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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
101 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 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
101 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013 /1201 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AS A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH
THE REGION. THE BEST COVERAGE OF STORMS WILL BE ALONG A LINE FROM
MADISON INDIANA TO RICHMOND KENTUCKY. EXPECT BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL
AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTING WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN 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 ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND
GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR ANY STRONG STORMS DURING THIS
PERIOD WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT REPEATED HEAVY RAINFALL OR MINOR
FLOODING PROBLEMS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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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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