Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2001
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 173, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 24, 2001, 7:18 PM CDT for Allen County, Barren County, Kentucky. It was in force for 47 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2001, 7:18 PM CDT (00:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2001, 8:05 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Allen County, KY, Barren County, KY
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 7:35 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 60 E | Countywide, KY | |
| Oct 24, 7:40 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 50 E | Countywide, KY | |
| Oct 24, 7:55 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 50 E | Glasgow, KY |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 6:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 94 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 659 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1147 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 245 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 385 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 5.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS53 KLMK 250019 SVRSDF KYC003-009-250105- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 718 PM CDT WED OCT 24 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... ALLEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY BARREN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY * UNTIL 805 PM CDT * AT 716 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM PARK CITY TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MT. ARIEAL...OR FROM 24 MILES NORTHEAST OF BOWLING GREEN TO 23 MILES SOUTH OF BOWLING GREEN...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. * SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... PARK CITY...HALFWAY...BON AYR AROUND 725 PM CDT CAVE CITY AROUND 730 PM CDT FINNEY AROUND 740 PM CDT SCOTTSVILLE...LUCAS AROUND 750 PM CDT GLASGOW AROUND 755 PM CDT THIS IS A DANGEROUS LINE OF STORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY DAMAGING WINDS. IF YOU ARE IN THIS STORMS PATH...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL IT HAS PASSED. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND ANY DOWNED POWER LINES. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE NOTICE. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LOUISVILLE. JA
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.
NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Oct 24, 2:33 PM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 2:33 PM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION... CORRECTION.. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 300 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2001 CONCERN FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE CONTINUES TO BE TIMING OF COLD FRONT AND POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. AT 18Z THE COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM EXTREME NORTHEAST ILLINOIS TO JUST EAST OF ST LOUIS. ON ITS CURRENT TRACK THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS LOUISVILLE AND BOWLING GREEN AROUND 00Z AND LEXINGTON AROUND 02Z. A SOLID LINE OF STORMS HAD DEVELOPED ALONG THE FRONT WITH NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER. 18Z 0-3KM SR HELICITY VALUES IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT WERE AROUND 300 SO THE POTENTIAL REMAINS GOOD FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OUR NORTHERN CFA. LLJ OF 50 KTS WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE FRONT. WE WILL KEEP A HIGH POP IN THE FORECAST THROUGH MIDNIGHT WITH THE MENTION OF STRONG STORMS. PRECIPITATION WILL END QUICKLY AS DRY COLD AIR ADVECTS INTO THE REGION ON A STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP RAPIDLY WITH READINGS IN THE 40S BY MORNING. COLD AIR CU WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW THURSDAY BUT TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE UPPER 50S. ADDITIONAL ENERGY WILL DIG INTO THE TROF ON FRIDAY AND BRING THE COLDEST AIR INTO THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES SUNDAY MORNING IN THE 20S. PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW ON SATURDAY LOOKS TO REMAIN NORTH AND EAST OF THE CFA SO WE WILL KEEP THE CFA DRY OVER THE WEEKEND. THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK LOOKS DRY WITH A GRADUAL WARMING TREND. .SDF...TORNADO WATCH 797 IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA THROUGH 7 PM EST. JA
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 24, 6:20 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY
720 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0655 PM HARDINSBURG IN WIND DAMAGE
10/24/01 WASHINGTON TREES DOWN ONTO COUNTY
ROAD NEAR HIGHWAY 150.
REPORTED BY LOCAL DISPATCH.Local storm report, Oct 24, 6:23 PM CDT, 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY
723 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0655 PM HARDINSBURG IN WIND DAMAGE
10/24/01 WASHINGTON TREES DOWN ONTO COUNTY
ROAD NEAR HIGHWAY 150.
REPORTED BY LOCAL DISPATCH.
0715 PM CORYDON IN WIND DAMAGE
10/24/01 HARRISON POWER LINES DOWN FROM
CORYDON TO MAUCKPORT.
REPORTED BY INDIANA STATE
POLICE.Local storm report, Oct 24, 6:37 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY
737 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0720 PM FRYMIRE KY WIND DAMAGE
10/24/01 BRECKINRIDGE TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
HAM RADIO OPERATOR.Local storm report, Oct 24, 6:53 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
753 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0720 PM TELL CITY IN WIND DAMAGE
10/24/01 PERRY SEMI FLIPPED OVER. ROOF
AND BACK SECTION OF
HOUSE REMOVED. REPORTED
BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.Local storm report, Oct 24, 7:01 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
801 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0745 PM MADISON IN WIND DAMAGE
10/24/01 JEFFERSON TREE DOWN IN MANY PARTS
OF COUNTY. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.Local storm report, Oct 24, 7:12 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY
812 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0755 PM LA GRANGE KY WIND DAMAGE
10/24/01 OLDHAM TREES REPORTED DOWN.
REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
0755 PM BEDFORD KY WIND DAMAGE
10/24/01 TRIMBLE TRESS REPORTED DOWN.
REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
0810 PM NEW CASTLE KY WIND DAMAGE
10/24/01 HENRY TREES REPORTED DOWN.
REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT.The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Simpson | 43 min |
| Oct 24, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin | 33 min |
| Oct 24, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Washington | 36 min |
| Oct 24, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Marion | 36 min |
| Oct 24, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Taylor | 45 min |
| Oct 24, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Scott | 29 min |
| Oct 24, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Barren | 34 min |
| Oct 24, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Metcalfe | 45 min |
| Oct 24, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Mercer, Woodford | 30 min |
| Oct 24, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison | 31 min |
| Oct 24, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle | 37 min |
| Oct 24, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fayette, Jessamine | 43 min |
| Oct 24, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon | 43 min |
| Oct 24, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Monroe | 47 min |
| Oct 24, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Lincoln | 42 min |
| Oct 24, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Nicholas | 29 min |
| Oct 24, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 49 min |
| Oct 24, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark | 37 min |
| Oct 24, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland, Russell | 46 min |
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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.