1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 10, 2:05 PM EST, 6 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 305 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2003 .SHORT TERM... WILL BE BRIEF DUE TO ONGOING WX. BKN AREA OF STG STORMS MVG EWD ACROSS THE LMK FA THIS AFTERNOON, AHEAD OF OBVIOUS 500MB WAVE OVER SE MO. SEE SPCS MCD #1761 FOR ADDTL DETAILS. LINES SEEM TO BE MVG JUST FAST ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE WIDESPREAD FLOODING PROBLEMS, ALTHOUGH HIGH PRECIP EFFICIENCY ENVIRONMENT CONTINUES WITH RAINFALL RATES APPROACHING 2.75 PER HR WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME LCL ISSUES. USING RUC PW FIELDS TO ESTIMATE PROGRESSION OF MAIN CONVECTIVE MASS, WHICH LOOKS TO EXIT SERN PARTS OF FA 23-01Z TIMEFRAME. SECONDARY SFC TROF AND ASSOC LCL MAX IN PW FIELD PASSES SEWD THRU FA THIS EVE, SO WILL LEAVE CHC FOR -SHRA DURING THIS PERIOD, ENDING FROM NW-SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEXT FEATURE OF INTEREST OCCURS FRI NITE-SAT AS SFC/500MB TROFS SWING THRU FA, ASSOC WITH A PLUME OF STEEP 850-500MB L/RS. SAME TYPE OF DEAL FOR SUN AFT-EVE, PER 12Z GFS, WHICH SHOWS A SLIGHTLY STRONGER WAVE THAN FRI NITE-SAT. LOWER PWS ARE A LIMITING FACTOR FOR BOTH SITUATIONS, AND WITH SOME UNCERTAINTY FOR NOW WILL KEEP FCST DRY. XXV .EXTENDED THOUGHTS... SHORTWAVE WILL PASS THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY SUNDAY...LACK OF MOISTURE WILL BE A PROBLEM FOR ANY RAINFALL FORMATION. MOS SHOWS LOW 12HR POPS...BUT CHANCE 24HR...ENSEMBLES NOT LEANING TOWARDS PRECIP...WILL STAY WITH DRY FORECAST. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...SLIGHTLY MORE HUMID AFTER MONDAY AS SOME WEAK SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PULL SOME GULF MOISTURE. WEAK RIDGING FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. FRONT WILL APPROACH WEDNESDAY MORNING BRINGING SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THURSDAY SHOULD BE DRY WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPS. WENT WITH ENSEMBLE/MOS BLEND FOR MOST OF EXTENDED TEMPS. SCHOTT .LMK...WILL DROP THE FLOOD WATCH WITH NEW ZONE ISSUANCE. SVR TS WATCH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 6PM EDT FOR MUCH OF CEN KY.
INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-110945- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 100 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE HIGH WIND GUSTS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. FOR THIS REASON THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS INDICATED THAT A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS EXISTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN AND A FLOOD WATCH AS BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND A FEW COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH 8 PM EDT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SMALLCOMB
INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>025-029>034-102023- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 324 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2003 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WHICH WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT OR 5 PM EST HAS BEEN CLEARED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA JEFFERSON...SCOTT...WASHINGTON...ORANGE...CLARK...DUBOIS... CRAWFORD...HARRISON...FLOYD AND PERRY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY TRIMBLE...HENRY...OLDHAM...JEFFERSON...SHELBY...MEADE...BULLITT AND BRECKINRIDGE IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY HANCOCK SMALLCOMB
KYZ026>028-035>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-102133- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 504 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2003 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WHICH WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT HAS BEEN CLEARED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY HARRISON...SCOTT...NICHOLAS...FRANKLIN...BOURBON...FAYETTE... WOODFORD...ANDERSON...CLARK...JESSAMINE...MERCER...MADISON... GARRARD AND BOYLE IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY SPENCER...HARDIN...NELSON...WASHINGTON AND LARUE IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY OHIO IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY MARION...LINCOLN...GRAYSON...CASEY...TAYLOR...GREEN...HART... BUTLER...EDMONSON...ADAIR...WARREN...RUSSELL...METCALFE... BARREN...LOGAN...CUMBERLAND...ALLEN...SIMPSON...CLINTON AND MONROE JB
KYC001-003-009-031-053-057-061-141-169-171-177-207-213-130100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 820 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2003 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WHICH WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE REGION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
KYZ017-049-097-181-110100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 820 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2003 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WHICH WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM FOR EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE REGION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:06 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and power lines were downed. Funnel clouds were spotted, but there was no indication of a tornado touchdown.
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