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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Mar 27, 2021, 8:43 PM CDT for Green County, Taylor County, Kentucky. It was in force for 32 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
- Mar 27, 2021, 8:43 PM CDT (01:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2021, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
Counties Green County, KY, Taylor County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 200 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -290 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 839 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 341 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 458 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.8
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 Mar 27, 5:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 5:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 27, 2:33 PM CDT, 6 hours 10 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Louisville KY 333 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>072-281945- 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- 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, and Providence 333 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021 /233 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Scattered thunderstorms are in the forecast for this evening across southern Kentucky. The stronger storms will produce brief heavy rain as well as gusty winds. Hail is also possible will the strongest storms. Tonight...coverage of showers and storms will increase areawide. The stronger storms could bring isolated damaging wind gusts, hail, and possibly a tornado or two...in additional to heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters should report any severe weather as well as flooding today and tonight. KYZ073>078-081-082-281945- Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair-Russell-Cumberland-Clinton- Including the cities of Scottsville, Glasgow, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany 233 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Scattered thunderstorms are in the forecast for this evening across southern Kentucky. The stronger storms will produce brief heavy rain as well as gusty winds. Hail is also possible will the strongest storms. Tonight...coverage of showers and storms will increase areawide. The stronger storms could bring isolated damaging wind gusts, hail, and possibly a tornado or two...in additional to heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters should report any severe weather as well as flooding today and tonight. EBW/JML
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 27, 6:06 PM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
606 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
KYZ070-072-272330-
Logan-Simpson-
606 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL LOGAN AND NORTHWESTERN
SIMPSON COUNTIES...
At 606 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest of
Russellville, moving east at 45 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Russellville, Auburn, Dennis, South Union, Lickskillet, Gasper, Cave
Springs, Middleton, Oakville and Old Volney.
LAT...LON 3676 8706 3676 8705 3679 8706 3698 8670
3677 8661 3669 8706
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 249DEG 41KT 3673 8699
CGSpecial weather statement, Mar 27, 6:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
624 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
KYZ074-280000-
Barren-
624 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL BARREN COUNTY...
At 623 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 12 miles north of
Scottsville, moving east at 40 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Glasgow, Pritchardsville, Finney, Lecta, Bristletown and Haywood.
LAT...LON 3693 8614 3692 8615 3691 8615 3691 8616
3692 8617 3693 8616 3694 8617 3694 8616
3705 8583 3693 8579 3690 8614
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 256DEG 36KT 3692 8612
CGSpecial weather statement, Mar 27, 6:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Louisville KY 632 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021 KYZ070>072-280000- Warren-Logan-Simpson- 632 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL LOGAN...NORTHERN SIMPSON AND SOUTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTIES... At 632 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of Russellville, moving east at 45 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Bowling Green, Crestmoor, Memphis Junction, Auburn, Woodburn, Dennis, Rich Pond, Rockfield, South Union and Matlock. LAT...LON 3678 8682 3686 8686 3702 8649 3682 8639 TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 249DEG 39KT 3684 8676 DM
Special weather statement, Mar 27, 8:43 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
943 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
KYZ064-065-077-280215-
Taylor-Adair-Green-
943 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT GREEN...CENTRAL TAYLOR AND
NORTHERN ADAIR COUNTIES...
At 942 PM EDT/842 PM CDT/, a strong thunderstorm was located near
Greensburg, moving northeast at 45 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Campbellsville, Greensburg, Little Barren, Donansburg, Arista,
Coburg, Fry, South Campbellsville, Romine and Grab.
LAT...LON 3711 8554 3712 8560 3712 8563 3718 8569
3724 8568 3746 8533 3721 8513 3711 8553
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 245DEG 41KT 3722 8552
DMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 11:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Nicholas | 37 min |
| Mar 27, 11:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.