HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Issue Date: 451 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009 Expiration: 415 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009 /402 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING MORNING
BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION IN ITS WAKE. SUSTAINED SURFACE
WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. A
HIGH WIND WARNING IS THUS IN EFFECT FROM UNTIL 7PM EST. TEMPERATURES
WILL QUICKLY FALL IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AS WELL. SNOW SHOWERS
ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON BUT NO ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
A COUPLE OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH THIS
TIME PERIOD. THE FIRST SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE REGION
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND THE SECOND ONE WILL AFFECT
THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. AT THIS TIME...ATMOSPHERIC
TEMPERATURES NEAR THE SURFACE ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WARM ENOUGH
FOR PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS RAIN. THOUGH A MIX OF RAIN/SNOW IS
POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS.
$$ HIGH WIND WARNING Issue Date: 300 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009 Expiration: 600 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009 ...HIGH WINDS LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA
AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
.A STRONG AND DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PUSH A COLD
FRONT THROUGH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING STRONG
GRADIENT WINDS TO THE REGION ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE COLD FRONT
BEGINNING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND LASTING INTO THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.
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GREEN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-
CLINTON KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENSBURG...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...
COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY
300 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
* THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM
AROUND 4AM CST AND WILL LAST UNTIL ROUGHLY 6PM CST WEDNESDAY
EVENING...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OCCURRING WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM
7AM TO 1PM CST.
* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...AS WELL AS WIND
GUSTS OVER 55 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
THE BLUEGRASS REGION OF KENTUCKY.
* VEHICLES ON NORTH-TO-SOUTH ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES...WILL HAVE EXTREME DIFFICULTY TRAVELING ON WEDNESDAY.
IT IS POSSIBLE VEHICLES COULD BE BLOWN OFF OF ROADWAYS. SOME
LOOSE ITEMS LIKE GARBAGE CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER SUCH
ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SMALL BRANCHES COULD ALSO BE
SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES AND POWERLINES COULD BE BLOWN DOWN IN
THESE DANGEROUSLY HIGH WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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