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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this wind advisory at Feb 24, 2016, 11:55 AM EST for 10 counties in Indiana; 49 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2016, 11:55 AM EST (16:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 9:08 PM EST
- In force
- 9 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 16:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1102 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
216 WWUS73 KLMK 241655 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1155 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY WILL CAUSE WINDS TO GUST TO 35 TO 45 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-242130- /O.NEW.KLMK.WI.Y.0003.160224T1655Z-160225T0600Z/ 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...ORLEANS...FRENCH LICK...SALEM... SCOTTSBURG...AUSTIN...MADISON...JASPER...HUNTINGBURG... BROWNSTOWN...MILLTOWN...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON... NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE...CLARKSVILLE...LEWISPORT... HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...IRVINGTON...CLOVERPORT...BRANDENBURG... MULDRAUGH...BEAVER DAM...HARTFORD...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN... RADCLIFF...FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE... HILLVIEW...BROOKS...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BUCKNER... CRESTWOOD...PEWEE VALLEY...BEDFORD...MILTON...EMINENCE... NEW CASTLE...PLEASUREVILLE...CAMPBELLSBURG...SHELBYVILLE... FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE... LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE... BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WILMORE... WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER... RICHMOND...BEREA...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...HORSE CAVE... MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...PROVIDENCE... SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA... RUSSELL SPRINGS...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 1155 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 /1055 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THURSDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON MAINLY IN AREAS THAT SEE BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER. WIDESPREAD STRONG WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 40 MPH ARE MOST LIKELY FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL GUST TO 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WITH VERY MOIST GROUNDS DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL, WEAKLY ROOTED TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN BY STRONG WIND GUSTS. IN ADDITION, LOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AMS
2 follow-up statements
343 WWUS73 KLMK 242029 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 329 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIND GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE THROUGH THIS EVENING. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-250600- /O.CON.KLMK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160225T0600Z/ 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...ORLEANS...FRENCH LICK...SALEM... SCOTTSBURG...AUSTIN...MADISON...JASPER...HUNTINGBURG... BROWNSTOWN...MILLTOWN...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON... NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE...CLARKSVILLE...LEWISPORT... HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...IRVINGTON...CLOVERPORT...BRANDENBURG... MULDRAUGH...BEAVER DAM...HARTFORD...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN... RADCLIFF...FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE... HILLVIEW...BROOKS...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BUCKNER... CRESTWOOD...PEWEE VALLEY...BEDFORD...MILTON...EMINENCE... NEW CASTLE...PLEASUREVILLE...CAMPBELLSBURG...SHELBYVILLE... FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE... LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE... BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WILMORE... WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER... RICHMOND...BEREA...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...HORSE CAVE... MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...PROVIDENCE... SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA... RUSSELL SPRINGS...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 329 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 /229 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THURSDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 40 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL GUST TO 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WITH VERY MOIST GROUNDS DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...WEAKLY ROOTED TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN BY STRONG WIND GUSTS. IN ADDITION...LOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AMS
567 WWUS73 KLMK 250208 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 908 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND GUSTS SUBSIDING... .WIND GUSTS WILL BE ON THE DECREASE THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING HOURS...REACHING UP TO 30 MPH AT TIMES FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-250315- /O.CAN.KLMK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160225T0600Z/ 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...ORLEANS...FRENCH LICK...SALEM... SCOTTSBURG...AUSTIN...MADISON...JASPER...HUNTINGBURG... BROWNSTOWN...MILLTOWN...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON... NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE...CLARKSVILLE...LEWISPORT... HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...IRVINGTON...CLOVERPORT...BRANDENBURG... MULDRAUGH...BEAVER DAM...HARTFORD...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN... RADCLIFF...FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE... HILLVIEW...BROOKS...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BUCKNER... CRESTWOOD...PEWEE VALLEY...BEDFORD...MILTON...EMINENCE... NEW CASTLE...PLEASUREVILLE...CAMPBELLSBURG...SHELBYVILLE... FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE... LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE... BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WILMORE... WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER... RICHMOND...BEREA...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...HORSE CAVE... MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...PROVIDENCE... SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA... RUSSELL SPRINGS...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 908 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 /808 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND GUSTS HAVE SUBSIDED...AND PLAN ON GUSTS THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT TO BE IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. $$ ZT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 9:27 AM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Warren | 4 days |
Nearby
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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.