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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Jul 7, 2015, 4:02 PM EDT for Jessamine County, Kentucky. It was in force for 28 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
- Jul 7, 2015, 4:02 PM EDT (20:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2015, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
County Jessamine County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 889 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 601 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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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 Jul 7, 3:21 PM EDT, 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 3:21 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 346 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-082000- 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 346 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015 /246 PM CDT TUE JUL 7 2015/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. SEE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS. THIS EVENING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGEST STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. SOME STORMS MAY CONTAIN HEAVY RAINFALL ON WEDNESDAY WHICH COULD CAUSE FLOODING ISSUES. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SCATTERED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE BEST CHANCES THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND THEN AGAIN ON MONDAY. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. THIS WEEKEND WILL BE A HOT ONE WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX READINGS PEAKING AROUND 100 DEGREES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT STRONG WINDS AND FLOODING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. AMS/EER
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 2:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 242 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015 KYZ028-029-045-053-071910- BULLITT KY-HARDIN KY-LARUE KY-NELSON KY- 242 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND 50 MPH WINDS... AT 240 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES WEST OF ELIZABETHTOWN...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... ELIZABETHTOWN... KRAFT AND RINEYVILLE... ADDINGTON FIELD AIRPORT AND LONG VIEW... CREST AND TUNNEL HILLS... COLESBURG AND BOOTH... THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 105 AND 94. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN KENTUCKY (FORD) PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 136 AND 137. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS WITH THIS STORM CAN TOPPLE WEAKLY ROOTED TREES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. && LAT...LON 3791 8572 3765 8565 3762 8611 3775 8617 TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 254DEG 36KT 3770 8607 SCHOETTMER/BRG
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 3:08 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
308 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015
KYZ028-029-045-046-071940-
BULLITT KY-HARDIN KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-
308 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND 50
MPH WINDS...
AT 307 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF ELIZABETHTOWN...AND MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG
GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
BARDSTOWN...
BOSTON AND NELSONVILLE...
CULVERTOWN...
BELLWOOD AND SAMUELS FIELD AIRPORT...
WITHROW AND BOURBON SPRINGS...
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE BLUEGRASS PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 10
AND 25.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STRONG WINDS WITH THIS STORM CAN TOPPLE WEAKLY ROOTED TREES...AND
DOWN POWER LINES. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN
FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION.
&&
LAT...LON 3771 8529 3771 8538 3773 8541 3770 8543
3770 8563 3772 8564 3773 8567 3769 8572
3768 8581 3781 8585 3793 8538
TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 258DEG 36KT 3777 8572
SCHOETTMERSpecial weather statement, Jul 7, 3:21 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 10:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Meade | 28 min |
| Jul 7, 12:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 32 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge | 32 min |
| Jul 7, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 32 min |
| Jul 7, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Meade | 30 min |
| Jul 7, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 31 min |
| Jul 7, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 28 min |
| Jul 7, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Nelson, Spencer | 28 min |
| Jul 7, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nelson | 32 min |
| Jul 7, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Spencer | 29 min |
| Jul 7, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson | 29 min |
| Jul 7, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Woodford | 32 min |
| Jul 7, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Harrison, Scott | 31 min |
| Jul 7, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas | 19 min |
| Jul 7, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 43 min |
| Jul 7, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nicholas | 17 min |
| Jul 7, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Spencer | 27 min |
| Jul 7, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle, Marion | 42 min |
| Jul 7, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Lincoln | 31 min |
| Jul 7, 7:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jessamine, Woodford | 13 min |
| Jul 7, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Logan, Ohio | 29 min |
| Jul 7, 7:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 32 min |
| Jul 7, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Fayette, Jessamine | 30 min |
| Jul 7, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison | 31 min |
| Jul 7, 7:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Grayson | 31 min |
| Jul 7, 9:11 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Dubois, Orange | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 10:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Dubois, Orange | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 10:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Crawford, Perry | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Dubois, Orange | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Perry | 29 min |
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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.