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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

August 20, 2014Henry County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Aug 20, 2014, 12:40 AM EDT for Henry County, Kentucky. It was in force for 30 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 20, 2014, 12:40 AM EDT (04:40 UTC)
Expired: Aug 20, 2014, 1:10 AM EDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY

County Henry County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 151 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: 917 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1411 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 48 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 20, 12:25 AM EDT, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 20, 12:25 AM EDT, 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 19, 9:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
957 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2014

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-210200-
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
957 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2014 /857 PM CDT TUE AUG 19 2014/

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

.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.
BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD... AND ANY STORM
THAT DEVELOPS WILL ALSO PRODUCE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. IN ADDITION THESE STORMS MAY CAUSE VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIALLY LEADING TO LOCALIZED FLOODING.

SCATTERED AFTERNOON STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
WITH STORM COVERAGE DECREASING EACH DAY AS A LARGE DOME OF HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THESE STORMS WILL CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND LOCALIZED HEAVY
RAINFALL. SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGEST STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
LOUISVILLE ANY WIND DAMAGE...HAIL...OR FLOODING WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY.

&&

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

MJ/EER/RAS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 19, 10:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
957 PM CDT TUE AUG 19 2014

KYZ024-025-027-028-063-200325-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-HART KY-MEADE KY-
957 PM CDT TUE AUG 19 2014

...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAIN...HALF INCH HAIL...AND 40 MPH WINDS WILL
MOVE EAST THROUGH EASTERN BRECKINRIDGE...HARDIN AND GRAYSON
COUNTIES...

AT 954 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HARDINSBURG TO 6
MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEITCHFIELD...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAIN REDUCING
VISIBILITIES...HALF INCH HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 45
MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  LEITCHFIELD...
  HARDINSBURG...
  BASIN SPRING AND TAR HILL...
  BEWLEYVILLE AND WEST CLIFTY...
  HILLGROVE AND VERTREES...
  PERRYVILLE AND FLAHERTY...

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN KENTUCKY (FORD) PARKWAY BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 107 AND 123.

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 THESE STORMS...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 3791 8608 3738 8596 3734 8640 3784 8651
TIME...MOT...LOC 0256Z 267DEG 33KT 3780 8640 3741 8632

JSD

Special weather statement, Aug 19, 11:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1119 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2014

KYZ024-025-027>029-053-063-064-200350-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-BULLITT KY-GRAYSON KY-GREEN KY-HARDIN KY-HART
KY-LARUE KY-MEADE KY-
1119 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2014

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAIN...HALF INCH HAIL...AND 40 MPH WINDS WILL
MOVE EAST ACROSS HARDIN...EASTERN GRAYSON...AND NORTHERN HART
COUNTIES...

AT 1017 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES SOUTH OF
BRANDENBURG TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF MUNFORDVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT
25 MPH.

CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAIN REDUCING
VISIBILITIES...HALF INCH HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 45
MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  HODGENVILLE...
  ELIZABETHTOWN...
  RADCLIFF AND DIETZ ACRES...
  PITTS POINT AND BEECH GROVE...
  JERICHO...

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 THESE STORMS...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 3732 8610 3787 8624 3796 8573 3781 8570
      3781 8574 3779 8574 3775 8568 3740 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 0318Z 267DEG 68KT 3783 8606 3737 8597

JSD

Special weather statement, Aug 19, 11:53 PM EDT, 47 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 19, 11:58 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1158 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1100 PM     TSTM WND GST     LEITCHFIELD             37.48N  86.29W
08/19/2014  E50 MPH          GRAYSON            KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            NUMEROUS BRANCHES DOWN. PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED BY TV
            STATION.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK1400767

RAS

Special weather statement, Aug 20, 12:18 AM EDT, 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 20, 12:40 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 19, 9:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hancock	32 min
Aug 19, 10:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Grayson	27 min
Aug 19, 10:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson	28 min
Aug 19, 11:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hardin, Larue	31 min
Aug 19, 11:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Larue	27 min
Aug 20, 12:01 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hardin, Hart, Larue	29 min
Aug 20, 12:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Green	42 min
Aug 20, 12:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Green, Taylor	31 min
Aug 20, 1:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Owen	30 min
Aug 20, 1:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Trimble	28 min
Aug 20, 1:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Scott	46 min
Aug 20, 1:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark, Fayette	45 min
Aug 20, 1:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas	47 min
Aug 20, 2:58 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Harrison	3 hr
Aug 20, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Shelby	33 min
Aug 20, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Meade	45 min
Aug 20, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge	43 min
Aug 20, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Henry	32 min
Aug 20, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Nelson	30 min
Aug 20, 4:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson, Woodford	43 min
Aug 20, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Casey	44 min
Aug 20, 4:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson, Spencer	46 min
Aug 20, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Nelson, Washington	45 min
Aug 20, 4:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Marion	31 min
Aug 20, 4:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Warren	32 min
Aug 20, 4:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan	30 min
Aug 20, 4:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Garrard, Lincoln	29 min
Aug 20, 4:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Fayette, Woodford	32 min
Aug 20, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Barren	28 min
Aug 20, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Garrard	32 min
Aug 20, 5:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Allen, Simpson	44 min
Aug 20, 5:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Fayette, Jessamine	20 min
Aug 20, 5:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Madison	28 min
Aug 20, 5:48 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Warren	117 min
Aug 20, 5:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Monroe	45 min
Aug 20, 5:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Cumberland	19 min
Aug 20, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Russell	31 min
Aug 20, 6:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Madison	18 min
Aug 20, 6:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Cumberland	29 min
Aug 20, 1:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson, Scott	43 min
Aug 20, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Orange	30 min
Aug 20, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Washington	30 min

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Special Weather Statements in Kentucky, 2014 Every special weather statement in 2014

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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.