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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 109, NWS Louisville, KY

June 14, 2005Washington County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2005, 2:51 PM EDT for Washington County, Kentucky. It was in force for 39 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: Jun 14, 2005, 2:51 PM EDT (18:51 UTC)
Expired: Jun 14, 2005, 3:30 PM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Washington County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:51 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.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 14, 1:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 220 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: 1263 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 912 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 131 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.7

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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.

NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 14, 2:45 PM EDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 2:45 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 12:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1250 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2005

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-150830-
ADAIR KY-ALLEN KY-ANDERSON KY-BARREN KY-BOURBON KY-BOYLE KY-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-BULLITT KY-BUTLER KY-CASEY KY-CLARK IN-CLARK KY-
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 IN-HARRISON KY-HART KY-HENRY KY-
JEFFERSON IN-JEFFERSON KY-JESSAMINE KY-LARUE KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-
MADISON KY-MARION KY-MEADE KY-MERCER KY-METCALFE KY-MONROE KY-
NELSON KY-NICHOLAS KY-OHIO KY-OLDHAM KY-ORANGE IN-PERRY IN-
RUSSELL KY-SCOTT IN-SCOTT KY-SHELBY KY-SIMPSON KY-SPENCER KY-
TAYLOR KY-TRIMBLE KY-WARREN KY-WASHINGTON IN-WASHINGTON KY-
WOODFORD KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBANY...BARDSTOWN...BEAVER DAM...
BOWLING GREEN...CAMPBELLSVILLE...COLUMBIA...CORYDON...CYNTHIANA...
DANVILLE...ELIZABETHTOWN...ENGLISH...FRANKFORT...FRANKLIN...
GEORGETOWN...GLASGOW...HARDINSBURG...HARRODSBURG...JAMESTOWN...
JASPER...JEFFERSONVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...LEITCHFIELD...LEXINGTON...
LOUISVILLE...MADISON...MOUNT WASHINGTON...MUNFORDVILLE...
NEW ALBANY...PARIS...RICHMOND...RUSSELLVILLE...SCOTTSVILLE...
SHELBYVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...STANFORD...TAYLORSVILLE...TELL
CITY...TOMPKINSVILLE...VERSAILLES...WINCHESTER
1250 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2005

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST INDIANA AND THAT PART OF NORTH CENTRAL
AND EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY NORTH OF A LINE FROM CORYDON TO FRANKFORT
TO CYNTHIANA. THE PRIMARY THREAT IS DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. THE
THREAT SHOULD BE OVER BY 700 PM EDT (600 PM EST/CDT).

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 14, 1:57 PM EDT, 54 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 14, 2:10 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
210 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2005

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

0200 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GREENVILLE              38.37N 85.98W
06/14/2005                   FLOYD              IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.

&&

SAEDE

Local storm report, Jun 14, 2:20 PM EDT, 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
220 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2005

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

0204 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MULDRAUGH               37.93N 86.00W
06/14/2005                   MEADE              KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

&&

SAEDE

Local storm report, Jun 14, 2:24 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
224 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2005

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

0205 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GREENVILLE              38.37N 85.98W
06/14/2005                   FLOYD              IN   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREE TOPS AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN. PEA SIZE HAIL
            WAS ALSO REPORTED BY A STORM SPOTTER IN BORDEN.

&&

MRC

Local storm report, Jun 14, 2:29 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
229 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2005

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

0210 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHESTNUT GROVE          38.30N 85.27W
06/14/2005                   SHELBY             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN.

&&

SAEDE

Local storm report, Jun 14, 2:44 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
244 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2005

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

0220 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SHEPHERDSVILLE          37.99N 85.71W
06/14/2005                   BULLITT            KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN.

&&

SAEDE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 14, 1:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge	41 min
Jun 14, 1:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Oldham	33 min
Jun 14, 1:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Meade	22 min
Jun 14, 1:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Meade	30 min
Jun 14, 1:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Shelby	40 min
Jun 14, 1:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hardin	31 min
Jun 14, 2:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt	41 min
Jun 14, 2:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Nelson	43 min
Jun 14, 2:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Spencer	46 min
Jun 14, 2:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hart	42 min
Jun 14, 2:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson	34 min
Jun 14, 3:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Mercer	38 min
Jun 14, 3:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Woodford	35 min
Jun 14, 3:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Fayette, Jessamine	43 min
Jun 14, 3:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Larue	27 min
Jun 14, 3:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Madison	49 min
Jun 14, 3:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Harrison	29 min
Jun 14, 3:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Taylor	42 min
Jun 14, 3:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Casey	47 min
Jun 14, 4:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Nicholas	28 min
Jun 14, 4:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Metcalfe	44 min
Jun 14, 4:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Lincoln	37 min
Jun 14, 4:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair	33 min
Jun 14, 4:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Casey	17 min
Jun 14, 4:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Garrard	22 min
Jun 14, 5:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Madison	27 min
Jun 14, 12:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Washington	32 min
Jun 14, 1:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Floyd, Harrison	32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.