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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 111, NWS Louisville, KY

June 11, 2010Casey County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2010, 2:23 PM EDT for Casey County, Kentucky. It was in force for 37 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 11, 2010, 2:23 PM EDT (18:23 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2010, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Casey County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 199 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2010-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2169 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2010-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 121 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2169 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
818 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
121 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
129 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 11, 1:36 PM EDT, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 1:36 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 10:32 AM EDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1032 AM EDT FRI JUN 11 2010

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-112000-
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-
1032 AM EDT FRI JUN 11 2010 /932 AM CDT FRI JUN 11 2010/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AS SOUTHERLY WINDS
INCREASE. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP WITH THE MAIN THREATS
BEING BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

A DISTURBANCE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA SATURDAY.
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALIZED VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL
KENTUCKY. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS. RUNOFF PROBLEMS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS AREAS RECEIVING
THE HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS.

SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
MAY BRING LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS AND CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING.

HEAT INDEX READINGS EACH AFTERNOON FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WILL PEAK
IN THE MIDDLE 90S.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
MORNING.

JA/JSD/RJS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 12:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 11, 1:41 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 11, 1:51 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
151 PM EDT FRI JUN 11 2010

INZ076-077-084-089-090-111815-
CRAWFORD-HARRISON-ORANGE-PERRY-WASHINGTON-
151 PM EDT FRI JUN 11 2010

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

AT 147 PM EDT/1247 PM CDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF PAOLI TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF ENGLISH TO 10
MILES SOUTHWEST OF ENGLISH...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

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

THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
   ENGLISH...

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 64 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 79 AND 92.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3840 8616 3815 8628 3820 8638 3817 8639
      3815 8634 3814 8672 3840 8660 3869 8652
      3870 8608
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 269DEG 17KT 3867 8641 3840 8648
          3823 8656

JBS
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 1:53 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
153 PM EDT FRI JUN 11 2010

KYZ034>036-039>041-111830-
ANDERSON-FAYETTE-FRANKLIN-SCOTT-SHELBY-WOODFORD-
153 PM EDT FRI JUN 11 2010

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

AT 152 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS SOUTHWEST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES
NORTHWEST OF FRANKFORT TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF VERSAILLES...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

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

THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
   VERSAILLES...
   GEORGETOWN...

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 64 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 53 AND 81.

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 75 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 111 AND 130.

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE BLUEGRASS PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
68 AND 72.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3807 8438 3798 8459 3800 8467 3793 8470
      3790 8478 3793 8482 3796 8481 3796 8485
      3829 8509 3836 8492 3835 8489 3836 8488
      3834 8481 3835 8476 3843 8463
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 241DEG 22KT 3828 8494 3795 8472

JBS
Local storm report, Jun 11, 2:03 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
203 PM EDT FRI JUN 11 2010

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

0154 PM     HAIL             MAMMOTH CAVE            37.20N  86.10W
06/11/2010  E0.70 INCH       EDMONSON           KY   PUBLIC

            GUSTY WINDS WITH TREE DAMAGE

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK1000355

NF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 8:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGrayson33 min
Jun 11, 9:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOhio33 min
Jun 11, 9:14 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOhio31 min
Jun 11, 9:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHancock26 min
Jun 11, 9:55 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler35 min
Jun 11, 9:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge, Grayson, Hancock32 min
Jun 11, 10:14 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Ohio31 min
Jun 11, 10:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge, Hardin, Meade33 min
Jun 11, 10:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGrayson, Ohio34 min
Jun 11, 10:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHardin, Larue24 min
Jun 11, 11:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge, Edmonson, Grayson22 min
Jun 11, 11:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHardin, Larue32 min
Jun 11, 11:36 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHardin, Meade24 min
Jun 11, 11:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKNelson28 min
Jun 11, 12:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHardin, Larue36 min
Jun 11, 12:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMarion, Nelson, Spencer, Taylor, Washington38 min
Jun 11, 12:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt, Jefferson, Larue, Nelson36 min
Jun 11, 1:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHart34 min
Jun 11, 1:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFayette, Franklin, Scott, Woodford37 min
Jun 11, 2:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCasey, Marion, Taylor29 min
Jun 11, 2:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKEdmonson, Grayson, Hart36 min
Jun 11, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon, Fayette, Harrison, Scott32 min
Jun 11, 2:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKCasey, Taylor3 hr
Jun 11, 2:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCasey, Garrard, Lincoln31 min
Jun 11, 3:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHancock, Ohio35 min
Jun 11, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon, Clark, Madison31 min
Jun 11, 3:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair, Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Edmonson, Grayson and 8 more26 min
Jun 11, 3:31 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchLMKBourbon, Franklin, Harrison, Henry, Jefferson, Nicholas and 4 more16 hr
Jun 11, 3:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMadison9 min
Jun 11, 3:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHancock32 min
Jun 11, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair, Barren, Cumberland, Edmonson, Grayson, Green and 6 more29 min
Jun 11, 4:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKEdmonson, Hart13 min
Jun 11, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMeade33 min
Jun 11, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair, Barren, Casey, Green, Metcalfe, Russell and 1 more29 min
Jun 11, 4:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKEdmonson, Green, Hardin, Hart, Larue, Metcalfe37 min
Jun 11, 5:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair, Casey, Green, Metcalfe, Russell, Taylor32 min
Jun 11, 5:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGreen, Taylor33 min
Jun 11, 12:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois31 min
Jun 11, 12:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois, Orange34 min
Jun 11, 1:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford, Orange24 min
Jun 11, 2:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington24 min
Jun 11, 6:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford, Dubois, Perry37 min
Jun 11, 7:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford, Orange, Perry24 min
Jun 11, 7:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford, Dubois47 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.