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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

April 29, 2017Anderson County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Apr 29, 2017, 6:13 PM EDT for Anderson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Apr 29, 2017, 6:13 PM EDT (22:13 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2017, 6:45 PM EDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY

County Anderson County, KY

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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 Apr 29, 3:23 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 3:23 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 3:31 PM EDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
331 PM EDT Sat Apr 29 2017

KYZ026>029-034>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-301945-
Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Bullitt-Shelby-Franklin-Scott-Harrison-Spencer-
Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Nelson-Washington-Mercer-
Jessamine-Clark-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 Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown,
Shepherdsville, 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
331 PM EDT Sat Apr 29 2017 /231 PM CDT Sat Apr 29 2017/

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms could be possible this evening. The
strongest storms could bring gusty winds, heavy rainfall and small
hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Additional thunderstorms are forecast Sunday into Monday morning.
The environment could support strong to severe thunderstorms with
damaging winds and hail. Also repeated rounds of storms with high
rainfall rates may create some flash flooding issues.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are asked to report wind, hail of any size, and instances
of flooding today through the weekend.

&&

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

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>025-030>033-301945-
Orange-Washington-Scott-Jefferson-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison-
Floyd-Clark-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Oldham-Trimble-Henry-
Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, Madison, Jasper,
English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, Jeffersonville, Lewisport,
Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, Louisville, La Grange,
Bedford, Milton, and New Castle
331 PM EDT Sat Apr 29 2017 /231 PM CDT Sat Apr 29 2017/

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/ TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Thunderstorms could be possible this evening. The strongest storms
could bring heavy rainfall, gusty winds and small hail. The heavy
rainfall could lead to flash flooding, especially if training storms
develop.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Additional thunderstorms are forecast Sunday into Monday morning.
The environment could support strong to severe thunderstorms with
damaging winds and hail. Also repeated rounds of storms with high
rainfall rates may create some flash flooding issues.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are asked to report wind, hail of any size, and instances
of flooding today through the weekend.

&&

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

DM

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 29, 4:13 PM EDT, 2 hours before
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Special weather statement, Apr 29, 5:31 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 29, 5:50 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 29, 5:55 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
555 PM EDT SAT APR 29 2017

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

1153 PM     TORNADO          GOSHEN                  38.41N 85.59W
04/28/2017                   OLDHAM             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ALONG HARMONY LANDING WITH
            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER POLES DOWN. ROOF
            DAMAGE TO A RESIDENCE AND BARN DAMAGE. MAJOR
            ROOF DAMAGE TO A LARGE CHURCH AT 1620 HWY
            1793. NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND BUILDING
            DAMAGE AT CREASY MAHAN NATURE PRESERVE. EF-1
            WITH 95 MPH WINDS AND LENGTH OF 1 MILE.

&&

RL
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 6:00 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 29, 6:13 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
613 PM EDT SAT APR 29 2017

KYZ038-039-045-046-292245-
Spencer-Washington-Nelson-Anderson-
613 PM EDT SAT APR 29 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN SPENCER...
NORTHEASTERN NELSON...SOUTHWESTERN ANDERSON AND NORTHWESTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

At 612 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 10 miles north of
Springfield, moving northeast at 35 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm. The storm produced pea to marble sized hail in Loretto.

Locations impacted include...
Sinai, Wayside, Booker, Maud, Mooresville, Glensboro, Polin,
Johnsonville, Ashbrook and Pulliam.

Briefly heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm.

LAT...LON 3798 8496 3776 8523 3779 8533 3808 8522
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 208DEG 30KT 3783 8523

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 11:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOldham26 min
Apr 28, 11:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble24 min
Apr 29, 12:16 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble29 min
Apr 29, 12:38 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKHenry, Oldham, Trimble4 hr
Apr 29, 12:54 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKHenry, Oldham, Trimble4 hr
Apr 29, 1:17 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison, Scott28 min
Apr 29, 1:34 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKJefferson, Meade6 hr
Apr 29, 1:43 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison17 min
Apr 29, 2:04 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKFranklin, Harrison, Scott3 hr
Apr 29, 3:51 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKShelby3 hr
Apr 29, 4:54 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKHenry, Jefferson, Oldham, Trimble6 hr
Apr 29, 7:40 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKTrimble50 min
Apr 29, 3:17 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchLMKBreckinridge, Hancock, Henry, Jefferson, Meade, Oldham and 1 more38 hr
Apr 29, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMarion29 min
Apr 29, 5:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington25 min
Apr 29, 6:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBoyle30 min
Apr 29, 6:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Garrard, Lincoln, Mercer23 min
Apr 29, 6:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer, Washington26 min
Apr 29, 6:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Garrard, Lincoln, Mercer31 min
Apr 29, 6:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAnderson28 min
Apr 29, 6:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGarrard, Jessamine, Madison25 min
Apr 29, 7:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Fayette, Jessamine, Madison14 min
Apr 29, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFayette29 min
Apr 28, 9:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington45 min
Apr 28, 9:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson35 min
Apr 28, 9:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois52 min
Apr 28, 9:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange34 min
Apr 28, 10:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange31 min
Apr 28, 10:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKDubois4 hr
Apr 28, 10:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford36 min
Apr 28, 10:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Harrison, Orange, Washington30 min
Apr 28, 11:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKCrawford, Dubois, Harrison, Orange, Washington4 hr
Apr 28, 11:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Perry23 min
Apr 28, 11:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Harrison, Perry30 min
Apr 29, 12:04 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Floyd, Harrison, Washington26 min
Apr 29, 12:11 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Harrison, Orange, Washington4 hr
Apr 29, 12:19 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Orange, Perry26 min
Apr 29, 2:15 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKDubois6 hr
Apr 29, 4:19 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKCrawford, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Washington6 hr
Apr 29, 4:57 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois33 min
Apr 29, 6:28 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois, Orange, Washington32 min
Apr 29, 7:15 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Scott, Washington30 min
Apr 29, 7:58 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKDubois6 hr
Apr 29, 10:04 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKCrawford, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Washington6 hr
Apr 29, 10:16 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKClark, Floyd, Harrison3 hr
Apr 29, 2:43 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKHarrison, Washington15 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.