Expires:201208170210;Remove:201208170210;279583 WWUS83 KLMK 170148 SPSLMK SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 848 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012 KYC005-155-167-179-211-215-229-239-170210- MARION KY-MERCER KY-NELSON KY-SHELBY KY-SPENCER KY-WASHINGTON KY-WOODFORD KY-ANDERSON KY- 948 PM EDT THU AUG 16 2012 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND 40 MPH WINDS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS WASHINGTON AND ANDERSON COUNTIES... AT 941 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SHELBYVILLE TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF BARDSTOWN...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES 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. * THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT... TAYLORSVILLE... SPRINGFIELD... LEBANON... LAWRENCEBURG... BARDSTOWN... SAINT JOSEPH AND BELLTOWN... TYRONE AND MILNER... STEWART AND JACKSON... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE AWARE THAT A GUST FRONT PRECEDING THESE STORMS WILL GENERATE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WELL BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF ANY RAIN. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO... WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && LAT...LON 3768 8501 3768 8502 3767 8503 3748 8539 3768 8560 3769 8559 3770 8560 3770 8562 3779 8571 3810 8529 3803 8465 TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 283DEG 66KT 3806 8510 3767 8549 $$ JSD