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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Jul 8, 2016, 6:02 PM EDT for Orange County, Indiana. 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 8, 2016, 6:02 PM EDT (22:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2016, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
County Orange County, IN
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 244 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
- 1584 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 799 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 8, 5:38 PM EDT, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 5:38 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 542 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023-025-029>043-049-092145- ORANGE-WASHINGTON-SCOTT-JEFFERSON-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-HARRISON- FLOYD-CLARK-HANCOCK-MEADE-BULLITT-OLDHAM-TRIMBLE-HENRY-SHELBY- FRANKLIN-SPENCER-ANDERSON-WOODFORD-FAYETTE-BOURBON-NICHOLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...ENGLISH...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...LEWISPORT...HAWESVILLE...BRANDENBURG... SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...MILTON... NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA... TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS... CARLISLE...WINCHESTER 542 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016 /442 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR STORM WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING UNTIL A COLD FRONT PASSES LATER TONIGHT. BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL... LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY STRONGER WIND GUSTS...DAMAGE...AS WELL AS FLOODED ROADWAYS FROM THIS AFTERNOONS STORMS. KYZ024-026>028-045>048-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-092145- BRECKINRIDGE-OHIO-GRAYSON-HARDIN-NELSON-WASHINGTON-MERCER-JESSAMINE- LARUE-MARION-BOYLE-GARRARD-MADISON-BUTLER-EDMONSON-HART-GREEN-TAYLOR- CASEY-LINCOLN-LOGAN-WARREN-SIMPSON-ALLEN-BARREN-MONROE-METCALFE- ADAIR-RUSSELL-CUMBERLAND-CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARDINSBURG...HARTFORD...LEITCHFIELD... ELIZABETHTOWN...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG... NICHOLASVILLE...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER... RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...HORSE CAVE...GREENSBURG... CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN... FRANKLIN...PROVIDENCE...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE... EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 542 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016 /442 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/ TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR STORM WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING UNTIL A COLD FRONT PASSES LATER TONIGHT. BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL... LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORM. DUE TO RECENT VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING CONCERNS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY STRONGER WIND GUSTS...DAMAGE...AS WELL AS FLOODED ROADWAYS FROM THIS AFTERNOONS STORMS. BJS
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Local storm report, Jul 8, 3:46 PM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jul 8, 3:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
357 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0357 PM FLASH FLOOD LANCASTER 37.62N 84.58W
07/08/2016 GARRARD KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER OVER THE ROADWAY ON RICHMOND STREET IN
LANCASTER.
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KJDLocal storm report, Jul 8, 3:59 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
359 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0254 PM TSTM WND DMG LANCASTER 37.62N 84.58W
07/08/2016 GARRARD KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
A FEW TREES DOWN IN THE TOWN OF LANCASTER.
TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
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KJDSpecial weather statement, Jul 8, 6:02 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 602 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016 INZ076-082230- ORANGE- 602 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN ORANGE COUNTY... AT 602 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR SHOALS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ORLEANS...FRENCH LICK...ORANGEVILLE...WEST BADEN SPRINGS...BONDS... SCARLET...HINDOSTAN...PROSPECT AND ABYDEL. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. LAT...LON 3869 8635 3855 8660 3860 8668 3869 8668 TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 298DEG 24KT 3872 8671 SCHOETTMER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 10:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Edmonson | 49 hr |
| Jul 8, 9:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hancock | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 9:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 35 min |
| Jul 8, 9:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 27 min |
| Jul 8, 10:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson | 38 min |
| Jul 8, 10:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson | 44 min |
| Jul 8, 10:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson, Spencer | 29 min |
| Jul 8, 10:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Trimble | 40 min |
| Jul 8, 10:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Oldham, Trimble | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 11:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer | 35 min |
| Jul 8, 11:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Scott, Shelby, Woodford | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 11:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Trimble | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 11:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Fayette, Scott | 25 min |
| Jul 8, 12:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Harrison, Nicholas | 34 min |
| Jul 8, 12:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette | 27 min |
| Jul 8, 1:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nelson, Washington | 27 min |
| Jul 8, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Mercer, Nelson, Washington | 36 min |
| Jul 8, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard, Jessamine, Madison | 24 min |
| Jul 8, 2:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Metcalfe | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle | 27 min |
| Jul 8, 2:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Garrard, Jessamine, Madison | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Monroe | 38 min |
| Jul 8, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jessamine, Mercer | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 9 min |
| Jul 8, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Mercer | 34 min |
| Jul 8, 2:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer, Washington and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Monroe | 46 min |
| Jul 8, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 44 min |
| Jul 8, 3:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln, Madison | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe | 20 min |
| Jul 8, 3:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln, Madison | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Meade | 35 min |
| Jul 8, 9:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Dubois | 43 min |
| Jul 8, 9:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Harrison, Orange, Perry | 39 min |
| Jul 8, 10:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Washington | 39 min |
| Jul 8, 10:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Scott, Washington | 45 min |
| Jul 8, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Crawford | 23 min |
| Jul 8, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Crawford | 34 min |
| Jul 8, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Crawford | 38 min |
| Jul 8, 7:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison | 34 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.