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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 244, NWS Louisville, KY

August 4, 2009Jefferson County, Scott County, Washington County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 4, 2009, 1:14 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Scott County, Washington County, Indiana. 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
Aug 4, 2009, 1:14 PM EDT (17:14 UTC)
Expired
Aug 4, 2009, 1:45 PM EDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Jefferson County, IN, Scott County, IN, Washington County, IN

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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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
Aug 4, 9:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm 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 Aug 4, 12:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 12:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 4, 12:20 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1220 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2009

INZ076>079-090>092-KYZ029>043-045-048-049-051315-
ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-HARRISON IN-
FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-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-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-
1220 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2009

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

ADDITIONAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. THESE STORMS COULD
PRODUCE LOCALIZED WIND DAMAGE...HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...AND DANGEROUS
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING
ARE EXPECTED WITH ANY STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO CALL IN FLASH FLOOD REPORTS AND RAINFALL
AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THIS MORNING. SPOTTERS MAY
BE NEEDED AGAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT TO CALL IN ANY
WIND...HAIL...AND HEAVY RAIN REPORTS.

INZ083-084-089-KYZ023>028-046-047-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-
051315-
DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-
MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER 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-
1220 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2009 /1120 AM CDT TUE AUG 4 2009/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALIZED
WIND DAMAGE...HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING
ARE EXPECTED WITH ANY STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO CALL IN ANY WIND...HAIL...AND HEAVY RAIN
REPORTS TODAY AND TONIGHT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

TWF/JA

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 10:51 AM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1051 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 2009

KYZ038-045-046-041515-
NELSON-SPENCER-WASHINGTON-
1051 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 2009

...STORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS...

AT 1048 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM TAYLORSVILLE TO
BARDSTOWN TO 11 MILES SOUTH OF SHEPHERDSVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 21 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LOUISVILLE TO 28 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF LOUISVILLE TO 27 MILES SOUTH OF LOUISVILLE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 30 MPH.

CONTINUOUS DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO
LESS THAN ONE MILE...SMALL PEA OR MARBLE SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS
OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

THESE STORMS WILL BE...
  NEAR TAYLORSVILLE AROUND 1055 AM EDT.
  NEAR BARDSTOWN AROUND 1100 AM EDT.

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE BLUEGRASS PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 21
AND 34.

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.

&&

JA
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 11:06 AM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1106 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 2009

KYZ032-033-041545-
HENRY-TRIMBLE-
1106 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 2009

...STORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...

AT 1103 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BEDFORD...OR 12 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CARROLLTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE...SMALL PEA OR MARBLE SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35
TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE...
  NEAR NEW CASTLE AROUND 1120 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.

&&

JA
Local storm report, Aug 4, 11:09 AM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1109 AM EDT TUE AUG 04 2009

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

1106 AM     FLASH FLOOD      HILLVIEW                38.07N  85.69W
08/04/2009                   BULLITT            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROAD BARRICADE AND CLOSURE HILLVIEW BLVD. BETWEEN TERRY
            ROAD AND EARLYWOOD ROAD ... 16 TO 18 INCHES OF SWIFTLY
            MOVING WATER OVER ROADWAY

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK0900044

JMW
Local storm report, Aug 4, 11:26 AM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1126 AM EDT TUE AUG 04 2009

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

1009 AM     LIGHTNING        LOUISVILLE              38.22N  85.74W
08/04/2009                   JEFFERSON          KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            4 ALARM APARTMENT FIRE ON HURSTBOURNE LANE NEAR
            INTERSTATE 64.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK0900045

MRC
Local storm report, Aug 4, 11:36 AM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1136 AM EDT TUE AUG 04 2009

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

1106 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ELIZABETH               38.13N  85.97W
08/04/2009                   HARRISON           IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BUCK CREEK IS COVERING SOME ROADS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK0900047

MRC
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 11:44 AM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1144 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 2009

KYZ036-037-041>043-049-057-041700-
BOURBON-CLARK-FAYETTE-HARRISON-MADISON-NICHOLAS-SCOTT-
1144 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 2009

...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES OVER EAST CENTRAL
KENTUCKY...

AT 1133 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
SHOW AN AREA OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN OVER MUCH OF
EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THE RAIN WAS SLOWLY MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST.

RAINFALL RATES OF 0.25 TO 0.75 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS RAIN. SINCE EARLIER THIS MORNING...RADAR HAS ESTIMATED TOTAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN BOURBON AND
NORTHERN CLARK COUNTIES. THE RAIN SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH ABOUT 1 PM
EDT OVER EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

ALTHOUGH NO REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE...SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...LOW LYING
AREAS...AND UNDERPASSES IS LIKELY. ALSO...THERE COULD BE LOCALIZED
FLOODING NEAR CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE CAUTION IF DRIVING AND BE ALERT FOR WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOW
LYING AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...
WEATHER.GOV/LEXINGTON ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER
UPDATES.

&&

TWF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 4, 7:50 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson, Oldham25 min
Aug 4, 8:13 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKJefferson, Oldham3 hr
Aug 4, 8:17 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson28 min
Aug 4, 8:45 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKJefferson2 hr
Aug 4, 9:18 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKJefferson103 min
Aug 4, 10:48 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKJefferson3 hr
Aug 4, 10:55 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKJefferson, Oldham3 hr
Aug 4, 11:00 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKJefferson3 hr
Aug 4, 11:23 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKBullitt3 hr
Aug 4, 1:29 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKTrimble3 hr
Aug 4, 1:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Oldham27 min
Aug 4, 1:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKHenry, Jefferson, Oldham4 hr
Aug 4, 1:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson, Oldham, Shelby36 min
Aug 4, 1:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKBourbon, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott4 hr
Aug 4, 2:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Scott and 1 more29 min
Aug 4, 2:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKFranklin3 hr
Aug 4, 2:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette, Madison46 min
Aug 4, 3:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKFayette4 hr
Aug 4, 3:18 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKClark3 hr
Aug 4, 3:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMadison34 min
Aug 4, 3:51 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKMadison2 hr
Aug 4, 4:04 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKTrimble3 hr
Aug 4, 4:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Edmonson, Warren35 min
Aug 4, 5:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKWarren25 min
Aug 4, 5:18 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKHenry, Jefferson, Oldham6 hr
Aug 4, 5:25 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKButler, Logan, Warren80 min
Aug 4, 5:44 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKFranklin4 hr
Aug 4, 6:02 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKHarrison5 hr
Aug 4, 6:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLogan, Simpson32 min
Aug 4, 7:02 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKTrimble3 hr
Aug 4, 7:15 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKFayette2 hr
Aug 4, 7:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKButler, Ohio3 hr
Aug 4, 6:38 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Jefferson, Scott, Washington52 min
Aug 4, 7:36 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKClark, Jefferson, Scott, Washington3 hr
Aug 4, 10:13 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKClark, Jefferson, Scott, Washington2 hr
Aug 4, 11:30 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKHarrison3 hr
Aug 4, 12:35 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKJefferson3 hr
Aug 4, 1:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois, Orange42 min
Aug 4, 1:17 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKScott, Washington3 hr
Aug 4, 1:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry, Washington36 min
Aug 4, 2:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKHarrison3 hr
Aug 4, 4:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKScott, Washington3 hr
Aug 4, 5:04 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningLMKJefferson, Scott25 hr

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.