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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 215, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2009, 9:47 AM EDT for Jefferson County, Kentucky; Floyd County, Harrison County, Indiana. It was in force for 28 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 22, 2009, 9:47 AM EDT (13:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2009, 10:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Floyd County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Jefferson County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:50 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 12:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 225 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1053 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 22, 7:10 AM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 7:10 AM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 4:42 AM EDT, 5 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 442 AM EDT MON JUN 22 2009 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-230845- 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- 442 AM EDT MON JUN 22 2009 /342 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING ALONG A SURFACE BOUNDARY ORIENTED NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHERN KENTUCKY TUESDAY MORNING...MAINLY SOUTH OF THE CUMBERLAND PARKWAY. THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS RETURNS FOR PARTS OF THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IN THE INTERIM...HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL BE THE GREATEST WEATHER HAZARD. DAYTIME HIGHS WILL REMAIN WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF 90 DURING THE PERIOD...WITH READINGS ONLY COOLING TO AROUND 70 AT NIGHT. HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 90S EAST OF INTERSTATE 75...TO AROUND 100 WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 IN SOUTHERN KENTUCKY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WHILE WIDESPREAD SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED...SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY OBSERVATIONS OF HAIL OR WINDS APPROACHING OR EXCEEDING SEVERE LIMITS. EES/JBS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 4:32 AM EDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 432 AM EDT MON JUN 22 2009 KYZ053-054-065-066-077-220900- ADAIR-CASEY-LARUE-MARION-TAYLOR- 432 AM EDT MON JUN 22 2009 ...STRONG STORMS MOVING OVER MARION AND TAYLOR COUNTIES... AT 427 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF CAMPBELLSVILLE...OR 53 MILES NORTHWEST OF SOMERSET...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL BE... NEAR NEW MARKET AROUND 435 AM EDT. NEAR SALOMA AROUND 440 AM EDT. NEAR HOBSON AROUND 445 AM EDT. NEAR CAMPBELLSVILLE AROUND 455 AM EDT. NEAR TAYLOR COUNTY AIRPORT AROUND 500 AM 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. && EES
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 4:50 AM EDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Jun 22, 4:56 AM EDT, 4 hours 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 456 AM EDT MON JUN 22 2009 INZ083-089-KYZ023-024-026-027-061-062-070>075-221600- DUBOIS IN-PERRY IN-HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY- BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY- BARREN KY-MONROE KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JASPER...TELL CITY...HAWESVILLE... HARDINSBURG...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...MORGANTOWN... BROWNSVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN... SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE 356 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2009 ...VERY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 90S AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW 70S WILL COMBINE TO CREATE HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE UPPER 90S TO LOW 100S THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY BETWEEN NOON AND 7 PM EDT. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO MAINLY BE ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM JASPER INDIANA TO TOMPKINSVILLE KENTUCKY. DURING PEAK HEATING TIMES BE SURE TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING AND SUNSCREEN...AND STAY OUT OF THE SUN. EES
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 8:34 AM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 834 AM EDT MON JUN 22 2009 INZ076>079-084-090>092-KYZ025-029>035-038-221445- ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-CRAWFORD IN- HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-MEADE KY-BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY- OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-SPENCER KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... MARENGO...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE...BRANDENBURG... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE... BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...TAYLORSVILLE 834 AM EDT MON JUN 22 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. THESE STORMS WILL MAINLY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR EXPECTED. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTING WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH THESE STORMS. GIVEN RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA...FLOODING MAY BECOME A PROBLEM AND THIS AREA WILL BE MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD ADVISORIES. DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED AREAS AS WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN EXPECTED. ALSO...SLOW DOWN WHEN DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY RAIN TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 9:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 118 min |
| Jun 22, 10:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Larue, Marion and 4 more | 93 min |
| Jun 22, 11:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Green, Hardin, Hart, Larue and 5 more | 107 min |
| Jun 22, 12:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Adair, Barren, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green and 6 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 22, 1:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton | 23 min |
| Jun 22, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Ohio | 49 min |
| Jun 22, 7:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hart, Warren | 47 min |
| Jun 22, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Warren | 51 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.