An isolated thunderstorm over Monroe County, KY produced damaging winds.
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An isolated thunderstorm over Monroe County, KY produced damaging winds.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jul 7, 12:14 PM CST, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 214 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2008 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT)... AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION CURRENTLY AFFECTING MUCH OF THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND DRYING CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FOR TONIGHT. CLOUD COVER WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA HELPING TO KEEP OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WARMER THAN NORMAL WITH LOW TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE UPPER 60S AND LOW 70S. DUE TO RAINFALL TODAY AND A VERY MOIST ATMOSPHERE...MORNING FOG AND HAZE WILL BE LIKELY FROM BOWLING GREEN TO LOUISVILLE AND ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AS WELL AS POINTS WEST. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM BEGINS TO DIP SOUTHWARD AND INCREASES CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE WARM AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES AHEAD OF STORM SYSTEM AND WARM AIR ADVECTION CONTINUES AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. EXPECT HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 90S IN MOST LOCATIONS. A BETTER CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHWARD AND SHORTWAVE ENERGY MIGRATES THROUGH WESTERLY FLOW. COLD FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE REGION...MAINLY ALONG THE OHIO RIVER...AND TRAINING PRECIPITATION COULD BECOME A CONCERN BY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN REMAIN FAIRLY WARM AS CLOUD COVER INSULATES THE REGION. .LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)... FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO CONTINUE TO TRACK SOUTH THROUGH KENTUCKY WEDNESDAY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. TAPERING OFF OF PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN ACROSS THE NORTH BY EARLY EVENING...WITH THE SOUTH DRYING OUT OVERNIGHT. PRIMARILY ZONAL FLOW DEVELOPS BY EARLY THURSDAY AND REMAINS OVER THE REGION INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. THIS SHOULD MEAN MOSTLY DRY WEATHER AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES...WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S AND LOWS IN THE MID 60S TO AROUND 70 DEGREES. THE ONLY THREAT TO THE WEATHER BEING DRY THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND IS A WEAK FRONT THAT MOVES THROUGH SATURDAY/SUNDAY. FOR NOW WILL LEAVE THE FORECAST DRY AS THE FORCING AND MOISTURE APPEAR TO BE LIMITED CONSIDERING THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA. .AVIATION (18Z TAFS)... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 AND STAYING WEST OF SDF AND LEX...ALTHOUGH A FEW SHOWERS MAY AFFECT SDF THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. VISBYS MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES TO AROUND 4SM BUT THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT APPEARS TO BE DIMINISHING. BWG MAY STILL ENCOUNTER THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AS A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY TO THE NORTH CONTINUES TO TRACK SOUTHWARD THE NEXT FEW HOURS. CONDITIONS WILL DRY OUT THIS EVENING LEAVING ONLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT. && .LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KY...NONE. IN...NONE. && SHORT TERM...LS LONG TERM....MACZKO AVIATION.....LS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 233 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2008 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-081845- ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY- JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY- MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY- GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY- TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY- CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- 233 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2008 /133 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. DRY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO SAG SOUTHWARD TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND A CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA. HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY BEFORE COMING TO AN END NORTH TO SOUTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ALONG WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT OCCUR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT OCCURRENCES OF GUSTY WINDS...INTENSE RAINFALL OR HAIL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1044 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2008 INZ090-KYZ025-030-071645- HARRISON IN-MEADE KY-JEFFERSON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORYDON...BRANDENBURG...LOUISVILLE 1044 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS TO BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL... THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND INTO NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. IN ADDITION TO FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL LIKELY OCCUR AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER HARRISON AND MEADE COUNTIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST OF SHOWERS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1131 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2008 KYZ023-024-071745- HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG 1031 AM CDT MON JUL 7 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS TO BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL... THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL KENTUCKY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. IN ADDITION TO FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR OCCURRING AT TIMES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST OF SHOWERS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1210 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2008 KYZ045-053-071815- NELSON KY-LARUE KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARDSTOWN...HODGENVILLE 1210 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS TO BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL... THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH 2PM EDT. IN ADDITION TO FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR OCCURRING AT TIMES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST OF SHOWERS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 338 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2008 KYZ073-075-081-072015- ALLEN-CUMBERLAND-MONROE- 238 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2008 ...STRONG STORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST ACROSS EASTERN ALLEN...MONROE...AND SOUTHERN CUMBERLAND COUNTIES... AT 237 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A BROKEN LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ROUGHLY ALIGNED FROM HOLLAND...IN ALLEN COUNTY...EASTWARD THROUGH TOMPKINSVILLE. CONTINUOUS DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH... ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. JSD
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were downed in several areas with damage to several outbuildings reported.
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