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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Louisville, KY

June 11, 2011Logan County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2011, 9:56 PM CDT for Logan County, Kentucky. It was in force for 34 min. 1 report 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
Jun 11, 2011, 9:56 PM CDT (02:56 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2011, 10:30 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Logan County, KY

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 11, 10:01 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGOlmstead, KYCOUPLES OF TREES DOWN IN THE OLMSTEAD AREA

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 79 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 00:00Z on 2011-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1166 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2011-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 16 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
1166 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1761 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

122 
WUUS53 KLMK 120256
SVRLMK
KYC141-120330-
/O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0310.110612T0256Z-110612T0330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
956 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 951 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF ALLENSVILLE...
  MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. SMALL HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE
  DAMAGING WINDS.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  RUSSELLVILLE...
  ALLENSVILLE...
  OLMSTEAD...
  LICKSKILLET AND OLD VOLNEY...
  DOT AND CAVE SPRINGS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER IN A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE A BURST
OF DAMAGING WINDS...SMALL HAIL...TORRENTIAL RAINS...AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING. MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW SPOTS.

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 3674 8707 3677 8707 3685 8707 3686 8707
      3690 8680 3665 8684 3665 8707 3666 8708
      3674 8708
TIME...MOT...LOC 0256Z 269DEG 22KT 3671 8714
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <0.50IN

$$

AML
2 follow-up statements
154 
WWUS53 KLMK 120315
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1015 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

KYC141-120330-
/O.CON.KLMK.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-110612T0330Z/
LOGAN KY-
1015 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTY...

AT 1010 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ALLENSVILLE...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  RUSSELLVILLE...
  DOT AND FERGUSON...
  SCHLEY...
  OAKVILLE AND ADAIRVILLE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER IN A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. THIS STORM HAS DEVELOPED VERY
QUICKLY...AND WILL PRODUCE A BURST OF DAMAGING WINDS AND SMALL HAIL.
TORRENTIAL RAINS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW SPOTS.

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 3674 8707 3677 8707 3685 8707 3686 8707
      3690 8680 3665 8684 3665 8707 3666 8708
      3674 8708
TIME...MOT...LOC 0315Z 269DEG 22KT 3671 8699
WIND...HAIL 70MPH <.50IN

$$

AMS
297 
WWUS53 KLMK 120331
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1031 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

KYC141-120340-
/O.EXP.KLMK.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-110612T0330Z/
LOGAN KY-
1031 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...

THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
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 3674 8707 3677 8707 3685 8707 3686 8707
      3690 8680 3665 8684 3665 8707 3666 8708
      3674 8708
TIME...MOT...LOC 0315Z 269DEG 22KT 3671 8699

$$

AMS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 7:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge52 min
Jun 11, 8:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBarren40 min
Jun 11, 8:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge21 min
Jun 11, 8:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBarren, Metcalfe48 min
Jun 11, 9:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHardin51 min
Jun 11, 9:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMetcalfe41 min
Jun 11, 9:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGrayson40 min
Jun 11, 9:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLogan39 min
Jun 11, 9:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGrayson36 min
Jun 11, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLogan30 min
Jun 11, 10:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Logan, Warren33 min
Jun 11, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLogan, Simpson, Warren24 min
Jun 11, 10:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler, Simpson, Warren28 min
Jun 12, 1:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton22 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.