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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Oct 7, 2014, 2:08 AM CDT for Butler County, Edmonson County, Hart County, 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
- Oct 7, 2014, 2:08 AM CDT (07:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 7, 2014, 2:50 AM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
Counties Butler County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Hart County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:09 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, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 1087 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1150 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 273 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
241 WWUS83 KLMK 070708 SPSLMK SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 208 AM CDT TUE OCT 7 2014 KYZ027-061>064-071-074-076-070750- BARREN KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-GRAYSON KY-GREEN KY-HART KY-METCALFE KY-WARREN KY- 208 AM CDT TUE OCT 7 2014 ...A TIGHT CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...HALF INCH HAIL...AND 40 MPH WINDS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS MUCH OF BUTLER...EDMONSON...HART AND NORTHERN BARREN COUNTIES... AT 204 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A GROUP OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MORGANTOWN TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF GLASGOW...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES...HALF INCH HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT... MUNFORDVILLE... MORGANTOWN... BROWNSVILLE... BROOKLYN AND VINEYARD... GRANCER AND WINDYVILLE... LEE AND SLOANS CROSSING... DECKER AND GOODNIGHT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LOCALIZED HEAVY 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 3744 8616 3714 8551 3696 8606 3724 8687 TIME...MOT...LOC 0707Z 253DEG 18KT 3726 8662 3705 8597 $$ JSD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Oldham | 29 min |
| Oct 6, 7:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey, Lincoln | 62 min |
| Oct 6, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey | 21 min |
| Oct 6, 7:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Oldham | 59 min |
| Oct 6, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue | 27 min |
| Oct 6, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson | 23 min |
| Oct 6, 7:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin, Shelby | 27 min |
| Oct 6, 7:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair | 46 min |
| Oct 6, 7:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nelson | 32 min |
| Oct 6, 7:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jessamine, Mercer | 31 min |
| Oct 6, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 30 min |
| Oct 6, 9:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Rockcastle | 22 min |
| Oct 7, 12:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey, Marion, Taylor | 46 min |
| Oct 7, 1:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Hart | 18 min |
| Oct 7, 1:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey, Lincoln, Taylor | 31 min |
| Oct 7, 1:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 20 min |
| Oct 7, 2:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle | 19 min |
| Oct 7, 2:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Green, Hart | 31 min |
| Oct 7, 3:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Green, Taylor | 29 min |
| Oct 7, 3:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair | 28 min |
| Oct 7, 3:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green | 28 min |
| Oct 7, 3:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Metcalfe, Russell | 31 min |
| Oct 7, 3:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey | 26 min |
| Oct 7, 3:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Russell | 22 min |
| Oct 7, 4:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Russell | 13 min |
| Oct 7, 8:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison | 28 min |
| Oct 7, 10:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Meade | 28 min |
| Oct 7, 1:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Oldham | 29 min |
| Oct 7, 1:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby | 31 min |
| Oct 7, 2:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Scott, Shelby, Woodford | 30 min |
| Oct 7, 2:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Harrison, Scott | 32 min |
| Oct 7, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Scott | 32 min |
| Oct 7, 3:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Lincoln | 31 min |
| Oct 7, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Nicholas | 28 min |
| Oct 7, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas | 32 min |
| Oct 7, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison, Nicholas | 14 min |
| Oct 7, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln | 30 min |
| Oct 7, 3:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Lincoln | 19 min |
| Oct 7, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham | 27 min |
| Oct 7, 5:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby | 24 min |
| Oct 7, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry | 16 min |
| Oct 7, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Henry, Shelby | 29 min |
| Oct 7, 5:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Nicholas, Scott | 43 min |
| Oct 7, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Nicholas | 30 min |
| Oct 7, 5:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bourbon | 31 min |
| Oct 7, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Oldham | 30 min |
| Oct 7, 6:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Franklin, Scott, Woodford | 32 min |
| Oct 7, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby | 32 min |
| Oct 7, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Nicholas | 22 min |
| Oct 7, 6:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Scott | 25 min |
| Oct 7, 6:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Franklin, Scott, Woodford | 32 min |
| Oct 7, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark | 30 min |
| Oct 7, 9:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Dubois | 29 min |
| Oct 7, 10:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Perry | 29 min |
| Oct 7, 12:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Orange, Washington | 29 min |
| Oct 7, 12:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Washington | 32 min |
| Oct 7, 1:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark | 27 min |
| Oct 7, 4:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark | 29 min |
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.