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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

September 3, 20204 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Sep 3, 2020, 2:13 AM CDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Sep 3, 2020, 2:13 AM CDT (07:13 UTC)
Expired: Sep 3, 2020, 3:00 AM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY

Counties Barren County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Sep 3, 12:46 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 12:46 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 2, 8:34 PM CDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 2, 10:17 PM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1117 PM EDT WED SEP 2 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1030 PM     FLOOD            1 SSE HOBSON            37.40N 85.36W
09/02/2020                   TAYLOR             KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NOE ROAD AND HIGHWAY 289 WERE FLOODED. SALEM
            CHURCH ROAD WAS ALSO FLOODED AND IS A
            TYPICAL FLOOD PRONE LOCATION.

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Special weather statement, Sep 2, 10:27 PM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 2, 10:36 PM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1136 PM EDT Wed Sep 2 2020

KYZ056-057-067-030400-
Lincoln-Madison-Garrard-
1136 PM EDT Wed Sep 2 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN...
SOUTHEASTERN GARRARD AND SOUTH CENTRAL MADISON COUNTIES...

At 1136 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Gum Sulphur,
moving east at 30 mph.

Winds up to 40 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Berea, Crab Orchard, Walnut Flat, Manse, Wallaceton, Ottenheim,
Turkeytown, Broughtentown, Cartersville and Preachersville.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 3752 8429 3752 8430 3754 8430 3753 8432
      3754 8432 3754 8435 3752 8436 3750 8435
      3747 8437 3748 8445 3734 8450 3734 8453
      3735 8456 3734 8458 3734 8465 3759 8457
      3760 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 0336Z 256DEG 24KT 3746 8452

SCHOETTMER

Special weather statement, Sep 2, 10:55 PM CDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1055 PM CDT Wed Sep 2 2020

KYZ071-073-074-076-030445-
Metcalfe-Warren-Allen-Barren-
1055 PM CDT Wed Sep 2 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN ALLEN...SOUTHEASTERN
WARREN...BARREN AND WEST CENTRAL METCALFE COUNTIES...

At 1055 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
Three Springs, moving east at 35 mph.

Winds up to 40 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Bowling Green, Glasgow, Plum Springs, Mount Victor, Smiths Grove,
Oakland, Red Cross, Hardcastle, Coral Hill and Lecta.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 3676 8639 3705 8640 3707 8614 3705 8608
      3707 8607 3709 8573 3684 8576 3683 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 0355Z 255DEG 38KT 3689 8631

SCHOETTMER

Special weather statement, Sep 3, 1:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
210 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2020

INZ076-077-084-030645-
Crawford-Orange-Washington-
210 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2020

...A SHOWER WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD...SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE
AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

At 210 AM EDT, a strong shower was located 7 miles northeast of
English, moving northeast at 40 mph.

Locations impacted include...
English, Hardinsburg, Livonia, Ethel, Becks Mill, Valeene, Fargo,
Taswell, Bacon and Rego.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this shower, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 3830 8655 3837 8662 3861 8614 3855 8608
TIME...MOT...LOC 0610Z 236DEG 44KT 3843 8639

SCHOETTMER

Special weather statement, Sep 3, 2:13 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
213 AM CDT Thu Sep 3 2020

KYZ073>076-081-030800-
Metcalfe-Monroe-Cumberland-Allen-Barren-
213 AM CDT Thu Sep 3 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL MONROE...SOUTHEASTERN
ALLEN...NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND...SOUTHEASTERN BARREN AND METCALFE
COUNTIES...

At 213 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 12 miles south of
Glasgow, moving east at 40 mph.

Winds up to 40 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Glasgow, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, Burkesville, Leslie, Fountain Run,
Curtis, Coral Hill, Gum Tree and Lecta.

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 3667 8615 3704 8593 3710 8554 3701 8550
      3698 8547 3672 8532
TIME...MOT...LOC 0713Z 255DEG 34KT 3682 8596

SCHOETTMER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 2, 7:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan	47 min
Sep 2, 7:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson	27 min
Sep 2, 8:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Hart	16 min
Sep 2, 8:47 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Green, Hart	3 hr
Sep 2, 8:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Green, Taylor	31 min
Sep 2, 9:17 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Taylor	3 hr
Sep 2, 9:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Taylor	32 min
Sep 2, 9:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Casey, Lincoln	3 hr
Sep 2, 10:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Lincoln	23 min
Sep 2, 10:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Russell	48 min
Sep 2, 10:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Rockcastle	24 min
Sep 2, 10:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Garrard, Lincoln, Madison	3 hr
Sep 2, 10:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Barren	50 min
Sep 3, 3:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge	28 min
Sep 3, 3:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Meade	12 min
Sep 3, 4:14 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade	3 hr
Sep 3, 4:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby	45 min
Sep 3, 4:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hancock	27 min
Sep 3, 5:03 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Jefferson, Meade, Oldham, Shelby and 1 more	3 hr
Sep 3, 5:05 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Hancock	3 hr
Sep 3, 5:13 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Jefferson, Meade, Oldham, Shelby and 1 more	3 hr
Sep 3, 5:28 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Meade	3 hr
Sep 3, 6:25 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Shelby	3 hr
Sep 3, 3:54 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LMK	Butler, Muhlenberg, Ohio	5 days
Sep 3, 1:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Orange	35 min
Sep 3, 1:21 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Crawford, Orange, Washington	3 hr
Sep 3, 2:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Clark, Scott, Washington	3 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.