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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

June 12, 2021Ohio County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Jun 12, 2021, 8:28 PM CDT for Ohio 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: Jun 12, 2021, 8:28 PM CDT (01:28 UTC)
Expired: Jun 12, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY

County Ohio County, KY

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 131 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

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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: 1684 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1699 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 59 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.2

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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 Jun 12, 7:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 7:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 2:09 PM CDT, 6 hours 19 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
309 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-131915-
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
309 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021 /209 PM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021/

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central
Indiana and Central Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Isolated thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening. These
storms will be capable of localized gusty winds, brief heavy
downpours, and cloud-to-ground lightning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop ahead of a cold front
Sunday. Some of these storms could produce very gusty winds. In
areas where repeated thunderstorms occur, there could also be
localized flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report any severe weather or flooding.

&&

More information, along with other weather, hydrological and
climate information can be found, at weather.gov/louisville.

BTN/RAS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 12, 5:10 PM CDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 12, 7:35 PM CDT, 53 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 12, 7:58 PM CDT, 30 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 12, 8:28 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
828 PM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021

KYZ026-130200-
Ohio-
828 PM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO MOVE THROUGH
SOUTHWESTERN OHIO COUNTY...

At 827 PM CDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms from west of
Hartford to 7 miles east of Central City. Movement was south at 25
mph.

Winds in excess of 45 mph are possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Mchenry, Rockport, Rochester, Wysox, Nineteen, Scottown, Simmons, Ken
Wye, and Cool Springs.

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

LAT...LON 3747 8694 3726 8685 3725 8685 3725 8687
      3722 8689 3721 8690 3722 8690 3723 8692
      3724 8691 3724 8694 3726 8696 3726 8697
      3727 8698 3732 8699 3736 8702
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 350DEG 21KT 3743 8694 3731 8699

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 12, 7:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Ohio	25 min
Jun 12, 7:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Ohio	32 min
Jun 13, 2:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hancock	25 min
Jun 13, 4:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler	37 min
Jun 13, 1:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Scott	37 min
Jun 13, 1:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hardin	32 min
Jun 13, 1:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Fayette, Scott, Woodford	23 min
Jun 13, 1:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon	32 min
Jun 13, 2:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Nicholas	27 min
Jun 13, 2:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Grayson, Hardin	28 min
Jun 13, 2:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Spencer	25 min
Jun 13, 2:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Scott	36 min
Jun 13, 2:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Nelson	31 min
Jun 13, 3:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Nicholas	38 min
Jun 13, 3:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Fayette, Scott, Woodford	29 min
Jun 13, 3:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Scott	4 hr
Jun 13, 3:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Fayette, Scott, Woodford	41 min
Jun 13, 3:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Metcalfe	23 min
Jun 13, 4:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Barren	35 min
Jun 13, 4:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Woodford	2 hr
Jun 13, 4:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Metcalfe	26 min
Jun 13, 5:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Monroe	25 min
Jun 13, 12:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Dubois	28 min
Jun 13, 12:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Dubois	28 min
Jun 13, 12:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Dubois	31 min
Jun 13, 12:57 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Dubois	3 hr
Jun 13, 1:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Perry	27 min
Jun 13, 1:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Perry	34 min

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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.