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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2020, 6:35 PM EDT for Boyle County, Kentucky. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 3, 2020, 6:35 PM EDT (22:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2020, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
County Boyle County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 224 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
- 43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -88 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1282 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 3, 3:06 PM EDT, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 3:06 PM EDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Louisville KY 306 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020 .Short Term...(This evening through Tuesday) Issued at 255 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020 Widely scattered convection has developed across central KY and southern IN this afternoon. Our area is currently on the warm/unstable side of a weak cold front draped NE to SE through central IN and southern IL. Dewpoints are generally in the upper 60s, PW is 1.5 inches, and MLCAPE is up to 1000-1500 J/kg. Effective bulk shear will remain at 20-25 kts, sufficient for brief strong updrafts capable of producing heavy rainfall, small hail, and gusty winds. Some training of heavier rainfall rates could easily result in localized flooding concerns as well. Thunderstorms will diminish considerably in strength and coverage after sunset. The overnight period looks largely dry. The weak boundary will continue to drift across the region, and plentiful moisture and light and variable winds may yield some fog concerns east of I-65. Along and west of the I-65 corridor, a post-frontal stratus deck is likely to develop and move in. So the main concern for patchy dense fog is in the Bluegrass and Lake Cumberland regions. Further north and west, low stratus will likely make for a dreary start to Tuesday. Lows in the mid 60s will be common tonight. On Tuesday, the upper low continues to pivot southeast across Lower Michigan with the broader upper trough remaining in place all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico. Meanwhile, cooler and drier air will steadily advect in from the northwest with a Canadian sfc high. Scattered light showers look possible mainly east of I-65. Moderate instability near the I-75 corridor could allow for a couple stronger storms during the afternoon hours. Highs Tue will range from the mid 70s to lower 80s, several degrees below normal. && .Long Term...(Tuesday night through Monday) Issued at 305 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020 Tuesday Night through Friday Night... At the beginning of the period, upper level pattern is expected to feature a trough east, ridge west pattern across the CONUS. Upper trough axis over the east is expected to lift out to the northeast taking tropical cyclone Isaias along with it. Surface cold front should be south of the region and high pressure is expected to build into the region from the north and west. This should bring mainly dry and much less humid weather to the region for the remainder of the workweek. We'll have a few weak perturbations that pass through within the upper flow. These could spit out a few showers here and there, but for now, plan on keeping the coverage below 15%. Highs will start off on Wednesday in the upper 70s to around 80. Slight warming is expected on Thursday with highs topping out in the low-mid 80s. Overnight lows will be pretty cool for early August standards. Lows in the mid-upper 50s for Tuesday night and Wednesday night look like a good bet. Slightly warmer mins are expected for Thursday night. By Friday, we should see temperatures warming into the mid 80s across southern IN and much of KY. Downstate along the KY/TN border a run in the upper 80s is not out of the question. As mentioned above, it will be noticeably less humid through the period as dewpoints remain in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. Saturday through Monday... As we get to the weekend, the upper level flow looks to flatten out a bit. The upper level ridge across the west is expected to flatten out and expand eastward a bit. More than likely, the Ohio Valley will reside on the eastern edge of this ridge axis and will be in a susceptible northwesterly flow storm pattern. The model guidance suggests that a number of perturbations will be passing through within the mean flow. The timing of these perturbations will take a few days to smooth out, but for right now, at least climo PoPs are warranted, perhaps a touch above climo for the Sun/Mon time frame. For now, plan on going with 30-40% for the weekend and into early next week and we can refine that upward if need be in future forecasts. Highs during the period look to be pretty seasonal with readings in the upper 80s to around 90 and overnight lows in the mid- upper 60s. && .Aviation...(18Z TAF Issuance) Issued at 205 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020 Scattered thunderstorms have fired this afternoon across central KY and southern IN, and a storm could briefly impact any one of the TAF sites with heavy rainfall and gusty winds. These storms are forming along and on the south side of a frontal boundary currently draped NE to SW across central Indiana and southern Illinois. Thunderstorm coverage will diminish considerably in coverage after sunset with mainly dry conditions tonight. After 07-08z Tue morning, a combination of fuel alternate and IFR stratus is likely to develop over central and western KY and southern IN. LEX looks to be spared with stratus mainly off to their north and west, but could see some fog instead. IFR stratus looks most likely at HNB, with Fuel Alternate more likely at SDF. Any low stratus is likely to improve to VFR by 16-17z. After the front pushes through tonight with mainly light and variable winds, prevailing winds will kick up out of the northwest after sunrise Tue. && .LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...None. KY...None. && Short Term...EBW Long Term...MJ Aviation...EBW
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 3:31 PM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Louisville KY 331 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-041945- 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 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020 /231 PM CDT Mon Aug 3 2020/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Scattered thunderstorms will continue through sunset. A few of the stronger storms will be capable of producing locally gusty winds. Storms training over the same areas may also result in localized flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Scattered thunderstorms are possible again on Tuesday, mainly during the afternoon hours. A few of the stronger storms will be capable of producing locally gusty winds. Scattered afternoon thunderstorms will then be possible this weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation in not anticipated. EBW/MJ
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 2:42 PM EDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
142 PM CDT Mon Aug 3 2020
KYZ023-024-026-031915-
Hancock-Ohio-Breckinridge-
142 PM CDT Mon Aug 3 2020
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN HANCOCK...CENTRAL
BRECKINRIDGE AND NORTHERN OHIO COUNTIES...
At 141 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 9 miles south of
Hawesville, moving northeast at 20 at 20 mph. Winds up to 40 mph are
possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Hardinsburg, Webster, Irvington, Cloverport, Mystic, Raymond,
Frymire, Sample, Pellville and Victoria Crossroads.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3774 8682 3778 8682 3779 8677 3784 8665
3785 8663 3787 8660 3797 8638 3786 8624
3776 8642 3766 8684 3767 8682 3771 8687
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 239DEG 49KT 3776 8670
SCHOETTMERSpecial weather statement, Aug 3, 4:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Louisville KY 343 PM CDT Mon Aug 3 2020 KYZ026-032115- Ohio- 343 PM CDT Mon Aug 3 2020 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL OHIO COUNTY... At 343 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Hartford, moving east at 25 mph. Winds up to 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Hartford, Dukehurst, Taffy, Horton, Dundee, Narrows, No Creek, Jingo, Heflin and Rosine. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. LAT...LON 3746 8702 3755 8702 3758 8671 3742 8672 TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 270DEG 23KT 3749 8696 SCHOETTMER
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 5:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Louisville KY 421 PM CDT Mon Aug 3 2020 KYZ026-027-061-032145- Grayson-Butler-Ohio- 421 PM CDT Mon Aug 3 2020 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL BUTLER... SOUTHWESTERN GRAYSON AND EAST CENTRAL OHIO COUNTIES... At 420 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of Hartford, moving east at 30 mph. Winds up to 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Caneyville, Horse Branch, Steff, Horton, Tousey, Windy Hill, Tilford, Do Stop, Neafus and Pine Knob. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. LAT...LON 3738 8684 3750 8685 3753 8649 3734 8651 TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 275DEG 27KT 3743 8678 SCHOETTMER
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 6:06 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Louisville KY 606 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020 KYZ046-047-054-055-066-032230- Boyle-Mercer-Marion-Washington-Casey- 606 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN MERCER... SOUTHEASTERN MARION...SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...WESTERN BOYLE AND NORTH CENTRAL CASEY COUNTIES... At 606 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Springfield, moving east at 30 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Lebanon, Springfield, Bradfordsville, Mackville, Brumfield, Rineltown, Forkland, Dixville, Stewart and Jenkinsville. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. LAT...LON 3748 8526 3777 8526 3781 8491 3750 8489 TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 259DEG 25KT 3763 8516 SCHOETTMER
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 6:08 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
508 PM CDT Mon Aug 3 2020
KYZ026-032300-
Ohio-
508 PM CDT Mon Aug 3 2020
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN OHIO COUNTY...
At 507 PM CDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Owensboro to near Livermore to near
Graham. Movement was east at 15 mph.
Winds bewteen 30 and 40 mph are possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Hartford, Beaver Dam, Centertown, Mchenry, Rockport, Taffy, Ralph,
Jingo, Pleasant Ridge and Heflin.
Brief heavy rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized ponding of water.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3738 8709 3746 8710 3748 8713 3749 8712
3748 8711 3755 8705 3763 8695 3762 8692
3767 8682 3771 8687 3774 8682 3751 8680
3726 8697 3727 8698 3732 8699 3736 8703
3737 8707 3733 8711 3734 8714
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 278DEG 11KT 3774 8707 3754 8707 3730 8723
SCHOETTMERSpecial weather statement, Aug 3, 6:35 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge | 33 min |
| Aug 3, 2:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 24 min |
| Aug 3, 5:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Larue, Nelson | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Washington | 24 min |
| Aug 3, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Mercer, Washington | 37 min |
| Aug 3, 7:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon | 25 min |
| Aug 3, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair | 31 min |
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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.