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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 140, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2009, 11:19 PM EDT for Franklin County, Henry County, Shelby County, Kentucky. It was in force for 41 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
- May 30, 2009, 11:19 PM EDT (03:19 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2009, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Franklin County, KY, Henry County, KY, Shelby County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 11 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 May 30, 9:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 30, 9:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 9:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 939 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-311945- 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- 939 PM EDT (839 PM CDT) SAT MAY 30 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT EDT. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...WITH DAMAGING WINDS A SECONDARY THREAT. IN ADDITION...AN ISOLATED TORNADO CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. AS WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE POTENTIAL STRENGTH OF THESE STORMS. HOWEVER ANY STORM COULD PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO RELAY ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...WIND DAMAGE...OR ROTATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. LS/TWF/AML
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 30, 9:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 935 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009 INZ084-089-KYZ025-310215- CRAWFORD-MEADE-PERRY- 835 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...STRONG STORM WITH SMALL HAIL TO AFFECT CRAWFORD...MEADE AND PERRY COUNTIES... AT 834 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF SANTA CLAUS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL BE... NEAR UNIONTOWN AROUND 840 PM CDT. NEAR SASSAFRAS AROUND 845 PM CDT. NEAR APALONA AROUND 850 PM CDT. NEAR BRANCHVILLE AROUND 855 PM CDT. NEAR ORIOLE AROUND 900 PM CDT. NEAR MT. PLEASANT AROUND 905 PM CDT. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 64 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 74 AND 79. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO... WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && 13
Special weather statement, May 30, 9:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 941 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009 KYZ024-025-310215- BRECKINRIDGE-MEADE- 841 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...STRONG STORM TO AFFECT BRECKINRIDGE AND MEADE COUNTIES... AT 839 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES NORTH OF HARDINSBURG...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND PENNY SIZE HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL BE... NEAR WEBSTER AROUND 900 PM CDT. NEAR IRVINGTON AROUND 905 PM CDT. NEAR GUSTON AROUND 1010 PM EDT. NEAR BIG SPRING AROUND 915 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO... WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && 13
Special weather statement, May 30, 9:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 959 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009 INZ089-310230- PERRY- 859 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...STRONG STORM WITH SMALL HAIL AFFECTING PERRY COUNTY... AT 858 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTH OF TELL CITY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND PENNY SIZE HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL BE... NEAR GATCHEL AROUND 905 PM CDT. NEAR GERALD AROUND 915 PM CDT. NEAR DERBY AROUND 920 PM CDT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO... WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && 13
Local storm report, May 30, 10:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1013 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009 KYZ024-028-310300- BRECKINRIDGE-HARDIN- 1013 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...STRONG STORM WITH SMALL HAIL AFFECTING EASTERN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY AND MOVING IN TO HARDIN COUNTY... AT 911 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BRANDENBURG TO 15 MILES EAST OF HARDINSBURG...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND PENNY SIZE HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL BE... NEAR VERTREES AROUND 1020 PM EDT. NEAR HOWE VALLEY AROUND 1025 PM EDT. NEAR STEPHENSBURG AROUND 1040 PM EDT. NEAR CECILIA AROUND 1045 PM EDT. NEAR RINEYVILLE AROUND 1050 PM EDT. NEAR ELIZABETHTOWN AROUND 1100 PM EDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO... WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && 13
Special weather statement, May 30, 11:06 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 10:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 39 min |
| May 30, 10:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 40 min |
| May 30, 10:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Breckinridge | 115 min |
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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2009Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2009
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.