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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2020, 6:06 PM CDT for Hancock County, Kentucky. It was in force for 24 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 9, 2020, 6:06 PM CDT (23:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2020, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
County Hancock County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 308 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
- 221 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -272 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 941 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 9, 1:55 PM CDT, 4 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 1:55 PM CDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Louisville KY 314 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2020 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>031-045-046-053-054-061>065- 070>078-081-082-101915- Orange-Washington-Scott-Jefferson-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison- Floyd-Clark-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Bullitt- Oldham-Nelson-Larue-Marion-Butler-Edmonson-Hart-Green-Taylor-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, Bardstown, Springfield, Hodgenville, Lebanon, Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Greensburg, Campbellsville, Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, Glasgow, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany 314 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2020 /214 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2020/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Scattered thunderstorms are forecast this evening and again overnight. Any storms that develop will be slow moving, so expect heavy rainfall and brief gusty winds from the stronger storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Scattered to numerous afternoon and evening thunderstorms can be expected from Monday onward as heat and humidity return to the region. The main threats from these storms will be locally gusty winds and heavy rainfall. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. KYZ032>043-047>049-055>057-066-067-101915- Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Scott-Harrison-Spencer-Anderson- Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Mercer-Jessamine-Clark-Boyle- Garrard-Madison-Casey-Lincoln- Including the cities of Bedford, Milton, New Castle, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana, Taylorsville, Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, Winchester, Danville, Lancaster, Richmond, Liberty, and Stanford 314 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Scattered to numerous afternoon and evening thunderstorms can be expected from Monday onward as heat and humidity return to the region. The main threats from these storms will be locally gusty winds and heavy rainfall. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. 13/BTN
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 9, 5:06 PM CDT, 1 hour before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
550 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2020
KYZ071-074-092315-
Warren-Barren-
550 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2020
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN WARREN
AND WEST CENTRAL BARREN COUNTIES...
At 550 PM CDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from 8 miles north of Bowling Green to 7 miles
southeast of Mount Victor. Movement was east at 25 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with these
storms.
Locations impacted include...
Bowling Green, Plum Springs, Mount Victor, Smiths Grove, Oakland, Red
Cross, Hardcastle, Girkin, Greenhill and Rocky Hill.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3691 8614 3693 8614 3692 8617 3693 8617
3692 8619 3693 8620 3690 8621 3689 8630
3715 8661 3717 8661 3717 8648 3715 8646
3717 8644 3715 8642 3716 8639 3708 8628
3710 8622 3708 8619 3707 8613 3689 8600
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 278DEG 23KT 3711 8649 3694 8627
RASSpecial weather statement, Aug 9, 6:06 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Louisville KY 606 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2020 INZ089-KYZ023-024-092330- Perry-Hancock-Breckinridge- 606 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2020 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL PERRY...EAST CENTRAL HANCOCK AND WEST CENTRAL BRECKINRIDGE COUNTIES... At 605 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Hawesville, moving east at 15 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Cloverport, Lauer, Tar Fork, Tobinsport, Mattingly, Dukes and Sunny Corner. 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 3781 8674 3789 8673 3789 8653 3770 8658 TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 285DEG 13KT 3782 8668 KDW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 5:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Warren | 25 min |
| Aug 9, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson | 30 min |
| Aug 9, 6:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Meade | 22 min |
| Aug 9, 6:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren | 20 min |
| Aug 9, 5:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Perry | 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.