Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 169, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2011, 2:08 PM CDT for Clinton County, Cumberland County, Kentucky. It was in force for 37 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2011, 2:08 PM CDT (19:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2011, 2:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2:31 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Albany, KY | SPOTTER REPORTS GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL |
| Apr 24, 2:35 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Albany, KY | SPOTTER REPORTS NICKEL SIZE HAIL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 23 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 141 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
- 1536 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 557 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 5.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
253
WUUS53 KLMK 241908
SVRLMK
KYC053-057-241945-
/O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0169.110424T1908Z-110424T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
208 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CLINTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 245 PM CDT
* AT 207 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
PEYTONSBURG...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
ALBANY...
FROGUE...
HOBART AND HEGIRA...
SHIPLEY AND WOLF RIVER DOCK...
BROWNS CROSSROADS AND HIGHWAY...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...
WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3665 8547 3674 8549 3685 8507 3684 8507
3683 8504 3677 8501 3670 8502 3667 8500
3662 8500 3662 8533 3661 8543
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 255DEG 24KT 3665 8536
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
AL3 follow-up statements
114
WWUS53 KLMK 241928
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
228 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011
KYC053-057-241945-
/O.CON.KLMK.SV.W.0169.000000T0000Z-110424T1945Z/
CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY-
228 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT
FOR CLINTON AND EASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...
AT 226 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AT LEAST PING
PONG BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ALBANY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
ALBANY...
CANNONS MILL AND UPCHURCH...
SAVAGE AND NORA...
NARVEL...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE
HAIL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD
MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO REPORT SEVERE
WEATHER. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN LOUISVILLE. OR CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7
2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3662 8533 3679 8531 3685 8507 3684 8507
3683 8504 3677 8501 3670 8502 3667 8500
3662 8500
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 252DEG 27KT 3669 8516
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.50IN
$$
AL347
WWUS53 KLMK 241938
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
338 PM EDT SUN APR 24 2011
KYC057-241947-
/O.CAN.KLMK.SV.W.0169.000000T0000Z-110424T1945Z/
CUMBERLAND KY-
238 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF CUMBERLAND
COUNTY...THOUGH STRONG STORMS DO REMAIN IN THE AREA.
TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...
WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3662 8527 3679 8524 3685 8507 3684 8507
3683 8504 3677 8501 3670 8502 3667 8500
3662 8500
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 252DEG 27KT 3673 8508
$$
KYC053-241945-
/O.CON.KLMK.SV.W.0169.000000T0000Z-110424T1945Z/
CLINTON KY-
238 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT
FOR CLINTON COUNTY...
AT 235 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN ALBANY...THOUGH
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THIS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR UPCHURCH...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
CARTWRIGHT...
NORA...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE
HAIL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD
MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...
WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3662 8527 3679 8524 3685 8507 3684 8507
3683 8504 3677 8501 3670 8502 3667 8500
3662 8500
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 252DEG 27KT 3673 8508
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.75IN
$$
AL915
WWUS53 KLMK 241947
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
247 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011
KYC053-241956-
/O.EXP.KLMK.SV.W.0169.000000T0000Z-110424T1945Z/
CLINTON KY-
247 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CLINTON COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA...BUT IT DID PRODUCE UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. IF YOU RECEIVED
ANY HAIL OR WIND DAMAGE...PLEASE REPORT THIS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3662 8527 3679 8524 3685 8507 3684 8507
3683 8504 3677 8501 3670 8502 3667 8500
3662 8500
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 252DEG 27KT 3673 8507
$$
ALWhat 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 Apr 24, 12:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 12:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
116 PM EDT SUN APR 24 2011
...FORECAST UPDATE...
HAVE UPDATED THE FORECAST THIS MORNING TO KEEP THE HIGHEST SHOWER
AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONFINED TO SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY FOR A
GOOD PORTION OF THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING EXPECT THINGS TO BEGIN TO RAMP UP ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA. THIS WILL OCCUR AS ANOTHER WAVE RIDES
ALONG THE STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO OUR NORTH AND WEST AND
INTERACTS WITH MODEST INSTABILITY THAT IS ABLE TO DEVELOP WITH SOME
BREAKS IN THE SKY COVER. DO NOT EXPECT SEVERE THREAT TO BE AS
SIZABLE AS HAS BEEN THE CASE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS HOWEVER
CANNOT RULE OUT SEVERE WIND AND HAIL THREAT ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY.
LIKELY THE MOST HAZARDOUS THREAT WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL. EXPECT MOST
PLACES TO AVERAGE AROUND A QUARTER TO A HALF AN INCH OF RAINFALL
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY WITH AN INCH OR TWO OF ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL IN AREAS THAT SEE REPEATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. AREAL
FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL AT LEAST THIS EVENING FOR
ALL OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND
WILL HAVE TO MONITOR FOR POTENTIAL NEW FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS SHOULD
HEAVY RAIN DEVELOP. FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM
EDT TONIGHT...HOWEVER WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED WITH THE AFTERNOON
PACKAGE. UPDATED PRODUCTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SENT.
.SHORT TERM (TODAY AND TONIGHT)...
...HEAVY RAIN AND TRAINING OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO EXACERBATE
FLOODING ISSUES ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
THE FIRST CONCERN THIS MORNING IS A LINE OF SEVERE STORMS THAT HAS
DEVELOPED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THIS LINE HAS DEVELOPED IN
AN AREA THAT HAS NOT SEEN ANY STORMS DURING THE DAY TODAY. THESE
STRONG AND SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EASTWARD AND SHOULD
MOVE INTO EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA AROUND
08.
FURTHER TO THE NORTH THIS MORNING THE HEAVY RAIN HAS BECOME MUCH
LIGHTER THIS MORNING. LOOKING BACK INTO MISSOURI HOWEVER HEAVIER
PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO TRAIN ALONG THE STALLED BOUNDARY. ANOTHER
WAVE OF ENERGY WILL ENHANCE PRECIPITATION ACROSS ALREADY SATURATED
GROUNDS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA THROUGH
THE DAY TODAY...WITH PRECIPITATION WEAKENING AGAIN TONIGHT. AREAS IN
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL LIKELY GET ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION TODAY WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
OHIO RIVER. SOME AREAS IN SOUTHERN INDIANA MAY GET HIGHER AMOUNTS UP
TO 4 INCHES. AGAIN THERE WILL BE A TIGHT GRADIENT FOR PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS TOWARD THE TENNESSEE BORDER. WILL GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE THE
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THIS MORNING.
ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST
AREA. SOUNDINGS SHOW THE AREA BECOMING VERY UNSTABLE BY MID DAY
TODAY WITH SOME DRY AIR INTRUDING AT MID LEVELS. THE MAIN CONCERNS
WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS WITH SOME LARGE HAIL POSSIBLE AS WELL.
.LONG TERM (MONDAY - SATURDAY)...
...SIGNIFICANT RAINS AND SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SEVERE WEATHER
ANTICIPATED IN THE LONG TERM FORECAST PERIOD...
MONDAY - WEDNESDAY...
THE THINKING FOR THE LONG TERM PERIOD REMAINS LARGELY THE SAME AS IT
WAS PREVIOUSLY. THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL FINALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTH
ON MONDAY. THIS WILL SHIFT THE MAIN CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTH AS WELL. SOUTHERN INDIANA WILL SEE THE
MOST RAIN DURING THE DAY MONDAY. THIS REGION WILL PICK UP ANOTHER
QUARTER TO HALF AN INCH OF RAIN DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL
PICK UP FROM THE SOUTH ON MONDAY AND BECOME QUITE BREEZY DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS COMBINED WITH RAINS TAPERING OFF WILL COMBINE
FOR A WARM AND MUGGY DAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK INTO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS
ON MONDAY NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL
APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE WEST MONDAY NIGHT BRINGING WITH IT
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER. IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE ANOTHER
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...AND POSSIBLE
EMBEDDED TORNADOES.
THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL JUST TO THE WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA AND
ANOTHER LOW WILL DEVELOP AND RIDE NORTH ALONG THIS FRONT TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WITH THE LOW CROSSING THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE
FORECAST AREA AN AXIS OF DEFORMATION AND CONVERGENCE WILL SET UP.
WHERE THIS SETS UP WILL SEE SEEM VERY HEAVY BANDS OF RAIN...ANOTHER
TWO TO THREE INCHES. THIS WILL HAVE TO BE REFINED IN LATER
FORECASTS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AS WELL
ON WEDNESDAY. AGREE WITH THE POTENTIAL ECHOED BY HPC/S 5 DAY QPF
WITH A VERY TIGHT GRADIENT ACROSS THE CWA. THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...THEY HAVE AS MUCH AS 10 INCHES OF TOTAL RAINFALL ACROSS
SOUTHWEST INDIANA INCLUDING OUR NORTHWEST CWA. ALONG THE OHIO
RIVER...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES. FROM BOWLING GREEN TO
LEXINGTON...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES.
ALL TOLD...THERE WILL BE MULTIPLE CHANCES FOR BOTH HEAVY RAIN AND
SEVERE WEATHER MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO
AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. BE SURE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST RIVER FORECASTS FOR CREST PREDICTIONS.
NO CHANGES WERE MADE BEYOND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION
FOLLOWS.
THURSDAY - SATURDAY...
THURSDAY HEAVY RAINS AND T-STORMS SHOULD BE GONE WITH ONLY A FEW SCT
SHOWERS IN THE UPPER TROUGH BEHIND THIS SFC LOW. WE/LL FINALLY SEE
WHAT LOOKS TO BE A FEW DAYS OF DRY WEATHER FRI/SAT BEFORE ANOTHER
WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES ON SUN/MON.
LOOK FOR THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY IN THE MID 80S...COOLING
TO AROUND 80 ON TUESDAY. TEMPS WILL BE IN THE 70S FOR
WEDNESDAY...COOLING TO THE LOWER 60S FOR THURSDAY IN THE UPPER TROUGH.
A WARM UP FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL PUSH HIGHS BACK INTO THE 70S.
&&
.AVIATION (18Z TAF ISSUANCE)...
BWG SHOULD GET A BRIEF LULL BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PM EDT BEFORE MORE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAKE IT TO THE AREA. IN THE
MEANTIME...EXPECT CEILINGS TO HOVER RIGHT ON THE VFR/MVFR THRESHOLD.
EXPECTING ABOUT A 1 TO 2 HOUR PERIOD OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 4 TO 6 PM
WHERE SOLID MVFR AND POSSIBLY IFR OR WORSE CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR IN
HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. THEREAFTER...EXPECTING A DRY FORECAST
OVERNIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME SOUTHWESTERLY LOW LEVEL WIND
SHEAR AS 40 KNOT LLJ CRANKS UP. BY DAWN ON MONDAY...LLWS SHOULD
BEGIN TO SUBSIDE WITH A SCT/BKN CEILING AROUND 3 K FEET.
EXPECTING LULL TO CONTINUE AT SDF UNTIL AROUND 5 PM EDT WHEN
NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVES
BACK INTO THE REGION. EXPECTING A 2 HOUR PERIOD OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS UNDER SOLID MVFR CONDITIONS. CERTAINLY THE POTENTIAL
WILL EXIST FOR IFR OR WORSE IN STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN.
AFTER 7 OR 8 PM EDT...THE BULK OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS
EXPECTED TO STAY NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER SO WILL JUST KEEP VCTS IN
TAF FOR OVERNIGHT. BY DAWN ON MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
SHOULD CONTINUE TO WAFFLE JUST NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER WITH A FEW
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY. CEILINGS SHOULD
REMAIN RIGHT ON THE VFR/MVFR THRESHOLD...ALONG WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH AT TIMES.
KEEPING THINGS PRETTY OPTIMISTIC FOR LEX UNTIL MORE CLEAR PICTURE OF
HOW AFTERNOON CONVECTION IS GOING TO PLAY OUT. AT THE VERY
LEAST...LEX IS EXPECTED TO STAY DRY UNTIL AT LEAST 7 PM EDT. HAVE
INCLUDED A VCTS FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS EVENING WHERE LOW MVFR OR
WORSE CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR IN ANY THUNDERSTORM. MAINLY DRY
OVERNIGHT WITH SCATTERED CU THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY AND GUSTY
SOUTHERLY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AT TIMES.
&&
.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR KYZ023>043-045>049-
053>055.
IN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR INZ076>079-083-084-
089>092.
&&
UPDATE.........BJS
SHORT TERM.....EER
LONG TERM......EER
AVIATION.......BJSHazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 10:33 AM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1133 AM EDT SUN APR 24 2011 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-251545- 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- 1133 AM EDT SUN APR 24 2011 /1033 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED...LEADING TO THE POSSIBILITY OF LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING WITH RAPID RISES ON AREA RIVERS...CREEKS AND DITCHES. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...THE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN THE FORECAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. AS A RESULT...FLOODING CONCERNS WILL LIKELY BE WITH US FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES TO RIVER FORECASTS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A COUPLE OF ROUNDS OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE AREA DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE NEEDED THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT TO REPORT ANY INSTANCES OF SEVERE WEATHER...AS WELL AS ANY FLOODING THAT OCCURS. SPOTTERS MAY AGAIN BE NEEDED AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. BJS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 24, 8:31 AM CDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
931 AM EDT SUN APR 24 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0931 AM FLASH FLOOD ENGLISH 38.33N 86.46W
04/24/2011 CRAWFORD IN EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED BECAUSE OF HIGH WATER..
&&
EVENT NUMBER LMK1100606
SZAPPANOSSpecial weather statement, Apr 24, 8:38 AM CDT, 5 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
938 AM EDT SUN APR 24 2011
KYZ055>057-066-067-241415-
BOYLE-CASEY-GARRARD-LINCOLN-MADISON-
938 AM EDT SUN APR 24 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND
STRONG WINDS...
AT 934 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DANVILLE...AND MOVING EAST
AT 55 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 STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM.
* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
STANFORD...
LANCASTER...
DANVILLE...
STUART POWELL FIELD AIRPORT AND JUNCTION CITY...
LOGANTOWN AND HUBBLE...
GILBERT AND PREACHERSVILLE...
HYATTSVILLE AND POINT LEAVELL...
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 3753 8436 3749 8436 3748 8437 3747 8442
3748 8445 3747 8446 3745 8491 3762 8498
3776 8439 3753 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 1338Z 258DEG 50KT 3754 8487
SCHOETTMERSpecial weather statement, Apr 24, 9:06 AM CDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1006 AM EDT SUN APR 24 2011
KYZ056-057-241430-
GARRARD-MADISON-
1006 AM EDT SUN APR 24 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND
GUSTY WINDS...
AT 1004 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LANCASTER...AND MOVING
EAST AT 55 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
THIS STORM.
* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
MIDDLETOWN AND BEREA...
DREYFUS AND BOBTOWN...
COMBS AND PANOLA...
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 75 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
76 AND 83.
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 3756 8418 3752 8421 3751 8430 3753 8435
3751 8436 3751 8446 3765 8451 3776 8411
3768 8410 3766 8410 3765 8412 3764 8413
3757 8410
TIME...MOT...LOC 1407Z 260DEG 47KT 3758 8440
SCHOETTMERLocal storm report, Apr 24, 12:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
126 PM EDT SUN APR 24 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0234 PM FLASH FLOOD SCOTTSBURG 38.69N 85.78W
04/23/2011 SCOTT IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
US 31 CLOSED JUST SOUTH OF THE CITY...WATER OVER THE
ROAD
0240 PM FLASH FLOOD 7 S SALEM 38.50N 86.10W
04/23/2011 WASHINGTON IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
MARTINSBURG ROAD CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
0245 PM FLASH FLOOD CAMPBELLSBURG 38.53N 85.21W
04/23/2011 HENRY KY TRAINED SPOTTER
SMALL CREEKS RISING FAST. COVERING ROADS WITH FAST
MOVING WATER ON TURNER STATION AND LACEY ROAD.
0253 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 ENE MALTERSVILLE 38.36N 86.85W
04/23/2011 DUBOIS IN COCORAHS
SEVERAL LOW-LYING ROADS UNDERWATER.
0300 PM HEAVY RAIN HUNTINGBURG 38.30N 86.96W
04/23/2011 M3.43 INCH DUBOIS IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS SPOTTER REPORTS RAINFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT LOCAL
TIME
0300 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 ESE TEMPLE 38.34N 86.39W
04/23/2011 CRAWFORD IN TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTIPLE ROADS ACROSS COUNTY HAVE FLOOD. VALEENE ROAD
NORTH OF MARENGO. STATE HIGHWAY 37 IN ENGLISH.
BROWNSTOWN RD NORTH OF ENGLISH.
0315 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 ENE PEWEE VALLEY 38.32N 85.47W
04/23/2011 OLDHAM KY TRAINED SPOTTER
1.5 FEET OF FAST MOVING WATER OVER HIGHWAY 362 ASH AVE
IN PEWEE VALLEY NEAR HAWLEY GIBSON ROAD.
0325 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 NE ST. MATTHEWS 38.27N 85.61W
04/23/2011 JEFFERSON KY BROADCAST MEDIA
HIGHWAY 22 BY CRAIGS CREEK IS COMPLETELY UNDER WATER.
POLICE HAVE BLOCKED IT OFF.
0353 PM FLASH FLOOD JEFFERSONVILLE 38.30N 85.73W
04/23/2011 CLARK IN TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER UP TO CAR DOORS AT THE INTERSECTION OF ALLISON
LANE AND MIDDLE ROAD
0400 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 NE FRANKFORT 38.22N 84.82W
04/23/2011 M2.86 INCH FRANKLIN KY COCORAHS
COCORAHS SPOTTER REPORTS 1.05 INCHES OF THE 2.86 INCHES
HAVING FALLEN IN AN HOUR
0411 PM FLOOD GLEN DEAN 37.65N 86.55W
04/23/2011 BRECKINRIDGE KY EMERGENCY MNGR
TEMPORARY BRIDGE WASHED OUT OVERNIGHT WITH ACCESS TO
THE ROAD SHUT DOWN FOR REMAINDER OF WEEKEND... OTHER
LOCATIONS FLOODING INCLUDE ROSETTA CORNERS RD... HWY 690
AT CORNERS... HWY 2199 HIGH PLAINS ROAD AT LAMAR LANE
0415 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 NNE GEORGETOWN 38.22N 84.55W
04/23/2011 M2.83 INCH SCOTT KY COCORAHS
0.51 INCHES OF THE 2.83 TOTAL FELL WITHIN 20 MINUTES
0435 PM HEAVY RAIN GEORGETOWN 38.20N 84.55W
04/23/2011 E3.00 INCH SCOTT KY TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS YARDS IN THE MALLARD POINT NEIGHBORHOOD
UNDER WATER... RECEIVED OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN LAST 24
HOURS
0443 PM FLOOD FLOYDS KNOBS 38.32N 85.87W
04/23/2011 FLOYD IN TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTIPLE ROAD CLOSURES INCLUDING ST. MARYS... SPICKERT
KNOB... DUFFY... AND STARLIGHT RDS. INDIAN CREEK IS
OVERFLOWING BANKS.
0516 PM FLOOD LOUISVILLE 38.22N 85.74W
04/23/2011 JEFFERSON KY COUNTY OFFICIAL
METRO PUBLIC WORKS REPORTS AT LEAST 11 ROAD CLOSURES
DUE TO HIGH WATER
0522 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 WSW MOUNT WASHINGTON 38.02N 85.62W
04/23/2011 M2.41 INCH BULLITT KY COCORAHS
REPORT OF WATER STANDING AND FLOWING ONTO THE ROADWAYS
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
0534 PM HAIL BIG SPRING 37.80N 86.17W
04/23/2011 M1.00 INCH BRECKINRIDGE KY PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZED HAIL COVERED ROADWAYS
0550 PM HAIL 3 NW CENTERTOWN 37.45N 87.03W
04/23/2011 M1.00 INCH OHIO KY EMERGENCY MNGR
0552 PM HEAVY RAIN GOSHEN 38.41N 85.59W
04/23/2011 M4.89 INCH OLDHAM KY TRAINED SPOTTER
2.55 INCHES FELL YESTERDAY AND 2.34 INCHES FELL THUS
FAR TODAY
0553 PM HAIL RADCLIFF 37.82N 85.94W
04/23/2011 E0.50 INCH HARDIN KY AMATEUR RADIO
HAM RELAYED REPORT OF MARBLE SIZED HAIL... OTHER
REPORTS OF PEA SIZED HAIL
0557 PM TSTM WND GST BEAVER DAM 37.41N 86.88W
04/23/2011 E65 MPH OHIO KY BROADCAST MEDIA
WEHT RELAYED SPOTTER REPORT OF ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 60-70 MPH
0558 PM HAIL HARDINSBURG 37.78N 86.45W
04/23/2011 M1.00 INCH BRECKINRIDGE KY AMATEUR RADIO
HAM RELAYED TWO REPORTS OF QUARTER SIZED HAIL
0600 PM HAIL VINE GROVE 37.81N 85.98W
04/23/2011 M0.88 INCH HARDIN KY AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL SIZED HAIL LAYING ON THE GROUND...REPORTED
BETWEEN ELIZABETHTOWN AND RADCLIFF AT THE JUNCTION OF
251 AND 313
0600 PM WALL CLOUD ELIZABETHTOWN 37.70N 85.87W
04/23/2011 HARDIN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER OBSERVED A PRONOUNCED WALL CLOUD WITH A FUNNEL
FORMING BENEATH IT BUT DID NOT TOUCH THE GROUND. WAS
OBSERVED NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF 31W AND RING RD.
0601 PM HAIL 1 N HARTFORD 37.47N 86.89W
04/23/2011 M0.88 INCH OHIO KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0605 PM FLOOD PARIS 38.21N 84.26W
04/23/2011 BOURBON KY EMERGENCY MNGR
STONER CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES EXPERIENCING FLOODING AS
WELL AS TRIBUTARIES NEAR BLACKS CROSS AREA CAUSING ROAD
FLOODING
0606 PM FLOOD FRANKFORT 38.19N 84.87W
04/23/2011 FRANKLIN KY EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL ROAD CLOSURES INCLUDING 1 VEHICLE WASHED OFF OF
ROADWAY ON BARK BRANCH RD... FRANKLIN CO. HUMANE SOCIETY
NEEDING TO EVACUATE DUE TO FLOODING
0608 PM WALL CLOUD 8 S LAWRENCEBURG 37.92N 84.89W
04/23/2011 MERCER KY BROADCAST MEDIA
RELAYED REPORT FROM SPOTTER MOVING FROM MERCER COUNTY
INTO WOODFORD COUNTY
0610 PM HAIL LEBANON JUNCTION 37.83N 85.73W
04/23/2011 M0.50 INCH BULLITT KY TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED
0610 PM FUNNEL CLOUD LEBANON JUNCTION 37.83N 85.73W
04/23/2011 BULLITT KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0611 PM HAIL LEBANON JUNCTION 37.83N 85.73W
04/23/2011 M0.50 INCH BULLITT KY TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED ALONG WITH A SHELF CLOUD AT
INTERSTATE 65
0613 PM FUNNEL CLOUD BOSTON 37.78N 85.67W
04/23/2011 NELSON KY AMATEUR RADIO
FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED NEAR HARDIN AND NELSON COUNTY
LINE
0614 PM HAIL BIG SPRING 37.80N 86.17W
04/23/2011 E0.50 INCH BRECKINRIDGE KY PUBLIC
MARBLE SIZED HAIL REPORTED...LAYING ON THE GROUND
0614 PM HAIL BIG SPRING 37.80N 86.17W
04/23/2011 E0.50 INCH BRECKINRIDGE KY AMATEUR RADIO
MARBLE SIZED HAIL REPORTED
0615 PM WALL CLOUD CUSTER 37.73N 86.25W
04/23/2011 BRECKINRIDGE KY TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED WALL CLOUD WITH ROTATION BETWEEN
CUSTER AND CONSTANTINE
0621 PM HAIL 3 NE BOSTON 37.81N 85.63W
04/23/2011 M1.00 INCH NELSON KY EMERGENCY MNGR
PEA TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED
0628 PM FUNNEL CLOUD ROUNDHILL 37.23N 86.45W
04/23/2011 BUTLER KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
DISPATCH RELAYED REPORT OF FUNNEL CLOUD HEADING TOWARD
ROUNDHILL AREA ALONG HWY 411
0630 PM FLOOD CORYDON 38.21N 86.13W
04/23/2011 HARRISON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
WIDESPREAD ROAD CLOSURES REPORTED COUNTYWIDE
0635 PM HAIL NAZARETH 37.83N 85.47W
04/23/2011 M1.00 INCH NELSON KY EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED
0642 PM HAIL MOUNT WASHINGTON 38.05N 85.55W
04/23/2011 M0.88 INCH BULLITT KY TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED BETWEEN MT. WASHINGTON AND
SHEPHERDSVILLE
0643 PM FUNNEL CLOUD WAKEFIELD 37.97N 85.30W
04/23/2011 SPENCER KY TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER IN HIGH GROVE REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD HEADING
TOWARD WAKEFIELD
0731 PM HEAVY RAIN CRESTWOOD 38.34N 85.48W
04/23/2011 M4.25 INCH OLDHAM KY TRAINED SPOTTER
SINCE MIDNIGHT LOCAL TIME
0745 PM FLOOD CARLISLE 38.31N 84.04W
04/23/2011 NICHOLAS KY EMERGENCY MNGR
EM REPORTS SEVERAL HOMES FLOODED WITH FLOODING
OCCURRING COUNTYWIDE
0824 PM HAIL WINCHESTER 38.00N 84.19W
04/23/2011 E0.88 INCH CLARK KY TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS AVERAGE OF NICKEL SIZED HAIL ON MCCLURE
ROAD
0826 PM HAIL WINCHESTER 38.00N 84.19W
04/23/2011 M0.50 INCH CLARK KY TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED
0831 PM FLOOD CORYDON 38.21N 86.13W
04/23/2011 HARRISON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
BOTH BIG AND LITTLE INDIAN CREEK IN DOWNTOWN CORYDON IS
FLOODING OUT OF ITS BANKS WITH WATER OVER THE NEARBY
STREET...ENTERING PARKING LOTS...AND APPROACHING
BUSINESSES
0835 PM HEAVY RAIN CORYDON 38.21N 86.13W
04/23/2011 M4.06 INCH HARRISON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL THUS FAR FOR THIS EVENT
0903 PM FLASH FLOOD TAYLORSVILLE 38.03N 85.34W
04/23/2011 SPENCER KY BROADCAST MEDIA
WATER RESCUE ON BRASHEARS CREEK
0825 AM TSTM WND GST 11 W GLASGOW 37.00N 86.12W
04/24/2011 M59 MPH BARREN KY MESONET
59 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED BY THE KENTUCKY MESONET.
0900 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 W GLASGOW 37.00N 85.99W
04/24/2011 BARREN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
SOME TREES DOWN
0931 AM FLASH FLOOD ENGLISH 38.33N 86.46W
04/24/2011 CRAWFORD IN EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED BECAUSE OF HIGH WATER..
&&
EVENT NUMBER LMK1100556 LMK1100557 LMK1100565 LMK1100558 LMK1100560
LMK1100563 LMK1100562 LMK1100559 LMK1100561 LMK1100564 LMK1100566
LMK1100568 LMK1100569 LMK1100567 LMK1100603 LMK1100570 LMK1100577
LMK1100571 LMK1100572 LMK1100573 LMK1100575 LMK1100576 LMK1100582
LMK1100601 LMK1100574 LMK1100583 LMK1100586 LMK1100587 LMK1100578
LMK1100579 LMK1100588 LMK1100589 LMK1100580 LMK1100590 LMK1100581
LMK1100593 LMK1100584 LMK1100585 LMK1100594 LMK1100591 LMK1100592
LMK1100595 LMK1100596 LMK1100597 LMK1100598 LMK1100599 LMK1100600
LMK1100602 LMK1100605 LMK1100604 LMK1100606
SZAPPANOSSpecial weather statement, Apr 24, 12:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
158 PM EDT SUN APR 24 2011
KYZ073>075-241830-
ALLEN-BARREN-MONROE-
1258 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND
GUSTY WINDS...
AT 1254 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTH OF WESTMORELAND...AND MOVING
EAST NORTHEAST AT 35 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
THIS STORM.
* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
AMOS...
MOUNT ZION AND HOLLAND...
WALNUT HILL...
FOUNTAIN RUN AND AKERSVILLE...
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 3664 8631 3670 8633 3687 8582 3665 8574
3662 8592
TIME...MOT...LOC 1758Z 253DEG 29KT 3666 8619
SCHOETTMERSpecial weather statement, Apr 24, 1:42 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
242 PM EDT SUN APR 24 2011
KYZ075-081-082-241915-
CLINTON-CUMBERLAND-MONROE-
142 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...SMALL
HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN MONROE...CUMBERLAND
AND CLINTON COUNTIES...
AT 135 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
A COUPLE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
TOMPKINSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 255 MPH.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES
OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE...SMALL PEA OR DIME SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO
45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
TOMPKINSVILLE...
BLYTHE AND OTIA...
VERNON...
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 3662 8569 3675 8573 3677 8514 3663 8522
3662 8526 3662 8533 3661 8549
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 241DEG 11KT 3663 8561
JSDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 7:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Jessamine, Nicholas | 29 min |
| Apr 23, 7:18 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison | 15 hr |
| Apr 23, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark | 15 min |
| Apr 23, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark | 14 min |
| Apr 23, 8:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Franklin, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott, Woodford | 9 hr |
| Apr 23, 8:46 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt | 14 hr |
| Apr 24, 12:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Green and 7 more | 55 min |
| Apr 24, 1:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Monroe, Simpson | 33 min |
| Apr 24, 1:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe | 23 min |
| Apr 24, 1:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Marion | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 1:34 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Barren, Metcalfe, Monroe | 26 min |
| Apr 24, 1:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Barren, Green, Metcalfe | 38 min |
| Apr 24, 1:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Green, Marion, Taylor | 34 min |
| Apr 24, 1:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Marion, Mercer, Washington | 34 min |
| Apr 24, 2:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Marion, Mercer, Washington | 28 min |
| Apr 24, 2:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Adair, Metcalfe, Russell | 50 min |
| Apr 24, 2:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Lincoln, Marion, Taylor | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 2:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Woodford | 41 min |
| Apr 24, 2:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Russell | 23 min |
| Apr 24, 5:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Franklin, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison and 9 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 24, 5:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock, Ohio | 25 min |
| Apr 24, 6:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 34 min |
| Apr 24, 6:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Butler, Grayson, Hancock | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 6:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Warren | 31 min |
| Apr 24, 6:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Larue, Nelson, Oldham and 1 more | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 7:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Metcalfe | 35 min |
| Apr 24, 7:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green, Taylor | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 8:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle, Casey | 31 min |
| Apr 24, 8:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle, Garrard | 37 min |
| Apr 24, 9:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 24 min |
| Apr 24, 12:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen | 32 min |
| Apr 24, 1:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Monroe | 33 min |
| Apr 24, 2:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton | 38 min |
| Apr 24, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Ohio | 48 min |
| Apr 24, 3:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hancock, Ohio | 9 hr |
| Apr 24, 4:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Ohio, Simpson, Warren | 9 hr |
| Apr 24, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson | 62 min |
| Apr 24, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Logan | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 43 min |
| Apr 24, 4:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Franklin, Harrison, Henry, Jefferson, Meade and 5 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 24, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan and 2 more | 31 min |
| Apr 24, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Simpson, Warren | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green, Hart | 43 min |
| Apr 24, 6:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 34 min |
| Apr 24, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren | 32 min |
| Apr 24, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 28 min |
| Apr 24, 6:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Green, Hart, Larue, Marion, Nelson, Taylor and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 6:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Warren | 32 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.