Alert archive / Kentucky / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 7, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this wind advisory at Oct 20, 2018, 8:57 AM EDT for 36 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Oct 20, 2018, 4:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 20, 2018, 8:57 AM EDT (12:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 20, 2018, 4:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 20, 2018, 10:58 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
All 46 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, Anderson County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Breckinridge County, KY, Bullitt County, KY, Butler County, KY, Clark 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, Madison County, KY, Marion County, KY, Meade County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Ohio County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Scott County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Trimble County, KY, Washington County, KY, Woodford County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:56 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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 518 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
505 WWUS73 KLMK 201257 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Louisville KY 857 AM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 INZ076>078-083-210400- /O.NEW.KLMK.WI.Y.0007.181020T2000Z-181021T0300Z/ /O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0006.181021T0800Z-181021T1400Z/ Orange-Washington-Scott-Dubois- Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, and Jasper 857 AM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 4 PM this afternoon to 11 PM EDT this evening. Winds will die down after midnight, and temperatures will fall to the freezing level by tomorrow morning. As a result, a freeze warning remains in effect from 4 AM to 10 AM EDT Sunday. * TIMING...Late this afternoon and evening for the strong winds, while freezing temperatures are expected early tomorrow morning. * WINDS...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts 40 to 45 mph. * Temperature...Around 30 degrees near dawn on Sunday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may cause scattered tree and power line damage. Winds this strong can also make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. For tomorrow morning, crops and sensitive vegetation are in danger of being damaged or killed if left unprotected from the freezing temperatures. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. 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. && $$ INZ079-084-089>092-KYZ024-025-028>043-045>048-210300- /O.NEW.KLMK.WI.Y.0007.181020T2000Z-181021T0300Z/ Jefferson-Crawford-Perry-Harrison-Floyd-Clark-Breckinridge-Meade- Hardin-Bullitt-Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Scott-Spencer- Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Nelson-Washington- Mercer-Jessamine- Including the cities of Madison, English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, Jeffersonville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Louisville, La Grange, Bedford, Milton, New Castle, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana, Taylorsville, Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, Bardstown, Springfield, Harrodsburg, and Nicholasville 857 AM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 /757 AM CDT Sat Oct 20 2018/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT /3 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 4 PM EDT /3 PM CDT/ this afternoon to 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ this evening. * TIMING...Late this afternoon and early evening. * WINDS...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts 40 to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Scattered tree and power line damage is possible. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of over 40 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
3 follow-up statements
030 WWUS73 KLMK 201859 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Louisville KY 259 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 INZ079-084-089>092-KYZ024-025-028>043-045>048-210400- /O.EXA.KLMK.FZ.W.0006.181021T0800Z-181021T1400Z/ /O.CON.KLMK.WI.Y.0007.181020T2000Z-181021T0300Z/ Jefferson-Crawford-Perry-Harrison-Floyd-Clark-Breckinridge-Meade- Hardin-Bullitt-Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Scott-Spencer- Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Nelson-Washington- Mercer-Jessamine- Including the cities of Madison, English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, Jeffersonville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Louisville, La Grange, Bedford, Milton, New Castle, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana, Taylorsville, Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, Bardstown, Springfield, Harrodsburg, and Nicholasville 259 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 /159 PM CDT Sat Oct 20 2018/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ TO 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a Freeze Warning, which is in effect from 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ to 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ Sunday. * TIMING...Late this afternoon and evening for the strong winds, while freezing temperatures are expected early tomorrow morning. * WINDS...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 45 mph. * TEMPERATURE...Around 30 degrees near dawn on Sunday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may cause scattered tree and power line damage. Winds this strong can also make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. For tomorrow morning, crops and sensitive vegetation are in danger of being damaged or killed if left unprotected from the freezing temperatures. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. 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. && $$ KYZ023-026-027-049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-210400- /O.EXA.KLMK.FZ.W.0006.181021T0800Z-181021T1400Z/ Hancock-Ohio-Grayson-Clark-Larue-Marion-Boyle-Garrard-Madison- Butler-Edmonson-Hart-Green-Taylor-Casey-Lincoln-Logan-Warren- Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair-Russell-Cumberland- Clinton- Including the cities of Lewisport, Hawesville, Hartford, Leitchfield, Winchester, Hodgenville, Lebanon, Danville, Lancaster, Richmond, Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Greensburg, Campbellsville, Liberty, Stanford, Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, Glasgow, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany 259 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 /159 PM CDT Sat Oct 20 2018/ ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ TO 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a Freeze Warning, which is in effect from 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ to 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ Sunday. * TEMPERATURE...Around 30 degrees near dawn on Sunday. * IMPACTS...Crops and sensitive vegetation are in danger of being damaged or killed if left unprotected from the freezing temperatures. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. && $$ INZ076>078-083-210400- /O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0006.181021T0800Z-181021T1400Z/ /O.CON.KLMK.WI.Y.0007.181020T2000Z-181021T0300Z/ Orange-Washington-Scott-Dubois- Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, and Jasper 259 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... * TIMING...Late this afternoon and evening for the strong winds, while freezing temperatures are expected early tomorrow morning. * WINDS...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 45 to 50 mph. * TEMPERATURE...Around 30 degrees near dawn on Sunday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may cause scattered tree and power line damage. Winds this strong can also make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. For tomorrow morning, crops and sensitive vegetation are in danger of being damaged or killed if left unprotected from the freezing temperatures. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. 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. && $$
447 WWUS73 KLMK 210122 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Louisville KY 922 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ024-025-028>043-045>048-210930- /O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0006.181021T0800Z-181021T1400Z/ /O.CON.KLMK.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-181021T0300Z/ Orange-Washington-Scott-Jefferson-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison- Floyd-Clark-Breckinridge-Meade-Hardin-Bullitt-Oldham-Trimble- Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Spencer-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon- Nicholas-Nelson-Mercer-Jessamine- Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, Madison, Jasper, English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, Jeffersonville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Louisville, La Grange, Bedford, Milton, New Castle, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana, Taylorsville, Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, Bardstown, Springfield, Harrodsburg, and Nicholasville 922 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 /822 PM CDT Sat Oct 20 2018/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ TO 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... * TIMING...Late this evening for the strong winds, while freezing temperatures are expected early tomorrow morning. * WINDS...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 45 to 50 mph. * TEMPERATURE...Around 30 degrees near dawn on Sunday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause scattered tree and power line damage. Multiple tree limbs down and multiple power outages reported in the Louisville Metro area. For tomorrow morning, crops and sensitive vegetation are in danger of being damaged or killed if left unprotected from the freezing temperatures. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. 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. && $$ KYZ023-026-027-049-053>057-061>065-210930- /O.EXA.KLMK.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-181021T0300Z/ /O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0006.181021T0800Z-181021T1400Z/ Hancock-Ohio-Grayson-Clark-Larue-Marion-Boyle-Garrard-Madison- Butler-Edmonson-Hart-Green-Taylor- Including the cities of Lewisport, Hawesville, Hartford, Leitchfield, Winchester, Hodgenville, Lebanon, Danville, Lancaster, Richmond, Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Greensburg, and Campbellsville 922 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 /822 PM CDT Sat Oct 20 2018/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ TO 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ this evening. * TIMING...Late this evening for the strong winds, while freezing temperatures are expected early tomorrow morning. * WINDS...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph. * TEMPERATURE...Around 30 degrees near dawn on Sunday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause scattered tree and power line damage. Multiple tree limbs down and multiple power outages reported in the Louisville Metro area. For tomorrow morning, crops and sensitive vegetation are in danger of being damaged or killed if left unprotected from the freezing temperatures. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. 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. && $$ KYZ066-067-070>078-081-082-210930- /O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0006.181021T0800Z-181021T1400Z/ Casey-Lincoln-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe- Adair-Russell-Cumberland-Clinton- Including the cities of Liberty, Stanford, Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, Glasgow, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany 922 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 /822 PM CDT Sat Oct 20 2018/ ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ TO 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... * TEMPERATURE...Around 30 degrees near dawn on Sunday. * IMPACTS...Crops and sensitive vegetation are in danger of being damaged or killed if left unprotected from the freezing temperatures. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. && $$ AMS
785 WWUS73 KLMK 210258 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Louisville KY 1058 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS EXPIRING, FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... Winds have slackened late this evening. Therefore, the Wind Advisory is being allowed to expire. The Freeze Warning remains in effect through Sundary morning. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>065- 211400- /O.CAN.KLMK.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-181021T0300Z/ /O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0006.181021T0800Z-181021T1400Z/ 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- 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, and Campbellsville 1058 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 /958 PM CDT Sat Oct 20 2018/ ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ TO 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Louisville has cancelled the Wind Advisory. * TEMPERATURE...Around 30 degrees near dawn on Sunday. * IMPACTS...Crops and sensitive vegetation are in danger of being damaged or killed if left unprotected from the freezing temperatures. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. && $$ KYZ066-067-070>078-081-082-211400- /O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0006.181021T0800Z-181021T1400Z/ Casey-Lincoln-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe- Adair-Russell-Cumberland-Clinton- Including the cities of Liberty, Stanford, Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, Glasgow, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany 1058 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 /958 PM CDT Sat Oct 20 2018/ ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ TO 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... * TEMPERATURE...Around 30 degrees near dawn on Sunday. * IMPACTS...Crops and sensitive vegetation are in danger of being damaged or killed if left unprotected from the freezing temperatures. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 3:42 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 30 hr |
Nearby
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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.