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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Jul 23, 2017, 3:51 AM EDT for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 39 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 23, 2017, 3:51 AM EDT (07:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2017, 4:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
Counties Anderson County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Scott County, KY, Woodford County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 1096 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1273 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 23, 3:25 AM EDT, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 3:25 AM EDT, 26 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Louisville KY 809 PM EDT Sat Jul 22 2017 INZ083-084-089>091-KYZ023>030-038-045-053-061>063-070>074-240015- Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison-Floyd-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio- Grayson-Hardin-Bullitt-Jefferson-Spencer-Nelson-Larue-Butler- Edmonson-Hart-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren- Including the cities of Jasper, English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Louisville, Taylorsville, Bardstown, Hodgenville, Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, and Glasgow 809 PM EDT Sat Jul 22 2017 /709 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2017/ ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SUNDAY... This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will move in from southern Indiana to central Kentucky late tonight, mainly north of the Western Kentucky Parkway. The stronger storms will bring brief gusty winds and heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Scattered thunderstorms are forecast Sunday and Monday as a surface boundary moves south through the region. Some strong storms will be possible, with damaging winds as the main threat. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed on Sunday. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found, at weather.gov/louisville. INZ076>079-092-KYZ031>037-039>043-046>049-054>057-064>067-075>078- 081-082-240015- Orange-Washington-Scott-Jefferson-Clark-Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby- Franklin-Harrison-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Mercer- Jessamine-Marion-Boyle-Garrard-Madison-Green-Taylor-Casey-Lincoln- Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair-Russell-Cumberland-Clinton- Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, Madison, Jeffersonville, La Grange, Bedford, Milton, New Castle, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana, Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, Springfield, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, Winchester, Lebanon, Danville, Lancaster, Richmond, Greensburg, Campbellsville, Liberty, Stanford, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany 809 PM EDT Sat Jul 22 2017 /709 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2017/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will move in from southern Indiana to central Kentucky late tonight, mainly north of the Cumberland Parkway. The stronger storms will bring brief gusty winds and heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Scattered thunderstorms are forecast Sunday and Monday as a surface boundary moves south through the region. Some strong storms will be possible, with damaging winds as the main threat. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed on Sunday. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found, at weather.gov/louisville. DM/RJS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 23, 2:43 AM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
243 AM EDT SUN JUL 23 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0222 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSW JEFFERSONVILLE 38.28N 85.74W
07/23/2017 CLARK IN PUBLIC
TREE DOWN.
&&
13Special weather statement, Jul 23, 2:46 AM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
246 AM EDT SUN JUL 23 2017
INZ090-KYZ025-028>031-034-035-038-039-045-046-230715-
Harrison-Jefferson-Oldham-Shelby-Bullitt-Franklin-Spencer-Washington-
Nelson-Meade-Hardin-Anderson-
246 AM EDT SUN JUL 23 2017
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS IS MOVING TO THE
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF LOUISVILLE...
At 245 AM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms from 8 miles
east of Coldstream to near Pioneer Village to near Brandenburg.
Movement was southeast at 40 mph.
Wind gusts of 55 mph are possible with these storms.
Winds gusted to 47 mph at Louisville International Airport when the
storms moved through.
Locations impacted include...
Elizabethtown, Frankfort, Jeffersontown, Shelbyville, Bardstown,
Shepherdsville, Middletown, Douglass Hills, Brandenburg, and Pioneer
Village.
LAT...LON 3815 8485 3777 8524 3772 8566 3773 8568
3772 8569 3769 8592 3798 8631 3806 8572
3837 8538
TIME...MOT...LOC 0645Z 306DEG 33KT 3828 8537 3802 8566 3796 8616
13Special weather statement, Jul 23, 2:58 AM EDT, 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Louisville KY 258 AM EDT Sun Jul 23 2017 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>025-028>043-045>049-053>057- 230900- Orange-Washington-Scott-Jefferson-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison- Floyd-Clark-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Hardin-Bullitt-Oldham- Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Spencer-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette- Bourbon-Nicholas-Nelson-Mercer-Jessamine-Larue-Marion-Boyle- Garrard-Madison- Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, Madison, Jasper, English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, Jeffersonville, Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, 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, and Richmond 258 AM EDT Sun Jul 23 2017 /158 AM CDT Sun Jul 23 2017/ ...STRONG STORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... NUMEROUS STORMS CROSSING SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. THE STRONGEST CELLS MAY CAUSE STRONG GUSTY WINDS, POSSIBLY STRONG ENOUGH TO BLOW DOWN BRANCHES AND WEAKLY ROOTED OR UNHEALTHY TREES. STAY INSIDE AND OFF LANDLINE PHONES IF THERE IS LIGHTNING NEAR YOUR LOCATION. IF OUT ON THE ROADS, AVOID FLOODED SECTIONS AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. 13
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 3:39 AM EDT, 12 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 9:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison | 37 min |
| Jul 22, 9:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison, Nicholas | 40 min |
| Jul 22, 9:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nicholas | 47 min |
| Jul 23, 1:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nicholas | 14 min |
| Jul 23, 2:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson, Meade | 29 min |
| Jul 23, 2:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Meade, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer | 29 min |
| Jul 23, 3:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Meade | 33 min |
| Jul 23, 3:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Henry, Shelby, Spencer, Woodford | 43 min |
| Jul 23, 3:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Meade | 36 min |
| Jul 23, 4:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jessamine | 27 min |
| Jul 23, 4:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 4:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 49 min |
| Jul 23, 5:23 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 7:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Meade | 31 min |
| Jul 23, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton | 31 min |
| Jul 23, 7:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Monroe | 44 min |
| Jul 23, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Cumberland | 37 min |
| Jul 22, 8:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 36 min |
| Jul 23, 1:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Orange, Washington | 46 min |
| Jul 23, 1:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Orange, Scott and 1 more | 31 min |
| Jul 23, 2:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Orange | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 3:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 3:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Dubois | 29 min |
| Jul 23, 4:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Crawford, Dubois | 37 min |
| Jul 23, 7:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Dubois | 25 min |
| Jul 23, 7:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Orange | 35 min |
| Jul 23, 8:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Floyd, Harrison | 29 min |
| Jul 23, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 30 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.