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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

May 20, 2017Bullitt County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at May 20, 2017, 4:39 AM EDT for Bullitt County, Kentucky. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
May 20, 2017, 4:39 AM EDT (08:39 UTC)
Expired
May 20, 2017, 5:15 AM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY

County Bullitt County, KY

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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 May 19, 6:49 PM EDT, 9 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 19, 6:49 PM EDT, 9 hours 50 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 19, 4:04 PM EDT, 12 hours 35 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
404 PM EDT Fri May 19 2017

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-202015-
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
404 PM EDT Fri May 19 2017 /304 PM CDT Fri May 19 2017/

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to move across the outlook
area this evening. Some of the storms could be strong to severe with
damaging winds, torrential rainfall, and large hail being the primary
severe threats. In addition, thunderstorms will likely contain quite
a bit of lightning. Heavy rainfall may lead to some localized
flooding in some areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Scattered to numerous storms are again possible late Saturday into
Saturday night as a cold front approaches. Any severe storm could
produce heavy rainfall, damaging winds, and large hail late Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report any damaging winds or hail today
through Saturday.

&&

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

MJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 9:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison25 min
May 19, 11:39 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKWarren17 hr
May 20, 4:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMeade27 min
May 20, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOhio32 min
May 20, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHancock36 min
May 20, 4:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLogan40 min
May 20, 5:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Logan, Warren39 min
May 20, 5:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSimpson25 min
May 20, 5:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge24 min
May 20, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMeade29 min
May 20, 5:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Edmonson, Grayson31 min
May 20, 5:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAllen, Barren, Simpson, Warren38 min
May 20, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge, Meade37 min
May 20, 5:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison32 min
May 20, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt, Jefferson, Nelson48 min
May 20, 6:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLarue26 min
May 20, 7:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson30 min
May 20, 7:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKTrimble25 min
May 20, 7:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAnderson, Franklin, Henry, Shelby, Spencer46 min
May 20, 7:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Franklin, Shelby, Spencer44 min
May 19, 9:57 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKHarrison, Washington25 hr
May 19, 11:02 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKWashington12 hr
May 20, 3:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKPerry28 min
May 20, 9:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois27 min
May 20, 2:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois36 min
May 20, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKPerry37 min
May 20, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford29 min
May 20, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKPerry28 min
May 20, 4:43 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKCrawford, Perry17 min
May 20, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Harrison32 min
May 20, 5:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Harrison22 min
May 20, 5:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison36 min
May 20, 5:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Floyd, Harrison, Washington32 min
May 20, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark, Floyd29 min
May 20, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Floyd37 min
May 20, 6:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKScott29 min
May 20, 6:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark16 min
May 20, 6:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson35 min
May 20, 7:09 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKJefferson21 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.