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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

December 28, 2015Grayson County, Warren County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Dec 28, 2015, 2:11 PM CST for Grayson County, Warren County, Kentucky. It was in force for 34 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: Dec 28, 2015, 2:11 PM CST (20:11 UTC)
Expired: Dec 28, 2015, 2:45 PM CST
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY

Counties Grayson County, KY, Warren County, KY

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 90 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: 48 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 661 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 324 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 347 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.1

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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 Dec 28, 2:11 PM CST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 2:11 PM CST, 0 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 28, 10:29 AM CST, 3 hours 42 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 28, 1:01 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
101 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015

KYZ026-061-070-281930-
BUTLER-OHIO-LOGAN-
101 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...A LINE OF SHOWERS WILL AFFECT WESTERN OHIO...LOGAN AND WESTERN
BUTLER COUNTIES...

AT 1259 PM CST...A LINE OF SHOWERS WAS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9
MILES SOUTH OF CALHOUN TO 9 MILES NORTH OF ELKTON TO 7 MILES
NORTHWEST OF COOPERTOWN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RUSSELLVILLE...HARTFORD...ANDERSON...BEAVER DAM...ADAIRVILLE...
LEWISBURG...CENTERTOWN...MCHENRY...ROCKPORT...ROCHESTER...
LICKSKILLET...COOPERSTOWN...QUALITY...HUNTSVILLE...JERICO...PLEASANT
HILL...HOMER...HEFLIN...AGNES AND SCHLEY.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE SHOWERS...AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

LAT...LON 3738 8709 3746 8710 3748 8713 3748 8710
      3763 8695 3724 8678 3677 8674 3665 8676
      3664 8706 3706 8705 3709 8690 3716 8693
      3719 8689 3724 8691 3727 8698 3732 8699
      3736 8703 3737 8707 3733 8711 3734 8714
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 217DEG 47KT 3741 8727 3694 8710 3650 8704

EER

Special weather statement, Dec 28, 1:40 PM CST, 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
140 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015

KYZ026-027-061-070>072-282015-
BUTLER-WARREN-SIMPSON-OHIO-LOGAN-GRAYSON-
140 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
SOUTHEASTERN OHIO...WESTERN WARREN...SOUTHWESTERN
GRAYSON...SIMPSON...EASTERN LOGAN AND BUTLER COUNTIES...

AT 138 PM CST...A LINE OF SHOWERS WAS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10
MILES WEST OF MORGANTOWN TO 9 MILES EAST OF RUSSELLVILLE TO NEAR
MILLERSVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS. IN
ADDITION...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER AND RISES
ON SMALL STREAMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOWLING GREEN...HARTFORD...MORGANTOWN...CRESTMOOR...DELAFIELD...
MEMPHIS JUNCTION...ANDERSON...CASEY...LEE...BEAVER DAM...AUBURN...
MCHENRY...WOODBURN...ROCKPORT...MITCHELLVILLE...ROCHESTER...
WOODBURY...SANDEFUR CROSSING...QUALITY AND PETROS.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE SHOWERS...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

LAT...LON 3665 8659 3665 8677 3680 8677 3711 8690
      3711 8689 3716 8692 3718 8692 3718 8689
      3722 8690 3726 8697 3736 8701 3762 8664
      3756 8659 3712 8641 3665 8643 3663 8656
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 218DEG 45KT 3727 8687 3686 8672 3636 8674

EER

Special weather statement, Dec 28, 1:57 PM CST, 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
257 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015

INZ076-083-084-089-KYZ023-282030-
ORANGE-CRAWFORD-DUBOIS-PERRY-HANCOCK-
257 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015

...A LINE OF SHOWERS WILL AFFECT PERRY...SOUTHWESTERN ORANGE...
CENTRAL CRAWFORD AND DUBOIS COUNTIES...

AT 256 PM EST /156 PM CST/...A LINE OF SHOWERS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JASPER TO NEAR HAWESVILLE...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JASPER...MOUNT PLEASANT...HUNTINGBURG...FERDINAND...LEOPOLD...
HOLLAND...BIRDSEYE...TROY...ELLSWORTH...LILLY DALE...ORIOLE...
BRANCHVILLE...MAGNET...SCHNELLVILLE...GATCHEL...SIBERIA...DUFF...
SAINT HENRY...BRISTOW AND THALES.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE SHOWERS...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

LAT...LON 3851 8707 3850 8706 3851 8700 3849 8695
      3851 8693 3850 8688 3853 8683 3853 8668
      3861 8668 3806 8643 3793 8698 3794 8696
      3796 8689 3800 8677 3804 8679 3810 8677
      3812 8681 3821 8679 3820 8707
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 221DEG 48KT 3833 8702 3789 8685

EER

Special weather statement, Dec 28, 2:11 PM CST, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
211 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015

KYZ027-061-062-071>073-282045-
BUTLER-WARREN-EDMONSON-SIMPSON-GRAYSON-ALLEN-
211 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...A LINE OF SHOWERS WILL AFFECT WARREN...SOUTH CENTRAL GRAYSON...
SOUTHEASTERN SIMPSON...EAST CENTRAL BUTLER...WESTERN EDMONSON AND
WESTERN ALLEN COUNTIES...

AT 211 PM CST...A LINE OF SHOWERS WAS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7
MILES EAST OF MORGANTOWN TO NEAR THREE SPRINGS TO NEAR WALNUT
GROVE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS. TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURING WITH THESE SHOWERS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOWLING GREEN...BROWNSVILLE...PLUM SPRINGS...CRESTMOOR...MOUNT
VICTOR...DELAFIELD...MEMPHIS JUNCTION...LEE...SMITHS GROVE...
OAKLAND...SADLER...RIVERSIDE...PROSPERITY...HALIFAX...MCELROY FORD...
PEDEN MILL...JETSON...BRISTOW...NEW ROE AND REEDYVILLE.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE SHOWERS...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

LAT...LON 3684 8649 3723 8661 3748 8632 3707 8618
      3665 8628 3665 8651 3664 8656
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 220DEG 33KT 3721 8655 3688 8645 3650 8658

EER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 27, 8:16 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Nicholas, Robertson	48 hr
Dec 27, 8:23 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	LMK	Carroll, Henry, Owen	36 hr
Dec 28, 6:24 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Hancock	6 days
Dec 28, 1:01 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan	29 min
Dec 28, 1:27 PM CST	Wind Advisory	LMK	Adair, Allen, Barren, Butler, Clinton, Cumberland and 11 more	5 hr
Dec 28, 1:40 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler, Simpson, Warren	35 min
Dec 28, 2:39 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson	36 min
Dec 28, 3:48 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio	27 min
Dec 28, 4:21 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge	24 min
Dec 28, 2:13 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Crawford, Dubois, Perry	6 hr
Dec 28, 1:57 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Dubois, Perry	33 min
Dec 28, 5:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Washington	26 min

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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.