Alert archive / Kentucky / Freeze Warnings in 2021
Freeze Warning 2, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this freeze warning at Mar 31, 2021, 1:32 PM CDT for 49 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Apr 1, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2021, 1:32 PM CDT (18:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 1, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
All 59 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, Allen County, KY, Anderson County, KY, Barren County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Breckinridge County, KY, Bullitt County, KY, Butler County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clark County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland 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, Logan County, KY, Madison County, KY, Marion County, KY, Meade County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Ohio County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Russell County, KY, Scott County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Trimble County, KY, Warren 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 18:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 498 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
117 WWUS73 KLMK 311832 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Louisville KY 232 PM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021 ...Hard Freeze Expected Thursday and Friday Mornings... .Strong Canadian high pressure will build and settle in over the region for the end of the week. Expect several hours of below freezing temperatures both Thursday and Friday mornings. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-011000- /O.UPG.KLMK.FZ.A.0001.210402T0100Z-210402T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KLMK.FZ.W.0002.210402T0200Z-210402T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0001.210401T0600Z-210401T1500Z/ 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 232 PM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021 /132 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021/ ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ TO 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THURSDAY TO 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a Freeze Warning, which is in effect from 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ Thursday to 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ Friday. The Freeze Watch is no longer in effect. * TEMPERATURE...Lows Thursday 27-30F and Lows Friday 20-25F. * IMPACTS...Early vegetation sensitive to freezing temperatures may be damaged or killed. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. && $$ BTN
5 follow-up statements
742 WWUS73 KLMK 010643 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Louisville KY 243 AM EDT Thu Apr 1 2021 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-011600- /O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210401T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0002.210402T0200Z-210402T1500Z/ 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 243 AM EDT Thu Apr 1 2021 /143 AM CDT Thu Apr 1 2021/ ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURE...Lows Thursday 27-30F and Lows Friday 20-25F. * IMPACTS...Early vegetation sensitive to freezing temperatures may be damaged or killed. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$
307 WWUS73 KLMK 011353 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Louisville KY 953 AM EDT Thu Apr 1 2021 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-012200- /O.CAN.KLMK.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210401T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0002.210402T0200Z-210402T1500Z/ 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 953 AM EDT Thu Apr 1 2021 /853 AM CDT Thu Apr 1 2021/ ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ FRIDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Louisville has cancelled the Freeze Warning for this morning as temperatures have warmed to above freezing. Freeze warning remains in effect for Friday morning. * TEMPERATURE...Lows Friday 20-25F. * IMPACTS...Early vegetation sensitive to freezing temperatures may be damaged or killed. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. && $$ BTN
610 WWUS73 KLMK 011835 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Louisville KY 235 PM EDT Thu Apr 1 2021 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-021000- /O.NEW.KLMK.FZ.W.0003.210403T0400Z-210403T1400Z/ /O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0002.210402T0200Z-210402T1500Z/ 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 235 PM EDT Thu Apr 1 2021 /135 PM CDT Thu Apr 1 2021/ ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ FRIDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/ FRIDAY NIGHT TO 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ SATURDAY... The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a Freeze Warning, which is in effect from midnight EDT /11 PM CDT/ Friday night to 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ Saturday. * TEMPERATURE...Lows Friday 20-25F. Lows Saturday 25-31F. * IMPACTS...Early vegetation sensitive to freezing temperatures may be damaged or killed. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. && $$ DM
542 WWUS73 KLMK 020652 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Louisville KY 252 AM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-021600- /O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210402T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0003.210403T0400Z-210403T1400Z/ 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 252 AM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021 /152 AM CDT Fri Apr 2 2021/ ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/ TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURE...Lows Friday 20-25F. Lows Saturday 25-31F. * IMPACTS...Early vegetation sensitive to freezing temperatures may be damaged or killed. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. && $$ CG
142 WWUS73 KLMK 021458 NPWLMK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Louisville KY 1058 AM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-031400- /O.EXP.KLMK.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210402T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0003.210403T0400Z-210403T1400Z/ Orange-Washington-Scott-Jefferson-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison- Floyd-Clark-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin- Bullitt-Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Spencer-Anderson- Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Nelson-Mercer-Jessamine-Larue- Marion-Boyle-Garrard-Madison-Butler-Edmonson-Hart-Green-Taylor- Casey-Lincoln-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe- Adair-Russell-Cumberland-Clinton- Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, Madison, Jasper, English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, Jeffersonville, Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Louisville, La Grange, Bedford, Milton, New Castle, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana, Taylorsville, Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, Bardstown, Springfield, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, Winchester, Hodgenville, Lebanon, Danville, Lancaster, Richmond, Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Greensburg, Campbellsville, Liberty, Stanford, Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, Glasgow, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany 1058 AM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021 /958 AM CDT Fri Apr 2 2021/ ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/ TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURE...Lows Saturday 25-31F. * IMPACTS...Early vegetation sensitive to freezing temperatures may be damaged or killed. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. && $$ BTN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 6:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Warren | 39 hr |
| Mar 31, 6:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Muhlenberg, Ohio | 59 hr |
Nearby
Freeze Warnings in Kentucky, 2021Freeze Warnings in Indiana, 2021Every freeze warning in 2021
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.