Alert archive / Kentucky / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this winter storm warning at Feb 14, 2014, 10:11 AM EST for 6 counties in Kentucky; 5 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Feb 14, 2014, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 14 hr. 19 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2014, 10:11 AM EST (15:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2014, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2014, 2:19 AM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
Counties Clark County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Orange County, IN, Scott County, IN, Washington County, IN, Harrison County, KY, Henry County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Scott County, KY, Trimble County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:15 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 3:31 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 2 S Paoli, IN | HEAVY SNOW REPORTED ALONG HWY 37 WITH 1.5 INCHES ON THE SNOW BOARD. FELL WITHIN THE LAST HOUR. |
| Feb 14, 4:10 PM EST | SNOW 2.3 | 2 S Paoli, IN | |
| Feb 14, 5:18 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Madison, IN | 1-2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW |
| Feb 14, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Jeffersonville, IN | |
| Feb 14, 6:13 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Salem, IN | |
| Feb 14, 6:16 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Scottsburg, IN | |
| Feb 14, 6:27 PM EST | SNOW 1.3 | 1 Nw Martinsburg, IN | |
| Feb 14, 6:27 PM EST | SNOW 2.3 | 1 Nw Martinsburg, IN | |
| Feb 14, 6:39 PM EST | SNOW 2 | La Grange, KY | |
| Feb 14, 6:47 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Salem, IN | |
| Feb 14, 7:12 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Milton, KY | |
| Feb 14, 7:41 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Campbellsburg, KY | |
| Feb 14, 8:32 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Sellersburg, IN | |
| Feb 14, 8:39 PM EST | SNOW 3.7 | Madison, IN | |
| Feb 14, 8:45 PM EST | SNOW 1.4 | 2 Sse Buckner, KY | SNOW CONTINUING TO FALL. |
| Feb 14, 8:50 PM EST | SNOW 2 | 2 Nnw Smithfield, KY | TWITTER REPORT FROM A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO. STILL HAVE MODERATE SNOW. |
| Feb 14, 9:13 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Borden, IN | |
| Feb 14, 10:19 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Connersville, KY | |
| Feb 14, 11:56 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 1 Sse New Pekin, IN | TWITTER REPORT |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 768 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
094 WWUS43 KLMK 141511 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1011 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A STRONG CLIPPER WILL QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING A SWATH OF ACCUMULATING SNOWS ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND MUCH OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY. LIGHT SNOW LOOKS TO BEGIN AROUND NOON ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA...AND BY MID AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY THIS EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY. THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED. INZ076>079-092-KYZ031>033-036-037-043-142100- /O.UPG.KLMK.WW.Y.0011.140214T1700Z-140215T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KLMK.WS.W.0005.140214T1700Z-140215T0900Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-CLARK IN-OLDHAM KY- TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-NICHOLAS KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JEFFERSONVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...CARLISLE 1011 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN BY NOON ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA. AN INITIAL RAIN SNOW MIX WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY MID AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS NORTHERN KENTUCKY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST AROUND MIDNIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED BE HEAVY AT TIMES RIGHT AROUND RUSH HOUR. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER SIGNIFICANTLY...WHILE ROADS BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ INZ083-084-089>091-KYZ023>025-029-030-034-035-038>042-048-049-057- 142100- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0011.140214T1700Z-140215T0900Z/ DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-SHELBY KY- FRANKLIN KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY- BOURBON KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-MADISON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY... CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...SHELBYVILLE... FRANKFORT...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...PARIS...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...RICHMOND 1011 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 /911 AM CST FRI FEB 14 2014/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN BY NOON ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA. AN INITIAL RAIN SNOW MIX WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY MID AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST AROUND MIDNIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. AREAS SOUTH OF I-64 COULD BRIEFLY SEE RAIN MIX IN WITH SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH MAY REDUCE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SLIGHTLY. * OTHER IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES RIGHT AROUND RUSH HOUR. VISIBILITIES MAY LOWER SIGNIFICANTLY...WHILE ROADS BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KYZ026>028-045>047-053>056-063>067-077-078-082-142100- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0011.140214T2100Z-140215T0900Z/ OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY- LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY- CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD... ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD... HARRODSBURG...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER... MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD... COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...ALBANY 1011 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 /911 AM CST FRI FEB 14 2014/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY. SNOW MAY BECOME MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY THIS EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO BE OCCASIONALLY HEAVY AND VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED BELOW A MILE OVER SHORT DISTANCES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ AMS
5 follow-up statements
374 WWUS43 KLMK 142059 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 359 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES THIS EVENING... .A STRONG CLIPPER WILL QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING...BRINGING A SWATH OF ACCUMULATING SNOWS ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND MUCH OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE FROM RAIN TO SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGHOUT THE EVENING HOURS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY. SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. INZ076>079-092-KYZ031>033-036-037-043-150900- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140215T0900Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-CLARK IN-OLDHAM KY- TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-NICHOLAS KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JEFFERSONVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...CARLISLE 359 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST AROUND MIDNIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. LATE THIS EVENING...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 25 MPH. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER SIGNIFICANTLY...WHILE ROADS BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ INZ083-084-089>091-KYZ023>025-029-030-034-035-038>042-048-049-057- 150900- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140215T0900Z/ DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-SHELBY KY- FRANKLIN KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY- BOURBON KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-MADISON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY... CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...SHELBYVILLE... FRANKFORT...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...PARIS...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...RICHMOND 359 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 /259 PM CST FRI FEB 14 2014/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGHOUT THE EVENING HOURS. SNOW MAY BE MODERATE AT TIMES BEFORE MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST AROUND MIDNIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * OTHER IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. LATE THIS EVENING...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 25 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY LOWER SIGNIFICANTLY...WHILE ROADS BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ KYZ026>028-045>047-053>056-063>067-077-078-082-150900- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0011.140214T2100Z-140215T0900Z/ OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY- LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY- CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD... ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD... HARRODSBURG...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER... MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD... COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...ALBANY 359 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 /259 PM CST FRI FEB 14 2014/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW MAY BECOME MODERATE THIS EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES COULD BE OCCASIONALLY HEAVY AND VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED BELOW A MILE OVER SHORT DISTANCES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AMS
010 WWUS43 KLMK 150019 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 719 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES THIS EVENING... .A STRONG CLIPPER WILL QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING...BRINGING A SWATH OF ACCUMULATING SNOWS ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND MUCH OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE FROM RAIN TO SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGHOUT THE EVENING HOURS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS EVENING. KYZ023-026-150130- /O.CAN.KLMK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140215T0900Z/ HANCOCK KY-OHIO KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWESVILLE...BEAVER DAM 619 PM CST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ INZ076>079-092-KYZ031>033-036-037-043-150830- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140215T0900Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-CLARK IN-OLDHAM KY- TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-NICHOLAS KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JEFFERSONVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...CARLISLE 719 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST. * MAIN IMPACT: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. * OTHER IMPACTS: LATE THIS EVENING...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 25 MPH. ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ083-084-089>091-KYZ024-025-029-030-034-035-038>042-048-049-057- 150830- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140215T0900Z/ DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-SHELBY KY- FRANKLIN KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY- BOURBON KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-MADISON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY... CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...SHELBYVILLE... FRANKFORT...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...PARIS...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...RICHMOND 719 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 /619 PM CST FRI FEB 14 2014/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGHOUT THE EVENING HOURS. SNOW MAY BE MODERATE AT TIMES. SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * OTHER IMPACTS: LATE THIS EVENING...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 25 MPH. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ KYZ027-028-045>047-053>056-063>067-077-078-082-150830- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140215T0900Z/ GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-LARUE KY- MARION KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY- LINCOLN KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN... FORT KNOX...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...HODGENVILLE... LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG... CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN... ALBANY 719 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 /619 PM CST FRI FEB 14 2014/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW MAY BECOME MODERATE THIS EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ 13
836 WWUS43 KLMK 150128 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 828 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES THIS EVENING...TAPERING OFF LATE... .A STRONG CLIPPER WILL QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING...BRINGING A SWATH OF ACCUMULATING SNOWS ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND MUCH OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE FROM RAIN TO SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGHOUT THE EVENING HOURS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS EVENING. INZ076-077-150230- /O.CAN.KLMK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140215T0900Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM 828 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ INZ083-084-089-090-KYZ024-025-027-150230- /O.CAN.KLMK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140215T0900Z/ DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-BRECKINRIDGE KY- MEADE KY-GRAYSON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY... CORYDON...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...LEITCHFIELD 828 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 /728 PM CST FRI FEB 14 2014/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ INZ078-079-092-KYZ031>033-036-037-043-150900- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140215T0900Z/ SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-CLARK IN-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-NICHOLAS KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...JEFFERSONVILLE... LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA... CARLISLE 828 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST. * MAIN IMPACT: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. * OTHER IMPACTS: LATE THIS EVENING...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 25 MPH. ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ INZ091-KYZ029-030-034-035-038>042-048-049-057-150900- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140215T0900Z/ FLOYD IN-BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-SPENCER KY- ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-JESSAMINE KY- CLARK KY-MADISON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ALBANY...MOUNT WASHINGTON... SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT... TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS... NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...RICHMOND 828 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGHOUT THE EVENING HOURS. SNOW MAY BE MODERATE AT TIMES. SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * OTHER IMPACTS: LATE THIS EVENING...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 25 MPH. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KYZ028-045>047-053>056-063>067-077-078-082-150900- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140215T0900Z/ HARDIN KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY- BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY- LINCOLN KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...BARDSTOWN... SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE... LANCASTER...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE... LIBERTY...STANFORD...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...ALBANY 828 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 /728 PM CST FRI FEB 14 2014/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW MAY BECOME MODERATE THIS EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ 13
315 WWUS43 KLMK 150400 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1100 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES THIS EVENING...TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT... .A STRONG CLIPPER WILL QUICKLY MOVE EAST THIS EVENING. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED TO JUST FLURRIES ACROSS ALL BUT THE BLUEGRASS REGION. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BLUEGRASS REGION THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. INZ078-079-092-KYZ031>033-150500- /O.CAN.KLMK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140215T0900Z/ SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-CLARK IN-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...JEFFERSONVILLE... LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE 1100 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. HOWEVER...ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. $$ INZ091-KYZ028>030-034-035-038-039-045-046-053-054-063>066-077-078- 082-150500- /O.CAN.KLMK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140215T0900Z/ FLOYD IN-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY- HART KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY- CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ALBANY...ELIZABETHTOWN... FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE... SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG... BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...MUNFORDVILLE... GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN... ALBANY 1100 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 /1000 PM CST FRI FEB 14 2014/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY WEST OF THE BLUEGRASS REGION HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO JUST FLURRIES. ROADS REMAIN SLICK AND SNOW COVERED HOWEVER. $$ KYZ036-037-043-150900- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140215T0900Z/ SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-NICHOLAS KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...CARLISLE 1100 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST. * MAIN IMPACT: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. * OTHER IMPACTS: LATE THIS EVENING...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 25 MPH. ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KYZ040>042-048-049-057-150900- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140215T0900Z/ WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY- MADISON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS... NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...RICHMOND 1100 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGHOUT THE EVENING HOURS. SNOW MAY BE MODERATE AT TIMES. SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT: AROUND 1 INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BEFORE SNOW DIMINISHES SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS: LATE THIS EVENING...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 25 MPH. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ KYZ047-055-056-067-150900- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140215T0900Z/ MERCER KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-LINCOLN KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRODSBURG...DANVILLE...LANCASTER... STANFORD 1100 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW MAY BECOME MODERATE THIS EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: AROUND 1 INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BEFORE SNOW ENDS SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JSD
637 WWUS43 KLMK 150719 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 219 AM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES FOR THE BLUEGRASS REGION HAVE BEEN CANCELLED... KYZ036-037-043-150830- /O.CAN.KLMK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140215T0900Z/ SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-NICHOLAS KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...CARLISLE 219 AM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ALTHOUGH NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED...ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK. $$ KYZ040>042-047>049-055>057-067-150830- /O.CAN.KLMK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140215T0900Z/ WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY- BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-LINCOLN KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS... HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...DANVILLE...LANCASTER... RICHMOND...STANFORD 219 AM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED...ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK. $$ JSD
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 Feb 14, 6:16 AM EST, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 6:16 AM EST, 3 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
616 AM EST Fri Feb 14 2014
...Updated Aviation Discussion...
.SHORT TERM (Now through Friday Night)...
Issued at 320 AM EST Fri Feb 14 2014
...Winter Weather for this afternoon through early Saturday...
Snow expected to begin over southern Indiana shortly after noon,
with possibly a rain/snow mix changing over to snow
along Interstate 64 by mid-afternoon...and along Interstate 75 south
of Lexington by evening. Widespread accumulations of 2 to 4 inches
expected across southern Indiana and north central Kentucky, with
one to two inches across central and east central Kentucky late on
this evening.
Water Vapor imagery concurs with model initialization in showing a
flat 500mb disturbance that is currently over Nebraska. This upper
trough will amplify as it approaches the Commonwealth late this
evening. Ahead of this feature, strong isentropic lift coupled with
divergence aloft associated with a coupled jet structure, will
promote the quick development of precipitation this afternoon.
Both the GFS and the NAM develop the best lift and heaviest
precipitation over central Kentucky by this evening, with both
advertising over one half inch of QPF. Both also show lighter
amounts well north into southern Indiana. Precipitation will move
into southwestern Indiana shortly after noon and toward
mid-afternoon south and east of the Ohio River.
Surface temperatures this afternoon will be critical in determining
the initial rain/snow line. A weak surface low will develop south of
Louisville by mid to late afternoon. Initially, over central and
especially south central Kentucky, afternoon temperatures will be
too warm for snow. Our highs early this afternoon may even reach the
mid 40s along the Tennessee border and the Lake Cumberland Region.
Farther north, across southern Indiana and north central Kentucky
along and north of Interstate 64, initial temperatures in the lower
to mid 30s will cool enough so that any initial rain/snow mix will
quickly change over to snow by mid-afternoon. Farther south and
east, especially along Interstate 75, rain may not change to snow
until early to mid evening. Still, think that east central Kentucky
may get one to two inches of snow by early Saturday morning.
This system is fast moving, but contains some robust forcing and
lift. Snow may become moderate to heavy for a short period, centered
around late afternoon for southern Indiana and north central
Kentucky. Visibilities will become poor and roads likely snow
covered by the afternoon commute.
Snow will end during the late evening hours, lingering through early
morning for our eastern counties. On the back side of this surface
low, north winds will increase to 10 to 15 mph by early Saturday
morning. Lows will fall well into the lower 20s early Saturday as
well.
.LONG TERM (Saturday through Thursday)...
Issued at 300 AM EST Fri Feb 14 2014
Another quick moving clipper system will swing through the Ohio
Valley Saturday night bringing a chance of light snow to the area.
The track remains a little uncertain, but light accumulations of up
to one inch are possible across southern Indiana and portions of
northern Kentucky. There are indications there may be just enough
moisture and lift across our south to produce light snow as well, so
will continue with a slight chance across southern Kentucky, where
no accumulations are expected at this time. As for temperatures,
highs Saturday will be tricky. Generally expect upper 20s and lower
30s for areas with new snowpack, while other areas have a better
chance of ranging from just above freezing to middle 30s. Low to
upper 20s are anticipated Saturday night.
Our much anticipated warming trend will begin next week. Sunday will
be a transition day, where slight ridging to our west begins to edge
eastward. Any lingering light snow around daybreak Sunday will
quickly dissipate/push east, with temperatures in the middle 30s
north to middle 40s south expected for highs. Southerly breezes kick
in Monday ahead of an approaching weak cold front. The front looks
to swing through the area Monday evening. An all rain event is on
tap, starting late Monday morning across our west, progressing
eastward, and ending a little past midnight across our east.
Temperatures will warm a bit Monday, with upper 40s to middle 50s
expected. Temperatures will drop into the upper 20s to middle 30s
Monday night, but quickly rebound Tuesday under light southerly
winds. Middle 40s to middle 50s for highs Tuesday appear reasonable
at this time.
There is a generally consensus that warm-air advection scattered
rain showers will work into the area from the south Tuesday night,
Wednesday, and Wednesday night. Looks like on-and-off type showers,
so do not expect rain the entire time, but it will be an unsettled
period. Guidance then differs on whether a cold front will sweep
across the area late Thursday or if warm-air advection showers will
continue. Either way, rain is still in the forecast, so will
continue with chance PoPs. Temperatures should warm nicely Wednesday
and into Thursday. Middle 50s to middle 60s Wednesday should give
way to solid 60s Thursday.
&&
.AVIATION (12Z TAF Update)...
Updated at 1220 AM EST Fri Feb 14 2014
A disturbance will bring wintry precipitation to northern Kentucky
this afternoon, with rain changing to light snow across the south
this evening.
Rain, or an initial rain snow mix will change to snow around mid
afternoon for SDF and LEX. Although ceilings will lower prior to
precipitation starting, VFR ceilings will continue through early
afternoon, or until just prior to precipitation starting. IFR
visibilities and ceilings are expected late this afternoon at SDF
and LEX during the height of the snow. For BWG, rain will produce
MVFR ceilings and visibilities this afternoon until precipitation
switches over to snow this evening.
Snow is expected at SDF around 19 to 20z and an hour or two later at
LEX. At BWG, rain will begin in the 20 to 21z time frame.
Snow at SDF and LEX will have a potential to become moderate to
heavy for a few hours late this afternoon and early evening with
accumulations quite likely. Visibilities will likely fall below
3/4SM at times during the height of the snow.
For BWG, rain likely change to snow around 00z Saturday.
Snow will taper off at SDF in the 01 to 03z time frame and perhaps
an hour after that at LEX and BWG. MVFR ceilings will continue
through the pre-dawn hours at all TAF sites
Winds:
Southwest winds at SDF and LEX will range from 5 to 9kt early this
morning. They will weaken and become light and variable around 18z this
afternoon. Light northerly winds will develop by 00z with winds
increasing to north northwesterly around 12kt by 06z Saturday.
At BWG, southwest winds at 5 to 9kt will continue through 18z,
become light through 00z and become northerly around 12kt by 06z
Saturday morning.
&&
.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY from Noon EST /11 AM CST/ today to 4 AM
EST /3 AM CST/ Saturday FOR KYZ023>025-029>043-048-049-057.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY from 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ this afternoon
to 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ Saturday FOR KYZ026>028-045>047-
053>056-063>067-077-078-082.
IN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY from Noon EST /11 AM CST/ today to 4 AM
EST /3 AM CST/ Saturday FOR INZ076>079-083-084-089>092.
&&
Short Term........JSD
Long Term.........MJP
Aviation..........JSDHazardous weather outlook, Feb 14, 5:35 AM EST, 4 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 535 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>025-029>043-048-049-057-150930- 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-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-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY- MADISON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE... BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON... PARIS...CARLISLE...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...RICHMOND 535 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 /435 AM CST FRI FEB 14 2014/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY TO 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CROSSES THE REGION. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG I-64. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A WEAKER SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE AREA SATURDAY EVENING...WITH ANOTHER CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. THE MOST LIKELY LOCATIONS TO SEE LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE HALF INCH WILL BE SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY ACROSS THE BLUEGRASS REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT SNOWFALL TOTALS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. KYZ061-062-070>076-081-150930- BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY- BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-CUMBERLAND KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE... BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE... EDMONTON...BURKESVILLE 435 AM CST FRI FEB 14 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UNDER ONE INCH MAY MAKE ROADS SLICK BY LATE EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT SNOWFALL TOTALS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. KYZ026>028-045>047-053>056-063>067-077-078-082-150930- OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY- LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY- CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN... FORT KNOX...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...HODGENVILLE... LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG... CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...ALBANY 535 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 /435 AM CST FRI FEB 14 2014/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAIN WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE FROM ONE TO THREE INCHES. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS BY MID EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A WEAKER SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE AREA SATURDAY EVENING...WITH ANOTHER CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. THE MOST LIKELY LOCATIONS TO SEE LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE HALF INCH WILL AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT SNOWFALL TOTALS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. JSD/MJP
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 14, 7:50 AM EST, 2 hours 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 750 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 KYZ061-062-070>076-081-142100- BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY- BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-CUMBERLAND KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW... TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...BURKESVILLE 650 AM CST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...LIGHT SNOW LIKELY THIS EVENING... A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLIDE SOUTHEAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY. THIS LOW WILL LIKELY SPREAD PRECIPITATION INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL INITIALLY BEGIN AS RAIN ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL TRANSITION OVER TO LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS THE LIGHT SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THE LOW...SO STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECAST AS THE AREA OF HEAVIEST SNOWFALL COULD SHIFT. AMS
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Winter Storm Warnings in Kentucky, 2014Winter Storm Warnings in Indiana, 2014Every winter storm warning in 2014
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.