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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Apr 3, 2017, 6:55 PM EDT for Meade County, Kentucky. It was in force for 35 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
- Apr 3, 2017, 6:55 PM EDT (22:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2017, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
County Meade County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 211 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
- 874 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 446 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
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 Apr 3, 3:35 PM EDT, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 3:35 PM EDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 3:50 PM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Louisville KY 350 PM EDT Mon Apr 3 2017 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-042000- 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 350 PM EDT Mon Apr 3 2017 /250 PM CDT Mon Apr 3 2017/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Scattered thunderstorms are expected late this afternoon and evening. Some of these storms could be strong, with a threat of marginally severe wind gusts and hail. The main timing would be from 4 PM EDT to 10 PM EDT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Wednesday afternoon and evening. At this time, damaging winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes are all possible. Stay tuned to the latest on this potential severe weather day. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening, and again Wednesday afternoon and evening. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found, at weather.gov/louisville. EBW
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 6:55 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
655 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017
INZ090-KYZ024-025-032330-
Harrison-Meade-Breckinridge-
655 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN HARRISON...
CENTRAL MEADE AND NORTHEASTERN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTIES...
At 655 PM EDT/555 PM CDT/, strong thunderstorms were clustered 11
miles northeast of Hardinsburg, moving northeast at 40 mph.
Winds in excess of 45 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Brandenburg, Webster, Irvington, Muldraugh, Ekron, Mauckport,
Laconia, Guston, Mystic and Raymond.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 3797 8646 3819 8609 3809 8598 3800 8598
3800 8600 3794 8599 3778 8644
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 239DEG 36KT 3791 8634
SCHOETTMERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 7:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Boyle, Bullitt, Clark, Fayette, Garrard and 7 more | 55 min |
| Apr 3, 7:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson, Meade | 25 min |
| Apr 3, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 26 min |
| Apr 3, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Dubois | 23 min |
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Special Weather Statements in Kentucky, 2017Every special weather statement in 2017
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.