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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
409 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

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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
409 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013 /309 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE COMBINED WITH AMPLE MOISTURE
AND INSTABILITY OVER THE REGION WILL CAUSE THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT TODAY ESPECIALLY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...AND
GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS
THE UPPER LOW MAKES SLOW PROGRESS EAST OF OUR AREA. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE MOST LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. BRIEF
HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN
THREATS WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVE PLENTIFUL
RAINFALL THROUGH THE WEEKEND FROM REPEATED STORMS MAY EXPERIENCE
MINOR FLOODING ISSUES.

A STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH BY MIDWEEK WITH NUMEROUS
THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND
GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY SIZE HAIL OR GUSTY WINDS
OVER 40 MPH.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE (ALL LOWER CASE).

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