Alert archive / Indiana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this winter storm warning at Dec 26, 2012, 10:26 AM EST for 5 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 5 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2012, 10:26 AM EST (15:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2012, 3:09 PM EST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
Counties Dubois County, IN, Jefferson 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 15:30 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 11:08 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Salem, IN | ROADWAYS ARE COVERED AND LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL. |
| Dec 26, 11:11 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Deputy, IN | TWO INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED IN DEPUTY. SNOW STARTED AROUND DAWN AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF SLEET. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 274 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
- 737 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
724 WWUS43 KLMK 261526 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1026 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS KENTUCKY...A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. THE WINTRY MIX COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE LOWER 30S THIS AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION. INZ076>079-083-262330- /O.CAN.KLMK.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLMK.WS.W.0003.121226T1526Z-121227T0000Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER 1026 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 /926 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE WIND SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE WHICH WILL ALLOW THE SNOW TO BLOW AROUND AND PERHAPS DRIFT IN A FEW PLACES. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS VERY HAZARDOUS TODAY. ROADS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS IMPACTING THE AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. && $$ KYZ027-045>047-053>056-061>067-070>078-081-082-262330- /O.EXA.KLMK.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ GRAYSON KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY- BOYLE KY-GARRARD 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...LEITCHFIELD...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD... HARRODSBURG...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER... MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG... CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE... BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW... TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE... ALBANY 1026 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 /926 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: RAIN ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET AND THEN OVER TO PLAIN SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE BY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA. SOME ISOLATED LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: THE SLEET AND SNOW COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE LOWER 30S THIS AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DEVELOPING. WHILE MOST ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY WET...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME ICY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO AROUND 32 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ INZ084-089>092-KYZ023>026-028>034-038-262330- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY- JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-SPENCER KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON... NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG... BRANDENBURG...BEAVER DAM...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE... BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...TAYLORSVILLE 1026 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 /926 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: A MIX OF RAIN AND SLEET WILL TRANSITION OVER TO A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW LATER THIS MORNING. AS COLDER AIR WORKS IN THIS AFTERNOON...A CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER. IN THE ADVISORY AREA SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR AS WELL IN AREAS WHERE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS PASS OVER. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND SLEET COMBINED WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE LOWER 30S THIS AFTERNOON WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING. WHILE MOST ROADS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN WET...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME ICY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO NEAR 32 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KYZ035>037-039>043-048-049-057-262330- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0009.121226T1900Z-121227T0100Z/ FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY- MADISON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA... LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE... NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...RICHMOND 1026 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION MOSTLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF WINDOW FOR LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE BLUEGRASS REGION OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL LIKELY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DEVELOPING LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
1 follow-up statement
330 WWUS43 KLMK 262009 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 309 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...LIGHT SNOWS TO CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND KENTUCKY THIS EVENING WITH SLICK ROADS LIKELY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION ON THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST SIDE OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN INDIANA AND KENTUCKY THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND SURFACE TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING WILL ALLOW THE SNOW TO ACCUMULATE AND SLICK SPOTS WILL DEVELOP ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS. INZ076>079-083-270000- /O.CAN.KLMK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KLMK.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER 309 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 /209 PM CST WED DEC 26 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT SNOW AND HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA THIS EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END BY 700 PM EST. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS ACTIVITY. * IMPACTS: ROAD CONDITIONS ACROSS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO THIS MORNINGS SNOW AND THE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS FROM THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ KYZ035>037-039>043-047>049-055>057-066-067-078-082-270415- /O.EXT.KLMK.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T0500Z/ FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY- BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-RUSSELL KY- CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA... LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE... HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...DANVILLE...LANCASTER... RICHMOND...LIBERTY...STANFORD...JAMESTOWN...ALBANY 309 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 /209 PM CST WED DEC 26 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/ TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/ TONIGHT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY MIDNIGHT EST. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BLUEGRASS REGION OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY. AREAS THAT SEE MULTIPLE BANDS THAT MOVE THROUGH MAY SEE UP TO 2 INCHES. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT SNOW AND TEMPERATURES FALLING TO NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING WILL RESULT IN SLICK SPOTS DEVELOPING ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ INZ084-089>092-KYZ023>034-038-045-046-053-054-061>065-070>077-081- 270000- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ 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-SPENCER KY- NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY- HART KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY- BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-CUMBERLAND KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...TAYLORSVILLE... BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...MORGANTOWN... BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW... TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...BURKESVILLE 309 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 /209 PM CST WED DEC 26 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF NORTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY WEST OF US HIGHWAY 127 BY 700 PM EST. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES TO FLURRIES THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND SURFACE TEMPERATURES FALLING TO NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING WILL RESULT IN SLICK SPOTS DEVELOPING ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Indiana, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.