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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

August 27, 2021Ohio County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Aug 27, 2021, 11:53 AM CDT for Ohio County, Kentucky. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 27, 2021, 11:53 AM CDT (16:53 UTC)
Expired: Aug 27, 2021, 12:45 PM CDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 30

County Ohio County, KY

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 27, 10:12 AM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 10:12 AM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 27, 11:53 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1153 AM CDT Fri Aug 27 2021

KYZ026-271745-
Ohio KY-
1153 AM CDT Fri Aug 27 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Ohio County
through 1245 PM CDT...

At 1153 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hartford, moving north at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of central Ohio
County, including the following locations... Dukehurst, Olaton,
Ralph, Horton, Windy Hill, Flint Springs, Dundee, Magan, Sandefur
Crossing and Narrows.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3765 8686 3766 8685 3763 8664 3762 8664
      3761 8663 3755 8665 3756 8666 3755 8667
      3753 8666 3734 8671 3733 8671 3737 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 1653Z 193DEG 6KT 3742 8680

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

MJ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 26, 7:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson	30 min
Aug 26, 7:29 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Jefferson	2 hr
Aug 27, 12:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hart, Warren	3 hr
Aug 27, 1:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Fayette	2 hr
Aug 27, 2:06 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Adair, Casey, Taylor	3 hr
Aug 27, 2:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Washington	34 min
Aug 27, 2:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Jessamine, Mercer, Woodford	3 hr
Aug 27, 2:28 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Madison	3 hr
Aug 27, 2:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Mercer	34 min
Aug 27, 2:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson, Woodford	15 min
Aug 27, 2:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Oldham	26 min
Aug 27, 2:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon	31 min
Aug 27, 3:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Franklin	23 min
Aug 27, 3:17 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Nicholas	3 hr
Aug 27, 3:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Shelby	3 hr
Aug 27, 3:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Lincoln	35 min
Aug 27, 3:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln	3 hr
Aug 27, 3:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Harrison	17 min
Aug 27, 4:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Harrison, Scott	114 min
Aug 26, 7:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark	32 min
Aug 26, 9:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Clark, Floyd	113 min
Aug 27, 2:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Crawford	37 min
Aug 27, 3:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Orange	29 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.