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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

July 7, 2015Nicholas County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Jul 7, 2015, 5:13 PM EDT for Nicholas County, Kentucky. It was in force for 17 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, 5:13 PM EDT (21:13 UTC)
Expired
Jul 7, 2015, 5:30 PM EDT
In force
17 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY

County Nicholas County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 125 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2015-07-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 889 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2015-07-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 16 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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

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NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 7, 3:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 3:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 3:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
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, 4:24 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 7, 4:55 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 5:07 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 5:13 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 10:37 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMeade28 min
Jul 7, 12:23 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchLMKAdair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more32 hr
Jul 7, 1:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge32 min
Jul 7, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge, Meade32 min
Jul 7, 2:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMeade30 min
Jul 7, 2:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt31 min
Jul 7, 2:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHardin28 min
Jul 7, 2:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Nelson, Spencer28 min
Jul 7, 3:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKNelson32 min
Jul 7, 3:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSpencer29 min
Jul 7, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAnderson29 min
Jul 7, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAnderson, Franklin, Woodford32 min
Jul 7, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJessamine28 min
Jul 7, 4:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon, Fayette, Harrison, Scott31 min
Jul 7, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon, Harrison, Nicholas19 min
Jul 7, 5:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHardin43 min
Jul 7, 6:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSpencer27 min
Jul 7, 6:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBoyle, Marion42 min
Jul 7, 7:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Casey, Lincoln31 min
Jul 7, 7:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJessamine, Woodford13 min
Jul 7, 7:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler, Logan, Ohio29 min
Jul 7, 7:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGarrard, Madison32 min
Jul 7, 7:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFayette, Jessamine30 min
Jul 7, 7:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison31 min
Jul 7, 7:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler, Grayson31 min
Jul 7, 9:11 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKDubois, Orange3 hr
Jul 7, 10:17 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKDubois, Orange3 hr
Jul 7, 10:45 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKCrawford, Perry3 hr
Jul 7, 1:14 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKDubois, Orange6 hr
Jul 7, 1:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKPerry29 min

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Special Weather Statements in Kentucky, 2015Every special weather statement in 2015

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.