Alert archive / Kentucky / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this wind advisory at Feb 21, 2012, 3:04 AM CST for 48 counties in Kentucky; 5 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2012, 3:04 AM CST (09:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2012, 2:06 PM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
All 53 counties
Clark County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Scott County, IN, Adair County, KY, Allen County, KY, Anderson County, KY, Barren County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Breckinridge County, KY, Bullitt County, KY, Butler County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clark County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Green County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Hart County, KY, Henry County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Larue County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Logan County, KY, Madison County, KY, Marion County, KY, Meade County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Ohio County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Russell County, KY, Scott County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Trimble County, KY, Warren County, KY, Washington County, KY, Woodford County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 2080 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
650 WWUS73 KLMK 210904 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 404 AM EST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS OVER CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING NORTHEAST FROM NORTHEAST MISSOURI THIS MORNING TO THE GREAT LAKES REGION LATER TODAY WILL DRAG A SURFACE FRONT THROUGH OUR AREA THIS MORNING. GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALONG AND BEHIND THE MAIN LINE OF RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. INZ078-079-090>092-KYZ024>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081- 082-211700- /O.NEW.KLMK.WI.Y.0003.120221T0904Z-120221T2100Z/ SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN- 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...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...CORYDON... NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE...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 404 AM EST TUE FEB 21 2012 /304 AM CST TUE FEB 21 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AS A LINE OF RAIN SHOWERS ALONG A SURFACE BOUNDARY CROSSES THE REGION. ALONG THE BACK EDGE OF THE RAIN...GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA THIS MORNING. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH CAN TOPPLE WEAKLY ROOTED TREES AND KNOCK DOWN LIMBS. SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AMS
2 follow-up statements
264 WWUS73 KLMK 211742 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1242 PM EST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS OVER CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ORGANIZING OVER THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WILL PUSH AGAINST A BROAD HIGH OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. IN BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GUSTY ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA IN AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON. INZ078-079-090>092-KYZ024>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081- 082-212100- /O.CON.KLMK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120221T2100Z/ SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN- 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...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...CORYDON... NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE...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 1242 PM EST TUE FEB 21 2012 /1142 AM CST TUE FEB 21 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL GUST TO 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH CAN TOPPLE WEAKLY ROOTED TREES AND KNOCK DOWN LIMBS. SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JSD/RJS
855 WWUS73 KLMK 212006 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 306 PM EST TUE FEB 21 2012 ..AS THE SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT CONTINUES TO SLOWLY DECREASE TODAY...WIND SPEEDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH OR SURPASS ADVISORY CRITERIA. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW CANCELLED. INZ078-079-090>092-KYZ024>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081- 082-212115- /O.CAN.KLMK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120221T2100Z/ SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN- 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...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...CORYDON... NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE...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 306 PM EST TUE FEB 21 2012 /206 PM CST TUE FEB 21 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ JSD
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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.