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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

August 9, 2013Allen County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2013, 4:14 PM CDT for Allen County, Kentucky. It was in force for 31 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: Aug 9, 2013, 4:14 PM CDT (21:14 UTC)
Expired: Aug 9, 2013, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY

County Allen County, KY

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 81 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1933 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 458 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 144 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 109 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.

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What forecasters said that day

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 Aug 9, 2:14 PM CDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 2:14 PM CDT, 2 hours before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 2:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
349 PM EDT FRI AUG 9 2013

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-102000-
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
349 PM EDT FRI AUG 9 2013 /249 PM CDT FRI AUG 9 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AS A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONTAL
BOUNDARY LAYS ALONG THE OHIO RIVER. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE
WEATHER IS EXPECTED...AN EXTREMELY MOIST TROPICAL AIRMASS MAY
PRODUCE LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN AND EVEN SOME MINOR FLOODING FROM ANY
STORMS THAT REPEAT OVER A SPECIFIC AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE SATURDAY...YET CHANCES DIMINISH
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY...AS THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS UNSTABLE WITH A FRONT TO OUR
SOUTH AND ANOTHER FRONT SCHEDULED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE
CAPABLE OF LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY HEAVY RAIN OR FLOODING TODAY
THROUGH SATURDAY.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE.

LG/KD

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 3:51 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
351 PM CDT FRI AUG 9 2013

KYZ071>073-092120-
ALLEN KY-SIMPSON KY-WARREN KY-
351 PM CDT FRI AUG 9 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL
RAIN...AND 40 MPH WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS SIMPSON COUNTY...

AT 347 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FRANKLIN...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAIN REDUCING
VISIBILITIES...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM.

* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  FRANKLIN...
  SALMONS AND PEDEN MILL...
  GOLD CITY AND HICKORY FLAT...
  MCELROY FORD AND TEMPERANCE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING. EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON LOCAL
ROADWAYS. DRIVERS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND TURN ON THEIR HEADLIGHTS IF
ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAINS.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...
WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER
UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

&&

LAT...LON 3664 8657 3665 8659 3665 8661 3664 8670
      3679 8672 3681 8670 3688 8632 3665 8628
      3665 8652 3664 8652
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 262DEG 16KT 3673 8660

JSD

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 3:58 PM CDT, 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
358 PM CDT FRI AUG 9 2013

KYZ070-092130-
LOGAN KY-
358 PM CDT FRI AUG 9 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND 40 MPH WINDS
WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS LOGAN COUNTY...

AT 353 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR RUSSELLVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15
MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO
40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  RUSSELLVILLE...
  DENNIS...
  AUBURN...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING. EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON LOCAL
ROADWAYS. DRIVERS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND TURN ON THEIR HEADLIGHTS IF
ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAINS.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...
WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER
UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

&&

LAT...LON 3677 8702 3695 8685 3688 8668 3675 8674
      3671 8676
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 211DEG 14KT 3680 8686

JSD

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 4:14 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
414 PM CDT FRI AUG 9 2013

KYZ071-073-092145-
ALLEN KY-WARREN KY-
414 PM CDT FRI AUG 9 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...LOCALIZED VERY
HEAVY RAIN...AND 40 MPH WINDS WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS ALLEN COUNTY...

AT 408 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES WEST OF SCOTTSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT
30 MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAIN REDUCING
VISIBILITIES...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM. LOCALIZED TORRENTIAL RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BRING
RAPID RISES ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS.

* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  SCOTTSVILLE...
  HALIFAX AND RALEY FORD...
  YESSE AND SETTLE...
  GAINESVILLE AND OAK FOREST...
  CEDAR SPRINGS AND MAYNARD...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING. EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON LOCAL
ROADWAYS. DRIVERS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND TURN ON THEIR HEADLIGHTS IF
ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAINS.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...
WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER
UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

&&

LAT...LON 3665 8636 3686 8642 3690 8615 3689 8613
      3678 8604 3677 8605 3676 8603 3672 8599
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 252DEG 26KT 3676 8627

JSD

The office that day

Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 9, 4:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Butler, Ohio	3 hr
Aug 9, 6:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Barren, Metcalfe	3 hr
Aug 9, 3:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Simpson	29 min
Aug 9, 3:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan	32 min
Aug 9, 4:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Warren	30 min
Aug 9, 4:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Logan, Simpson, Warren	4 hr
Aug 9, 4:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson, Warren	28 min
Aug 9, 4:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Edmonson, Warren	28 min
Aug 9, 5:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Monroe	31 min
Aug 9, 5:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Butler, Logan	3 hr
Aug 9, 5:38 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Russell	3 hr
Aug 9, 6:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler	43 min
Aug 9, 6:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Butler, Ohio	3 hr
Aug 9, 6:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Anderson, Mercer, Nelson, Washington, Woodford	3 hr

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.