Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2010
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 231, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 7, 2010, 4:11 PM CDT for Butler County, Edmonson County, Warren County, Kentucky. It was in force for 34 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
- Sep 7, 2010, 4:11 PM CDT (21:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2010, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Butler County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Warren County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 344 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
- 2251 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 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 Sep 7, 2:03 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 7, 2:03 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 7, 2:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 350 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-082000- 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- 350 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 /250 PM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT...SPARKING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING BEING THE MAIN THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY...MAINLY SOUTH OF BOWLING GREEN TO LAKE CUMBERLAND. BY LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...REMNANTS FROM TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION AND INTERACT WITH A WARM FRONT. THIS SHOULD LEAD TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. BECAUSE OF THE TROPICAL NATURE OF THE PRECIPITATION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED MINOR FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL AFFECT THE REGION LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM COMBINED WITH ANY REMNANT TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH ANY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT STRONG WINDS IN ANY THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BJS/AL
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 7, 2:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
224 PM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010
KYZ062-070>072-071945-
EDMONSON-LOGAN-SIMPSON-WARREN-
224 PM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010
...A CLUSTER OF STRONG SHOWERS WITH MODERATE RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS...
AT 218 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
CLUSTER OF STRONG SHOWERS 5 MILES WEST OF MEMPHIS JUNCTION...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
MODERATE RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR
REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN THREE MILES AND GUSTY WINDS OF
AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS.
THIS SHOWERS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
MEMPHIS JUNCTION...
BOWLING GREEN...
DELAFIELD...
PLUM SPRINGS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE WEAKLY ROOTED TREES...AND DOWN POWER LINES.
TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER
LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION.
&&
LAT...LON 3680 8664 3699 8675 3702 8670 3701 8669
3704 8666 3715 8642 3730 8614 3714 8606
3706 8610 3706 8612 3693 8617 3693 8621
3691 8621 3691 8623 3690 8624
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 248DEG 22KT 3697 8656
SCHOETTMERSpecial weather statement, Sep 7, 3:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 408 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 INZ090-KYZ025-028>030-072045- BULLITT-HARDIN-HARRISON-JEFFERSON-MEADE- 408 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...MODERATE RAIN...AND GUSTY WINDS... AT 404 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VALLEY STATION...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...MODERATE RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN THREE MILES...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 40 TO 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... CUPIO... VALLEY STATION... BARRALLTON... SHEPHERDSVILLE... BROOKS... HUNTERS HOLLOW... THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 116 AND 125. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...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 3816 8574 3800 8557 3787 8610 3801 8619 TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 245DEG 19KT 3800 8592 EES
Special weather statement, Sep 7, 3:27 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
427 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010
KYZ062-071-073-074-076-072130-
ALLEN-BARREN-EDMONSON-METCALFE-WARREN-
327 PM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND
GUSTY WINDS MOVING ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
AT 323 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF
GLASGOW TO MEMPHIS JUNCTION...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...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH
THESE STORMS.
THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
THREE SPRINGS...
GLASGOW...
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 3686 8661 3689 8662 3690 8662 3716 8605
3711 8555 3676 8593
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 259DEG 18KT 3711 8589 3693 8647
MJSpecial weather statement, Sep 7, 3:58 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
458 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010
KYZ028-029-034-038-045-072130-
BULLITT-HARDIN-NELSON-SHELBY-SPENCER-
458 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND
STRONG WINDS...
AT 456 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF
TAYLORSVILLE TO 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SHEPHERDSVILLE TO 9 MILES
NORTHWEST OF ELIZABETHTOWN...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND ONE
INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE...AND
STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.
THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
TAYLORSVILLE...
THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 105 AND 114.
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 3813 8504 3810 8505 3805 8510 3804 8514
3802 8513 3799 8518 3797 8518 3791 8524
3777 8562 3778 8610 3795 8571 3817 8534
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 270DEG 26KT 3812 8530 3794 8556
3781 8592
EESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Warren | 21 min |
| Sep 7, 3:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 37 min |
| Sep 7, 3:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren | 63 min |
| Sep 7, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson, Spencer | 24 min |
| Sep 7, 3:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Spencer | 32 min |
| Sep 7, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Spencer | 44 min |
| Sep 7, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Nelson, Spencer | 24 min |
| Sep 7, 4:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Nelson, Woodford | 29 min |
| Sep 7, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Nelson, Washington | 31 min |
| Sep 7, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nelson | 24 min |
| Sep 7, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Nelson | 28 min |
| Sep 7, 5:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer | 43 min |
| Sep 7, 5:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nelson, Washington | 36 min |
| Sep 7, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham | 28 min |
| Sep 7, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 32 min |
| Sep 7, 6:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard | 37 min |
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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.