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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this wind advisory at Feb 24, 2012, 2:41 AM CST for 49 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Feb 24, 2012, 8:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2012, 2:41 AM CST (08:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2012, 8:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
All 59 counties
Clark County, IN, Crawford County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Orange County, IN, Perry County, IN, Scott County, IN, Washington 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, Hancock 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), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:45 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2239 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 263 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 471 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
964 WWUS73 KLMK 240841 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 341 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS TODAY... .WE WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WEST WINDS TODAY BEHIND A DEPARTING CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE CROSSING THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>025-028>043-045>049-053>057- 064>067-077-078-250000- /O.NEW.KLMK.WI.Y.0004.120224T1400Z-120225T0000Z/ 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-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-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-ADAIR KY- RUSSELL KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... 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...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD... COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN 341 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 /241 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST FROM THE LATE MORNING TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS: WESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 65...INTERSTATE 75...AND HIGHWAYS 31...31E...AND 31W WILL NEED TO USE CAUTION TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN WEAKLY ROOTED TREES AND LIMBS...AS WELL AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR WIND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WEAKENED TREES MAY ALSO BE BLOWN OVER AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 13
3 follow-up statements
847 WWUS73 KLMK 241626 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1126 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS TODAY... .WE WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WEST WINDS THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEHIND A DEPARTING CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE CROSSING THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>025-028>043-045>049-053>057- 064>067-077-078-250000- /O.CON.KLMK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ 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-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-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-ADAIR KY- RUSSELL KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... 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...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD... COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN 1126 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 /1026 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL JUST AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS: WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN WEAKLY ROOTED TREES AND LIMBS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 65...INTERSTATE 75...AND HIGHWAYS 31...31E...AND 31W WILL NEED TO USE CAUTION TODAY. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR WIND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WEAKENED TREES MAY ALSO BE BLOWN OVER AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RAS
354 WWUS73 KLMK 241727 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1227 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS TODAY... .WE WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WEST WINDS THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEHIND A DEPARTING CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE CROSSING THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. KYZ026-027-061>063-070>076-081-082-250000- /O.EXA.KLMK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-LOGAN KY- WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY- CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...MORGANTOWN... BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN... FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON... BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 1127 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL JUST AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS: WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN WEAKLY ROOTED TREES AND LIMBS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 65...AND HIGHWAYS 31...31E...AND 31W WILL NEED TO USE CAUTION TODAY. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR WIND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WEAKENED TREES MAY ALSO BE BLOWN OVER AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>025-028>043-045>049-053>057- 064>067-077-078-250000- /O.CON.KLMK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ 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-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-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-ADAIR KY- RUSSELL KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... 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...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD... COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN 1227 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 /1127 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL JUST AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS: WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN WEAKLY ROOTED TREES AND LIMBS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 65...INTERSTATE 75...AND HIGHWAYS 31...31E...AND 31W WILL NEED TO USE CAUTION TODAY. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR WIND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WEAKENED TREES MAY ALSO BE BLOWN OVER AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RAS
208 WWUS73 KLMK 242337 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 637 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL ALLOW THE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT EARLIER TODAY TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-250045- /O.EXP.KLMK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ 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 637 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 /537 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AND THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PEAK WIND GUSTS HAVE DIMINISHED TO LESS THAN 30 MPH. $$ JSD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 6:05 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin, Shelby | 25 min |
| Feb 23, 6:32 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin, Scott, Woodford | 43 min |
| Feb 23, 7:02 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Spencer | 28 min |
| Feb 23, 7:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer | 36 min |
| Feb 23, 7:35 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson | 25 min |
| Feb 23, 7:40 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin | 35 min |
| Feb 23, 8:03 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison | 27 min |
| Feb 23, 8:21 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon | 24 min |
| Feb 23, 8:47 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nicholas | 13 min |
| Feb 23, 9:28 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin | 32 min |
| Feb 23, 9:31 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 29 min |
| Feb 23, 9:36 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 9 min |
| Feb 23, 9:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hart, Warren | 30 min |
| Feb 23, 10:01 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 29 min |
| Feb 23, 10:34 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson, Hardin | 26 min |
| Feb 23, 10:36 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Larue, Marion | 24 min |
| Feb 23, 10:38 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin, Scott | 22 min |
| Feb 23, 10:56 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Nicholas | 34 min |
| Feb 23, 11:01 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Fayette, Jessamine, Mercer, Washington, Woodford | 44 min |
Nearby
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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.