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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
851 PM EDT THU AUG 16 2012

KYC027-029-031-085-091-093-163-179-183-170135-
MEADE KY-NELSON KY-OHIO KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-BULLITT KY-BUTLER
KY-GRAYSON KY-HANCOCK KY-HARDIN KY-
751 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012
...A LONG LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS 
LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND 50 MPH WINDS WILL EXTEND FROM 
LOUISVILLE SOUTHWEST ACROSS MEADE...BRECKINRIDGE...HANCOCK AND 
HARDIN COUNTIES...
AT 746 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF SHEPHERDSVILLE TO 6 MILES WEST OF HARTFORD...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND STRONG 
GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
* THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  HARTFORD...
  HARDINSBURG...
  ELIZABETHTOWN...
  VERTREES AND MCCOY...
  COLESBURG AND BOOTH...
  YOUNGER CREEK AND BOSTON...
  HIGHVIEW AND WYSOX...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL FOLLOW THE PASSAGE OF A GUST FRONT.  
EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. DRIVERS SHOULD SLOW DOWN 
AND TURN ON THEIR HEADLIGHTS IF ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAINS.
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.
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LAT...LON 3749 8710 3755 8706 3762 8697 3797 8607
      3796 8604 3799 8603 3800 8599 3800 8594
      3790 8584 3785 8562 3772 8565 3773 8567
      3770 8570 3725 8696 3727 8699 3735 8702
      3736 8707 3748 8714
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 332DEG 30KT 3785 8586 3743 8700
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