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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Louisville, KY

April 5, 201749 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this wind advisory at Apr 5, 2017, 6:54 PM CDT for 49 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 5, 2017, 6:54 PM CDT (23:54 UTC)
Expired
Apr 5, 2017, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
All 59 counties

Clark County, IN, Crawford County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Orange County, IN, Perry County, IN, Scott County, IN, Washington County, IN, Adair County, KY, Allen County, KY, Anderson County, KY, Barren County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Breckinridge County, KY, Bullitt County, KY, Butler County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clark County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Green County, KY, Hancock County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Hart County, KY, Henry County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Larue County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Logan County, KY, Madison County, KY, Marion County, KY, Meade County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Ohio County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Russell County, KY, Scott County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Trimble County, KY, Warren County, KY, Washington County, KY, Woodford County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 205 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2017-04-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2017-04-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 161 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1902 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
161 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
208 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

220 
WWUS73 KLMK 052354
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
754 PM EDT Wed Apr 5 2017

...Gusty Winds...

.Non-thunderstorm winds will gust over 40 mph this evening.

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-060400-
/O.NEW.KLMK.WI.Y.0003.170405T2354Z-170406T0400Z/
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
754 PM EDT Wed Apr 5 2017 /654 PM CDT Wed Apr 5 2017/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/
TONIGHT...

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until midnight EDT /11 PM CDT/
tonight. 

* TIMING...now until midnight.

* WINDS...gusts over 40 mph from the west.

* IMPACTS...high profile vehicle on north-south roads may find it
difficult to battle the strong wind gusts.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of over 40 mph are
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...
especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

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1 follow-up statement
172 
WWUS73 KLMK 060300
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1100 PM EDT Wed Apr 5 2017

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-060400-
/O.CAN.KLMK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170406T0400Z/
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
1100 PM EDT Wed Apr 5 2017 /1000 PM CDT Wed Apr 5 2017/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Louisville has cancelled the Wind
Advisory. 

The overnight will still be breezy though with wind gusts to 30 
mph.

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 2:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHancock29 min
Apr 5, 2:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGrayson23 min
Apr 5, 2:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler12 min
Apr 5, 2:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Hancock, Meade23 min
Apr 5, 2:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge17 min
Apr 5, 2:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Meade22 min
Apr 5, 3:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler13 min
Apr 5, 3:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Butler, Grayson, Ohio23 min
Apr 5, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Logan, Simpson, Warren32 min
Apr 5, 3:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Edmonson, Grayson24 min
Apr 5, 3:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Meade34 min
Apr 5, 3:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt25 min
Apr 5, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLogan, Simpson, Warren35 min
Apr 5, 4:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMeade15 min
Apr 5, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGrayson, Hardin29 min
Apr 5, 4:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Edmonson, Grayson, Warren26 min
Apr 5, 4:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHenry, Oldham, Trimble35 min
Apr 5, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMeade20 min
Apr 5, 4:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Oldham, Trimble26 min
Apr 5, 4:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison23 min
Apr 5, 4:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBarren, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue and 1 more37 min
Apr 5, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Jefferson, Shelby, Spencer21 min
Apr 5, 4:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKEdmonson, Warren17 min
Apr 5, 4:28 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Nelson32 min
Apr 5, 4:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAllen, Barren, Simpson, Warren28 min
Apr 5, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Shelby, Spencer36 min
Apr 5, 4:42 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKHart18 min
Apr 5, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Bullitt, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer23 min
Apr 5, 4:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCumberland37 min
Apr 5, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBarren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe23 min
Apr 5, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGreen, Hart, Larue, Taylor33 min
Apr 5, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell44 min
Apr 5, 5:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFranklin, Henry23 min
Apr 5, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Green, Hart, Metcalfe, Taylor31 min
Apr 5, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Franklin, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer, Woodford31 min
Apr 5, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAllen, Barren, Metcalfe, Monroe45 min
Apr 5, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLarue, Marion, Taylor, Washington36 min
Apr 5, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClinton, Cumberland, Russell31 min
Apr 5, 5:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington27 min
Apr 5, 5:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Jessamine, Scott and 1 more41 min
Apr 5, 5:36 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKAdair, Taylor24 min
Apr 5, 5:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLarue21 min
Apr 5, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Green, Metcalfe48 min
Apr 5, 5:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Casey, Lincoln, Marion, Taylor24 min
Apr 5, 5:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Garrard, Marion, Mercer, Washington35 min
Apr 5, 5:56 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKHarrison, Scott19 min
Apr 5, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Casey, Metcalfe, Russell, Taylor25 min
Apr 5, 6:08 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKBoyle, Casey, Lincoln22 min
Apr 5, 6:08 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKBourbon, Harrison22 min
Apr 5, 6:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Fayette20 min
Apr 5, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer and 1 more25 min
Apr 5, 6:20 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKBoyle, Lincoln25 min
Apr 5, 6:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Harrison, Nicholas23 min
Apr 5, 6:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Casey, Lincoln, Taylor29 min
Apr 5, 6:32 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKBoyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer28 min
Apr 5, 6:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKScott24 min
Apr 5, 6:47 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKFayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison13 min
Apr 5, 6:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClinton14 min
Apr 5, 2:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOrange28 min
Apr 5, 2:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford32 min
Apr 5, 3:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFloyd18 min
Apr 5, 3:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Floyd, Harrison26 min
Apr 5, 3:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford35 min
Apr 5, 3:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Harrison22 min
Apr 5, 3:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Scott19 min
Apr 5, 4:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Floyd, Harrison, Scott, Washington45 min
Apr 5, 4:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson29 min
Apr 5, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Floyd, Harrison20 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.