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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Louisville, KY

December 19, 201249 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this wind advisory at Dec 19, 2012, 3:21 PM CST for 49 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Dec 20, 2012, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 19, 2012, 3:21 PM CST (21:21 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 20, 2012, 3:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 21, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
In force
30 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 21:21 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 12:00Z, 9.4 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2012-12-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2012-12-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1148 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
78 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
195 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.

957 
WWUS73 KLMK 192121
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
421 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012

...GUSTY WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL
STRENGTHEN AND MOVE NORTHEAST TO NEAR CHICAGO BY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON. AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION...A STRONG LOW
LEVEL JET WILL CROSS THE REGION TOMORROW MORNING. IN
ADDITION...THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AND REMAIN
STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THESE FACTORS WILL RESULT IN STRONG
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-201000-
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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
421 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 /321 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ THURSDAY TO
10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ THURSDAY
TO 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
  40 TO 45 MPH WILL IMPACT THE AREA IN AND OUTSIDE OF ANY SHOWER
  OR THUNDERSTORM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. AFTER A
  COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION TOMORROW AFTERNOON...WINDS
  WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST...REMAINING SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 TO 30
  MPH WITH GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATE TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH A
  PERIOD OF WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE FROM LATE TONIGHT
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PEAK WINDS MAY OCCUR IN A DRY SLOT SOME
  TIME DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS TOMORROW.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS SHOULD
  USE CAUTION ON WEST-EAST ROADS TOMORROW MORNING THROUGH EARLY
  AFTERNOON AND THEN ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS FROM MID AFTERNOON
  TOMORROW THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

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. WEAKENED TREES MAY
BE BLOWN OVER AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS INCLUDING CHRISTMAS
DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AMS
7 follow-up statements
536 
WWUS73 KLMK 200920
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
420 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...GUSTY WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER MISSOURI WILL STRENGTHEN AND
MOVE NORTHEAST TO NEAR CHICAGO BY THIS EVENING. AS THIS SYSTEM
MOVES THROUGH THE REGION...THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
TIGHTEN AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THESE FACTORS
WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN THE 40
TO 45 WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FROM 1 PM THROUGH 6 PM TODAY.  

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-202100-
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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
420 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /320 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
  40 TO 45 MPH WILL IMPACT THE AREA IN AND OUTSIDE OF ANY SHOWER
  OR THUNDERSTORM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. AFTER A
  COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION LATER THIS MORNING...WINDS
  WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST...REMAINING SUSTAINED BETWEEN
  20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE THROUGH
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING WITH A PERIOD OF
  WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
  FRIDAY MORNING. PEAK WINDS MAY OCCUR IN A DRY SLOT DURING THE
  MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* IMPACTS...FIRST SECURE YOUR CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS BEFORE THEY
  BLOW AWAY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION
  ON WEST TO EAST ROADS THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AND
  THEN ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS FROM MID AFTERNOON TODAY THROUGH
  FRIDAY MORNING.

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. WEAKENED TREES MAY BE
BLOWN OVER AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS INCLUDING CHRISTMAS
DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
JDG/AMS
554 
WWUS73 KLMK 201317
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
817 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...GUSTY WINDS LATE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER MISSOURI WILL STRENGTHEN AND
MOVE NORTHEAST TO NEAR CHICAGO BY THIS EVENING. AS THIS SYSTEM
MOVES THROUGH THE REGION...THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
TIGHTEN AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THESE FACTORS
WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO
45 WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FROM 1 PM THROUGH 6 PM TODAY.

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-202130-
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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
817 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /717 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
  40 TO 45 MPH WILL IMPACT THE AREA IN AND OUTSIDE OF ANY SHOWER
  OR THUNDERSTORM TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AFTER A COLD FRONT
  PASSES THROUGH THE REGION LATER THIS MORNING...WINDS WILL SHIFT
  TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST... REMAINING SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 TO 30
  MPH WITH GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING WITH A PERIOD OF
  WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE FROM TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY
  MORNING. PEAK WINDS MAY OCCUR IN A DRY SLOT DURING THE MID TO
  LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION
  ON WEST TO EAST ROADS THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AND
  THEN ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS FROM MID AFTERNOON TODAY THROUGH
  FRIDAY MORNING.

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. WEAKENED TREES MAY BE
BLOWN OVER AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS INCLUDING CHRISTMAS
DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$


JG/RS
571 
WWUS73 KLMK 201642
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1142 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER MISSOURI WILL STRENGTHEN AND
MOVE NORTHEAST TO NEAR CHICAGO BY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS COLDER AIR ARRIVES. EXPECT STRONG WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH. STRONG WINDS WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH MID-EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE FROM 2 PM THROUGH 8 PM TODAY.

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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
1142 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /1042 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
  45 TO 55 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
  THE WEST SOUTHWEST... REMAINING SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH
  WITH GUSTS IN THE 45 TO 50 MPH RANGE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON WITH A PERIOD OF
  WIND GUSTS IN THE 45 TO 55 MPH RANGE FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  FRIDAY MORNING. PEAK WINDS MAY OCCUR IN A DRY SLOT DURING THE
  MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DUE TO SATURATED GROUND...WINDS MAY
  DOWN WEAK BRANCHES OR POORLY ROOTED TREES.

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. WEAKENED TREES MAY BE
BLOWN OVER AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS INCLUDING CHRISTMAS
DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$


JSD
510 
WWUS73 KLMK 201927
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
227 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER ILLINOIS HAS STRENGTHENED AND
WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER LOWER MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECT WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH. STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE AT
LEAST THROUGH MID EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FROM 3 PM
THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING.

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-210500-
/O.CON.KLMK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/
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
227 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /127 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
  45 TO 55 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
  THE WEST BY EVENING...REMAINING SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH
  WITH GUSTS IN THE 45 TO 50 MPH RANGE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...EXPECT OUR STRONGEST WINDS FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH
  EARLY EVENING...WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH. OVERNIGHT...WINDS
  WILL GUST FROM 35 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DUE TO SATURATED GROUND...WINDS
  MAY DOWN WEAK BRANCHES OR POORLY ROOTED TREES.

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. WEAKENED TREES MAY BE
BLOWN OVER AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS INCLUDING CHRISTMAS
DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
435 
WWUS73 KLMK 210446
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1146 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...GUSTY WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER ILLINOIS HAS STRENGTHENED AND
WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER LOWER MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT. STRONG WINDS
WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT, ALTHOUGH LESS THAN THE LATE THURSDAY
45 MPH. 

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-210930-
/O.CON.KLMK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/
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
1146 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /1046 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
  35 TO 45 MPH RANGE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL SLOWLY SLACKEN UP OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER THEY
  WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY AND ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY
  MAY BE NEEDED. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DUE TO SATURATED GROUND...
  WINDS MAY DOWN WEAK BRANCHES OR POORLY ROOTED TREES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WEAKENED TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS
INCLUDING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
JDG
868 
WWUS73 KLMK 210904
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
404 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...GUSTY WINDS THROUGH AT LEAST MID MORNING...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER MICHIGAN WILL TRAVEL EAST
TODAY...ALLOWING WINDS TO START SUBSIDING LATER THIS MORNING.

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-211500-
/O.CON.KLMK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/
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
404 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 /304 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/
THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
  30 TO 40 MPH RANGE.

* TIMING...WIND GUSTS HAVE PERSISTED OVERNIGHT AS OUR REGION
  REMAINS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE CENTER OF THE LOW OVER MICHIGAN. AS
  THIS LOW SHIFTS EAST...OUR WINDS SHOULD START SUBSIDING BELOW
  WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA BY LATE MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DUE TO SATURATED 
  GROUND... WINDS MAY DOWN WEAK BRANCHES OR POORLY ROOTED TREES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WEAKENED TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS
INCLUDING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

RJS
663 
WWUS73 KLMK 211515
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1015 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

.AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO PULL AWAY FROM THE
REGION...WIND GUSTS HAVE FALLEN BELOW 40 MPH. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY
HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-211615-
/O.EXP.KLMK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/
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
1015 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 /915 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS HAVE WEAKENED...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO GUST BETWEEN
30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

AMS

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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.