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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Apr 19, 2013, 2:13 AM CDT for 6 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2013, 2:13 AM CDT (07:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2013, 2:55 AM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
Counties Barren County, KY, Green County, KY, Hart County, KY, Larue County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 1942 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 289 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Apr 19, 12:11 AM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 12:11 AM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1033 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-200245- 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 1033 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013 /933 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT...AND COULD PRODUCE A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. AN ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUST CANNOT BE RULED OUT...HOWEVER ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOCATIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINS IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY LATE TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...SUPPLYING ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTING TO REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER THEY OBSERVE TONIGHT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE OR TO TWITTER USING THE HASHTAG L...M...K...SPOTTER. RAS/BJS/LG
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Special weather statement, Apr 18, 11:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
127 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013
KYZ027-028-053-062-063-071>074-190710-
ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-EDMONSON KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-HART KY-LARUE
KY-SIMPSON KY-WARREN KY-
127 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013
...GUSTY SHOWERS WITH HEAVY RAIN...AND 45 MPH WINDS MOVING EAST
THROUGH SOUTHERN KENTUCKY...
AT 124 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
GUSTY SHOWERS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LEITCHFIELD TO PLUM
SPRINGS TO FRANKLIN...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HEAVY RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 40 TO 45
MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE SHOWERS.
* THESE GUSTY SHOWERS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
FRANKLIN...
THREE SPRINGS...
SCOTTSVILLE...
PLUM SPRINGS...
MUNFORDVILLE...
WEST CLIFTY AND SAINT PAUL...
HORNTOWN AND BIG CLIFTY...
LACON AND RED HILL...
SPURRIER AND WHITE MILLS...
THESE SHOWERS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 20 AND 82.
THESE SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE NATCHER PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1
AND 5.
THESE SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE CUMBERLAND (NUNN) PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 11 AND 1.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING. EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON LOCAL
ROADWAYS. DRIVERS SHOULD SLOW DOWN IF ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAINS.
&&
LAT...LON 3665 8636 3665 8652 3663 8657 3665 8659
3665 8661 3715 8645 3717 8644 3715 8642
3717 8640 3723 8643 3755 8633 3759 8572
3707 8585 3662 8601
TIME...MOT...LOC 0624Z 269DEG 27KT 3746 8624 3706 8636
3667 8649
MPSpecial weather statement, Apr 19, 2:00 AM CDT, 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
300 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
KYZ025-027>030-038-045-053-190745-
BULLITT KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-JEFFERSON KY-LARUE KY-MEADE KY-NELSON
KY-SPENCER KY-
300 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
...GUSTY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN...AND 45
MPH WINDS...
AT 258 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
GUSTY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BRANDENBURG TO 7 MILES WEST OF ELIZABETHTOWN
TO 14 MILES EAST OF LEITCHFIELD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HEAVY RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 40 TO 45
MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE SHOWERS.
* THESE SHOWERS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
OKOLONA...
JEFFERSONTOWN...
FERN CREEK...
FAIRDALE...
HIGHVIEW...
STITES AND WEST POINT...
CUPIO AND INDIAN HILLS...
BARRALLTON AND BOOTH...
FOX CHASE AND ROANOKE...
THESE SHOWERS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 105 AND 94.
THESE SHOWERS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 64 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 15 AND 19.
THESE SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN KENTUCKY (FORD) PARKWAY BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 123 AND 137.
THESE SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE BLUEGRASS PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
10 AND 1.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS OCCURRING. EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON LOCAL
ROADWAYS. DRIVERS SHOULD SLOW DOWN IF ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAINS.
&&
LAT...LON 3830 8549 3802 8543 3775 8551 3744 8602
3745 8604 3743 8604 3740 8610 3768 8602
3794 8606
TIME...MOT...LOC 0658Z 232DEG 39KT 3793 8596 3774 8593
3754 8598
MPSpecial weather statement, Apr 19, 2:13 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
213 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013
KYZ028-045-053-054-063>065-073>077-081-190755-
ADAIR KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-CUMBERLAND KY-GREEN KY-HARDIN KY-HART
KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-METCALFE KY-MONROE KY-NELSON KY-TAYLOR KY-
213 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013
...GUSTY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN...AND 45
MPH WINDS...
AT 211 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
GUSTY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
9 MILES NORTHWEST OF MUNFORDVILLE TO 8 MILES NORTH OF GLASGOW TO 8
MILES SOUTHEAST OF SCOTTSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HEAVY RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 40 TO 45
MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE SHOWERS.
* THESE GUSTY SHOWERS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
TOMPKINSVILLE...
MUNFORDVILLE...
HODGENVILLE...
GREENSBURG...
GLASGOW...
HAMMONVILLE AND HIGH HICKORY...
MAGNOLIA AND WISDOM...
MOUNT SHERMAN AND SULPHUR LICK...
WARDS AND BOLES...
THESE SHOWERS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 53 AND 76.
THESE SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE CUMBERLAND (NUNN) PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 11 AND 27.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS OCCURRING. EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON LOCAL
ROADWAYS. DRIVERS SHOULD SLOW DOWN IF ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAINS.
&&
LAT...LON 3663 8615 3710 8600 3743 8601 3780 8540
3712 8529 3661 8550
TIME...MOT...LOC 0711Z 263DEG 38KT 3738 8593 3712 8587
3669 8602
MPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 11:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Logan | 43 min |
| Apr 18, 11:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Logan, Ohio | 41 min |
| Apr 19, 12:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Grayson, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 43 min |
| Apr 19, 1:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Grayson, Hart, Warren | 43 min |
| Apr 19, 2:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 2:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Nelson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer | 30 min |
| Apr 19, 2:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green, Marion, Nelson, Taylor | 29 min |
| Apr 19, 3:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe | 30 min |
| Apr 19, 3:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton, Russell | 27 min |
| Apr 19, 4:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Fayette, Harrison, Mercer, Scott, Woodford | 43 min |
| Apr 19, 4:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 4:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Nicholas | 29 min |
| Apr 19, 1:47 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 19, 1:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Scott | 40 min |
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