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Freeze Warning 3, NWS Louisville, KY

March 13, 201749 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this freeze warning at Mar 13, 2017, 2:49 PM CDT for 49 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Mar 14, 2017, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 57 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 13, 2017, 2:49 PM CDT (19:49 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 14, 2017, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 16, 2017, 10:00 AM CDT
In force
57 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 19:52 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2017-03-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2017-03-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 211 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1179 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
211 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
189 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

412 
WWUS73 KLMK 131949
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
349 PM EDT MON MAR 13 2017

...LATE WINTER COLD SNAP TO CONTINUE THROUGH MIDWEEK ACROSS
SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

.|SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WORK BACK INTO THE
REGION AGAIN TONIGHT BEHIND A DEPARTING BAND OF PRECIPITATION.
HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL USHER IN MUCH COLDER
AND TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE
UPPER TEENS AND LOWER 20S EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. BY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, HIGH PRESSURE WILL CENTER OVER THE REGION,
ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO DIP BACK INTO THE UPPER TEENS AND LOWER
20S BY THURSDAY MORNING. 

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-140600-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FZ.W.0003.170314T0600Z-170316T1500Z/
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-
349 PM EDT MON MAR 13 2017 /249 PM CDT MON MAR 13 2017/

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ TUESDAY TO
11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ TUESDAY TO
11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THURSDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE...VALUES WILL DIP INTO THE MIDDLE 20S IN SOUTHERN
  INDIANA TO NEAR FREEZING OVERNIGHT ALONG THE KENTUCKY AND
  TENNESSEE BORDER TONIGHT. LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW
  FREEZING SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT,
  BOTTOMING OUT IN THE UPPER TEENS AND LOWER 20S WEDNESDAY MORNING
  AND THURSDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...FOR COMMERCIAL GROWERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH
  VULNERABLE PEAR AND APPLE TREES IN AN ADVANCED BUDDING AND BLOOM
  STAGE, THESE TEMPERATURES WILL BE HAZARDOUS. FOR AMATEUR AND
  PROFESSIONAL GARDENERS, IT WILL BE PRUDENT TO PROTECT SENSITIVE
  PLANTS EXPOSED TO PROLONGED SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES DURING
  NIGHT TIME AND THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THROUGH AT LEAST
  THURSDAY. THOSE WITH LIVESTOCK OR PETS SHOULD ALSO MAKE SURE
  THAT FRESH WATER IS AVAILABLE AND DOES NOT BECOME FROZEN OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

WFO PAH/SMITH
7 follow-up statements
678 
WWUS73 KLMK 140322
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1122 PM EDT Mon Mar 13 2017

...Late Winter Cold Snap to Continue Through Midweek Across 
Southern Indiana and Central Kentucky...

.High pressure from the upper Midwest will bring unseasonably 
cold air to the region through Thursday morning.

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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, 
and Albany
1122 PM EDT Mon Mar 13 2017 /1022 PM CDT Mon Mar 13 2017/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/
THURSDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...Temperatures will fall into the middle and upper
  20s tonight and into the teens Tuesday night and Wednesday 
  night. 

* IMPACTS...For commercial growers, especially those with
  vulnerable pear and apple trees in an advanced budding and bloom
  stage, these temperatures will be hazardous. For gardeners it
  will be prudent to protect sensitive plants exposed to prolonged
  sub-freezing temperatures during night time and the early
  morning hours through at least Thursday. Those with livestock or
  pets should also make sure that fresh water is available and
  does not become frozen overnight. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or 
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other 
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$

13
817 
WWUS73 KLMK 140738
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
338 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-142000-
/O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170316T1500Z/
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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, 
and Albany
338 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017 /238 AM CDT Tue Mar 14 2017/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/
THURSDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...Temperatures this morning will fall into the upper
  20s to around 30. Colder temperatures are expected tonight and
  again on Wednesday night with overnight lows dipping into the
  teens to around 20.

* IMPACTS...For commercial growers, especially those with 
  vulnerable pear and apple trees in an advanced budding and 
  bloom stage, these temperatures will be hazardous. For 
  gardeners it will be prudent to protect sensitive plants 
  exposed to prolonged sub-freezing temperatures during night 
  time and the early morning hours through at least Thursday. 
  Those with livestock or pets should also make sure that fresh 
  water is available and does not become frozen overnight. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$
131 
WWUS73 KLMK 141936
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
336 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/
THURSDAY...

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-150400-
/O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170316T1500Z/
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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, 
and Albany
336 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017 /236 PM CDT Tue Mar 14 2017/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/
THURSDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...Colder temperatures are expected tonight and  
  again on Wednesday night with overnight lows dipping into the 
  teens to around 20. 

* IMPACTS...For commercial growers, especially those with 
  vulnerable pear and apple trees in an advanced budding and 
  bloom stage, these temperatures will be hazardous. For 
  gardeners it will be prudent to protect sensitive plants 
  exposed to prolonged sub-freezing temperatures during night 
  time and the early morning hours through at least Thursday. 
  Those with livestock or pets should also make sure that fresh 
  water is available and does not become frozen overnight. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$

RJS
706 
WWUS73 KLMK 150343
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1143 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/
THURSDAY...

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-152000-
/O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170316T1500Z/
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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, 
and Albany
1143 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017 /1043 PM CDT Tue Mar 14 2017/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/
THURSDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...morning lows dipping into the teens to around 20.

* IMPACTS...For commercial growers, especially those with 
  vulnerable pear and apple trees in an advanced budding and 
  bloom stage, these temperatures will be hazardous. For 
  gardeners it will be prudent to protect sensitive plants 
  exposed to prolonged sub-freezing temperatures during night 
  time and the early morning hours through at least Thursday. 
  Those with livestock or pets should also make sure that fresh 
  water is available and does not become frozen overnight. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$

13
847 
WWUS73 KLMK 151929
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
329 PM EDT Wed Mar 15 2017

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/
THURSDAY...

KYZ036-037-040>043-047>049-055>057-066-067-078-082-160900-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FZ.W.0004.170317T0100Z-170317T1300Z/
/O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170316T1500Z/
Scott-Harrison-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Mercer-Jessamine-
Clark-Boyle-Garrard-Madison-Casey-Lincoln-Russell-Clinton-
Including the cities of Georgetown, Cynthiana, Versailles, 
Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, 
Winchester, Danville, Lancaster, Richmond, Liberty, Stanford, 
Jamestown, and Albany
329 PM EDT Wed Mar 15 2017 /229 PM CDT Wed Mar 15 2017/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/
THURSDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THURSDAY TO
9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ FRIDAY...

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a Freeze
Warning, which is in effect from 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ Thursday to
9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ Friday. 

* TEMPERATURE...Morning lows dipping into upper 20s to low 30s for
  several hours.

* IMPACTS...Plants and vegetation ahead of schedule that have not
  been killed by previous freezes could be impacted. Continue to
  take precautions to protect any sensitive plants and vegetation.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$

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Nelson-Larue-Marion-Butler-Edmonson-Hart-Green-Taylor-Logan-
Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair-Cumberland-
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, 
Taylorsville, Lawrenceburg, Bardstown, Springfield, Hodgenville, 
Lebanon, Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Greensburg, 
Campbellsville, Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, 
Providence, Scottsville, Glasgow, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, 
Columbia, and Burkesville
329 PM EDT Wed Mar 15 2017 /229 PM CDT Wed Mar 15 2017/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/
THURSDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...morning lows dipping into the teens to around 20.

* IMPACTS...For commercial growers, especially those with 
  vulnerable pear and apple trees in an advanced budding and 
  bloom stage, these temperatures will be hazardous. For 
  gardeners it will be prudent to protect sensitive plants 
  exposed to prolonged sub-freezing temperatures during night 
  time and the early morning hours through at least Thursday. 
  Those with livestock or pets should also make sure that fresh 
  water is available and does not become frozen overnight. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$
398 
WWUS73 KLMK 160741
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
341 AM EDT Thu Mar 16 2017

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/
THURSDAY...

KYZ036-037-040>043-047>049-055>057-066-067-078-082-162000-
/O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170316T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0004.170317T0100Z-170317T1300Z/
Scott-Harrison-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Mercer-Jessamine-
Clark-Boyle-Garrard-Madison-Casey-Lincoln-Russell-Clinton-
Including the cities of Georgetown, Cynthiana, Versailles, 
Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, 
Winchester, Danville, Lancaster, Richmond, Liberty, Stanford, 
Jamestown, and Albany
341 AM EDT Thu Mar 16 2017 /241 AM CDT Thu Mar 16 2017/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ FRIDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...Early morning temperatures will drop into the
  upper teens. Temperatures tonight are expected to drop back into
the upper 20s for a time before rising to near freezing by 
sunrise Friday.

* IMPACTS...Plants and vegetation ahead of schedule that have 
  not been killed by previous freezes could be impacted. 
  Continue to take precautions to protect any sensitive plants 
  and vegetation. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>035-038-039-045-046-053-054-
061>065-070>077-081-161500-
/O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170316T1500Z/
Orange-Washington-Scott-Jefferson-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison-
Floyd-Clark-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-
Bullitt-Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Spencer-Anderson-
Nelson-Larue-Marion-Butler-Edmonson-Hart-Green-Taylor-Logan-
Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair-Cumberland-
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, 
Taylorsville, Lawrenceburg, Bardstown, Springfield, Hodgenville, 
Lebanon, Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Greensburg, 
Campbellsville, Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, 
Providence, Scottsville, Glasgow, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, 
Columbia, and Burkesville
341 AM EDT Thu Mar 16 2017 /241 AM CDT Thu Mar 16 2017/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING...

* TEMPERATURE...Low temperatures this morning will drop into the
  mid to upper teens before warming after sunrise.

* IMPACTS...For commercial growers, especially those with 
  vulnerable pear and apple trees in an advanced budding and 
  bloom stage, these temperatures will be hazardous. For 
  gardeners it will be prudent to protect sensitive plants 
  exposed to prolonged sub-freezing temperatures during night 
  time and the early morning hours through at least Thursday. 
  Those with livestock or pets should also make sure that fresh 
  water is available and does not become frozen overnight. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$
546 
WWUS73 KLMK 161452
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1052 AM EDT Thu Mar 16 2017

KYZ036-037-040>043-047>049-055>057-066-067-078-082-162300-
/O.EXP.KLMK.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170316T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0004.170317T0100Z-170317T1300Z/
Scott-Harrison-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Mercer-Jessamine-
Clark-Boyle-Garrard-Madison-Casey-Lincoln-Russell-Clinton-
Including the cities of Georgetown, Cynthiana, Versailles, 
Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, 
Winchester, Danville, Lancaster, Richmond, Liberty, Stanford, 
Jamestown, and Albany
1052 AM EDT Thu Mar 16 2017 /952 AM CDT Thu Mar 16 2017/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ FRIDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING...

* TEMPERATURE...Temperatures tonight are expected to drop back into
  the upper 20s for a time before rising to near freezing by 
  sunrise Friday. 

* IMPACTS...Plants and vegetation ahead of schedule that have 
  not been killed by previous freezes could be impacted. 
  Continue to take precautions to protect any sensitive plants 
  and vegetation. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>035-038-039-045-046-053-054-
061>065-070>077-081-161600-
/O.EXP.KLMK.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170316T1500Z/
Orange-Washington-Scott-Jefferson-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison-
Floyd-Clark-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-
Bullitt-Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Spencer-Anderson-
Nelson-Larue-Marion-Butler-Edmonson-Hart-Green-Taylor-Logan-
Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair-Cumberland-
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, 
Taylorsville, Lawrenceburg, Bardstown, Springfield, Hodgenville, 
Lebanon, Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Greensburg, 
Campbellsville, Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, 
Providence, Scottsville, Glasgow, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, 
Columbia, and Burkesville
1052 AM EDT Thu Mar 16 2017 /952 AM CDT Thu Mar 16 2017/

...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING...

Temperatures have risen to near freezing and will continue to
climb into the 40s this afternoon.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze 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 freeze warning went out at Mar 13, 2:31 PM CDT, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 2:31 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Louisville KY
Issued by National Weather Service Paducah KY
331 PM EDT Mon Mar 13 2017

.Short Term...(This evening through Tuesday night)
Issued at 329 PM EDT Mon Mar 13 2017

Main story with slowly decreasing chances for mixed precipitation
tonight will be the increase in sub-freezing temperatures from
northwest to southeast through the night. With the surface
pressure gradient increasing after midnight from the west, low
level moisture will gradually decrease from the northwest as well.

Even with the potential for antecedent moisture on vegetation that
may mitigate some freezing early on during the evening and through
the early overnight hours, decided that the period of subfreezing
temperatures were long enough to cause some potential for harm.

Freezing temperatures will likely work into the Southern IN
counties by 06z (2 am EDT) reaching near the KY/TN border by 11z
(5 am CDT/6 am EDT) tonight. With this in mind, introduced a
Freeze warning for tonight and will delineate the areas of
concern tonight.

With precipitation chances becoming nil by daybreak on Tuesday
with the axis of the deep trough moving east of the area, the
focus will be cold and dry air advection into the area. Tuesday
will bring increase cold air advection with the sharpening
gradient ahead of the high pressure centered over MN to MO by 2
pm EDT. Anticipate overnight lows in the teens by Wednesday
morning.

&&

.Long Term...(Wednesday through Monday)
Issued at 329 PM EDT Mon Mar 13 2017

Will continue the freeze warning through at least 16z on Thursday
morning.

The cold air advection train will continue moving south-
southeastward with the 12z Monday GFS centering the High Pressure
right over central Kentucky and Southern IN by 8 am on Thursday
morning. With no precipitation and lesser cloud cover, could see
similar temperatures Wednesday night that are also expected on
Tuesday night, except with little or no wind.

Although previous forecast shifts have increased confidence on the
timing and coverage of the next wave of light precipitation
associated with a trough diving down from the upper Midwest late
Thursday into Friday, there is some uncertainty whether there
will be any mixed precipitation at the onset. At this time,
expected most of the precipitation will be in the form of rain.
Depending on the evolution and deepening of the trough as it moves
to the mid- Atlantic states by Saturday will determine if there
are any changes required for precipitation type and amounts.

The next chance for precipitation will return late Sunday into
Monday. Temperatures will be warm enough see any precipitation as
rain at this time.

&&

.Aviation...(18Z TAF Issuance)
Issued at 127 pm EDT Fri Mar 13 2017

Gradual transition from VFR to MVFR ceilings in the BWG, SDF, and
LEX with an introduction of VFR and MVFR visibilities due to rain
or rain/snow mix. There may be a brief period (less than 3 hours)
where ceiling may drop below the 1000 ft AGL threshold at each
site between 00z and 09z, but forecast confidence is too low at
this time to warrant a reduction in categories. One noticeable
adjustment was to bring a rain/snow mix to SDF earlier than
expected. Also, switched wind direction to the north a little
faster than in the 12z TAF issuance.

&&

.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...Freeze Warning from 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ Tuesday to 11 AM EDT /10
     AM CDT/ Thursday for INZ076>079-083-084-089>092.

KY...Freeze Warning from 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ Tuesday to 11 AM EDT /10
     AM CDT/ Thursday for KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
     070>078-081-082.

&&

Short Term...WFO PAH/Smith
Long Term...WFO PAH/Smith
Aviation...WFO PAH/Smith
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 13, 2:23 AM CDT, 12 hours 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
323 AM EDT Mon Mar 13 2017

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-140730-
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, and Albany
323 AM EDT Mon Mar 13 2017 /223 AM CDT Mon Mar 13 2017/

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central
Indiana and Central Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Cold weather will continue for much of the upcoming week, with hard
freezes expected again Tuesday night and Wednesday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

&&

More information, along with other weather, hydrological and
climate information can be found, at weather.gov/louisville.

EER

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 13, 11:02 AM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
Issued by National Weather Service Paducah KY
1202 PM EDT Mon Mar 13 2017

INZ076-083-084-089-KYZ023>027-061-070-131800-
Orange-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-
Grayson-Butler-Logan-
1202 PM EDT Mon Mar 13 2017 /1102 AM CDT Mon Mar 13 2017/

...Minor accumulation of snow on grassy areas through 2 pm EDT...

A small, but dynamic weather system is moving through parts of
Western Kentucky and Southern Indiana during the later morning
hours.

As the system moves east through the noon hour, a minor
accumulation of snow is expected to be deposited on grassy areas.

Most accumulation will likely be west of a line from French Lick,
onward to Brandenburg, Hardinsburg, Morgantown, to northwest of
Russelville. Snowfall amounts should range from one tenth to one
half inch as you travel westward.

Given the warm ground and pavement temperatures, the snow should
have little impact on drivers in Southern Indiana and West Central
Kentucky. However, drivers should be on the lookout for changes in
the visibility of the road ahead due to the snow and drive
according to the weather conditions.

The snow will change to a mix, then all to rain in about three
hours after the onset of the wintry precipation. After that time,
the coverage and intensity of the precipitation should also lessen
through the remainder of the afternoon.

WFO PAH/SMITH

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.