Two emergency medical services workers were injured by lightning while loading a vehicle accident victim on the Western Kentucky Parkway. Both were taken to the local hospital and released within a few hours.
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Two emergency medical services workers were injured by lightning while loading a vehicle accident victim on the Western Kentucky Parkway. Both were taken to the local hospital and released within a few hours.
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 Jun 26, 1:01 PM CST, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Louisville KY 301 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .SHORT TERM (Now through Monday Night)... Issued at 300 PM EDT Sun Jun 26 2016 Now - Monday Night... Isolated to scattered coverage (20-30%) of storms has developed over portions of central and eastern KY this afternoon. The airmass is quite unstable (2000-3000 J/KG of SB CAPE) given temps in the low 90s and dew points in the low 70s combined with marginal mid level lapse rates. The instability is just about all the storms have going for them however as weak atmpospheric flow and the lack of any focused trigger will keep things disorganized through the afternoon. So far, the stronger updrafts have displayed an ability to become a bit gusty with small wind bursts displayed on the SDF TDWR and LVX WSR-88D. Gusts were likely only in the 30-40 mph range. Along with a few wind gusts, brief heavy rainfall and cloud to ground lightning will be a concern with any storm. Suppose a rogue pulse severe storm could occur if any updraft is enhanced by colliding outflow boundaries, so will have to monitor through the afternoon. As we move into the late evening and overnight, expect storms that fired along a frontal boundary to our NW to move into the region. Best coverage will be across our southern IN couties (especially the northern tier) where likely Pops are expected. Elsewhere, across southern IN and northern KY, expect scattered coverage (30-40%) of showers and storms through the overnight. A few of the evening storms across southern IN could be a bit stronger with a very isolated wind or hail threat along with heavy rain and lightning. Frontal boundary should be roughly along the Ohio River just after daybreak on Monday, and will only slowly slide south through the day. This will put the focus for scattered showers and storms across Kentucky through the day, waning in coverage near Lake Cumberland by early evening. Not real impressed with potential for severe as instability will be lower given less heating, and wind fields will remain weak. Expect a dry forecast by Monday night with the frontal boundary and any precipitation off to our SE. Expect a mild night with moisture pooling ahead of the approaching frontal boundary and added cloud cover. Lows should only drop to the 70-75 degree range. Monday will not be as hot with highs mostly in the mid and upper 80s. Lows Monday night drop off into the 65 to 70 range. .LONG TERM (Tuesday through Sunday)... Issued at 315 PM EDT Sun Jun 26 2016 ...Much cooler with low humidity mid to late week... Tuesday... Upper troughing will hold over the NE half of the CONUS on Tuesday. A shortwave embedded within the overall trough will pivot over the eastern Great Lakes on Tuesday, with an associated cold front swinging through the Ohio River Valley. Deeper moisture will be limited with this frontal passage, so will continue with a dry forecast although some models suggest a few very isolated late showers may be possible. Will hold with a forecast of temps in the low to mid 80s with partly to mostly sunny skies. No big deal either A nice airmass change looks to occur behind the front with cooler/drier weather for mid week. Tuesday night into Thursday Night... Dry NW flow aloft and strong surface high pressure will control our sensible weather until late in the week. A cooler and more comfortable airmass will usher in with highs in the upper 70s and low 80s on Wednesday. Low 80s are expected on Thursday. With the drier dew points in place, overnight lows will also be noticeably cooler. Look for upper 50s and low 60s on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, with a trend toward the low to mid 60s by Thursday night. Friday through Sunday... Another cold front approaches and slowly passes as we head into the weekend. This will bring an increased chance for showers and storms along and ahead of the front. The front will slow up over our region Friday night through Saturday night as it becomes nearly parallel to the upper flow, but should be pretty well through our region by Sunday. will keep isolated to scattered pops mainly each afternoon and evening during this time, with focus only over far southern KY by Sunday. Saturday looks to be the day with best coverage of storms, with Friday and Sunday more likely dry than not for most locations. Temps also moderate during this time with highs in the mid 80s and lows in the mid 60s. && .AVIATION (18Z TAF Update)... Issued at 130 PM EDT Sun Jun 25 2016 VFR conditions are expected to prevail at the terminals this afternoon. Morning soundings suggest convective temperatures of 90- 91 this afternoon...so once we hit those temps, isolated to scattered showers and storms will fire. With little shear available, they will primarily be heavy rain and lightning producers. The best chances for afternoon convection look to be across central and east-central KY. For that reason, we'll carry some VCTS at KLEX this afternoon. Generally light and variable winds will become more southerly and then southwesterly late in the day. A diurnally driven Cu field with bases around 4-5kFT AGL are expected. For tonight, cold front will push in from the northwest so a period of VCTS will be inserted for all the terminals. Frontal boundary looks to clear KSDF late tonight allowing winds to shift to the north/northwest, while KBWG and KLEX remain southwesterly. && .LMK Watches/Warnings/Advisories... KY...NONE. IN...NONE. && Short Term........BJS Long Term.........BJS Aviation..........MJ
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 327 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2016 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-271930- 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...ALBANY 327 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2016 /227 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...NOW THROUGH TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AROUND LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. OVERNIGHT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY ON MONDAY AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA. THE STORMS WILL CONTAIN BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND A FEW CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY INSTANCES OF HEAVY RAINFALL OR GUSTY WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. BJS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
147 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2016
KYZ029-045-261815-
NELSON-BULLITT-
147 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN NELSON AND SOUTH
CENTRAL BULLITT COUNTIES...
AT 146 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 10 MILES WEST OF
BARDSTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BARDSTOWN...LEBANON JUNCTION...BOURBON SPRINGS...HUNTERS...CRAVENS...
SAMUELS FIELD AIRPORT...LOTUS...SCUFFLETOWN...WITHROW AND BALLTOWN.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3772 8542 3771 8543 3770 8543 3777 8571
3791 8571 3794 8539
TIME...MOT...LOC 1746Z 284DEG 7KT 3783 8566
MJSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 257 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2016 KYZ027-028-063-261930- HART-HARDIN-GRAYSON- 257 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2016 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN HARDIN...EASTERN GRAYSON AND NORTHWESTERN HART COUNTIES... AT 257 PM EDT/157 PM CDT/...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 10 MILES EAST OF LEITCHFIELD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CLARKSON...SONORA...WHEELERS MILL...SNAP...SKAGGSTOWN...ROCK CREEK...ROYAL... WHITE MILLS JUNCTION...PEONIA AND LACON. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. LAT...LON 3740 8627 3762 8614 3753 8588 3734 8605 TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 293DEG 10KT 3751 8611 MJ
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 61 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:07 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Two emergency medical services workers were injured by a lightning strike while loading a vehicle accident victim on the Western Kentucky Parkway. The two EMS workers were taken to the local hospital and released within a few hours.
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