUNCTION...
  DELAFIELD...
  PRENTISS AND ROB ROY...
  CROMWELL AND OAK GROVE...
  FLINT SPRINGS AND BAIZETOWN...
  BANOCK AND ARNOLD...

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 2 AND 6.

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN KENTUCKY (FORD) PARKWAY BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 75 AND 77.

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE NATCHER PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 27
AND 7.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE AWARE THAT GUSTY WINDS PRECEDING THESE STORMS WILL OCCUR WELL
BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF ANY RAIN.

&&

LAT...LON 3738 8710 3742 8711 3739 8635 3665 8651
      3663 8657 3665 8659 3664 8706 3706 8706
      3708 8692 3712 8690 3715 8693 3722 8691
      3727 8699 3735 8702 3736 8707 3732 8711
      3733 8714
TIME...MOT...LOC 0251Z 270DEG 30KT 3733 8692 3663 8712

AMS

Special weather statement, Oct 17, 11:48 PM EDT, 1 hour before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1048 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

KYZ026-027-061-062-070>073-180450-
ALLEN KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-GRAYSON KY-LOGAN KY-OHIO KY-SIMPSON
KY-WARREN KY-
1048 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

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

AT 1045 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HARTFORD TO 12 MILES
SOUTH OF RUSSELLVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...MODERATE RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES...AND
GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  FRANKLIN...
  THREE SPRINGS...
  SCOTTSVILLE...
  RUSSELLVILLE...
  PLUM SPRINGS...
  ROSINE AND HILLTOP...
  WHITE RUN AND HORSE BRANCH...
  JUGVILLE AND SUGAR GROVE...
  TOUSEY AND YEAMAN...

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 20 AND 6.

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN KENTUCKY (FORD) PARKWAY BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 107 AND 94.

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE NATCHER PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1
AND 7.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE AWARE THAT GUSTY WINDS PRECEDING THESE STORMS WILL OCCUR WELL
BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF ANY RAIN.

&&

LAT...LON 3738 8710 3748 8713 3757 8613 3735 8614
      3734 8616 3732 8614 3692 8618 3663 8618
      3664 8706 3706 8706 3709 8690 3715 8693
      3722 8691 3727 8699 3732 8699 3736 8703
      3736 8707 3732 8711 3733 8714
TIME...MOT...LOC 0348Z 267DEG 31KT 3743 8679 3668 8687

AMS

Special weather statement, Oct 17, 11:55 PM EDT, 53 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1055 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

INZ084-089-090-KYZ023>025-180425-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-CRAWFORD IN-HANCOCK KY-HARRISON IN-MEADE KY-PERRY IN-
1055 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

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

AT 1054 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HARDINSBURG...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
MPH.

OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...MODERATE RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES...AND
GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  HARDINSBURG...
  BRANDENBURG...
  MYSTIC AND LODIBURG...
  FRYMIRE AND RAYMOND...
  LIBERTY AND PAYNEVILLE...
  BATTLETOWN AND NEW AMSTERDAM...

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 3820 8645 3807 8607 3766 8646 3778 8674
TIME...MOT...LOC 0356Z 216DEG 48KT 3782 8652

AMS

Special weather statement, Oct 18, 12:48 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
Oct 17, 10:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio	58 min
Oct 17, 10:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler, Logan, Simpson	59 min
Oct 17, 11:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Allen, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Logan, Ohio and 2 more	62 min
Oct 17, 11:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge, Meade	30 min
Oct 18, 12:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Simpson, Warren	43 min
Oct 18, 1:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Barren, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Monroe and 1 more	58 min
Oct 18, 2:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hancock and 9 more	52 min
Oct 18, 4:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Shelby	26 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.