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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

July 16, 20214 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Jul 16, 2021, 3:02 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 43 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
Jul 16, 2021, 3:02 PM CDT (20:02 UTC)
Expired
Jul 16, 2021, 3:45 PM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY

Counties Allen County, KY, Barren County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 112 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1708 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1708 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
838 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

844 
WWUS83 KLMK 162002
SPSLMK

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
302 PM CDT Fri Jul 16 2021

KYZ073>077-081-162045-
Metcalfe-Monroe-Cumberland-Allen-Barren-Adair-
302 PM CDT Fri Jul 16 2021

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MONROE...ALLEN...
NORTHERN CUMBERLAND...BARREN...METCALFE AND SOUTHWESTERN ADAIR
COUNTIES...

At 301 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were clustered near Glasgow,
moving northeast at 35 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Glasgow, Scottsville, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, Burkesville, Three
Springs, Horse Cave, Cave City, Park City and Gamaliel.

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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 3666 8641 3678 8641 3689 8627 3694 8617
      3706 8611 3706 8607 3717 8605 3715 8587
      3718 8569 3712 8563 3711 8553 3705 8552
      3707 8531 3680 8528 3680 8559 3673 8552
      3673 8547 3669 8550 3662 8544 3663 8556
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 215DEG 29KT 3693 8595 

$$

MJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 12:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt16 min
Jul 16, 1:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLincoln26 min
Jul 16, 1:12 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAdair, Casey76 min
Jul 16, 1:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSpencer32 min
Jul 16, 1:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKShelby, Spencer33 min
Jul 16, 1:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFranklin31 min
Jul 16, 2:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFranklin, Shelby33 min
Jul 16, 2:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGreen, Marion, Mercer, Taylor, Washington57 min
Jul 16, 2:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKRobertson26 min
Jul 16, 2:57 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKMarion, Nelson, Washington3 hr
Jul 16, 2:59 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAnderson, Franklin, Scott, Shelby, Woodford3 hr
Jul 16, 3:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon, Nicholas24 min
Jul 16, 3:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLMKMarion2 hr
Jul 16, 3:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHart28 min
Jul 16, 3:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKNicholas32 min
Jul 16, 3:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair, Boyle, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green and 5 more59 min
Jul 16, 3:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOldham38 min
Jul 16, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Marion and 2 more47 min
Jul 16, 4:41 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAdair, Casey, Green, Marion, Russell, Taylor3 hr
Jul 16, 4:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt40 min
Jul 16, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBoyle, Garrard, Lincoln45 min
Jul 16, 6:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKDubois, Orange3 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.