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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 106, NWS Louisville, KY

June 3, 2010Madison County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2010, 7:19 PM EDT for Madison County, Kentucky. It was in force for 26 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 3, 2010, 7:19 PM EDT (23:19 UTC)
Expired
Jun 3, 2010, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Madison County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 195 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2010-06-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1078 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2010-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 89 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1078 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
624 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
89 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.1

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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 3, 7:16 PM EDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 7:16 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 3:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
345 PM EDT THU JUN 3 2010

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-040830-
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-
345 PM EDT THU JUN 3 2010 /245 PM CDT THU JUN 3 2010/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN THIS EVENING
WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY NEAR BOWLING
GREEN. STORMS IN THIS AREA MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS... SMALL
HAIL... AND A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN. ALL STORMS WILL DIMINISH BY
MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MAY
PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEVERAL DISTURBANCES MAY PRODUCE PERIODIC CONVECTION AND
A THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS... HAIL... AND VERY
HEAVY RAIN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE THIS
EVENING.

JA/JSD

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 3, 1:19 PM EDT, 6 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
119 PM EDT THU JUN 03 2010

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

0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LOUISVILLE              38.22N  85.74W
05/27/2010                   JEFFERSON          KY   PUBLIC

            TREES AND FENCES BLOWN OVER ALONG COOPER AVE BETWEEN
            PRESTON HWY AND SHEPHERDSVILLE ROAD. COLLECTED 1.6
            INCHES OF RAIN IN LESS THAN AN HOUR

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK1000349

CMC
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 5:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
525 PM EDT THU JUN 3 2010

KYZ071-032200-
WARREN-
425 PM CDT THU JUN 3 2010

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND
GUSTY WINDS...

AT 422 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF BOWLING GREEN...SLOWLY
MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...QUICK TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WITH
RAINFALL TOTALS UP TO AN INCH...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESES STORMS.

THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
   THREE FORKS...
   SMITHS GROVE...
   AND INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 20 AND 39...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. TORRENTIAL RAIN IS
ALSO OCCURRING SO BE PREPARED FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3683 8655 3711 8632 3708 8628 3711 8623
      3708 8619 3706 8612 3693 8617 3693 8621
      3691 8621 3691 8623 3689 8624 3690 8627
      3686 8630 3681 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 258DEG 9KT 3702 8626

AL
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 5:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
529 PM EDT THU JUN 3 2010

KYZ055-066-067-032200-
BOYLE-CASEY-LINCOLN-
529 PM EDT THU JUN 3 2010

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING BOYLE...CASEY AND WESTERN LINCOLN
COUNTIES...

AT 522 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 13 MILES NORTH OF LIBERTY...AND SLOWLY MOVING
EAST AT 10 MPH.

CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH RAINFALL
TOTALS UP TO A QUICK INCH...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
   HUSTONVILLE...
   MCKINNEY...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING. EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON
LOCAL ROADWAYS. DRIVERS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND TURN ON THEIR
HEADLIGHTS IF ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAINS.

&&

LAT...LON 3733 8480 3742 8508 3742 8506 3749 8505
      3763 8497 3759 8462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 275DEG 15KT 3749 8496

AL
Local storm report, Jun 3, 6:54 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 3, 7:03 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 3, 7:05 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 5:27 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Meade18 min
Jun 3, 5:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMeade35 min
Jun 3, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWarren35 min
Jun 3, 5:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBoyle31 min
Jun 3, 5:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKEdmonson, Simpson, Warren3 hr
Jun 3, 5:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAllen, Simpson, Warren24 min
Jun 3, 5:55 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKCasey114 min
Jun 3, 6:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKBoyle, Casey, Lincoln, Marion3 hr
Jun 3, 6:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Logan24 min
Jun 3, 6:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKSimpson111 min
Jun 3, 6:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Logan, Warren34 min
Jun 3, 7:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison27 min
Jun 3, 7:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair25 min
Jun 3, 7:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKTaylor35 min
Jun 3, 7:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler28 min
Jun 3, 3:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry34 min
Jun 3, 3:46 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKDubois, Perry3 hr
Jun 3, 4:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry29 min
Jun 3, 4:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange27 min
Jun 3, 4:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange33 min
Jun 3, 5:10 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry35 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2010Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2010

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.