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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Louisville, KY

October 27, 201810 counties in Indiana; 40 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this wind advisory at Oct 27, 2018, 3:32 PM EDT for 10 counties in Indiana; 40 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Oct 28, 2018, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 27, 2018, 3:32 PM EDT (19:32 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 28, 2018, 11:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 28, 2018, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
All 50 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, Anderson County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Breckinridge County, KY, Bullitt County, KY, Butler County, KY, Casey 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, Lincoln 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, Russell 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), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:30 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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 220 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2018-10-27Temperature 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2018-10-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -49 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
527 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

019 
WWUS73 KLMK 271932
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
332 PM EDT Sat Oct 27 2018

...Gusty Winds on Sunday...

.A storm system crossing the Great Lakes will bring strong gusty
winds to the Ohio Valley, especially in the afternoon.

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-077-
078-280900-
/O.NEW.KLMK.WI.Y.0008.181028T1500Z-181028T2300Z/
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-Adair-Russell-
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, Columbia, 
and Jamestown
332 PM EDT Sat Oct 27 2018 /232 PM CDT Sat Oct 27 2018/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 7 PM EDT
/6 PM CDT/ SUNDAY...

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect from 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ to 7 PM
EDT /6 PM CDT/ Sunday. 

* TIMING...Winds will increase Sunday morning and become strong 
  and gusty in the afternoon.

* WINDS...Winds coming in from the west will gust 35 to 45 mph.

* IMPACTS...Tree limbs and Halloween decorations may be blown
  down. Power outages caused by downed tree limbs will be
  possible. Winds this strong can make driving difficult,
  especially for high profile vehicles on north-south roads like
  Interstates 65 and 75.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of over 40 mph are
expected. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

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2 follow-up statements
236 
WWUS73 KLMK 280837
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
437 AM EDT Sun Oct 28 2018

...Gusty Winds Today...

.Gusty west to southwest winds are expected this afternoon as a
strong low pressure system moves through the Great Lakes.

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-077-
078-282300-
/O.CON.KLMK.WI.Y.0008.181028T1500Z-181028T2300Z/
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-Adair-Russell-
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, Columbia, 
and Jamestown
437 AM EDT Sun Oct 28 2018 /337 AM CDT Sun Oct 28 2018/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...Winds will increase late this morning and become 
  strong and gusty in the afternoon. 

* WINDS...From the west...gusting 35 to 45 mph.

* IMPACTS...Tree limbs and Halloween decorations may be blown 
  down. Power outages caused by downed tree limbs will be 
  possible. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, 
  especially for high profile vehicles on north-south roads like 
  Interstates 65 and 75. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of over 40 mph are
expected. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

RAS
129 
WWUS73 KLMK 282255
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
655 PM EDT Sun Oct 28 2018

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-077-
078-290000-
/O.EXP.KLMK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-181028T2300Z/
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-Adair-Russell-
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, Columbia, 
and Jamestown
655 PM EDT Sun Oct 28 2018 /555 PM CDT Sun Oct 28 2018/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

A cold front will continue to push eastward and away from the
region this evening. In its wake, northwest winds will continue
across the region this evening.

Wind gusts of 25 to 30 MPH are possible over the next few hours
before winds diminish as we head into the overnight hours.
Therefore the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire at 700 PM
EDT.

$$

MJ

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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.