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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Louisville, KY

April 6, 201749 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this wind advisory at Apr 6, 2017, 2:31 AM CDT for 49 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Apr 6, 2017, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 6, 2017, 2:31 AM CDT (07:31 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 6, 2017, 9:00 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 6, 2017, 8:51 PM CDT
In force: 12 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 07:35 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 00:00Z, 7.5 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2789 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -96 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

236 
WWUS73 KLMK 060731
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
331 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017

...Gusty Winds Expected Today...

.Winds will increase across the region this morning in the wake of
a cold front. Gusty winds will continue through the afternoon and
into the evening hours.

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-062000-
/O.NEW.KLMK.WI.Y.0004.170406T1400Z-170407T0300Z/
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
331 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 /231 AM CDT Thu Apr 6 2017/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING
TO 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect from 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ this
morning to 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ this evening. 

* TIMING...From this morning into the evening hours.

* WINDS...Sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph are expected with gusts
  of 40 to 45 mph possible.

* IMPACTS...Travel may become difficult for high profile vehicles
  traveling on north to south oriented roadways. Loose outdoor
  objects may be blown around.

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.

&&

$$

EER

2 follow-up statements

978 
WWUS73 KLMK 061917
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
317 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017

...Gusty Winds Expected Through This Evening...

.Winds are increasing across the area this afternoon and will
remain quite gusty through the evening hours before diminishing. 

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-070300-
/O.CON.KLMK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170407T0300Z/
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
317 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 /217 PM CDT Thu Apr 6 2017/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...From this afternoon into the evening hours.

* WINDS...Sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph are expected with 
  gusts of 40 to 45 mph possible. 

* IMPACTS...Travel may become difficult for high profile 
  vehicles traveling on north to south oriented roadways. Loose 
  outdoor objects may be blown around. 

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.

&&

$$

EBW

130 
WWUS73 KLMK 070151
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
951 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017


INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-070300-
/O.CAN.KLMK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170407T0300Z/
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
951 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 /851 PM CDT Thu Apr 6 2017/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 5, 7:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Russell	45 min
Apr 5, 7:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Clark, Fayette, Jessamine, Madison	14 min
Apr 5, 7:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Madison	23 min
Apr 5, 7:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Clark, Madison	30 min
Apr 5, 7:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Madison	39 min
Apr 5, 7:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Lincoln	15 min
Apr 5, 7:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Casey, Cumberland	27 min
Apr 5, 8:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Madison	27 min

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Kentucky, 2017 Wind Advisories in Indiana, 2017 Every wind advisory 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.