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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 128, NWS Louisville, KY

April 2, 2006Green County, Hart County, Taylor County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 2, 2006, 9:56 PM CDT for Green County, Hart County, Taylor County, Kentucky. It was in force for 34 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
Apr 2, 2006, 9:56 PM CDT (02:56 UTC)
Expired
Apr 2, 2006, 10:30 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Green County, KY, Hart County, KY, Taylor County, KY

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 2, 5:44 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Apr 2, 8:40 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

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 Apr 2, 2:05 PM CDT, 7 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 2:05 PM CDT, 7 hours 51 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 2:40 PM CDT, 7 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
340 PM EDT SUN APR 2 2006

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-030830-
ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN-
CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-
JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-
SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-
FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-
MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-
GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-
TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-
ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-
CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY-
340 PM EDT SUN APR 2 2006

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

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA
THIS AFTERNOON...HELPING GENERATE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.  SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
HAIL... GUSTY WINDS... DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS.

TONIGHT...AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION...A COLD
FRONT IS FORECAST TO PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER
MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS THIS EVENING ...AND TRAVEL EASTWARD
INTO THE OUTLOOK AREA AHEAD OF THE FRONT...LIKELY FORMING INTO A
SQUALL LINE WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. BASED ON CURRENT DATA...THE
BEST CHANCES FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IN THE OUTLOOK AREA ARE
BETWEEN 11 PM AND 4 AM EDT.

THE STORMS TONIGHT WILL LIKELY BE FAST MOVING...WITH DAMAGING WINDS
THE MAIN THREAT...ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL. ISOLATED TORNADOES CANNOT
BE RULED OUT. LOCATIONS WEST OF I-65 HAVE THE BEST CHANCES OF SEVERE
WEATHER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

A WEATHER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY...MAINLY
TONIGHT. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL MEDIA... OR VISIT OUR
WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE FOR UPDATES AND MORE INFORMATION.

JA

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 2, 5:21 PM CDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 2, 5:30 PM CDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
630 PM EDT SUN APR 02 2006

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

0620 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 N RUSSELL SPRINGS     37.08N 85.08W
04/02/2006                   RUSSELL            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEEN BY MORE THAN ONE SPOTTER

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 2, 5:43 PM CDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
643 PM EDT SUN APR 02 2006

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

0626 PM     HAIL             2 SW PHIL               37.20N 84.99W
04/02/2006  M0.75 INCH       CASEY              KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

CALLAHAN
Local storm report, Apr 2, 6:01 PM CDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
701 PM EDT SUN APR 02 2006

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

0647 PM     TSTM WND GST     10 N FRANKFORT          38.34N 84.87W
04/02/2006  U0 MPH           FRANKLIN           KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DAMAGE TO A BARN. LARGE HAIL BUT SIZE UNKNOWN

&&

CALLAHAN
Special weather statement, Apr 2, 6:26 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
726 PM EDT SUN APR 2 2006

KYZ049-056-057-030030-
CLARK KY-GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINCHESTER...LANCASTER...RICHMOND
726 PM EDT SUN APR 2 2006

THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS GARRARD AND MADISON COUNTIES
THROUGH 8:00 PM EST. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
SMALL HAIL... WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH... AND A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN.

THE HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND
UNDERPASSES.

JA
Local storm report, Apr 2, 6:29 PM CDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 7:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHancock28 min
Apr 2, 7:58 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKButler, Ohio47 min
Apr 2, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLogan28 min
Apr 2, 8:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Hancock, Meade48 min
Apr 2, 8:29 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKGrayson46 min
Apr 2, 8:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson43 min
Apr 2, 8:43 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKOhio17 min
Apr 2, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOldham, Trimble45 min
Apr 2, 8:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Meade33 min
Apr 2, 9:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOhio14 min
Apr 2, 9:04 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKLogan41 min
Apr 2, 9:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Shelby, Spencer24 min
Apr 2, 9:10 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKJefferson, Shelby35 min
Apr 2, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler33 min
Apr 2, 9:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Jefferson, Spencer35 min
Apr 2, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFranklin33 min
Apr 2, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCasey21 min
Apr 2, 9:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLincoln36 min
Apr 2, 9:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKScott, Woodford34 min
Apr 2, 9:44 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKLogan16 min
Apr 2, 9:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson26 min
Apr 2, 9:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler37 min
Apr 2, 9:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Harrison, Nicholas37 min
Apr 2, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFayette32 min
Apr 2, 9:58 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKLogan31 min
Apr 2, 10:07 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKGreen, Taylor23 min
Apr 2, 10:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMarion20 min
Apr 2, 10:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClinton, Cumberland, Monroe43 min
Apr 2, 10:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCasey26 min
Apr 2, 10:21 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKWarren24 min
Apr 2, 10:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLincoln28 min
Apr 3, 12:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKWarren13 min
Apr 2, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois36 min
Apr 2, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Harrison, Orange, Washington51 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006

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.