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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Oct 18, 2012, 12:37 AM CDT for 7 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 58 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
- Oct 18, 2012, 12:37 AM CDT (05:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 18, 2012, 1:35 AM CDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
Counties Adair County, KY, Barren County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Green County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Taylor County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:40 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, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 138 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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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 Oct 17, 11:46 PM CDT, 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 17, 11:46 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
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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, 9:51 PM CDT, 2 hours 46 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
AMSSpecial weather statement, Oct 17, 10:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes 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
AMSSpecial weather statement, Oct 17, 10:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 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 17, 11:48 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 9:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 58 min |
| Oct 17, 9:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Logan, Simpson | 59 min |
| Oct 17, 10:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Logan, Ohio and 2 more | 62 min |
| Oct 17, 10:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 30 min |
| Oct 17, 11:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson | 47 min |
| Oct 17, 11:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Simpson, Warren | 43 min |
| Oct 18, 1:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hancock and 9 more | 52 min |
| Oct 18, 3:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby | 26 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.