HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
838 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014

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WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-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-CLARK KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...
NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...
NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...
TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...
CARLISLE...WINCHESTER
838 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA ON TODAY. SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH BEING POSSIBLE IN
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...BRINGING A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE REGION. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND BRIEFLY HEAVY RAINFALL BEING THE MAIN THREATS.
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. AT
THIS TIME...THE BEST TIME FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER APPEARS TO BE
BETWEEN 4PM EST AND MIDNIGHT EST. THE HIGHEST RISK OF SEVERE
WEATHER WILL GENERALLY BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER.

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN FLOOD PRONE
AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS AND SNOWPACK
MELTING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IS FORECAST TO REMAIN OVER THE AREA ON
FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 35 TO 40 MPH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY WIND DAMAGE AND WIND SPEEDS
GREATER THAN 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE.

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