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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

December 6, 2021Cumberland County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Dec 6, 2021, 6:21 AM CST for Cumberland County, Kentucky. It was in force for 24 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, 6:21 AM CST (12:21 UTC)
Expired
Dec 6, 2021, 6:45 AM CST
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

County Cumberland County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:20 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, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 159 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 2021-12-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 250 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 2021-12-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 509 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
250 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
665 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
509 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
600 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.0
Supercell composite
3.8

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The text

As transmitted.

312 
WWUS83 KLMK 061221
SPSLMK

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
621 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021
 
KYZ076>078-081-082-061245-
Russell KY-Metcalfe KY-Cumberland KY-Adair KY-Clinton KY-
621 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Clinton,
southern Russell, northern Cumberland, southeastern Metcalfe and
south central Adair Counties through 645 AM CST...

At 621 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Burkesville, moving east at 85 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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 southern Russell,
southeastern Metcalfe, northern Cumberland, south central Adair and
northern Clinton Counties, including the following locations...
Desda, Cundiff, Ida, Ellington, Grider, Seventy Six, Decide, Aaron,
Ono and Ribbon.

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.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Louisville.

&&

LAT...LON 3692 8553 3701 8487 3700 8484 3695 8491
      3696 8493 3696 8495 3692 8496 3686 8506
      3683 8506 3681 8503 3677 8501 3674 8551
TIME...MOT...LOC 1221Z 263DEG 73KT 3685 8543 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

MJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 5, 6:42 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBarren18 min
Dec 5, 6:45 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKEdmonson15 min
Dec 5, 7:16 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHart29 min
Dec 5, 7:57 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGreen33 min
Dec 5, 8:30 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGreen, Taylor30 min
Dec 5, 9:26 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler, Grayson34 min
Dec 5, 10:06 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKEdmonson, Grayson, Hart, Larue54 min
Dec 6, 12:04 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Marion26 min
Dec 6, 12:36 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Garrard24 min
Dec 6, 1:02 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHancock28 min
Dec 6, 2:30 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHenry, Shelby30 min
Dec 6, 3:18 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFayette, Scott, Woodford27 min
Dec 6, 3:27 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHart, Larue33 min
Dec 6, 3:48 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette, Nicholas42 min
Dec 6, 3:59 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMarion31 min
Dec 6, 4:13 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJessamine, Mercer32 min
Dec 6, 4:43 AM CSTTornado WarningLMKLogan17 min
Dec 6, 4:47 AM CSTTornado WarningLMKLogan28 min
Dec 6, 5:04 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSimpson26 min
Dec 6, 5:15 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWarren30 min
Dec 6, 6:23 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton37 min
Dec 6, 6:46 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton14 min
Dec 6, 7:42 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKTaylor3 hr
Dec 6, 9:36 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBoyle, Garrard, Marion3 hr
Dec 6, 10:54 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLMKBourbon23 hr
Dec 6, 12:11 PM CSTRiver 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.