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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

December 6, 2021Fayette County, Scott County, Woodford County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Dec 6, 2021, 4:18 AM EST for Fayette County, Scott County, Woodford County, Kentucky. It was in force for 27 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
Dec 6, 2021, 4:18 AM EST (09:18 UTC)
Expired
Dec 6, 2021, 4:45 AM EST
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

Counties Fayette County, KY, Scott County, KY, Woodford County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 147 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2021-12-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2021-12-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 432 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
934 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
432 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
509 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Dec 6, 3:23 AM EST, 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 6, 3:23 AM EST, 55 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 6, 3:52 AM EST, 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
352 AM EST Mon Dec 6 2021

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-070900-
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
352 AM EST Mon Dec 6 2021 /252 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Isolated instances of gusty winds over 40 mph will be possible
through the early morning hours as widespread showers and storms move
through the area ahead of a cold front. Later today, gusts out of the
northwest will range between 25 and 35 mph.

In addition to the gusty winds, locally heavy rainfall early this
morning could lead to a few instances of nuisance flooding.

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

There is potential for minor snow accumulation late Tuesday night
into Wednesday morning. Confidence remains low in amounts, but
overall impacts are expected to be minimal.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters may be needed to report instances of heavy rain or gusty
winds early this morning.

BJS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 5, 10:26 PM EST, 5 hours 52 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Dec 6, 2:02 AM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Dec 6, 4:18 AM EST, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 5, 7:42 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBarren18 min
Dec 5, 7:45 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKEdmonson15 min
Dec 5, 8:16 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHart29 min
Dec 5, 8:57 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGreen33 min
Dec 5, 9:30 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGreen, Taylor30 min
Dec 5, 10:26 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler, Grayson34 min
Dec 5, 11:06 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKEdmonson, Grayson, Hart, Larue54 min
Dec 6, 1:04 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Marion26 min
Dec 6, 1:36 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Garrard24 min
Dec 6, 2:02 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHancock28 min
Dec 6, 3:30 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHenry, Shelby30 min
Dec 6, 4:27 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHart, Larue33 min
Dec 6, 4:48 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette, Nicholas42 min
Dec 6, 4:59 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMarion31 min
Dec 6, 5:13 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJessamine, Mercer32 min
Dec 6, 5:43 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKLogan17 min
Dec 6, 5:47 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKLogan28 min
Dec 6, 6:04 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSimpson26 min
Dec 6, 6:15 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWarren30 min
Dec 6, 7:21 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCumberland24 min
Dec 6, 7:23 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton37 min
Dec 6, 7:46 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton14 min
Dec 6, 8:42 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKTaylor3 hr
Dec 6, 10:36 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBoyle, Garrard, Marion3 hr
Dec 6, 11:54 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningLMKBourbon23 hr
Dec 6, 1:11 PM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryLMKFranklin32 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.