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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Jun 19, 2021, 8:27 AM EDT for Henry County, Jefferson County, Oldham County, Kentucky; Harrison County, Indiana. It was in force for 33 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 19, 2021, 8:27 AM EDT (12:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2021, 9:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
Counties Harrison County, IN, Henry County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Oldham County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 275 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
- 50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -239 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1041 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 19, 7:22 AM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 7:22 AM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 19, 7:15 AM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
715 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
INZ076>078-083-084-089>092-191200-
Crawford-Orange-Washington-Floyd-Clark-Perry-Dubois-Scott-Harrison-
715 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
...GUSTY THNUNDERSTORM WINDS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN INDIANA...
At 714 AM EDT/614 AM CDT/, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were
located along a line extending from near Brownstown to near
Petersburg. Movement was southeast at 40 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Jasper, Scottsburg, Salem, Paoli, English, Carefree Town, Vienna,
Charlestown, Huntingburg and Austin.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 3851 8707 3851 8700 3849 8695 3850 8688
3853 8683 3853 8668 3869 8668 3869 8631
3877 8628 3878 8620 3878 8614 3876 8594
3873 8587 3881 8578 3853 8551 3803 8678
3810 8677 3812 8681 3821 8679 3820 8707
TIME...MOT...LOC 1114Z 331DEG 36KT 3892 8601 3845 8733
RASSpecial weather statement, Jun 19, 7:53 AM EDT, 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
753 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
INZ077>079-092-KYZ032-191230-
Washington-Jefferson-Clark-Scott-Trimble-
753 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT JEFFERSON...CLARK...
SCOTT...SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN TRIMBLE COUNTIES...
At 752 AM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from 9 miles west of Osgood to 9 miles
southeast of Vernon to near Scottsburg to 6 miles southeast of Salem.
Movement was southeast at 40 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Madison, Scottsburg, Salem, Vienna, Charlestown, Austin, Lexington,
Hanover, Blue River and New Pekin.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They can relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Louisville.
LAT...LON 3869 8520 3874 8527 3874 8533 3873 8533
3865 8526 3852 8551 3840 8582 3841 8599
3859 8611 3882 8571 3882 8561 3885 8561
3885 8557 3888 8557 3888 8554 3891 8553
3891 8520
TIME...MOT...LOC 1152Z 291DEG 36KT 3909 8546 3888 8550 3863 8571 3853
8603
EBWSpecial weather statement, Jun 19, 8:27 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
827 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
INZ090>092-KYZ028>034-191300-
Floyd-Clark-Harrison-Jefferson-Oldham-Shelby-Bullitt-Henry-Hardin-
Trimble-
827 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN
HARRISON...SOUTH CENTRAL CLARK...SOUTHEASTERN FLOYD...OLDHAM...
NORTHWESTERN SHELBY...SOUTHEASTERN TRIMBLE...HENRY...JEFFERSON...
NORTH CENTRAL HARDIN AND NORTHWESTERN BULLITT COUNTIES...
At 827 AM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Bedford to Prospect to near Corydon.
Movement was southeast at 30 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Louisville, Jeffersonville, New Albany, Jeffersontown, St. Matthews,
Shively, Shelbyville, Lyndon, La Grange and Middletown.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They can relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Louisville.
LAT...LON 3858 8521 3860 8508 3856 8506 3856 8501
3851 8503 3852 8498 3849 8499 3845 8491
3844 8494 3846 8495 3843 8495 3814 8540
3815 8542 3794 8599 3800 8600 3799 8603
3818 8619 3837 8563 3863 8523
TIME...MOT...LOC 1227Z 317DEG 27KT 3858 8522 3833 8560 3814 8617
EBWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 9:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison | 34 min |
| Jun 18, 10:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Scott | 27 min |
| Jun 18, 10:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nicholas | 28 min |
| Jun 18, 11:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 25 min |
| Jun 18, 11:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Trimble | 33 min |
| Jun 18, 11:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Trimble | 27 min |
| Jun 19, 12:22 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Trimble | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Trimble | 32 min |
| Jun 19, 12:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 27 min |
| Jun 19, 1:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Henry | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 1:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison, Scott | 31 min |
| Jun 19, 1:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Harrison, Scott | 44 min |
| Jun 19, 1:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Henry | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 2:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Franklin, Scott | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 7:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 37 min |
| Jun 18, 10:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Scott | 31 min |
| Jun 18, 10:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 31 min |
| Jun 18, 11:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 11:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Orange, Washington | 25 min |
| Jun 19, 12:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Scott | 33 min |
| Jun 19, 1:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 7:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark, Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Scott, Washington | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 11:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Dubois, Orange, Washington | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 12:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison | 28 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.