Louisville, KY Weather Alerts

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following areas, Clark
IN, Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Harrison IN, Jefferson IN, Orange,
Perry, Scott IN and Washington IN and Kentucky, including the
following areas, Breckinridge, Franklin, Hancock, Harrison KY,
Henry, Jefferson, Meade, Oldham, Scott KY, Shelby and Trimble.

* WHEN...From this evening through Wednesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Potential for repeated rounds of heavy rainfall could lead to
flash flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 105.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Indiana and central Kentucky.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses to occur.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 516 IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/ TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES

IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA

CLARK CRAWFORD DUBOIS
FLOYD HARRISON JEFFERSON
ORANGE PERRY SCOTT
WASHINGTON

IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 48 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY

ANDERSON BOURBON BOYLE
BRECKINRIDGE BULLITT CASEY
CLARK FAYETTE FRANKLIN
GARRARD GRAYSON GREEN
HANCOCK HARDIN HARRISON
HART HENRY JEFFERSON
JESSAMINE LARUE LINCOLN
MADISON MARION MEADE
MERCER NELSON OHIO
OLDHAM SCOTT SHELBY
SPENCER TAYLOR TRIMBLE
WASHINGTON WOODFORD

IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY

ADAIR ALLEN BARREN
BUTLER CLINTON CUMBERLAND
EDMONSON LOGAN METCALFE
MONROE RUSSELL SIMPSON
WARREN

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADYEVILLE, ADYEVILLE,
ALBANY, ALLENDALE, ALTON, ALVATON, AMANDAVILLE, ARGYLE,
ATHERTONVILLE, BAIZETOWN, BARDSTOWN, BARDSTOWN JUNCTION,
BEAUMONT, BEAVER DAM, BECKS MILL, BECKS MILL, BEDA, BEDFORD,
BELLEVIEW, BELLEVIEW, BEREA, BLACK GNAT, BOHON, BOWLING GREEN,
BOYCE, BRANDENBURG, BRECKINRIDGE, BROWNSBORO, BROWNSTOWN,
BROWNSTOWN, BRYANTSBURG, BRYANTSBURG, BRYANTSVILLE, BUCKEYE,
BUCKNER, BUFFALO, BURKESVILLE, CAMPBELLSVILLE, CANE VALLEY,
CANMER, CANTON, CANTON, CAVE CITY, CECILIA, CEMENTVILLE,
CEMENTVILLE, CHAMBERSBURG, CHAMBERSBURG, CHINA, CHINA,
CLARK REGIONAL AIRPORT, CLEMENTSVILLE, CLERMONT, CLINTONVILLE,
COBURG, COLUMBIA, COLVILLE, CORYDON, CORYDON, COXS CREEK,
CREELSBORO, CROCUS, CROMWELL, CUMBERLAND CITY, CYNTHIANA,
DANVILLE, DEATSVILLE, DUBOIS, DUBOIS, DUBRE, DUCKERS, DUKES,
DUNBAR, DUNNVILLE, EDMONTON, EDWARDSVILLE, EDWARDSVILLE,
EIGHTY EIGHT, ELIZABETHTOWN, ELK CREEK, ELK HORN, ELLA, EMINENCE,
ENGLISH, EVANS LANDING, EVANS LANDING, EXIE, FLAHERTY, FLAT ROCK,
FLOYDS KNOBS, FLOYDS KNOBS, FORD, FOREST SPRINGS, FORT KNOX,
FRANKFORT, FRANKLIN, FRENCH LICK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GARFIELD,
GASCON, GATCHEL, GATCHEL, GEORGETOWN, GLASGOW, GLEN DEAN,
GLENS FORK, GLENSBORO, GOSHEN, GOSHEN, GRADYVILLE, GRAEFENBURG,
GREENSBURG, HALFWAY, HARDINSBURG, HARDYVILLE, HARNED,
HARRISONVILLE, HARRODSBURG, HARTFORD, HAWESVILLE, HAYWOOD,
HESTAND, HIGH BRIDGE, HIGHGROVE, HILLVIEW, HITCHCOCK, HOBSON,
HODGENVILLE, HORSE CAVE, HUNTINGBURG AIRPORT, IRELAND, IRELAND,
JABEZ, JAMESTOWN, JASPER, JASPER, JEFFERSONVILLE, JEFFERSONVILLE,
KEENE, KESSINGER, KINGSTON, KIRKSVILLE, KNOB LICK, KOSSUTH,
KOSSUTH, LA GRANGE, LANCASTER, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LECTA,
LEESBURG, LEITCHFIELD, LEWISPORT, LEXINGTON, LIBERTY,
LITTLE MOUNT, LOGANSPORT, LOUISVILLE, LOWELL, LUCAS, LYONS,
MADISON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MADRID, MAGNOLIA, MARENGO, MARENGO,
MARROWBONE, MAUD, MAYNARD, MCCREARY, MCDANIELS, MCQUADY,
MIDDLEBURG, MIDDLETOWN, MILLTOWN, MILLTOWN, MILLVILLE, MILTON,
MINTONVILLE, MORGANTOWN, MOUNT WASHINGTON, MUD LICK, MULDRAUGH,
MUNFORDVILLE, NEW ALBANY, NEW ALBANY, NEW BOSTON, NEW MARKET,
NEW ZION, NEWTOWN, NICHOLASVILLE, ODDVILLE, OLGA, OXFORD,
PAINT LICK, PAOLI, PARIS, PATESVILLE, PAYNEVILLE, PELLVILLE,
PEWEE VALLEY, PEYTONA, PEYTONSBURG, PIERCE, PLANO, PRENTISS,
PRICES MILL, PROVIDENCE, QUALITY, RADCLIFF, REDHOUSE, REX,
RICHARDSVILLE, RICHMOND, ROCKBRIDGE, ROSINE, ROWLAND,
RUCKERVILLE, RUSSELL SPRINGS, RUSSELLVILLE, SALEM, SALOMA,
SAMUELS, SCOTTSVILLE, SHAKERTOWN, SHELBYVILLE, SHEPHERDSVILLE,
SLIGO, SOUTHVILLE, SPRINGFIELD, STANFORD, STATIC, STEPHENSBURG,
SUMMER SHADE, SUMMERSVILLE, SYRIA, TAYLORSVILLE, TELL CITY,
TERRY, TOMPKINSVILLE, TYRONE, UNO, VALLEY VIEW, VERSAILLES,
WADDY, WAKEFIELD, WATERFORD, WESTPORT, WHITE CLOUD, WHITE CLOUD,
WILMORE, WINCHESTER, WINDSOR, WISDOM, YOUNGS CREEK, AND YUMA.

The combination of temperatures in the low 90s and high relative
humidity will lead to peak heat indices around or slightly above 100
degrees this afternoon. A few spots could approach brief heat
indices near 105 degrees. Scattered storms will bring relief to
some.

Drink plenty of fluids, wear light and loose fitting clothing,
stay in air-conditioning if possible, seek shelter from the sun,
and check up on relatives and neighbors. Provide pets and other
animals with shade and water.

The Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District and the Indiana
Department of Environmental Management have issued an Air Quality
Alert...IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY NIGHT.

A Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Ozone has been issued for the
Louisville Metro Area.

Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The
general public is not likely to be affected. Sensitive groups include
the elderly...children...persons with asthma or other breathing
problems...and persons with lung and heart disease. People in these
groups are advised to limit their outdoor activities to reduce their
exposure to ozone and particulate pollution.

For more information, visit the Louisville Metro Air Pollution
Control District at http://www.louisvilleky.gov/apcd or the Indiana
Department of Environmental Management at http://www.in.gov/idem.

* WHAT...Temperatures in the low to mid 30s will result in frost
formation.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Indiana and central Kentucky.

* WHEN...From 1 AM EDT /midnight CDT/ to 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/
Monday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm or kill sensitive outdoor vegetation
if left uncovered.

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s to around 30
expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Indiana and central Kentucky.

* WHEN...From 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ to 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/
Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill early season
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.

* WHAT...Several hours of sub-freezing temperatures, with lows
in the mid 20s.

* WHERE...All of southern Indiana and central Kentucky.

* WHEN...From 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ this evening to 10 AM EDT /9
AM CDT/ Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.

Temperatures will drop into the 30s tonight in many locations in
southern Indiana and central Kentucky. Patchy light frost will be
possible in valleys and other wind sheltered areas by daybreak
Sunday.

The Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District and the Indiana
Department of Environmental Management have issued an Air Quality
Alert...IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT.

A Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Ozone has been issued for the
Louisville Metro Area.

Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The
general public is not likely to be affected. Sensitive groups include
the elderly...children...persons with asthma or other breathing
problems...and persons with lung and heart disease. People in these
groups are advised to limit their outdoor activities to reduce their
exposure to ozone and particulate pollution.

For more information, visit the Louisville Metro Air Pollution
Control District at http://www.louisvilleky.gov/apcd or the Indiana
Department of Environmental Management at http://www.in.gov/idem.