Alert archive / Kentucky / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this winter storm warning at Mar 3, 2015, 1:56 PM CST for 49 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Mar 4, 2015, 7:00 AM CST. It was in force for 29 hr. 60 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
- Mar 3, 2015, 1:56 PM CST (19:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2015, 7:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2015, 12:01 PM CST
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
All 59 counties
Clark County, IN, Crawford County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Orange County, IN, Perry County, IN, Scott County, IN, Washington County, IN, Adair County, KY, Allen County, KY, Anderson County, KY, Barren County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Breckinridge County, KY, Bullitt County, KY, Butler County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clark County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Green County, KY, Hancock County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Hart County, KY, Henry County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Larue County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Logan County, KY, Madison County, KY, Marion County, KY, Meade County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Ohio County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Russell County, KY, Scott County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Trimble County, KY, Warren County, KY, Washington County, KY, Woodford County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 1:58 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 2 Sse Paoli, IN | |
| Mar 4, 2:08 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Jasper, IN | |
| Mar 4, 2:49 PM CST | SNOW 2.3 | 2 S Paoli, IN | |
| Mar 4, 3:42 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 1 S Scottsburg, IN | |
| Mar 4, 4:05 PM CST | SNOW 3.3 | 2 S Paoli, IN | SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO FLURRIES. |
| Mar 4, 4:29 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Madison, IN | |
| Mar 4, 5:21 PM CST | SNOW 4 | French Lick, IN | |
| Mar 4, 5:34 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Floyds Knobs, IN | |
| Mar 4, 5:39 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Lewisport, KY | |
| Mar 4, 5:46 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Marengo, IN | A REPORT OF 4 INCHES OF SNOW NEAR MARENGO AND ENGLISH. SNOW RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR. |
| Mar 4, 5:47 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Taylorsville, KY | |
| Mar 4, 5:48 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Orleans, IN | |
| Mar 4, 5:49 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Elk Creek, KY | |
| Mar 4, 5:52 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Hillview, KY | |
| Mar 4, 5:57 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Goshen, KY | |
| Mar 4, 6:02 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Saint Anthony, IN | |
| Mar 4, 6:06 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 3 Ese Prospect, KY | |
| Mar 4, 6:09 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Ferdinand, IN | |
| Mar 4, 6:10 PM CST | SNOW 4.3 | Portersville, IN | |
| Mar 4, 6:17 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Celestine, IN | |
| Mar 4, 6:22 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Lyndon, KY | |
| Mar 4, 6:25 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Mcdaniels, KY | |
| Mar 4, 6:28 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 6 Sw Frankfort, KY | |
| Mar 4, 6:29 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 2 Wsw Middletown, KY | |
| Mar 4, 6:32 PM CST | SNOW 2.3 | Jeffersontown, KY | 1.4 INCHES IN THE PAST HOUR |
| Mar 4, 6:32 PM CST | SNOW 2.3 | Jeffersontown, KY | 1.4 INCHES IN THE PAST HOUR |
| Mar 4, 6:35 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Greenville, IN | |
| Mar 4, 6:39 PM CST | SNOW 4.9 | 2 S Paoli, IN | |
| Mar 4, 6:42 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 3 S Millersburg, IN | |
| Mar 4, 6:43 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Ferdinand, IN | |
| Mar 4, 6:46 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Borden, IN | |
| Mar 4, 6:48 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 Ssw Webster, KY | |
| Mar 4, 6:53 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Sw Louisville, KY | |
| Mar 4, 6:56 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 Wnw Frankfort, KY | |
| Mar 4, 7:00 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Waddy, KY | |
| Mar 4, 7:02 PM CST | SNOW 2.3 | 2 Nw Louisville, KY | 1 INCH IN THE PAST HOUR |
| Mar 4, 7:03 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Lawrenceburg, KY | 1.25 INCHES IN THE PAST HOUR |
| Mar 4, 7:05 PM CST | SNOW 6.5 | Palmyra, IN | |
| Mar 4, 7:10 PM CST | SNOW 2.6 | 2 S Oxford, KY | |
| Mar 4, 7:11 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Hartford, KY | |
| Mar 4, 7:21 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Fern Creek, KY | |
| Mar 4, 7:27 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Middletown, KY | |
| Mar 4, 7:31 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Corydon, IN | |
| Mar 4, 7:39 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Shelbyville, KY | |
| Mar 4, 7:41 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Stamping Ground, KY | |
| Mar 4, 7:41 PM CST | SNOW 3.6 | Radcliff, KY | |
| Mar 4, 7:45 PM CST | SNOW 1.8 | 6 S Lawrenceburg, KY | |
| Mar 4, 7:45 PM CST | SNOW 1.8 | 6 S Lawrenceburg, KY | |
| Mar 4, 7:45 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Mount Washington, KY | |
| Mar 4, 7:50 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Huntingburg, IN | |
| Mar 4, 7:51 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Fern Creek, KY | |
| Mar 4, 7:53 PM CST | SNOW 7.1 | 2 Ese Farabee, IN | |
| Mar 4, 7:54 PM CST | SNOW 3.8 | 3 S Doe Valley, KY | |
| Mar 4, 7:55 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 2 W Elizabethtown, KY | |
| Mar 4, 7:57 PM CST | SNOW 3.8 | Cynthiana, KY | |
| Mar 4, 7:58 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Frankfort, KY | |
| Mar 4, 8:00 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Waddy, KY | |
| Mar 4, 8:00 PM CST | SNOW 6 | English, IN | EARLIER REPORT OF 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Mar 4, 8:06 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Prospect, KY | |
| Mar 4, 8:08 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 Nw Valley Station, KY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 562 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 242 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 278 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
306 WWUS43 KLMK 031956 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 256 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA... .MAJOR TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. AT THIS TIME...PLAN ON SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA TO CENTRAL KENTUCKY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>065- 070>072-041000- /O.UPG.KLMK.WS.A.0003.150304T1200Z-150305T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLMK.WS.W.0003.150304T1800Z-150305T1800Z/ 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-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON 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... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN 256 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 /156 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. SNOW ENDS THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND ALSO SOUTHERN KENTUCKY. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT: MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PLAN ON SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW RATES MAY BE INTENSE...RESULTING IN RAPID ACCUMULATIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS: NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS...TRAVEL ONLY IF NECESSARY. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS WITH SOME ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE. HAVE AN EMERGENCY KIT OF BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND FLASHLIGHTS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. && $$ KYZ066-067-073>078-081-082-041000- /O.UPG.KLMK.WS.A.0003.150304T1800Z-150305T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLMK.WS.W.0003.150305T0000Z-150305T1800Z/ CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY- ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIBERTY...STANFORD...SCOTTSVILLE... GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN... BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 256 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 /156 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW WEDNESDAY EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW ENDS THURSDAY LATE MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. SIGNIFICANT SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT: MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PLAN ON SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW RATES MAY BE INTENSE...RESULTING IN RAPID ACCUMULATIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS: NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS...TRAVEL ONLY IF NECESSARY. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS WITH SOME ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE. HAVE AN EMERGENCY KIT OF BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND FLASHLIGHTS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. && $$ ZT
6 follow-up statements
746 WWUS43 KLMK 040850 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 350 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA... .MAJOR TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. AT THIS TIME...PLAN ON SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE REGION...WITH SOME ICING POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. KYZ023>031-033>043-045>049-053>057-061>065-070>072-042100- /O.EXT.KLMK.WS.W.0003.150304T1600Z-150305T1800Z/ HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY- BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM 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-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG... BRANDENBURG...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN... FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE... LA GRANGE...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... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN 350 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 /250 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SLEET AROUND LUNCHTIME ALONG THE I-64 CORRIDOR AND A LITTLE LATER OVER THE KENTUCKY PARKWAYS. THIS SLEET THEN WILL TRANSITION BY MID AFTERNOON TO SNOW...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. SNOW ENDS THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT: MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PLAN ON SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW RATES MAY BE INTENSE... RESULTING IN RAPID ACCUMULATIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS: NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS WITH SOME ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE. HAVE AN EMERGENCY KIT OF BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND FLASHLIGHTS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. && $$ INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ032-042100- /O.EXT.KLMK.WS.W.0003.150304T1300Z-150305T1800Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-TRIMBLE KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...BEDFORD 350 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 /250 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SLEET BY MID MORNING AND THEN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AROUND LUNCH TIME...WITH THE SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE NIGHT. SNOW ENDS THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT: MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PLAN ON SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW RATES MAY BE INTENSE... RESULTING IN RAPID ACCUMULATIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS: NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS WITH SOME ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE. HAVE AN EMERGENCY KIT OF BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND FLASHLIGHTS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. && $$ KYZ066-067-073>078-081-082-042100- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0003.150305T0000Z-150305T1800Z/ CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY- ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIBERTY...STANFORD...SCOTTSVILLE... GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN... BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 350 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 /250 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN AROUND 6 PM EST...AND THEN TRANSITION TO SNOW IN THE MID TO LATE EVENING HOURS...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. SNOW ENDS THURSDAY LATE MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. SIGNIFICANT SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT: MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PLAN ON SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW RATES MAY BE INTENSE... RESULTING IN RAPID ACCUMULATIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS: NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS WITH SOME ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE. HAVE AN EMERGENCY KIT OF BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND FLASHLIGHTS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. && $$ RJS
581 WWUS43 KLMK 041524 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1024 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA... .MAJOR TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. AT THIS TIME...PLAN ON SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE REGION...WITH SOME ICING POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. KYZ023>031-033>043-045>049-053>057-061>065-070>072-042100- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0003.150304T1600Z-150305T1800Z/ HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY- BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM 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-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG... BRANDENBURG...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN... FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE... LA GRANGE...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... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN 1024 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 /924 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SLEET BY LUNCHTIME IN SOUTHERN INDIANA AND TOWARDS MID AFTERNOON OVER THE WESTERN KENTUCKY AND BLUE GRASS PARKWAYS. THIS SLEET THEN WILL THEN TRANSITION TO SNOW...BECOMING HEAVY BY EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT. SNOW WILL END THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 11 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT: MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PLAN ON SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW RATES MAY BE INTENSE...RESULTING IN RAPID ACCUMULATIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS: NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH TONIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS WITH SOME ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE. HAVE AN EMERGENCY KIT OF BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND FLASHLIGHTS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. && $$ INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ032-042100- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-TRIMBLE KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...BEDFORD 1024 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 /924 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY. * TIMING: RAIN TRANSITIONING TO SLEET WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. SNOW WILL END THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 8 INCHES. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT: MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PLAN ON SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW RATES MAY BE INTENSE... RESULTING IN RAPID ACCUMULATIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS: NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS WITH SOME ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE. HAVE AN EMERGENCY KIT OF BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND FLASHLIGHTS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. && $$ KYZ066-067-073>078-081-082-042100- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0003.150305T0000Z-150305T1800Z/ CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY- ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIBERTY...STANFORD...SCOTTSVILLE... GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN... BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 1024 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 /924 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING...AND THEN TRANSITION TO SNOW IN THE MID TO LATE EVENING HOURS...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL END THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. SIGNIFICANT SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT: MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PLAN ON SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW RATES MAY BE INTENSE...RESULTING IN RAPID ACCUMULATIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS: NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH TONIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS WITH SOME ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE. HAVE AN EMERGENCY KIT OF BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND FLASHLIGHTS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. && $$ 13
688 WWUS43 KLMK 042054 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 354 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM IMPACTING KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA... .SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PLAN ON SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE REGION...WITH SOME ICING POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY THIS EVENING. KYZ023>031-033>043-045>049-053>057-061>065-070>072-050500- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/ HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY- BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM 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-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG... BRANDENBURG...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN... FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE... LA GRANGE...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... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN 354 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015 /254 PM CST WED MAR 4 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SLEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS SLEET THEN WILL THEN TRANSITION TO SNOW...BECOMING HEAVY BY MID EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT. SNOW WILL END EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FROM THE NORTHERN BLUE GRASS TO THE NOLIN AND ROUGH RIVER LAKE AREAS. * MAIN IMPACT: PLAN ON SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW RATES MAY BE INTENSE...RESULTING IN RAPID ACCUMULATIONS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. * OTHER IMPACTS: NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH TONIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS WITH SOME ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE. HAVE AN EMERGENCY KIT OF BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND FLASHLIGHTS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. && $$ KYZ066-067-073>078-081-082-050500- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0003.150305T0000Z-150305T1800Z/ CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY- ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIBERTY...STANFORD...SCOTTSVILLE... GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN... BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 354 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015 /254 PM CST WED MAR 4 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SLEET EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS SLEET THEN WILL THEN TRANSITION TO SNOW...BECOMING HEAVY BY LATE EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW WILL END THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE AS WELL. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW RATES MAY BE INTENSE...RESULTING IN RAPID ACCUMULATIONS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. * OTHER IMPACTS: NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH TONIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS WITH SOME ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE. HAVE AN EMERGENCY KIT OF BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND FLASHLIGHTS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. && $$ INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ032-050500- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-TRIMBLE KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...BEDFORD 354 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015 /254 PM CST WED MAR 4 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY...WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL END BY SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE OHIO RIVER. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW RATES MAY BE INTENSE...RESULTING IN RAPID ACCUMULATIONS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. * OTHER IMPACTS: NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH. THIS COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS WITH SOME ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE. HAVE AN EMERGENCY KIT OF BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND FLASHLIGHTS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. && $$
552 WWUS43 KLMK 050834 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 334 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM IMPACTING KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA... .SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR ROOF COLLAPSE...ESPECIALLY ON FLAT ROOFS IN A SWATH NEAR AND NORTH OF THE PARKWAYS IN KENTUCKY. KYZ023>031-033>043-045>049-053>057-061>065-070>072-051800- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/ HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY- BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM 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-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG... BRANDENBURG...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN... FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE... LA GRANGE...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... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN 334 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 /234 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DAYBREAK AND SLOWLY TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...MAKING FOR EVENT TOTALS GENERALLY FROM 7 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS HAVE OCCURRED ALONG A SWATH FROM HARTFORD TO ELIZABETHTOWN AND THROUGH TO GEORGETOWN IN KENTUCKY. * MAIN IMPACT: PLAN ON SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DANGEROUS TO NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS: NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH TONIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. FLAT ROOF STRUCTURES HAVE A POTENTIAL FOR COLLAPSE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE GREATER THAN A FOOT OF SNOW HAS FALLEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS WITH SOME ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE. HAVE AN EMERGENCY KIT OF BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND FLASHLIGHTS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. && $$ KYZ066-067-073>078-081-082-051800- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/ CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY- ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIBERTY...STANFORD...SCOTTSVILLE... GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN... BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 334 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 /234 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING HOURS. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE AS WELL. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW RATES MAY BE INTENSE...RESULTING IN RAPID ACCUMULATIONS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. * OTHER IMPACTS: NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH TONIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS WITH SOME ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE. HAVE AN EMERGENCY KIT OF BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND FLASHLIGHTS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. && $$ INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ032-051800- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-TRIMBLE KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...BEDFORD 334 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 /234 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DAYBREAK. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH DAYBREAK...MAKING FOR EVENT TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS: NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH. THIS COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS WITH SOME ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE. HAVE AN EMERGENCY KIT OF BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND FLASHLIGHTS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. && $$ RJS
580 WWUS43 KLMK 051415 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 915 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM IMPACTING KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA... .SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE OCCURRING THIS MORNING DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. THERE ALSO POTENTIAL FOR ROOF COLLAPSE...ESPECIALLY ON FLAT ROOFS IN A SWATH ALONG THE WESTERN KENTUCKY AND BLUEGRASS PARKWAYS THROUGH THE LEXINGTON METRO. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ032-051515- /O.CAN.KLMK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-TRIMBLE KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...BEDFORD 915 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 /815 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO FLURRIES. $$ KYZ023>031-033>043-045>049-053>057-061>065-070>072-051800- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/ HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY- BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY- MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY- GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY- TAYLOR KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG... BRANDENBURG...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN... FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE... LA GRANGE...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD... HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE... LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN... BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN 915 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 /815 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT: PLAN ON SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DANGEROUS TO NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. FLAT ROOF STRUCTURES HAVE A POTENTIAL FOR COLLAPSE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE GREATER THAN A FOOT OF SNOW HAS FALLEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS WITH SOME ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE. HAVE AN EMERGENCY KIT OF BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND FLASHLIGHTS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. && $$ KYZ066-067-073>078-081-082-051800- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/ CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY- ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIBERTY...STANFORD...SCOTTSVILLE... GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN... BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 915 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 /815 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES TOWARD LUNCH TIME. * ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS WITH SOME ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE. HAVE AN EMERGENCY KIT OF BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND FLASHLIGHTS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. && $$ 13
869 WWUS43 KLMK 051801 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 101 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015 KYZ023>031-033>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-051915- /O.CAN.KLMK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/ HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY- BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY- MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY- GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY- TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY- CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG... BRANDENBURG...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN... FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE... LA GRANGE...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD... HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE... LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN... BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE... LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN... SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA... JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 101 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015 /1201 PM CST THU MAR 5 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. $$ 13
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 Mar 3, 11:10 AM CST, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 11:10 AM CST, 2 hours 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1210 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2015
...Updated Aviation Discussion...
...Forecast Update...
Issued at 1020 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2015
Precip has been slow to develop but we are starting to see hit and
miss rain or showers especially west of I-65. Based on the NAM and
most of the hi-res models the rain should be fairly spotty for much
of the day, with southern Indiana having the best chance at any
widespread steady rains through mid/late afternoon. Temps are
warming enough that any early freezing rain concerns have abated by
now.
Updates out already to refine the timing of precip today.
.SHORT TERM (Now through Wednesday Night)...
Issued at 342 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2015
...Heavy Rain with Potential Flooding Followed By a Significant
Winter Storm...
The first concern for the short term period will whether or not any
freezing rain will impact the far northern portion of the forecast
area this morning. Have kept slight chance pops in for the early
morning hours. However, it looks like most of the precipitation will
be north of the forecast area. Therefore, will not issue an SPS at
this time for freezing rain and icing, but will continue to monitor
the trends and issue any headlines as needed. Temperatures should
rise above freezing across the entire area by 14Z.
Heavy Rain...
A warm front will lift north across the region this morning with
temperatures warming quickly. Southerly winds will also usher in
much more moisture with precipitable water values rising well above
an inch. Showers will increase through the day, particularly across the
northern half of the forecast area. Further to the south they look
to be more scattered in nature, particularly this morning but
increase through the afternoon. Some thunderstorms will continue to
be a possibility as well. Temperatures today will rise into the 50s
across most of the region by afternoon and around 60 near the KY/TN
border.
A low pressure system across Canada will drag a cold front through
the area tonight. Showers will continue in the wake of the front with
a band of moderate to heavy rain developing across the forecast
area. The highest rainfall amounts through 12Z Wednesday continue to
be along and south of the Ohio River with two to two inches
possible. North of the River amounts will be up to one and a half
inches. Will continue the Flood Watch south of the Ohio River as
this is the area that is expected to see the most impacts both from
the rainfall and additional melting snow.
Winter Storm...
The focus then shifts to the transition to winter precipitation and
the possibility for a significant winter storm. Temperatures will be
falling Wednesday in the wake of the cold front. The lower Ohio
Valley will be situated in the right entrance region of a 180 knot
upper level jet with a PV anomaly swinging through Wednesday
night. Precipitable water values will continue to be anomalously
high in the 0.8-1 inch range. Precipitation will start to diminish
somewhat on Wednesday morning, particularly across southern IN and
north central KY. However, a secondary wave of precip is the
expected to build in during the afternoon and evening with the PV
anomaly.
There is fairly good agreement within the model guidance this
morning regarding thermal profiles and changeover from rain to sleet
to snow. The wild card remains the NAM which continues to be much
warmer aloft and at the surface, which would result in significant
differences in snow/sleet totals. Have leaned away from this
solution for now, but it bears watching.
Precipitation should begin to transition Wednesday morning from the
northwest from rain to snow. Soundings show at least some warm layer
aloft, so think a short period of sleet will be possible. Far
southeastern portions of the forecast area will be the last to
transition to snow and this may not be until midnight or later
Wednesday night. Thus, think that snow totals around the Lake
Cumberland area will be lower, but sleet totals may be higher. For
the 0-6Z period Thursday, a good band of snow still looks like it
will set up south of the Ohio River and north of the Cumberland
Parkway. In this band 1-2" per hour snowfall rates will be possible
for a number of hours. After 06Z snow will start to slowly move out
from west to east, though some snow shower will likely continue into
Thursday morning.
Given some lingering uncertainty in the warmer solutions, will
continue with the Winter Storm Watch for now. Thinking in totals
remains similar to the previous forecast with conservatively 4 to 8
inches of snow and sleet accumulation across the area. However, some
areas across central KY do have the potential to see 10+ inches
before all is said and done.
.LONG TERM (Thursday through Tuesday)...
Issued at 330 AM EST Tue Mar 4 2015
Certainly looks like a more quiet forecast period than the short
term above. Biggest concern will be how cold it gets Friday morning
as high pressure moves overhead. With the snow in our forecast
before-hand and clearing skies, temperatures could bottom out close
to records, if not all time March records. Here are those records
for our area:
Mar 5 Mar 5 Mar 6 Mar 6
Cold Highs Forecast High Cold Lows Forecast Lows
BWG 27, 1960 25 1, 1960 5
SDF 26, 1960* 25 -1, 1960 4
FFT 22, 1960 23 -3, 1960 -1
LEX 22, 1960 22 -2, 1960 2
* indicates the most recent time this record occurred
All of the Cold Low records above also are the all time record lows
for March. The record Cold Highs are roughly 6-10 degrees colder
(and they all occurred in 1980. Have gone under guidance for those
lows above, and still feel like I have not gone quite low enough.
These numbers are supported by some of the better performing models
during previous cold spells.
After that morning, we should see a slow moderating trend. Another
weaker cold front will approach slowly perhaps getting into the area
Sunday. Model QPF indicates some light values are possible Saturday
night and Sunday, nothing as significant as the midweek system
though. Another similar front looks to cross the region Monday, with
similar light QPF. Opted to put in some light precip Sunday night
and Monday in the east given flow aloft adding an upslope component
with the terrain there.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
Issued at 310 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2015
Rivers have returned to normal winter flow, but soils remain
saturated from recent snowmelt. The rest of the snowpack will be
added to the mix with Tuesday's warm temps, and rises from heavy
rainfall will be quick due to saturated soils.
Still expecting 1.5 to over 3 inches of rain across central Kentucky
before the changeover to snow on Wednesday. This will likely produce
widespread minor flooding in the Salt, Green, Licking, and Kentucky
basins. Residents in flood prone areas should closely monitor water
levels over the coming days and be prepared for possible flooding by
mid to late week.
&&
.AVIATION (18Z TAF Update)...
Issued at 1205 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2015
Ceilings have dropped to IFR across the board, with scattered
showers affecting SDF and LEX. Expect low ceilings for the duration
of the valid TAF period. Precip will be hit and miss for the rest of
the afternoon, but will likely make little or no difference to the
flight category. Will carry prevailing light rain at SDF, but leave
it as VCSH in LEX and BWG where coverage is less.
As the low-level jetting gets better established over the area this
evening, expect precip coverage to increase with ceilings dropping
to LIFR and perhaps close to field mins. S-SW winds will quickly
shift to NW around 06-09Z as the cold front moves through. Even
though guidance maintains LIFR ceilings behind the front, model
soundings still show enough mixing in the boundary layer to keep it
IFR. BWG might even improve to just barely MVFR.
Changeover to frozen precip is too late to put into LEX, let alone
BWG with any confidence. SDF should change over to snow by early
afternoon, so will depict that in the planning period. Not out of
the question to mix in some sleet during that transition, but
confidence in that is too low to include in the TAF this far out.
&&
.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...WINTER STORM WATCH from Wednesday morning through Thursday
afternoon FOR KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>065-070>072.
FLOOD WATCH from 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ this evening through
Wednesday afternoon FOR KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082.
WINTER STORM WATCH from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday
afternoon FOR KYZ066-067-073>078-081-082.
IN...WINTER STORM WATCH from Wednesday morning through Thursday
afternoon FOR INZ076>079-083-084-089>092.
&&
Update.........RAS
Short Term.....EER
Long Term......RJS
Hydrology......EER
Aviation.......RASHazardous weather outlook, Mar 3, 3:35 AM CST, 10 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 435 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-040945- ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN- PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE 435 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 /335 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ROUGHLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64. THIS MAY CAUSE A FEW SLICK SPOTS BEFORE SUNRISE. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY WILL PRODUCE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN SOUTHERN INDIANA BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. LOCALIZED FLOODING OR PONDING IS POSSIBLE. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE AREA. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD CAUSE MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS. PLEASE SEE THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAIN AND SNOW TOTALS THIS WEEK. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>065-070>072-040945- 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-LOGAN KY- WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN... FRANKLIN 435 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 /335 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2015/ ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE ROUGHLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64 WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE SUNRISE THIS MORNING. THIS MAY CAUSE A FEW SLICK SPOTS BEFORE SUNRISE. HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WILL LIKELY LEAD TO FLOODING ISSUES. PLEASE SEE THE FLOOD WATCH FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE AREA. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD CAUSE MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS. PLEASE SEE THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAIN AND SNOW TOTALS THIS WEEK. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. KYZ066-067-073>078-081-082-040945- CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY- ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIBERTY...STANFORD...SCOTTSVILLE... GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN... BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 435 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 /335 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2015/ ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WILL LIKELY LEAD TO FLOODING ISSUES. PLEASE SEE THE FLOOD WATCH FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE AREA. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD CAUSE MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS. PLEASE SEE THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAIN AND SNOW TOTALS THIS WEEK. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. EER/RJS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 12:30 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Warren | 58 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:30 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Edmonson | 5 days |
| Mar 3, 12:30 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Warren | 10 days |
| Mar 3, 12:30 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Muhlenberg, Ohio | 16 days |
| Mar 3, 12:32 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hardin, Nelson | 8 days |
| Mar 3, 12:35 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison | 54 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:35 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Nicholas, Robertson | 4 days |
| Mar 3, 1:30 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon | 8 days |
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Sources
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