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Freeze Warning 8, NWS Louisville, KY

November 3, 202149 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this freeze warning at Nov 3, 2021, 2:04 AM CDT for 49 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Nov 3, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 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
Nov 3, 2021, 2:04 AM CDT (07:04 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 3, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT
Expired
Nov 4, 2021, 8:00 AM CDT
In force
9 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 07:02 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

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2021-11-03Temperature 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2021-11-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -45 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1299 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

477 
WWUS73 KLMK 030704
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
304 AM EDT Wed Nov 3 2021

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-063>067-077-
078-032000-
/O.UPG.KLMK.FZ.A.0004.211104T0600Z-211104T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KLMK.FZ.W.0008.211104T0400Z-211104T1300Z/
/O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-211103T1300Z/
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-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, Horse Cave, Greensburg, Campbellsville, 
Liberty, Stanford, Columbia, and Jamestown
304 AM EDT Wed Nov 3 2021 /204 AM CDT Wed Nov 3 2021/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/ TONIGHT
TO 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Morning lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s this morning
  and mid 20s to around 30 Thursday. 

* WHERE...Southern Indiana and most of central Kentucky.

* WHEN...Early Wednesday morning and again early Thursday 
  morning. 

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
  plumbing. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$

KYZ061-062-070>076-081-082-032000-
/O.UPG.KLMK.FZ.A.0004.211104T0600Z-211104T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KLMK.FZ.W.0008.211104T0400Z-211104T1300Z/
/O.CON.KLMK.FR.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-211103T1300Z/
Butler-Edmonson-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-
Cumberland-Clinton-
Including the cities of Morgantown, Brownsville, Russellville, 
Bowling Green, Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, Glasgow, 
Tompkinsville, Edmonton, Burkesville, and Albany
204 AM CDT Wed Nov 3 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Morning lows in the low to mid 30s this morning and upper
  20s to around 30 Thursday.

* WHERE...South central Kentucky.

* WHEN...Early Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
  plumbing. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

A Frost Advisory means that widespread frost is expected.
Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

&&

$$

EBW
3 follow-up statements
308 
WWUS73 KLMK 031254
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
854 AM EDT Wed Nov 3 2021

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-063>067-077-
078-032100-
/O.EXP.KLMK.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-211103T1300Z/
/O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0008.211104T0400Z-211104T1300Z/
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-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, Horse Cave, Greensburg, Campbellsville, 
Liberty, Stanford, Columbia, and Jamestown
854 AM EDT Wed Nov 3 2021 /754 AM CDT Wed Nov 3 2021/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/
TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ THURSDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Morning lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s this morning 
  and mid 20s to around 30 Thursday. 

* WHERE...Southern Indiana and most of central Kentucky.

* WHEN...Early Wednesday morning and again early Thursday 
  morning. 

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$

KYZ061-062-070>076-081-082-032100-
/O.EXP.KLMK.FR.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-211103T1300Z/
/O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0008.211104T0400Z-211104T1300Z/
Butler-Edmonson-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-
Cumberland-Clinton-
Including the cities of Morgantown, Brownsville, Russellville, 
Bowling Green, Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, Glasgow, 
Tompkinsville, Edmonton, Burkesville, and Albany
754 AM CDT Wed Nov 3 2021

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Morning lows in the low to mid 30s this morning and 
  upper 20s to around 30 Thursday. 

* WHERE...South central Kentucky.

* WHEN...Early Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing. 

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
304 
WWUS73 KLMK 031848
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
248 PM EDT Wed Nov 3 2021

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-041300-
/O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0008.211104T0400Z-211104T1300Z/
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
248 PM EDT Wed Nov 3 2021 /148 PM CDT Wed Nov 3 2021/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/
TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Morning lows in the mid 20s to around 30 Thursday morning.
  

* WHERE...Southern Indiana and most of central Kentucky.

* WHEN...Early Thursday morning. 

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation, and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing. 

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
022 
WWUS73 KLMK 041258
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
858 AM EDT Thu Nov 4 2021

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-041400-
/O.EXP.KLMK.FZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-211104T1300Z/
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
858 AM EDT Thu Nov 4 2021 /758 AM CDT Thu Nov 4 2021/

...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING...

As temperatures quickly warm to above freezing, we will allow the
Freeze Warning to expire as scheduled.

$$

CG

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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.