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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Louisville, KY

May 9, 202110 counties in Indiana; 49 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this wind advisory at May 9, 2021, 3:04 AM EDT for 10 counties in Indiana; 49 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at May 9, 2021, 9:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 9, 2021, 3:04 AM EDT (07:04 UTC)
In effect from
May 9, 2021, 9:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 9, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
All 59 counties

Clark County, IN, Crawford County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Orange County, IN, Perry County, IN, Scott County, IN, Washington County, IN, Adair County, KY, Allen County, KY, Anderson County, KY, Barren County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Breckinridge County, KY, Bullitt County, KY, Butler County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clark County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Green County, KY, Hancock County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Hart County, KY, Henry County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Larue County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Logan County, KY, Madison County, KY, Marion County, KY, Meade County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Ohio County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Russell County, KY, Scott County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Trimble County, KY, Warren County, KY, Washington County, KY, Woodford County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 205 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-09Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2021-05-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 105 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
1439 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
312 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

132 
WWUS73 KLMK 090704
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
304 AM EDT Sun May 9 2021

INZ084-089>092-KYZ023>031-033>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-
081-082-100000-
/O.NEW.KLMK.WI.Y.0003.210509T1300Z-210510T0000Z/
Crawford-Perry-Harrison-Floyd-Clark-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-
Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Bullitt-Jefferson-Oldham-Henry-Shelby-
Franklin-Scott-Spencer-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-
Nelson-Washington-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 English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, 
Jeffersonville, Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, 
Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Louisville,
La Grange, 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
304 AM EDT Sun May 9 2021 /204 AM CDT Sun May 9 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING
TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect from 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ this
morning to 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ this evening. 

* TIMING...This morning and afternoon.

* WINDS...Southerly to southwesterly wind gusts of 40 mph or more.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and power outages may result. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of over 40 mph are
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...
especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
932 
WWUS73 KLMK 091244
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
844 AM EDT Sun May 9 2021

INZ076>079-083-KYZ032-100000-
/O.EXA.KLMK.WI.Y.0003.210509T1300Z-210510T0000Z/
Orange-Washington-Scott-Jefferson-Dubois-Trimble-
Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, Madison, 
Jasper, Bedford, and Milton
844 AM EDT Sun May 9 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...This morning and afternoon.

* WINDS...Southerly to southwesterly wind gusts of 40 mph or 
  more.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of over 40 mph are
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...
especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

INZ084-089>092-KYZ023>031-033>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-
081-082-100000-
/O.CON.KLMK.WI.Y.0003.210509T1300Z-210510T0000Z/
Crawford-Perry-Harrison-Floyd-Clark-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-
Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Bullitt-Jefferson-Oldham-Henry-Shelby-
Franklin-Scott-Spencer-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-
Nelson-Washington-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 English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, 
Jeffersonville, Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, 
Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Louisville,
La Grange, 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
844 AM EDT Sun May 9 2021 /744 AM CDT Sun May 9 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...This morning and afternoon.

* WINDS...Southerly to southwesterly wind gusts of 40 mph or 
  more.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of over 40 mph are
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...
especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
643 
WWUS73 KLMK 092351
NPWLMK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
751 PM EDT Sun May 9 2021

...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRING...

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-100100-
/O.EXP.KLMK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210510T0000Z/
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
751 PM EDT Sun May 9 2021 /651 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

Although a few gusts will linger in the 25 to 30 MPH range for
another couple hours, the threat for gusts over 40 MPH has ended.
Therefore, the Wind Advisory is expiring.

$$

BJS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 9:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Scott, Washington54 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.