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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 244, NWS Louisville, KY
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 9:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 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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</html>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
JMWLocal 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
MRCLocal 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
MRCSpecial 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 7:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 25 min |
| Aug 4, 8:13 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 8:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 28 min |
| Aug 4, 8:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 9:18 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 103 min |
| Aug 4, 10:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 10:55 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 11:00 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 11:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 1:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Trimble | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 1:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham | 27 min |
| Aug 4, 1:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 36 min |
| Aug 4, 1:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Scott and 1 more | 29 min |
| Aug 4, 2:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Franklin | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Madison | 46 min |
| Aug 4, 3:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Fayette | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Clark | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Madison | 34 min |
| Aug 4, 3:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Madison | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 4:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Trimble | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Warren | 35 min |
| Aug 4, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Warren | 25 min |
| Aug 4, 5:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham | 6 hr |
| Aug 4, 5:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Butler, Logan, Warren | 80 min |
| Aug 4, 5:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Franklin | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 6:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison | 5 hr |
| Aug 4, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Logan, Simpson | 32 min |
| Aug 4, 7:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Trimble | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 7:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Fayette | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 7:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Ohio | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 6:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Jefferson, Scott, Washington | 52 min |
| Aug 4, 7:36 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Clark, Jefferson, Scott, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 10:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Clark, Jefferson, Scott, Washington | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 11:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 12:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 1:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Dubois, Orange | 42 min |
| Aug 4, 1:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Scott, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 1:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry, Washington | 36 min |
| Aug 4, 2:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 4:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Scott, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 5:04 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Scott | 25 hr |
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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.