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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

August 28, 2016Harrison County, Washington County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Aug 28, 2016, 6:49 PM EDT for Harrison County, Washington County, Indiana. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Aug 28, 2016, 6:49 PM EDT (22:49 UTC)
Expired
Aug 28, 2016, 7:15 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY

Counties Harrison County, IN, Washington County, IN

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 232 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 2016-08-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1387 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 2016-08-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1387 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-78 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1137 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Aug 28, 6:33 PM EDT, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 28, 6:33 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 28, 3:42 PM EDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
342 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-291945-
ORANGE-WASHINGTON-SCOTT-JEFFERSON-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-HARRISON-
FLOYD-CLARK-HANCOCK-BRECKINRIDGE-MEADE-OHIO-GRAYSON-HARDIN-BULLITT-
OLDHAM-TRIMBLE-HENRY-SHELBY-FRANKLIN-SPENCER-ANDERSON-WOODFORD-
FAYETTE-BOURBON-NICHOLAS-NELSON-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...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...
JASPER...ENGLISH...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...
JEFFERSONVILLE...LEWISPORT...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...
BRANDENBURG...HARTFORD...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...
SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...MILTON...
NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...
TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...
CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...
WINCHESTER...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
342 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016 /242 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2016/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS
EVENING ESPECIALLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 65. ISOLATED INSTANCES OF
DAMAGING WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSING
MINOR FLOODING WILL BE THE GREATEST THREATS WITH THE STRONGEST
STORMS.

OUTSIDE OF STORMS...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH HEAT
INDICES AROUND 100 THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST MONDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL REACH AROUND 100 DEGREES MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT ANY STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE AS
WELL AS MINOR FLOODING THIS EVENING.

AMS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 28, 6:12 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
612 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0246 PM     HAIL             2 WNW LEXINGTON         38.06N 84.49W
08/28/2016  M0.25 INCH       FAYETTE            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL AT NORTH BROADWAY AND WEST
            5TH STREET IN LEXINGTON.

&&

SZAPPANOS
Local storm report, Aug 28, 6:13 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
613 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0517 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BEREA                   37.58N 84.29W
08/28/2016                   MADISON            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HIGH WATER ON HOLLY HILL ROAD AND SOUTH
            DOGWOOD DRIVE.

0513 PM     HAIL             CRESTWOOD               38.34N 85.48W
08/28/2016  M0.25 INCH       OLDHAM             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            .

0445 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BEREA                   37.58N 84.29W
08/28/2016                   MADISON            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN ON HAITI ROAD. TREE AND POWER
            LINE DOWN ON CHERRY ROAD. TREE DOWN ON OLD
            WALLACETON ROAD.

0445 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BEREA                   37.58N 84.29W
08/28/2016                   MADISON            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE DOWN.

0330 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNE DUCKERS           38.19N 84.77W
08/28/2016                   FRANKLIN           KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN.

0312 PM     HAIL             6 NW LEXINGTON          38.10N 84.55W
08/28/2016  M0.25 INCH       FAYETTE            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME SIZE HAIL AT MASTERSON STATION PARK IN
            NORTHWEST LEXINGTON.

0300 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 NW LEXINGTON          38.10N 84.56W
08/28/2016                   FAYETTE            KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE DOWN IN MASTERSON STATION.

0246 PM     HAIL             2 WNW LEXINGTON         38.06N 84.49W
08/28/2016  M0.25 INCH       FAYETTE            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL AT NORTH BROADWAY AND WEST
            5TH STREET IN LEXINGTON.

&&

SZAPPANOS
NWS LOUISVILLE KY
IRIS SYSTEM
Special weather statement, Aug 28, 6:14 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
614 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016

INZ077-078-090>092-KYZ028>030-045-053-054-282245-
WASHINGTON-SCOTT-FLOYD-CLARK-HARRISON-LARUE-JEFFERSON-HARDIN-NELSON-
MARION-BULLITT-
614 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN HARRISON...
SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT...FLOYD...SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...WESTERN
CLARK...SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON...WEST CENTRAL MARION...NORTHEASTERN
HARDIN...SOUTHWESTERN NELSON...WESTERN BULLITT AND NORTHEASTERN LARUE
COUNTIES...

AT 614 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF NEW ALBANY TO NEAR ST.
DENNIS TO 11 MILES NORTH OF ELIZABETHTOWN TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF
HODGENVILLE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LOUISVILLE...JEFFERSONVILLE...NEW ALBANY...SHIVELY...
SHEPHERDSVILLE...AUDUBON PARK...PARKWAY VILLAGE...ST. DENNIS...
VALLEY STATION AND PLEASURE RIDGE PAR.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY CAN RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN LOUISVILLE.

LAT...LON 3832 8568 3808 8578 3783 8562 3760 8542
      3751 8562 3791 8598 3800 8600 3799 8603
      3799 8604 3831 8610 3866 8584
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 129DEG 13KT 3838 8581 3819 8593 3786 8588 3762
8563

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Special weather statement, Aug 28, 6:44 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 28, 6:48 PM EDT, 1 minute before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 27, 8:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKTaylor27 min
Aug 27, 8:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton, Russell33 min
Aug 28, 2:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon, Fayette30 min
Aug 28, 2:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFayette32 min
Aug 28, 2:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon, Scott25 min
Aug 28, 2:58 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKBourbon, Fayette3 hr
Aug 28, 3:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFayette, Jessamine, Scott, Woodford35 min
Aug 28, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKScott33 min
Aug 28, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark27 min
Aug 28, 3:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison, Scott24 min
Aug 28, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMercer, Woodford35 min
Aug 28, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAnderson, Franklin35 min
Aug 28, 4:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCumberland, Monroe27 min
Aug 28, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison26 min
Aug 28, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKNicholas34 min
Aug 28, 4:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGarrard, Madison23 min
Aug 28, 4:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKMadison3 hr
Aug 28, 4:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington27 min
Aug 28, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGarrard, Lincoln32 min
Aug 28, 5:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKNicholas2 hr
Aug 28, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington34 min
Aug 28, 5:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson, Oldham32 min
Aug 28, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGarrard, Lincoln, Madison29 min
Aug 28, 5:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKTrimble27 min
Aug 28, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMarion, Taylor37 min
Aug 28, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt, Jefferson, Nelson27 min
Aug 28, 6:04 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBoyle, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison3 hr
Aug 28, 6:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCasey, Russell31 min
Aug 28, 6:37 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKCasey, Lincoln3 hr
Aug 28, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair, Clinton, Green, Russell31 min
Aug 28, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWarren28 min
Aug 28, 7:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGreen, Hart29 min
Aug 28, 7:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGrayson, Hardin26 min
Aug 28, 7:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCumberland, Monroe47 min
Aug 28, 7:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHart29 min
Aug 28, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark, Jefferson, Scott34 min
Aug 28, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFloyd31 min
Aug 28, 6:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson42 min
Aug 28, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford, Harrison, Orange, Washington31 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.