GUSTY WINDS ON THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
338 PM EDT WED APR 17 2013

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-180400-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...
JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...
JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...
BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...
MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...
BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...
CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...
LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...
HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...
LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN...
BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...
LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...
SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...
JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY
338 PM EDT WED APR 17 2013 /238 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013/

...GUSTY WINDS ON THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS...

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GREAT
LAKES BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A POTENT UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE. THE RESULTING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND SURFACE WINDS
WILL STRENGTHEN BY LATE MORNING ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY. THIS WILL
LEAD TO SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH...GUSTING
UP AROUND 35 MPH AT TIMES. AREAS WEST OF I-65 COULD SEE GUSTS
APPROACHING 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. STAY UP TO DATE OF THE
LATEST FORECASTS AS A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.

BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING...A WELL ORGANIZED LINE OF STORMS LOOKS
TO APPROACH AREAS IN SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY THAT
ARE WEST OF I-65. THIS LINE OF STORMS HAS A GOOD CHANCE OF BEING
SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT
POSSIBLE. AS THE LINE MOVES EAST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT IT IS
EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT. STAY UP TO DATE OF THE LATEST
FORECASTS FOR THIS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENT.

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BJS