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Frost Advisory 4, NWS Louisville, KY

April 22, 2021Jefferson County, Indiana; 27 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this frost advisory at Apr 22, 2021, 4:20 AM EDT for Jefferson County, Indiana; 27 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Apr 23, 2021, 1:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 22, 2021, 4:20 AM EDT (08:20 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 23, 2021, 1:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 23, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
All 28 counties

Jefferson County, IN, Adair County, KY, Anderson County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Green County, KY, Henry County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Marion County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Russell County, KY, Scott County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Trimble County, KY, Washington County, KY, Woodford County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:20 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 220 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 2021-04-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-04-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -8 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2033 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
102 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

498 
WWUS73 KLMK 220820
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
420 AM EDT Thu Apr 22 2021

KYZ037-042-043-049-222000-
/O.UPG.KLMK.FZ.A.0003.210423T0500Z-210423T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KLMK.FZ.W.0006.210423T0400Z-210423T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210422T1400Z/
Harrison-Bourbon-Nicholas-Clark-
Including the cities of Cynthiana, Paris, Carlisle, 
and Winchester
420 AM EDT Thu Apr 22 2021

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a Freeze
Warning, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 8 AM EDT
Friday. The Freeze Watch is no longer in effect. 

* WHAT...Temperatures this morning around 29-32 degrees. 
  Temperatures Friday morning in the low 30s. 

* WHERE...Harrison, Bourbon, Nicholas, and Clark counties in
  central Kentucky. 

* WHEN...From midnight EDT /11 PM CDT tonight to 10 AM EDT /9 AM
  CDT/ Thursday morning. 

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

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.

&&

$$

KYZ057-222000-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FZ.W.0006.210423T0400Z-210423T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210422T1400Z/
Madison-
Including the city of Richmond
420 AM EDT Thu Apr 22 2021

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a Freeze
Warning, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 8 AM EDT
Friday. 

* WHAT...Temperatures this morning around 27-32 degrees.
  Temperatures Friday morning in the low 30s.

* WHERE...Madison County KY.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ This morning. Then from
  midnight EDT /11 PM CDT tonight to 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ Thursday
  morning. 

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

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.

&&

$$

KYZ036-041-222000-
/O.UPG.KLMK.FZ.A.0003.210423T0500Z-210423T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KLMK.FR.Y.0004.210423T0400Z-210423T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210422T1400Z/
Scott-Fayette-
Including the cities of Georgetown and Lexington
420 AM EDT Thu Apr 22 2021

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a Frost
Advisory, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 8 AM EDT
Friday. The Freeze Watch is no longer in effect. 

* WHAT...Temperatures this morning around 28-32 degrees. 
  Temperatures Friday morning in the low 30s. 

* WHERE...Scott and Fayette counties in KY.

* WHEN...From midnight EDT /11 PM CDT tonight to 10 AM EDT /9 AM
  CDT/ Thursday morning. 

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


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.

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

&&

$$

INZ079-KYZ031>035-038>040-045>048-054>056-064>067-075>078-081-082-
222000-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FR.Y.0004.210423T0400Z-210423T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210422T1400Z/
Jefferson-Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Spencer-Anderson-
Woodford-Nelson-Washington-Mercer-Jessamine-Marion-Boyle-Garrard-
Green-Taylor-Casey-Lincoln-Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair-Russell-
Cumberland-Clinton-
Including the cities of Madison, La Grange, Bedford, Milton, 
New Castle, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Taylorsville, Lawrenceburg, 
Versailles, Bardstown, Springfield, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, 
Lebanon, Danville, Lancaster, Greensburg, Campbellsville, 
Liberty, Stanford, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown, 
Burkesville, and Albany
420 AM EDT Thu Apr 22 2021 /320 AM CDT Thu Apr 22 2021/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/ TONIGHT
TO 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ FRIDAY...

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a Frost
Advisory, which is in effect from midnight EDT /11 PM CDT/
tonight to 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ Friday. 

* WHAT...Temperatures this morning in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
  Temperatures Friday morning in the mid 30s. 

* WHERE...Southern Indiana and central Kentucky.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ This morning. Then from
  midnight EDT /11 PM CDT tonight to 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ Thursday
  morning. 

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

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

&&

$$

INZ076>078-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>025-027>030-053-062-063-073-074-
221400-
/O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210422T1400Z/
Orange-Washington-Scott-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison-Floyd-
Clark-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Grayson-Hardin-Bullitt-Jefferson-
Larue-Edmonson-Hart-Allen-Barren-
Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, Jasper, 
English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, Jeffersonville, 
Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, Leitchfield, 
Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Louisville, Hodgenville, 
Brownsville, Horse Cave, Scottsville, and Glasgow
420 AM EDT Thu Apr 22 2021 /320 AM CDT Thu Apr 22 2021/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures this morning in the upper 20s to mid 30s.

* WHERE...Southern Indiana and central Kentucky.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ This morning. 

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

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.

&&

$$

KYZ026-061-070>072-221400-
/O.CON.KLMK.FR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210422T1400Z/
Ohio-Butler-Logan-Warren-Simpson-
Including the cities of Hartford, Morgantown, Russellville, 
Bowling Green, Franklin, and Providence
320 AM CDT Thu Apr 22 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the mid 30s this morning. 

* WHERE...Parts of south-central Kentucky.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT This Morning. 

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

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.

&&

$$

EBW
3 follow-up statements
692 
WWUS73 KLMK 221205
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
805 AM EDT Thu Apr 22 2021

KYZ037-042-043-049-057-222015-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210422T1400Z/
/O.CON.KLMK.FZ.W.0006.210423T0400Z-210423T1200Z/
Harrison-Bourbon-Nicholas-Clark-Madison-
Including the cities of Cynthiana, Paris, Carlisle, Winchester, 
and Richmond
805 AM EDT Thu Apr 22 2021

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM
EDT FRIDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

* WHAT...Temperatures Friday morning in the low 30s.

* WHERE...Madison, Harrison, Bourbon, Nicholas and Clark 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM EDT Friday.

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

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.

&&

$$

INZ079-KYZ031>036-038>041-045>048-054>056-064>067-075>078-081-082-
222015-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210422T1400Z/
/O.CON.KLMK.FR.Y.0004.210423T0400Z-210423T1200Z/
Jefferson-Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Scott-Spencer-
Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Nelson-Washington-Mercer-Jessamine-
Marion-Boyle-Garrard-Green-Taylor-Casey-Lincoln-Monroe-Metcalfe-
Adair-Russell-Cumberland-Clinton-
Including the cities of Madison, La Grange, Bedford, Milton, 
New Castle, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Georgetown, Taylorsville, 
Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Bardstown, Springfield, 
Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, Lebanon, Danville, Lancaster, 
Greensburg, Campbellsville, Liberty, Stanford, Tompkinsville, 
Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany
805 AM EDT Thu Apr 22 2021 /705 AM CDT Thu Apr 22 2021/

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/
TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ FRIDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

* WHAT...Temperatures Friday morning in the mid 30s.

* WHERE...Portions of Indiana and east central, north central 
  and south central Kentucky. 

* WHEN...From midnight EDT /11 PM CDT/ tonight to 8 AM EDT /7 AM 
  CDT/ Friday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

INZ076>078-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>025-027>030-053-062-063-073-074-
221315-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210422T1400Z/
Orange-Washington-Scott-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison-Floyd-
Clark-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Grayson-Hardin-Bullitt-Jefferson-
Larue-Edmonson-Hart-Allen-Barren-
Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, Jasper, 
English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, Jeffersonville, 
Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, Leitchfield, 
Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Louisville, Hodgenville, 
Brownsville, Horse Cave, Scottsville, and Glasgow
805 AM EDT Thu Apr 22 2021 /705 AM CDT Thu Apr 22 2021/

...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

Temperatures have warmed above freezing therefore the warning
has been cancelled.

$$

KYZ026-061-070>072-221315-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210422T1400Z/
Ohio-Butler-Logan-Warren-Simpson-
Including the cities of Hartford, Morgantown, Russellville, 
Bowling Green, Franklin, and Providence
705 AM CDT Thu Apr 22 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Temperatures have warmed above frost criteria therefore the
advisory has been cancelled.

$$

CG
788 
WWUS73 KLMK 221853
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
253 PM EDT Thu Apr 22 2021

KYZ037-042-043-049-057-231200-
/O.EXT.KLMK.FZ.W.0006.210423T0500Z-210423T1200Z/
Harrison-Bourbon-Nicholas-Clark-Madison-
Including the cities of Cynthiana, Paris, Carlisle, Winchester, 
and Richmond
253 PM EDT Thu Apr 22 2021

...FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures Friday morning in the low 30s.

* WHERE...Madison, Harrison, Bourbon, Nicholas and Clark 
  Counties. 

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 8 AM EDT Friday.

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

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.

&&

$$

INZ079-KYZ031>036-038>041-045>048-054>056-064>067-075>078-081-082-
231200-
/O.EXT.KLMK.FR.Y.0004.210423T0500Z-210423T1200Z/
Jefferson-Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Scott-Spencer-
Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Nelson-Washington-Mercer-Jessamine-
Marion-Boyle-Garrard-Green-Taylor-Casey-Lincoln-Monroe-Metcalfe-
Adair-Russell-Cumberland-Clinton-
Including the cities of Madison, La Grange, Bedford, Milton, 
New Castle, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Georgetown, Taylorsville, 
Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Bardstown, Springfield, 
Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, Lebanon, Danville, Lancaster, 
Greensburg, Campbellsville, Liberty, Stanford, Tompkinsville, 
Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany
253 PM EDT Thu Apr 22 2021 /153 PM CDT Thu Apr 22 2021/

...FROST ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EDT /MIDNIGHT CDT/ TO
8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures Friday morning in the mid 30s.

* WHERE...Portions of Indiana and east central, north central 
  and south central Kentucky. 

* WHEN...From 1 AM EDT /MIDNIGHT CDT/ tonight to 8 AM EDT /7 AM 
  CDT/ Friday. 

* IMPACTS...Frost conditions can damage crops and other sensitive
  vegetation. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

CG
738 
WWUS73 KLMK 231156
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
756 AM EDT Fri Apr 23 2021

KYZ037-042-043-049-057-231300-
/O.EXP.KLMK.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210423T1200Z/
Harrison-Bourbon-Nicholas-Clark-Madison-
Including the cities of Cynthiana, Paris, Carlisle, Winchester, 
and Richmond
756 AM EDT Fri Apr 23 2021

...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

Temperatures have warmed up above freezing and the freeze warning
will be allowed to expire at 8 AM EDT.

$$

INZ079-KYZ031>036-038>041-045>048-054>056-064>067-075>078-081-082-
231300-
/O.EXP.KLMK.FR.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210423T1200Z/
Jefferson-Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Scott-Spencer-
Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Nelson-Washington-Mercer-Jessamine-
Marion-Boyle-Garrard-Green-Taylor-Casey-Lincoln-Monroe-Metcalfe-
Adair-Russell-Cumberland-Clinton-
Including the cities of Madison, La Grange, Bedford, Milton, 
New Castle, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Georgetown, Taylorsville, 
Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Bardstown, Springfield, 
Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, Lebanon, Danville, Lancaster, 
Greensburg, Campbellsville, Liberty, Stanford, Tompkinsville, 
Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany
756 AM EDT Fri Apr 23 2021 /656 AM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021/

...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING...

Temperatures have warmed up above freezing and frost is no longer
a threat. Therefore, the frost advisory will be allowed to expire. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 22, 4:20 AM EDTFreeze WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Harrison, Madison, Nicholas28 hr

Nearby

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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.