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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Jul 7, 2017, 6:48 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Indiana. It was in force for 42 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
- Jul 7, 2017, 6:48 PM EDT (22:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2017, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
County Jefferson County, IN
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 678 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 863 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.8
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 Jul 7, 2:19 PM EDT, 4 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 2:19 PM EDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 4:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Louisville KY 438 PM EDT Fri Jul 7 2017 INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>043-048-049-082045- Washington-Scott-Jefferson-Harrison-Floyd-Clark-Bullitt-Oldham- Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Spencer-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette- Bourbon-Nicholas-Jessamine- Including the cities of Salem, Scottsburg, Madison, Corydon, New Albany, Jeffersonville, Shepherdsville, Louisville, La Grange, Bedford, Milton, New Castle, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana, Taylorsville, Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, Nicholasville, and Winchester 438 PM EDT Fri Jul 7 2017 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT... This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Tonight. A cold front will move southeast across southern Indiana late this afternoon and central Kentucky this evening and overnight. Thunderstorms will accompany the front. A few storms could be severe with damaging wind gusts and hail. Considerable lightning also is likely. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. A few rounds of thunderstorms are possible next week as a series of weather disturbances aloft move southeast across the Ohio Valley. It is too early to determine exact timing and location of storms. However, any time from Monday through Thursday will feature a chance of storms over parts of the Ohio Valley. A few strong storms could occur during this time period. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report any instances of strong winds, wind damage, and large hail through tonight. INZ076-083-084-089-KYZ023>028-045>047-053>057-061>067-070>078-081- 082-082045- Orange-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson- Hardin-Nelson-Washington-Mercer-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, Jasper, English, Tell City, Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Bardstown, Springfield, Harrodsburg, 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 438 PM EDT Fri Jul 7 2017 /338 PM CDT Fri Jul 7 2017/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Tonight. A cold front will move southeast across southern Indiana late this afternoon and central Kentucky this evening and overnight. Scattered thunderstorms will accompany the front. A few of the storms could be strong and considerable lightning also is likely. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. A few rounds of thunderstorms are possible next week as a series of weather disturbances aloft move southeast across the Ohio Valley. It is too early to determine exact timing and location of storms. However, any time from Monday through Thursday will feature a chance of storms over parts of the Ohio Valley. A few strong storms could occur during this time period. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report any instances of strong winds and hail tonight. 13
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 6:48 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
648 PM EDT FRI JUL 7 2017
INZ078-079-KYZ032-072330-
Jefferson-Scott-Trimble-
648 PM EDT FRI JUL 7 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN JEFFERSON...CENTRAL
SCOTT AND NORTHWESTERN TRIMBLE COUNTIES...
At 648 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of
Seymour, moving southeast at 30 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Madison, Austin, Lexington, Hanover, Saluda, Smyrna, Kent, Wakefield,
Middlefork and Volga.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 3880 8531 3861 8551 3861 8560 3876 8583
3878 8582 3878 8580 3881 8579 3882 8574
3883 8573 3882 8572 3883 8571 3882 8570
3882 8561 3885 8561 3885 8557 3888 8557
3888 8554
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 304DEG 25KT 3887 8580
EBWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 5:30 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 28 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison, Nicholas | 47 min |
| Jul 7, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Trimble | 47 min |
| Jul 7, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Scott | 33 min |
| Jul 7, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Scott, Washington | 41 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.