Expires:201208170220;Remove:201208170220;279606 WWUS83 KLMK 170153 SPSLMK SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 953 PM EDT THU AUG 16 2012 KYC009-061-085-087-093-099-123-155-179-217-170220- LARUE KY-MARION KY-NELSON KY-TAYLOR KY-BARREN KY-EDMONSON KY-GRAYSON KY-GREEN KY-HARDIN KY-HART KY- 853 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND 40 MPH WINDS MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS GRAYSON...HART AND LARUE COUNTIES... AT 851 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF CAMPBELLSVILLE TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE...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... MUNFORDVILLE... LEITCHFIELD... HODGENVILLE... ELIZABETHTOWN... SALOMA AND HOBSON... THREE SPRINGS AND WHICKERVILLE... 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 3701 8614 3706 8611 3707 8618 3747 8642 3782 8562 3738 8529 3718 8569 3717 8574 3713 8578 3696 8611 TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 333DEG 40KT 3748 8545 3711 8620 $$ JSD