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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS Louisville, KY

March 28, 20126 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 28, 2012, 4:14 PM EDT for 6 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 31 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: Mar 28, 2012, 4:14 PM EDT (20:14 UTC)
Expired: Mar 28, 2012, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Anderson County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Woodford County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 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
Mar 28, 4:14 PM EDT	HAIL 0.5	Lawrenceburg, KY
Mar 28, 4:41 PM EDT	HAIL 0.75	Lexington, KY

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 28, 2:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 181 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 128 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -285 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1346 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 271 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 298 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

203 
WUUS53 KLMK 282014
SVRLMK
KYC005-067-113-167-211-239-282045-
/O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0182.120328T2014Z-120328T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
414 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ANDERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LEXINGTON...
  NORTHERN JESSAMINE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHERN MERCER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  WOODFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 445 PM EDT

* AT 411 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
THIS   STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NINEVAH...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. 
ANOTHER STORM LOCATED NEAR GEE WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  VETERANS PARK...
  FAYETTE MALL...
  U K ARBORETUM...
  DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL...
  VERSAILLES...
  MORTONSVILLE AND BONITA...
  FROGTOWN AND GAYBOURN...
  SOUTH ELKHORN AND LITTLE TEXAS...
  BRANNON AND BEAUMONT PARK...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HAVE THEM RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3782 8453 3789 8482 3801 8513 3804 8510
      3804 8512 3814 8505 3812 8497 3811 8496
      3809 8491 3810 8489 3812 8486 3808 8442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 287DEG 40KT 3805 8485
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN

$$

EER

2 follow-up statements

250 
WWUS53 KLMK 282033
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
433 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

KYC211-282043-
/O.CAN.KLMK.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-120328T2045Z/
SHELBY KY-
433 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER 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 3803 8503 3806 8503 3807 8496 3807 8493
      3805 8489 3805 8484 3805 8471 3808 8442
      3782 8453 3789 8482 3797 8502
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 287DEG 40KT 3799 8461

$$

KYC005-067-113-167-239-282045-
/O.CON.KLMK.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-120328T2045Z/
JESSAMINE KY-MERCER KY-WOODFORD KY-ANDERSON KY-FAYETTE KY-
433 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL FAYETTE...EASTERN ANDERSON...SOUTHERN WOODFORD...NORTHERN
MERCER AND NORTHERN JESSAMINE COUNTIES...

AT 430 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LITTLE TEXAS...MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  LEXINGTON...
  VETERANS PARK...
  FAYETTE MALL...
  U K ARBORETUM...
  DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL...
  NORTHLAND...
  BRANNON AND CATNIP...
  UNION MILLS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN LOUISVILLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3803 8503 3806 8503 3807 8496 3807 8493
      3805 8489 3805 8484 3805 8471 3808 8442
      3782 8453 3789 8482 3797 8502
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 287DEG 40KT 3799 8461
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN

$$

EER

201 
WWUS53 KLMK 282040
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
440 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

KYC005-067-113-167-239-282050-
/O.EXP.KLMK.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-120328T2045Z/
JESSAMINE KY-MERCER KY-WOODFORD KY-ANDERSON KY-FAYETTE KY-
440 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL FAYETTE...EASTERN
ANDERSON...SOUTHERN WOODFORD...NORTHERN MERCER AND NORTHERN JESSAMINE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM EDT...

THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED AND ARE NO LONGER
SEVERE. HOWEVER STRONG STORMS REMAIN IN THE AREA. THESE ARE CAPABLE 
OF PRODUCING HALF INCH HAIL...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS 
LIGHTNING.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER 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 3803 8503 3806 8503 3807 8496 3807 8493
      3805 8489 3805 8484 3805 8471 3808 8442
      3782 8453 3789 8482 3797 8502
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 287DEG 40KT 3796 8452

$$

EER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 28, 2:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Harrison	25 min
Mar 28, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson	36 min
Mar 28, 3:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby	28 min
Mar 28, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon	25 min
Mar 28, 3:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Shelby	33 min
Mar 28, 3:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Garrard, Lincoln	31 min
Mar 28, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Franklin, Scott	26 min
Mar 28, 3:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Meade	36 min
Mar 28, 3:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Franklin, Scott	35 min
Mar 28, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Spencer	33 min
Mar 28, 3:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon, Nicholas	26 min
Mar 28, 3:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott	24 min
Mar 28, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson, Woodford	31 min
Mar 28, 4:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Fayette, Scott	23 min
Mar 28, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Nicholas	9 min
Mar 28, 4:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Fayette	18 min
Mar 28, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Washington	24 min
Mar 28, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jessamine	31 min
Mar 28, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark	3 min
Mar 28, 5:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jessamine, Madison	24 min
Mar 28, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hardin	33 min
Mar 28, 5:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Madison	20 min
Mar 28, 6:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Lincoln	34 min
Mar 28, 6:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Lincoln	19 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.