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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 109, NWS Louisville, KY

May 5, 1996Green County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 1996, 5:15 PM CDT for Green County, Kentucky. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 5, 1996, 5:15 PM CDT (22:15 UTC)
Expired
May 5, 1996, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Whole counties

County Green County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 5, 2:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
350 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 1996

TIME EDT     .....CITY LOCATION.....    STATE    ...EVENT...
 DATE        ....COUNTY LOCATION....            ...REMARKS...

1420   EDT                               KY     1 INCH HAIL
5/5/96        NELSON                            REPORTED BY DES

1455   EDT    NEAR LEXINGTON             KY     QUARTER SIZE HAIL
5/5/96        FAYETTE                           REPORTED BY DES

1532   EDT    MCKINNEY                   KY     BASEBALL SIZE HAIL
5/5/96        LINCOLN                           REPORTED BY DES

1540   EDT    SE OF SHEPHERDSVILLE       KY     NICKEL SIZE HAIL
5/5/96        BULLITT    *                       REPORTED BY DISPATCH

1542   EDT    HALLS GAP                  KY     1.75 INCH HAIL
5/5/96        LINCOLN                           REPORTED BY HAM

COX
Local storm report, May 5, 3:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
442 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 1996

TIME EDT     .....CITY LOCATION.....    STATE    ...EVENT...
 DATE        ....COUNTY LOCATION....            ...REMARKS...

1505   EDT                               KY     GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
5/5/96        ANDERSON                          REPORTED BY DES

1630   EDT    RICHMOND                   KY     3/4 INCH HAIL
5/5/96        MADISON                           REPORTED BY POLICE

COX
Local storm report, May 5, 3:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
452 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 1996

TIME EDT     .....CITY LOCATION.....    STATE    ...EVENT...
 DATE        ....COUNTY LOCATION....            ...REMARKS...

1605   EDT    NEAR HARRISONVILLE       KY       3/4 INCH HAIL
5/5/96        SHELBY                            REPORTED BY POLICE

COX
Local storm report, May 5, 4:26 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
525 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 1996

TIME EDT     .....CITY LOCATION.....    STATE    ...EVENT...
 DATE        ....COUNTY LOCATION....            ...REMARKS...

1655   EDT    JUST EAST OF MOREHEAD       KY       3/4 INCH HAIL
5/5/96        ROWAN                             REPORTED BY POLICE

COX
Special weather statement, May 5, 4:51 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
KYZ001>022-052200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
550 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 1996

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CANCELLED FOR WEST KENTUCKY...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 299 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR A PART
OF WEST KENTUCKY WEST OF AND INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF
TODD..MUHLENBERG..MCLEAN AND DAVIESS. ANY ADDITIONAL STORMS THAT
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING ARE NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SEVERE
WEATHER.

KIRKPATRICK
Local storm report, May 5, 4:55 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
555 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 1996

TIME EDT     .....CITY LOCATION.....    STATE    ...EVENT...
 DATE        ....COUNTY LOCATION....            ...REMARKS...

1735   EDT    BAGDAD AND SHELBYVILLE      KY    FLOODING PART OF CITY
5/5/96        SHELBY                            WITHOUT POWER.
                                                REPORTED BY DES

COX

The office that day

Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 12:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKNelson, Washington31 min
May 5, 1:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKSpencer37 min
May 5, 1:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson39 min
May 5, 1:31 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKMercer, Washington44 min
May 5, 1:40 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKAnderson, Woodford35 min
May 5, 1:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCasey, Lincoln29 min
May 5, 1:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFranklin26 min
May 5, 1:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Fayette35 min
May 5, 2:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison, Scott39 min
May 5, 2:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLincoln32 min
May 5, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKShelby32 min
May 5, 2:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMarion, Washington38 min
May 5, 2:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKRockcastle34 min
May 5, 3:06 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKRockcastle39 min
May 5, 3:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMadison35 min
May 5, 3:35 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKMadison20 min
May 5, 3:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Estill50 min
May 5, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Hancock, Ohio61 min
May 5, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLogan61 min
May 5, 3:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLMKShelby69 min
May 5, 3:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKRowan33 min
May 5, 4:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFranklin, Shelby41 min
May 5, 4:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKSimpson, Warren64 min
May 5, 4:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Edmonson, Grayson64 min
May 5, 4:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLMKFayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Scott, Woodford115 min
May 5, 4:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLMKBourbon, Clark115 min
May 5, 4:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLMKHarrison115 min
May 5, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBarren, Hart63 min
May 5, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAllen63 min
May 5, 4:46 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKBreckinridge14 min
May 5, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHardin, Meade53 min
May 5, 5:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLMKAnderson, Shelby90 min
May 5, 5:03 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKMeade27 min
May 5, 5:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Nelson23 min
May 5, 5:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson23 min
May 5, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLarue, Marion, Taylor45 min
May 5, 5:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKWashington25 min
May 5, 5:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKSpencer25 min
May 5, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKShelby35 min
May 5, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Mercer, Washington48 min
May 5, 5:37 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLMKHenry, Oldham68 min
May 5, 5:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Oldham68 min
May 5, 5:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLMKAnderson, Shelby, Woodford52 min
May 5, 5:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLMKFayette52 min
May 5, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Shelby, Woodford52 min
May 5, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFayette52 min
May 5, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFranklin, Scott43 min
May 5, 5:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLMKClark, Montgomery61 min
May 5, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Montgomery61 min
May 5, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Harrison40 min
May 5, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKEstill, Menifee, Powell44 min
May 5, 6:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBath, Nicholas53 min
May 5, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFleming, Rowan61 min
May 5, 4:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange, Washington2 hr
May 5, 4:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLMKHarrison2 hr
May 5, 4:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois, Perry56 min
May 5, 4:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLMKClark69 min
May 5, 4:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Orange51 min
May 5, 4:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison51 min
May 5, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Floyd45 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.