Alert archive / Kentucky / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 5, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this wind advisory at Apr 30, 2017, 2:42 AM CDT for 15 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Apr 30, 2017, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2017, 2:42 AM CDT (07:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 30, 2017, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2017, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
Counties Allen County, KY, Barren County, KY, Breckinridge County, KY, Butler County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Hancock County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Hart County, KY, Logan County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Ohio County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Warren County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:44 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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 1125 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1783 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 4.5
The text
As transmitted.
734 WWUS73 KLMK 300742 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Louisville KY 342 AM EDT Sun Apr 30 2017 ...Strong Gusty Winds Expected Today... .Breezy conditions are expected to develop this morning and continue into the afternoon hours. KYZ023-024-026>028-061>063-070>076-302000- /O.NEW.KLMK.WI.Y.0005.170430T1500Z-170430T2300Z/ Hancock-Breckinridge-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Butler-Edmonson-Hart- Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe- Including the cities of Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, Glasgow, Tompkinsville, and Edmonton 342 AM EDT Sun Apr 30 2017 /242 AM CDT Sun Apr 30 2017/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ this morning to 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ this evening. * TIMING...From mid morning through the afternoon. * WINDS...Sustained winds out of the south at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph are expected. * IMPACTS...High profile vehicles may experience difficult driving conditions on east to west 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. && $$ EER
1 follow-up statement
474 WWUS73 KLMK 301906 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Louisville KY 306 PM EDT Sun Apr 30 2017 ...Strong Gusty Winds Expected Today... .Breezy conditions are expected to develop this morning and continue into the afternoon hours. KYZ023-024-026>028-061>063-070>076-011000- /O.NEW.KLMK.WI.Y.0006.170501T1500Z-170502T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLMK.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170430T2300Z/ Hancock-Breckinridge-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Butler-Edmonson-Hart- Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe- Including the cities of Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, Glasgow, Tompkinsville, and Edmonton 306 PM EDT Sun Apr 30 2017 /206 PM CDT Sun Apr 30 2017/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY... The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ to 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ Monday. * TIMING...From mid morning through the afternoon. * WINDS...Sustained winds out of the southwest at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph are expected. * IMPACTS...High profile vehicles may experience difficult driving conditions on east to west oriented roadways. Loose outdoor objects may be blown around. In areas with very saturated soils, trees may topple over from strong wind gusts. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of over 40 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ025-029>043-045>049-053>057-064>067- 077-078-081-082-011000- /O.NEW.KLMK.WI.Y.0006.170501T1500Z-170502T0000Z/ Orange-Washington-Scott-Jefferson-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison- Floyd-Clark-Meade-Bullitt-Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin- Spencer-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Nelson-Mercer- Jessamine-Larue-Marion-Boyle-Garrard-Madison-Green-Taylor-Casey- Lincoln-Adair-Russell-Cumberland-Clinton- Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, Madison, Jasper, English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, Jeffersonville, Brandenburg, 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, Greensburg, Campbellsville, Liberty, Stanford, Columbia, Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany 306 PM EDT Sun Apr 30 2017 /206 PM CDT Sun Apr 30 2017/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY... The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ to 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ Monday. * TIMING...From mid morning through the afternoon. * WINDS...Sustained winds out of the southwest at 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph are expected. * IMPACTS...High profile vehicles may experience difficult driving conditions on east to west oriented roadways. Loose outdoor objects may be blown around. In areas with very saturated soils, trees may topple over from 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 7:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon | 37 min |
| Apr 29, 9:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hart, Larue | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 2:06 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 32 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen | 36 min |
| Apr 30, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Warren | 23 min |
| Apr 30, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Warren | 38 min |
| Apr 30, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe | 23 min |
| Apr 30, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hart, Larue, Metcalfe, Nelson, Taylor | 33 min |
| Apr 30, 5:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Monroe | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Larue, Marion, Nelson, Taylor, Washington | 31 min |
| Apr 30, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe | 26 min |
| Apr 30, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Mercer, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer, Washington | 34 min |
| Apr 30, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Russell, Taylor | 28 min |
| Apr 30, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Henry, Mercer, Scott, Shelby and 1 more | 34 min |
| Apr 30, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Boyle, Casey, Marion, Taylor, Washington | 29 min |
| Apr 30, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Harrison, Scott, Woodford | 32 min |
| Apr 30, 6:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jessamine, Mercer, Woodford | 24 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.