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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 202, NWS Louisville, KY

April 19, 2006Hardin County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 19, 2006, 4:29 AM EDT for Hardin County, Kentucky. It was in force for 31 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 19, 2006, 4:29 AM EDT (08:29 UTC)
Expired: Apr 19, 2006, 5:00 AM EDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Hardin County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:30 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
Apr 19, 1:50 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 269 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2039 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 176 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Apr 19, 3:54 AM EDT, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 3:54 AM EDT, 35 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
354 AM EDT WED APR 19 2006

.SHORT TERM (TODAY AND TONIGHT...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ONGOING ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND PARTS OF
NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY WITH NUMEROUS REPORTS OF HAIL UP TO ONE INCH
IN DIAMETER. THIS IS MAIN CONCERN WITH FORECAST.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE ELEVATED WITH GOOD INFLOW FROM LOW LEVEL JET AND
STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD HAIL EVENT.
LITTLE IF ANY WIND REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS.

WILL GO LIKELY FOR STORMS THIS MORNING THEN DECREASE POPS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS LOW LEVEL JET BECOMES MORE WESTERLY AND
DECREASES OVER THE AREA. SHOWERS WILL DECREASE TO SLIGHT CHANCE
OVERNIGHT.

SCHOLZ/AB

.LONG TERM (THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)...

MAIN CONCERNS THIS FORECAST ARE PERIODS OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS
MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD.

FIRST AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRACK MAINLY ACROSS
SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT. ONE WEAK LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL BE MOVING EAST OF THE AREA
THURSDAY MORNING WITH ANOTHER LOW MOVING NORTHEAST ALONG A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THEN DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

A DEEPER LOW WILL BRING MORE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS WILL END SATURDAY MORNING.

DRY PERIOD SETS IN FOR THE WEEKEND WITH HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OVER
THE AREA. LATEST RUN OF MODELS HINTS HIGH PRESSURE MAY KEEP NEXT
PERIOD OF SHOWERS OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA UNTIL TUESDAY BUT WITH
ONGOING SEVERE WEATHER WILL NOT MAKE CHANGES ATTM.

SCHOLZ

&&

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

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 18, 9:51 PM EDT, 6 hours 38 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
951 PM EDT TUE APR 18 2006

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-190830-
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-
851 PM CDT TUE APR 18 2006 /951 PM EDT TUE APR 18 2006/

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

.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DROPS SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE
INTO THE SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.  THE BEST CHANCES FOR STORMS WILL BE WEST OF A LINE FROM
JASPER INDIANA TO SOMERSET KENTUCKY.  A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME
MARGINALLY SEVERE.  THE MAIN STORM THREATS OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS. A FEW
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE
MID-MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN KENTUCKY. SHOULD
THESE STORMS DEVELOP...SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH LARGE
HAIL...HIGH WIND GUSTS...AND HEAVY RAINFALL THE PRIMARY THREATS.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES AGAIN FROM THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...WITH THE BEST CHANCES FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT
WHERE A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. ANOTHER CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECAST NEXT MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

MJ

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 19, 3:38 AM EDT, 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
338 AM EDT WED APR 19 2006

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

0320 AM     HAIL             WICKLIFFE               38.37N 86.63W
04/19/2006  E0.75 INCH       CRAWFORD           IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

REITMEYER

Local storm report, Apr 19, 3:42 AM EDT, 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
342 AM EDT WED APR 19 2006

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

0335 AM     HAIL             LYNDON                  38.26N 85.59W
04/19/2006  E1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

REITMEYER

Local storm report, Apr 19, 3:50 AM EDT, 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
350 AM EDT WED APR 19 2006

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

0338 AM     HAIL             NEW SALISBURY           38.32N 86.10W
04/19/2006  E0.75 INCH       HARRISON           IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

REITMEYER

Local storm report, Apr 19, 3:55 AM EDT, 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
355 AM EDT WED APR 19 2006

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

0340 AM     HAIL             LOUISVILLE              38.22N 85.74W
04/19/2006  E1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NEAR VA HOSPITAL

&&

REITMEYER

Local storm report, Apr 19, 3:59 AM EDT, 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
359 AM EDT WED APR 19 2006

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

0338 AM     HAIL             CLARKSVILLE             38.32N 85.77W
04/19/2006  E1.00 INCH       CLARK              IN   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

REITMEYER

Special weather statement, Apr 19, 4:24 AM EDT, 5 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 19, 3:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson	47 min
Apr 19, 3:52 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Oldham, Shelby, Spencer	53 min
Apr 19, 4:13 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Franklin	62 min
Apr 19, 4:50 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Garrard	40 min
Apr 19, 5:12 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jessamine	18 min
Apr 19, 5:35 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Logan	40 min
Apr 19, 5:38 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Warren	37 min
Apr 19, 5:46 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge	14 min
Apr 19, 5:50 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Edmonson	25 min
Apr 19, 5:58 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Simpson	32 min
Apr 19, 6:24 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren	21 min
Apr 19, 2:22 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Perry	23 min
Apr 19, 2:26 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Dubois	34 min
Apr 19, 2:45 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford	45 min
Apr 19, 2:48 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Orange	27 min
Apr 19, 2:52 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Washington	23 min
Apr 19, 3:15 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark	45 min
Apr 19, 3:24 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Orange	36 min
Apr 19, 3:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Washington	32 min
Apr 19, 3:31 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Harrison	29 min
Apr 19, 3:34 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Floyd	26 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2006 Every 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.