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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

July 26, 2021Russell County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Jul 26, 2021, 5:32 PM CDT for Russell County, Kentucky. It was in force for 28 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 26, 2021, 5:32 PM CDT (22:32 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY

County Russell County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:35 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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 168 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 2021-07-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1186 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2021-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 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
1186 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
939 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jul 26, 1:47 PM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 1:47 PM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Louisville KY
247 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

.Short Term...(This evening through Tuesday)
Issued at 230 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

Drier air continues to filter slowly into the region from the north.
GOES Sounder data shows a tight precipitable water gradient now
south of the Pkwys in central KY. Early afternoon deep convection
has been limited to points east of I-75 and south of I-64...so far,
with a few blips west of I-75. Still expecting isolated to widely
scattered storms this afternoon before we dry out by late evening.

For Tuesday, we look like we'll get 90s for most of the region for
highs...commencing a warm work week. One or two convection allowing
models spit out some additional precip in our southern KY counties
for the day, but will run with the ongoing forecast for
silent...under 20 percent...rain chances.

&&

.Long Term...(Tuesday night through Monday)
Issued at 245 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

Tuesday through Thursday will remain dry as a high pressure system
is moving into the area and a strong upper-level ridge is moving
east closer to the region. The main issue with this portion of the
period is the heat index on Wednesday and Thursday. Western parts of
the region may see heat indices in the range of 100-105F.

Thursday night into Friday morning, a shortwave feature will bring a
frontal boundary south into the region and along it a line of
convection in the early evening and showers overnight. This front
will bring temperatures down into the mid-upper 80s through the end
of the period.

Friday afternoon through Saturday we should see a high pressure move
into the area behind the front which will allow for drier conditions
to return before another shortwave feature begins to affect the area
towards the end of the weekend. A frontal boundary will push into
the area Sunday night into Monday morning and out ahead of this
front there will be some scattered showers and storms.

&&

.Aviation...(18Z TAF Issuance)
Issued at 100 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

Weak frontal boundary over central KY may produce isolated to widely
scattered storms this afternoon in southern KY, but coverage is not
expected to be great enough to include more than a mention at BWG at
this point. Winds generally will be from the north, though light
enough not to cause operational concerns. We dry out for Tuesday, so
not expecting any further activity tomorrow.

&&

.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...None.
KY...None.
&&

Short Term...RJS
Long Term...SRM
Aviation...RJS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 2:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
300 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-271900-
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
300 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021 /200 PM CDT Mon Jul 26 2021/

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

.DAY ONE...Late This Afternoon and Tonight.

Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms are forecast into the
early evening hours across south-central Kentucky. The stronger
storms could produce briefly heavy rainfall, and any thunderstorm
will produce lightning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Heat index values Wednesday and Thursday will exceed 100 degrees, and
could approach 105 degrees west of I-65.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

&&

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

RJS/SRM/EBW

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 26, 2:56 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
256 PM CDT Mon Jul 26 2021

KYZ082-262030-
Clinton-
256 PM CDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN CLINTON COUNTY...

At 255 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Albany, moving
southeast at 10 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Albany, Cartwright, Upchurch, Bug, Cannons Mill and Savage.

LAT...LON 3672 8518 3677 8507 3671 8501 3669 8502
      3669 8501 3668 8501 3663 8514
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 326DEG 10KT 3671 8511

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Special weather statement, Jul 26, 5:32 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
532 PM CDT Mon Jul 26 2021

KYZ078-262300-
Russell-
532 PM CDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY...

At 532 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Jamestown,
moving southeast at 10 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Ono.

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

LAT...LON 3695 8511 3700 8497 3696 8493 3696 8495
      3693 8495 3691 8496 3689 8502 3686 8506
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 336DEG 10KT 3693 8503

DM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 11:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison29 min
Jul 26, 2:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton34 min
Jul 26, 5:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClinton, Russell34 min
Jul 26, 6:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton37 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.