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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 81, NWS Louisville, KY

June 10, 20084 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2008, 12:20 AM EDT for 4 counties in 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 10, 2008, 12:20 AM EDT (04:20 UTC)
Expired: Jun 10, 2008, 12:59 AM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Bourbon County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Scott County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:20 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 nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 130 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: 736 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1829 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 103 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 72 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 Jun 10, 12:10 AM EDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 12:10 AM EDT, 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 10:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1040 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008

INZ078-079-090>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-
082-101930-
SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON 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-
1040 PM EDT (940 PM CDT) MON JUN 9 2008

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

.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THESE STORMS ARE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH... SMALL HAIL.... AND A
BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AS A
COOL FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

INZ076-077-083-084-089-101930-
ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-
1040 PM EDT (940 PM CDT) MON JUN 9 2008

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

.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THESE STORMS ARE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH... SMALL HAIL.... AND A
BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AS A
COOL FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT HIGH WINDS AND HAIL TONIGHT.

JA

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 9, 11:54 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1154 PM EDT MON JUN 09 2008

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

1130 PM     TSTM WND DMG     JUNCTION CITY           37.59N 84.79W
06/09/2008                   BOYLE              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN

&&

SZAPPANOS

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 11:56 PM EDT, 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1156 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008

INZ083-100430-
DUBOIS-
1156 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008

...THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO DUBOIS COUNTY...

AT 1149 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JASPER...OR 16 MILES EAST
OF OAKLAND CITY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 37 MPH.

FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...SMALL PEA OR MARBLE SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY
WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH... ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM AS IT
MOVES NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

JA

Local storm report, Jun 10, 12:00 AM EDT, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1200 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008

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

1156 PM     HAIL             2 W LEXINGTON           38.04N 84.50W
06/09/2008  E0.75 INCH       FAYETTE            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SZAPPANOS

Local storm report, Jun 10, 12:01 AM EDT, 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1201 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008

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

0700 PM     HAIL             10 SE CLARKSON          37.39N 86.09W
06/09/2008  E1.00 INCH       GRAYSON            KY   PUBLIC

0940 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 E SPRINGFIELD         37.69N 85.09W
06/09/2008                   WASHINGTON         KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ACROSS TICK ROAD

1000 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LAWRENCEBURG            38.03N 84.89W
06/09/2008                   ANDERSON           KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SOME TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY

1000 PM     HAIL             6 SW BURKESVILLE        36.73N 85.45W
06/09/2008  E0.50 INCH       CUMBERLAND         KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

1002 PM     HAIL             4 SE BURKESVILLE        36.75N 85.32W
06/09/2008  E0.88 INCH       CUMBERLAND         KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1002 PM     HAIL             2 S TOMPKINSVILLE       36.67N 85.69W
06/09/2008  E0.88 INCH       MONROE             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

1004 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BURKESVILLE             36.79N 85.37W
06/09/2008                   CUMBERLAND         KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES REPORTED DOWN

1015 PM     TSTM WND GST     MARROWBONE              36.82N 85.50W
06/09/2008  E50.00 MPH       CUMBERLAND         KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

1030 PM     HAIL             COLUMBIA                37.10N 85.31W
06/09/2008  E0.88 INCH       ADAIR              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

1030 PM     TSTM WND DMG     COLUMBIA                37.10N 85.31W
06/09/2008                   ADAIR              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY

1034 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E COLUMBIA            37.10N 85.25W
06/09/2008                   ADAIR              KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SOME TREES DOWN

1045 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 E CAMPBELLSVILLE      37.35N 85.24W
06/09/2008                   TAYLOR             KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN

1101 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 W LAWRENCEBURG        38.03N 84.99W
06/09/2008  M50.00 MPH       ANDERSON           KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

1105 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CAMPBELLSVILLE          37.35N 85.35W
06/09/2008                   TAYLOR             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SOME TREES DOWN...SIZE NOT REPORTED.

1110 PM     HAIL             CAMPBELLSVILLE          37.35N 85.35W
06/09/2008  E0.25 INCH       TAYLOR             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1130 PM     TSTM WND DMG     JUNCTION CITY           37.59N 84.79W
06/09/2008                   BOYLE              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN

1134 PM     TSTM WND GST     JUNCTION CITY           37.59N 84.79W
06/09/2008  E40.00 MPH       BOYLE              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

1139 PM     HAIL             HARRODSBURG             37.77N 84.85W
06/09/2008  E0.25 INCH       MERCER             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

1140 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST HARRODSBURG             37.77N 84.85W
06/09/2008  E45.00 MPH       MERCER             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

1146 PM     TSTM WND GST     LAWRENCEBURG            38.03N 84.89W
06/09/2008  M61.00 MPH       ANDERSON           KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

1156 PM     HAIL             2 W LEXINGTON           38.04N 84.50W
06/09/2008  E0.75 INCH       FAYETTE            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SZAPPANOS

Local storm report, Jun 10, 12:02 AM EDT, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1202 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008

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

1202 AM     HAIL             NICHOLASVILLE           37.88N 84.58W
06/10/2008  E0.75 INCH       JESSAMINE          KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            ALSO TREES DOWN

&&

SZAPPANOS

Local storm report, Jun 10, 12:19 AM EDT, 1 minute 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
Jun 9, 9:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Mercer, Washington	24 min
Jun 9, 9:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Marion, Taylor	23 min
Jun 9, 9:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Cumberland, Monroe	36 min
Jun 9, 9:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Nelson, Spencer, Washington	32 min
Jun 9, 10:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Taylor	30 min
Jun 9, 11:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer, Woodford	48 min
Jun 10, 12:04 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Fayette, Scott	41 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2008 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008

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.