Alert archive / Indiana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this winter storm warning at Dec 25, 2012, 4:41 AM EST for 4 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Dec 25, 2012, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for . No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2012, 4:41 AM EST (09:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2012, 10:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2012, 4:03 PM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
Counties Dubois County, IN, Orange County, IN, Scott County, IN, Washington County, IN
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:46 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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 446 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
262 WWUS43 KLMK 250941 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 441 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW LIKELY WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO TRACK THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY. ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...PRECIPITATION WILL START OUT AS A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET RESULTING IN SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS. AS PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...A BAND OF MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA. INZ076-083-252200- /O.UPG.KLMK.WS.A.0002.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLMK.WS.W.0002.121226T0300Z-121227T0000Z/ ORANGE IN-DUBOIS IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...JASPER 441 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 /341 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE CHRISTMAS NIGHT AND QUICKLY TRANSITION OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING WEDNESDAY NIGHT BY AROUND MIDNIGHT EST...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR. AFTER 3 AM EST...A TRANSITION TO SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ALTHOUGH. * ACCUMULATIONS: FOUR TO EIGHT INCH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA WITH LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH MAY CAUSE BRIEF REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND ADD TO TRAVEL HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ INZ077-078-252200- /O.NEW.KLMK.WS.W.0002.121226T0300Z-121227T0000Z/ WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG 441 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE CHRISTMAS NIGHT AND QUICKLY TRANSITION OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING WEDNESDAY NIGHT BY AROUND MIDNIGHT EST...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR. AFTER 3 AM EST...A TRANSITION TO SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ALTHOUGH. * ACCUMULATIONS: FOUR TO EIGHT INCH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA WITH LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH MAY CAUSE BRIEF REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND ADD TO TRAVEL HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ INZ079-084-089>092-KYZ023-032-252200- /O.NEW.KLMK.WS.A.0003.121226T0300Z-121227T0000Z/ JEFFERSON IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN- HANCOCK KY-TRIMBLE KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MARENGO...TELL CITY... CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...BEDFORD 441 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 /341 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING: RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE CHRISTMAS NIGHT AND MAY TRANSITION OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR. A TRANSITION TO SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ALTHOUGH. * ACCUMULATIONS: THREE TO SIX INCH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH MAY CAUSE BRIEF REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND ADD TO TRAVEL HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ AMS
2 follow-up statements
374 WWUS43 KLMK 252005 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 305 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO TRACK THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY. ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...PRECIPITATION WILL START OUT AS A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...RAIN...AND SNOW RESULTING IN SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS. AS PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...A BAND OF MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS MAY LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA. INZ076>078-083-260900- /O.CAN.KLMK.WS.W.0002.121226T0300Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLMK.BZ.W.0001.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-DUBOIS IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...JASPER 305 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 /205 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING: RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND QUICKLY TRANSITION OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW. AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR. AFTER MIDNIGHT A TRANSITION TO SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED DURING THE PRE-DAWN AND EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST TO 35 MPH OR HIGHER DURING THIS TIME AS WELL. * ACCUMULATIONS: FOUR TO EIGHT INCH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA WITH LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LEADING TO DANGEROUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ INZ079-260900- /O.UPG.KLMK.WS.A.0003.121226T0300Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLMK.BZ.W.0001.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ JEFFERSON IN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MADISON 305 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND QUICKLY TRANSITION OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW. AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR. AFTER MIDNIGHT A TRANSITION TO SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED DURING THE PRE-DAWN AND EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST TO 35 MPH OR HIGHER DURING THIS TIME AS WELL. * ACCUMULATIONS: FOUR TO EIGHT INCH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA WITH LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LEADING TO DANGEROUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ INZ084-089>092-KYZ023-032-260900- /O.UPG.KLMK.WS.A.0003.121226T0300Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLMK.WW.Y.0009.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- TRIMBLE KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON... NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...BEDFORD 305 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 /205 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND WILL TRANSITION TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW BEFORE BECOMING ALL SNOW TOMORROW MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO FOUR INCH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 30 MPH MAY CAUSE BRIEF REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND ADD TO TRAVEL HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KYZ024>026-260900- /O.NEW.KLMK.WW.Y.0009.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...BEAVER DAM 305 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 /205 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND WILL TRANSITION TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW BEFORE BECOMING ALL SNOW TOMORROW MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO FOUR INCH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 30 MPH MAY CAUSE BRIEF REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND ADD TO TRAVEL HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ EER
762 WWUS43 KLMK 252104 CCA WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 403 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO TRACK THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY. ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...PRECIPITATION WILL START OUT AS A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...RAIN...AND SNOW RESULTING IN SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS. AS PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...A BAND OF MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS MAY LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA. INZ076>078-083-261015- /O.CAN.KLMK.WS.W.0002.121226T0300Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.COR.KLMK.BZ.W.0001.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-DUBOIS IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...JASPER 403 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 /303 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING: RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND QUICKLY TRANSITION OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW. AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING LATE THIS EVENING...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR. AFTER MIDNIGHT A TRANSITION TO SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED DURING THE PRE-DAWN AND EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST TO 35 MPH OR HIGHER DURING THIS TIME AS WELL. * ACCUMULATIONS: FOUR TO EIGHT INCH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA WITH LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LEADING TO DANGEROUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ INZ079-261015- /O.UPG.KLMK.WS.A.0003.121226T0300Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.COR.KLMK.BZ.W.0001.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ JEFFERSON IN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MADISON 403 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND QUICKLY TRANSITION OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW. AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING LATE THIS EVENING...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR. AFTER MIDNIGHT A TRANSITION TO SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED DURING THE PRE-DAWN AND EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST TO 35 MPH OR HIGHER DURING THIS TIME AS WELL. * ACCUMULATIONS: FOUR TO EIGHT INCH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA WITH LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LEADING TO DANGEROUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ INZ084-089>092-KYZ023-032-261015- /O.UPG.KLMK.WS.A.0003.121226T0300Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLMK.WW.Y.0009.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- TRIMBLE KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON... NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...BEDFORD 403 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 /303 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND WILL TRANSITION TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW BEFORE BECOMING ALL SNOW TOMORROW MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO FOUR INCH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 30 MPH MAY CAUSE BRIEF REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND ADD TO TRAVEL HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KYZ024>026-261015- /O.NEW.KLMK.WW.Y.0009.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...BEAVER DAM 403 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 /303 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND WILL TRANSITION TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW BEFORE BECOMING ALL SNOW TOMORROW MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO FOUR INCH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 30 MPH MAY CAUSE BRIEF REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND ADD TO TRAVEL HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ EER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 4:41 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LMK | Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Perry | 11 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:05 PM EST | Blizzard Warning | LMK | Dubois, Jefferson, Orange, Scott, Washington | 19 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:05 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | Clark, Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson and 4 more | 30 hr |
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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.