Alert archive / Indiana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this winter storm warning at Mar 24, 2013, 3:59 AM EDT for Jefferson County, Indiana. It took effect at Mar 24, 2013, 5:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2013, 3:59 AM EDT (07:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 24, 2013, 5:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2013, 9:55 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
County Jefferson County, IN
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:01 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 2126 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
841 WWUS43 KLMK 240759 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 359 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW... .RAIN THIS AFTERNOON WILL MIX WITH AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY SUNDAY EVENING. THIS SNOWFALL WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS FAR NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY INDIANA THIS EVENING INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AS SNOW SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. INZ079-241600- /O.NEW.KLMK.WS.W.0003.130324T2100Z-130326T0000Z/ JEFFERSON IN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MADISON 359 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. * TIMING: RAIN THIS AFTERNOON WILL MIX WITH AND TURN TO ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL TOTALS BY THE END OF THE DAY MONDAY WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS FAR NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY TO 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ076>078-083-084-089>092-241600- /O.NEW.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.130324T2100Z-130326T0000Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN- HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...JASPER... MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE 359 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 /259 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY. * TIMING: RAIN THIS AFTERNOON WILL MIX WITH AND TURN TO ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL TOTALS BY THE END OF THE DAY MONDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. WHILE ROADS INITIALLY WILL BE TOO WARM FOR ACCUMULATIONS...THE STEADIER SNOWFALL WILL COOL ROAD SURFACES ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR A SLUSHY ACCUMULATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KYZ023>025-028>043-045-048-049-241600- /O.NEW.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.130325T0000Z-130326T0000Z/ HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE 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-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG... BRANDENBURG...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON... SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE... SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE... LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE... BARDSTOWN...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER 359 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 /259 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY. * TIMING: RAIN THIS AFTERNOON WILL MIX WITH AND TURN TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. WHILE ROADS WILL INITIALLY BE TOO WARM FOR ACCUMULATIONS...THE STEADIER SNOWFALL COULD COOL ROAD SURFACES ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR A SLUSHY ACCUMULATION. 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. && $$ KD
4 follow-up statements
702 WWUS43 KLMK 241248 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 848 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SNOW EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY TODAY. RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING AS COLD AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA BEHIND THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH MONDAY BRINGING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. INZ079-242000- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0003.130324T2100Z-130326T0000Z/ JEFFERSON IN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MADISON 848 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. * TIMING: RAIN THIS AFTERNOON WILL MIX WITH AND TURN TO ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL TOTALS BY THE END OF THE DAY MONDAY WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS FAR NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY TO 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ076>078-083-084-089>092-242000- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.130324T2100Z-130326T0000Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN- HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...JASPER... MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE 848 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 /748 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY. * TIMING: RAIN THIS AFTERNOON WILL MIX WITH AND TURN TO ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL TOTALS BY THE END OF THE DAY MONDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. WHILE ROADS INITIALLY WILL BE TOO WARM FOR ACCUMULATIONS...THE STEADIER SNOWFALL WILL COOL ROAD SURFACES ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR A SLUSHY ACCUMULATION. 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. && $$ KYZ023>025-028>043-045-048-049-242000- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.130325T0000Z-130326T0000Z/ HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY- JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG... BRANDENBURG...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON... SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE... SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE... LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE... BARDSTOWN...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER 848 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 /748 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY. * TIMING: RAIN THIS AFTERNOON WILL MIX WITH AND TURN TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY THE END OF THE DAY MONDAY WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INC. WHILE ROADS WILL INITIALLY BE TOO WARM FOR ACCUMULATIONS...THE STEADIER SNOWFALL COULD COOL ROAD SURFACES ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR A SLUSHY ACCUMULATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KD/EER
444 WWUS43 KLMK 241306 AAA WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 906 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SNOW EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY TODAY. RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING AS COLD AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA BEHIND THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH MONDAY BRINGING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. INZ079-242000- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0003.130324T2100Z-130326T0000Z/ JEFFERSON IN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MADISON 906 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. * TIMING: RAIN THIS AFTERNOON WILL MIX WITH AND TURN TO ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL TOTALS BY THE END OF THE DAY MONDAY WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS FAR NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY TO 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ076>078-083-084-089>092-242000- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.130324T2100Z-130326T0000Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN- HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...JASPER... MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE 906 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 /806 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY. * TIMING: RAIN THIS AFTERNOON WILL MIX WITH AND TURN TO ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL TOTALS BY THE END OF THE DAY MONDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. WHILE ROADS INITIALLY WILL BE TOO WARM FOR ACCUMULATIONS...THE STEADIER SNOWFALL WILL COOL ROAD SURFACES ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR A SLUSHY ACCUMULATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KYZ023>025-028>043-045-048-049-242000- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.130325T0000Z-130326T0000Z/ HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE 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-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG... BRANDENBURG...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON... SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE... SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE... LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE... BARDSTOWN...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER 906 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 /806 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY. * TIMING: RAIN THIS AFTERNOON WILL MIX WITH AND TURN TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY THE END OF THE DAY MONDAY WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. WHILE ROADS WILL INITIALLY BE TOO WARM FOR ACCUMULATIONS...THE STEADIER SNOWFALL COULD COOL ROAD SURFACES ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR A SLUSHY ACCUMULATION. 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. && $$ KD/EER/AMS
488 WWUS43 KLMK 241913 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 313 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SNOW EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS EVENING AS COLD AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA BEHIND THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH MONDAY BRINGING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. INZ079-250400- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0003.130324T2100Z-130326T0000Z/ JEFFERSON IN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MADISON 313 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY. * TIMING: RAIN THIS AFTERNOON WILL MIX WITH AND TURN TO ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL TOTALS BY THE END OF THE DAY MONDAY WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS FAR NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY TO 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. * OTHER IMPACTS: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. THIS MAY CAUSE BLOWING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ076>078-083-084-089>092-250400- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.130324T2100Z-130326T0000Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN- HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...JASPER... MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE 313 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 /213 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY. * TIMING: RAIN THIS AFTERNOON WILL MIX WITH AND TURN TO ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL TOTALS BY THE END OF THE DAY MONDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. WHILE ROADS INITIALLY WILL BE TOO WARM FOR ACCUMULATIONS...THE STEADIER SNOWFALL WILL COOL ROAD SURFACES ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR A SLUSHY ACCUMULATION. * OTHER IMPACTS: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. THIS MAY CAUSE BLOWING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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. && $$ KYZ023>025-028>043-045-048-049-250400- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.130325T0000Z-130326T0000Z/ HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY- JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG... BRANDENBURG...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON... SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE... SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE... LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE... BARDSTOWN...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER 313 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 /213 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY. * TIMING: RAIN THIS AFTERNOON WILL MIX WITH AND TURN TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY THE END OF THE DAY MONDAY WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. WHILE ROADS WILL INITIALLY BE TOO WARM FOR ACCUMULATIONS...THE STEADIER SNOWFALL COULD COOL ROAD SURFACES ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR A SLUSHY ACCUMULATION. * OTHER IMPACTS: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. THIS MAY CAUSE BLOWING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ EER
109 WWUS43 KLMK 250155 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 955 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SNOW EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS EVENING AS COLD AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA BEHIND THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH MONDAY BRINGING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. INZ079-250900- /O.CAN.KLMK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130326T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130326T0000Z/ JEFFERSON IN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MADISON 955 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD SOUTHERN INDIANA TONIGHT AS COLDER AIR WRAPS BACK INTO THE REGION BEHIND A DEPARTING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. MODERATE SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND THEN BECOME LIGHTER DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THE END OF THE DAY ON MONDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT AND INTO THE DAY ON MONDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. THIS MAY CAUSE BLOWING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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. && $$ INZ076>078-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>025-028>043-045-048-049-250900- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130326T0000Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN- HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY- HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY- SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY- WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY- JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...JASPER... MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE... HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...ELIZABETHTOWN... FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE... LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT... GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG... VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN... NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER 955 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 /855 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE SNOW WILL BE LIGHT TO MODERATE AT TIMES OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE DAY ON MONDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL TOTALS BY THE END OF THE DAY ON MONDAY WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES IN AREAS NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER. IN AREAS SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER 1 TO AS MUCH AS 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THE END OF THE DAY ON MONDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. THIS MAY CAUSE BLOWING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Mar 24, 3:45 AM EDT, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 3:45 AM EDT, 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
345 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013
.Short Term (Now - Monday)...
Issued at 322 AM EDT Sun Mar 24 2013
Very complex next 48 hours of weather expected to move through the
Ohio Valley with rain, snow, sleet, and thunderstorms all expected.
Welcome to spring!
The first forecast challenge revolves around precipitation type this
morning. A strong slug of isentropic ascent continues to push
northeast ahead of the developing system. Comparing current
observations to model forecasts, seems that model consensus is
running about 2-4 degrees too cool with surface temperatures, which
would mean less in the way of impactful wintry precipitation this
morning. Do think there will be enough cold air in the upper levels
to cause some of this rain to mix with sleet, perhaps snow at
times. However, think that any impacts from this first slug of
precipitation will be rather minor as it falls into a warm boundary
layer and warm ground/road temperatures.
Attention will then turn toward the southwest, as the upper level
trough ejects out into the Mid-Mississippi Valley. This feature
will help induce rapid surface cyclogenesis across southwestern
Kentucky. The surface low looks to track just far enough north, to
keep much of the CWA as all rain through the majority of Sunday
afternoon. The only exception will be southern Indiana, where
precipitation type will be in question. However, with surface
temperatures holding above freezing, even if snow is falling do not
think much in the way of accumulations will occur through the late
afternoon hours. What will need to be watched is the potential for
a few thunderstorms across far southern KY along the TN border.
Guidance has been relatively consistent in mixing out enough across
the south to develop some weak SB instability as the cold core low
approaches. This convection would be quite shallow, and may contain
some gusty winds and small hail.
The main winter weather period will occur from Sunday evening
through Monday. The latest guidance is almost identical in the
placement of the surface low. However, there is still some
discrepancy on the exact placement of the heaviest snow band,
associated with the TROWAL and the tightening mid-level thermal
gradient. The GFS wraps the TROWAL around the system a bit more
than the NAM does, which would slip the heaviest snowfall into our
southern Indiana counties. Have leaned toward a NAM/GFS blend with
this package.
That being said, this is a very difficult for several reasons.
Temperatures even at 7Z this morning are still in the middle 40s,
with road temperatures still in the mid to upper 40s. Therefore,
this system is all going to be about snowfall rates. If it can snow
heavily enough, then accumulations will most certainly occur.
However, if the snow remains light, then much of it will melt on
contact and not accumulate. Forecast soundings show the potential
for large, dendritic snowfall from about 3-12Z Monday morning across
southern Indiana and north-central KY which is the timeframe when
the majority of accumulations will occur. However, by Monday
afternoon, although the moisture depth decreases somewhat, low-level
lapse rates steepen quite a bit which will give a convective flavor
to the snow showers. Therefore, after coordination with other
offices, will go ahead and issue a winter storm warning for
Jefferson County Indiana and an advisory for areas along and north
of a Clark county (KY) to Hancock county line. This will most
likely be an event where some people see little to no snow at all,
but others could receive very rapid accumulations in the heavier
snow showers. Given the late time of year for snowfall and the lack
of snowfall recently, will lean on the side of potential public
impact and go with an advisory despite the continued uncertainty.
Overall amounts through the next 48 hours look to be 4-6 inches
across far northern Jefferson County. 2-4 inches look possible
across southern Indiana, with 1-2 possible along the I-64 corridor.
Some warmer air may work in to far southern Kentucky which may keep
them under advisory criteria.
.Long Term (Monday Night - Saturday)...
Issued at 300 AM EDT Sun Mar 24 2013
...Accumulating snows continuing through Monday Night/Tues Morning...
Still have to deal with when the precipitation will end and just how
much will fall in the first couple of periods in the long term.
Model soundings still show deep and cold enough saturation for
continued snows Monday night and then more snow showers during the
day Tuesday, as moisture dries up some, but instability increases.
Will lessen the chances for rain during the day, as snow cover on
the ground and cloud cover should keep the precip type as mostly
snow.
As for additional snow amounts...expect the heaviest snowfall to be
during the short term period. However...steady light snow, with
ratios around 15:1, through the night Monday could result in an
additional inch for most of the forecast area. Current headline
product may have to be extended if, by then, high-res models start
throwing out heavier QPF.
High pressure will build in and dry us out for the mid week. We
still have a slight chance for precip Thursday night and Friday as a
warm front tries to set up along the region, and northwest flow
aloft could bring a wave down to eek out a few showers. The 12Z Euro
and its ensemble indicate a cold front will clear the region on
Saturday and the GEM hints at this as well, bringing a more defined
chance for rains. However, the GFS keeps high pressure in play as
well as that weak warm frontal boundary. Will lean toward the first
two models for Saturday and keep in some low-end rain chances for
the weekend.
The best chance to get back to near normal looks to be Saturday,
assuming that the weak frontal boundary lifts north just ahead of
the cold front mentioned above. Otherwise the rest of the week will
remain below normal, especially in areas that get the most snow
earlier in the week.
&&
.Aviation (06Z TAF Issuance)...
Issued at 118 AM EDT Sat Mar 23 2013
Moisture continues to stream into the Ohio Valley as a potent system
takes aim on the region. This increase in moisture will cause rain
to continue to expand in coverage, as well as clouds to lower. The
rain will push northeast through all TAF sites through the next
several hours, bringing MVFR ceilings and visibilities (at times in
the heavier precipitation). Guidance is hinting at the potential
for some IFR towards daybreak, but confidence is too low to include
at this time. Looks to be a low-end MVFR or high-end IFR event. so
will stay optimistic. Some sleet or light snow may mix in early
this morning at KLEX and KSDF, but confidence is not high enough to
include at this time.
Otherwise, precipitation will continue through much of the day.
Northeast winds will steadily increase throughout the day. There
will most likely be a lull in precipitation late this morning or
early this afternoon as a dry slot works in, but low confidence in
the timing of this features precludes any dry period in the TAFs
through the afternoon hours. Steadier precipitation will once again
work back in late this afternoon into this evening as a cold front
sweeps through, which will change the rain to snow at KSDF toward
the end of the valid TAF period and into the planning period. KLEX
and KBWG will stay mostly rain through 25/06Z.
&&
.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON
TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY FOR INZ076>078-083-084-
089>092.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY
FOR INZ079.
KY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO
8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY FOR KYZ023>025-028>043-045-048-
049.
Short Term.......KD
Long Term........RJS
Aviation.........KDHazardous weather outlook, Mar 23, 3:57 PM EDT, 12 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 357 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-077- 242000- 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-ADAIR 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...COLUMBIA 357 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 /257 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES TOWARDS THE AREA TONIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. SOME LIGHT SNOW OR SLEET MAY MIX IN WITH THE RAIN TOWARDS DAWN SUNDAY. IF THE ATMOSPHERE IS ABLE TO COOL OFF ENOUGH SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO OHIO BY SUNDAY NIGHT. COLDER AIR WILL WRAP INTO THIS SYSTEM FROM THE NORTH AS IT PASSES...CAUSING THE PRECIPITATION TO MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. SOUTHERN INDIANA AND EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE FOR MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN AN INCH AND TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE REST OF NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW CHANCES...AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST OF THE REGION...WINDS WILL PICK UP FROM THE WEST...GUSTING TO 25 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AS ADDITIONAL WAVES OF UPPER LEVEL ENERGY PASS IN THE WAKE OF THE SUNDAY SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH TUESDAY. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. KYZ070>076-078-081-082-242000- LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY- METCALFE KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN... SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...JAMESTOWN... BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 257 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY INTO OHIO BY SUNDAY NIGHT. COLDER AIR WILL WRAP INTO THIS SYSTEM FROM THE NORTH AS IT PASSES...CAUSING THE PRECIPITATION TO MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG STORM OR TWO CONTAINING GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN KENTUCKY..BUT THE PROBABILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER APPEARS LOW AT THIS TIME. AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES NORTH AND EAST OF THE REGION...WINDS WILL PICK UP OUT OF THE WEST...GUSTING TO 25 TO 35 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AS ADDITIONAL WAVES OF UPPER LEVEL ENERGY PASS IN THE WAKE OF THE SUNDAY SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH TUESDAY. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. EER/AMS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 23, 10:05 PM EDT, 5 hours 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1005 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 INZ084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-077-240800- 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-ADAIR 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...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...COLUMBIA 1005 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 /905 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013/ ..SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY SUNDAY AND OFF TO THE NORTHEAST THROUGH MONDAY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION TONIGHT. AS TEMPERATURES COOL OVERNIGHT...THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD MAY END UP CONSISTING OF A MIX OF RAIN AND SLEET WITH A POSSIBILITY OF SOME SNOW MIXING IN. THIS WINTRY MIX IS NOT EXPECTED TO LAST ALL THAT LONG AS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM BACK ABOVE FREEZING SUNDAY MORNING RESULTING IN RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE DAY. AS COLD AIR FILTERS IN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THIS PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES WITH THIS SNOW...THOUGH SOME PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA MAY SEE SOME ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO THREE INCHES. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. ANY DEVIATION WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON SNOW ACCUMULATION TOTALS. BE SURE AND CHECK BACK FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS SYSTEM. INZ076>079-083-240800- ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER 1005 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 /905 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013/ ..SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY SUNDAY AND OFF TO THE NORTHEAST THROUGH MONDAY. A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SLEET WITH A LITTLE SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY MORNING. IF TEMPERATURES FALL TO OR JUST BELOW FREEZING...A CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW COULD OCCUR FOR A FEW HOURS. TEMPERATURES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO WARM DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY RESULTING IN MELTING OF ANY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. COLDER AIR WILL FILTER IN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS AND WILL RESULT IN PRECIPITATION CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW AGAIN. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. ANY DEVIATION WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON SNOW ACCUMULATION TOTALS. BE SURE AND CHECK BACK FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS SYSTEM.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 3:59 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | Clark, Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson and 4 more | 35 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.