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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Louisville, KY

May 13, 2010Anderson County, Woodford County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 13, 2010, 1:58 PM EDT for Anderson County, Woodford County, Kentucky. It was in force for 32 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
May 13, 2010, 1:58 PM EDT (17:58 UTC)
Expired
May 13, 2010, 2:30 PM EDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Anderson County, KY, Woodford County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 May 13, 1:43 PM EDT, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 13, 1:43 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 10:40 AM EDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1040 AM EDT THU MAY 13 2010

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-140745-
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-
1040 AM EDT THU MAY 13 2010 /940 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2010/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN A HUMID UNSTABLE
ATMOSPHERE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER. THE MAIN
THREAT FROM ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY
DOWNPOURS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF ANY STREAMS THAT ARE
RUNNING HIGH FROM WEDNESDAY/S RAINS.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
AGAIN THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.

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

A MEANDERING FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE REGION...AS WELL AS SEVERAL
ENERGY WAVES RIDING ALONG THE BOUNDARY...WILL PROVIDE SEVERAL
CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. STORMS ON FRIDAY
MAY BECOME SEVERE ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THE MAIN
THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LARGE HAIL...STRONG
WINDS...AND BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN.

FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...ON AND OFF EPISODES OF STORMS
WILL CONTINUE WITH THE NEXT NOTABLE WAVE OF STORMS SCHEDULED TO
ARRIVE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LIGHTNING...BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...AND GUSTY
WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FRIDAY.

JA

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 13, 1:15 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
115 PM EDT THU MAY 13 2010

KYZ030-031-034-131745-
JEFFERSON-OLDHAM-SHELBY-
115 PM EDT THU MAY 13 2010

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AFFECTING
JEFFERSON...OLDHAM AND SHELBY COUNTIES...

AT 111 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LOUISVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...MODERATE RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND
ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN THREE
MILES...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
   JEFFERSONTOWN...
   MIDDLETOWN...

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 3844 8539 3822 8533 3813 8551 3809 8572
      3824 8578
TIME...MOT...LOC 1714Z 248DEG 29KT 3821 8565

RS
Special weather statement, May 13, 1:52 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 13, 1:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson, Oldham30 min
May 13, 1:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson, Oldham, Shelby23 min
May 13, 1:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAnderson, Woodford23 min
May 13, 2:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Fayette, Scott20 min
May 13, 2:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon, Nicholas29 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.