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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 143, NWS Louisville, KY

May 31, 2004Clark County, Madison County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2004, 12:57 AM EDT for Clark County, Madison County, Kentucky. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 31, 2004, 12:57 AM EDT (04:57 UTC)
Expired: May 31, 2004, 1:45 AM EDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Clark County, KY, Madison County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 30, 9:20 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 177 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 778 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 710 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 316 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 399 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.7
Supercell composite: 9.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

656 
WUUS53 KLMK 310457
SVRLMK
KYC049-151-310545-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1257 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CLARK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY
  MADISON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY

* UNTIL 145 AM EDT

* AT 1255 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 9 MILES NORTH OF WINCHESTER TO 10
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF KIRKSVILLE...OR FROM 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF
  LEXINGTON TO 33 MILES SOUTH OF LEXINGTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30
  MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  WINCHESTER...REDHOUSE...KIRKSVILLE...FORD AROUND 105 AM EDT
  RICHMOND AROUND 110 AM EDT
  RUCKERVILLE AROUND 115 AM EDT
  KINGSTON...BEREA AROUND 120 AM EDT
  WACO...TRAPP AROUND 125 AM EDT

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.

LAT...LON 3808 8427 3798 8433 3786 8427 3779 8452
          3753 8433 3758 8413 3786 8403 3811 8409

$$
SCHOTT

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 May 31, 12:55 AM EDT, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 12:55 AM EDT, 2 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1255 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2004

...LATE EVNG UPDATE...

HAVE CANCELLED TOR WATCH FOR MUCH OF THE WESTERN CWA INCLUDING BWG
AND SDF AS THREAT HAS DISSIPATED. STILL HAVE SVR WINDS ALONG LEADING
EDGE OF SQUALL LINE AS IT MARCHES ACROSS ERN FA. STILL A MINOR
FLOODING THREAT FOR ALL LOCALES BEHIND THE SQUALL LINE AS A GOOD MOD
RAIN CONTINUES FOR 1-2 HRS. THIS BEING HANDLED MAINLY WITH FLD
STATEMENTS.

HAVE ENDED THE RAIN A LITTLE QUICKER BEFORE DAYBREAK EXCEPT IN THE
FAR ERN AREAS NEAR LEX. ALSO EXPECT MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW AND
SOME GUSTY W WINDS IN THE AFTN ARND 25 MPH AT TIMES.
&&

.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.IN...NONE.
.KY...NONE.
&&

JB

Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 10:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1034 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-310900-
ADAIR KY-ALLEN KY-ANDERSON KY-BARREN KY-BOURBON KY-BOYLE KY-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-BULLITT KY-BUTLER KY-CASEY KY-CLARK KY-CLARK IN-
CLINTON KY-CRAWFORD IN-CUMBERLAND KY-DUBOIS IN-EDMONSON KY-
FAYETTE KY-FLOYD IN-FRANKLIN KY-GARRARD KY-GRAYSON KY-GREEN KY-
HANCOCK KY-HARDIN KY-HARRISON KY-HARRISON IN-HART KY-HENRY KY-
JEFFERSON KY-JEFFERSON IN-JESSAMINE KY-LARUE KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-
MADISON KY-MARION KY-MEADE KY-MERCER KY-METCALF KY-MONROE KY-
NELSON KY-NICHOLAS KY-OHIO KY-OLDHAM KY-ORANGE IN-PERRY IN-
RUSSELL KY-SCOTT KY-SCOTT IN-SHELBY KY-SIMPSON KY-SPENCER KY-
TAYLOR KY-TRIMBLE KY-WARREN KY-WASHINGTON KY-WASHINGTON IN-
WOODFORD KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISVILLE...LEXINGTON...BOWLING GREEN...
WINCHESTER...VERSAILLES...STANFORD...SHELBYVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE...
RICHMOND...HARRODSBURG...HARDINSBURG...GLASGOW...FRANKLIN...
FRANKFORT...ELIZABETHTOWN...DANVILLE...CYNTHIANA...COLUMBIA...
BARDSTOWN...NEW ALBANY...JASPER AND CORYDON
1034 PM EDT (934 PM CDT) SUN MAY 30 2004

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA IN A
HIGH RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT...AS A STRONG SQUALL LINE MOVES
ACROSS KENTUCKY AND INDIANA.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA UNTIL 4 AM
EDT. IN ADDITION TO A THREAT FOR EMBEDDED TORNADOES WITHIN THE
SQUALL LINE...THERE WILL BE WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 60 MPH...AND A
RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUIRED TONIGHT. ALSO...COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE REQUESTED TO RELAY REPORTS OF
SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NWS IN LOUISVILLE.

JB

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 31, 12:50 AM EDT, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1250 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1248 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N ALBANY              36.73N 85.14W
05/31/2004                   CLINTON            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

&&

SZAPPANOS

Local storm report, May 31, 12:52 AM EDT, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1252 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1150 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SCOTTSVILLE             36.75N 86.20W
05/30/2004                   ALLEN              KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

&&

SZAPPANOS

Local storm report, May 31, 12:53 AM EDT, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1253 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1215 AM     TSTM WND DMG     FRANKFORT               38.19N 84.87W
05/31/2004                   FRANKLIN           KY   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

&&

SZAPPANOS

Local storm report, May 31, 12:54 AM EDT, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1254 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1215 AM     FLASH FLOOD      FRANKFORT               38.19N 84.87W
05/31/2004                   FRANKLIN           KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SOME STREETS FLOODED.

&&

SZAPPANOS

Local storm report, May 31, 12:55 AM EDT, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1255 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1155 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HISEVILLE               37.10N 85.82W
05/30/2004                   BARREN             KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN.

&&

SZAPPANOS

Local storm report, May 31, 12:57 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1257 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1220 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LEBANON                 37.57N 85.25W
05/31/2004                   MARION             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.

&&

SZAPPANOS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 30, 8:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Madison	33 min
May 30, 9:20 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Bourbon	3 hr
May 30, 9:39 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Madison	3 hr
May 30, 10:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Ohio	39 min
May 30, 10:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hancock	39 min
May 30, 10:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hancock	55 min
May 30, 10:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge	49 min
May 30, 10:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler	33 min
May 30, 10:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Meade	59 min
May 30, 10:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Grayson	48 min
May 30, 10:42 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Meade	48 min
May 30, 10:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Logan	46 min
May 30, 10:51 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Grayson	39 min
May 30, 10:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hardin	66 min
May 30, 10:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Edmonson, Warren	35 min
May 30, 11:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Jefferson	50 min
May 30, 11:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hart	46 min
May 30, 11:21 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Jefferson	39 min
May 30, 11:22 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Bullitt	38 min
May 30, 11:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Simpson	52 min
May 30, 11:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Oldham	49 min
May 30, 11:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Larue	32 min
May 30, 11:31 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Hardin, Hart, Larue	44 min
May 30, 11:33 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Oldham, Trimble	42 min
May 30, 11:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Nelson	40 min
May 30, 11:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Shelby, Spencer	37 min
May 30, 11:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry	33 min
May 30, 11:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green	44 min
May 30, 11:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Washington	42 min
May 30, 11:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson	37 min
May 31, 12:00 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Marion, Taylor	45 min
May 31, 12:02 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Franklin	43 min
May 31, 12:08 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Metcalfe, Monroe	52 min
May 31, 12:13 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Mercer, Woodford	47 min
May 31, 12:14 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair	46 min
May 31, 12:19 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle	41 min
May 31, 12:23 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Scott	37 min
May 31, 12:27 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Cumberland	48 min
May 31, 12:31 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Fayette, Jessamine	44 min
May 31, 12:38 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Harrison	37 min
May 31, 12:39 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Casey, Clinton, Lincoln, Russell	51 min
May 31, 12:43 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Garrard	47 min
May 31, 12:46 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon	44 min
May 31, 12:51 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Nicholas	39 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2004 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2004

Sources

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