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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 511, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 5, 2012, 1:38 PM CDT for Breckinridge County, Meade County, Kentucky; 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 32 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
- Sep 5, 2012, 1:38 PM CDT (18:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2012, 2:10 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Crawford County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Perry County, IN, Breckinridge County, KY, Meade County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Wolf Creek, KY | WINDS ESTIMATED AT 60-65 MPH WITH A FEW TREE LIMBS DOWN ONE MILE EAST OF CONCORDIA. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 9:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 227 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
- 1484 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 486 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
250
WUUS53 KLMK 051838
SVRLMK
INC025-037-061-123-KYC027-163-051910-
/O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0511.120905T1838Z-120905T1910Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
238 PM EDT WED SEP 5 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHWESTERN MEADE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN DUBOIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
WESTERN HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 310 PM EDT/210 PM CDT/
* AT 138 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 NEAR ADYEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT
50 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
ENGLISH...
BRANCHVILLE AND APALONA...
ORIOLE AND MOUNT PLEASANT...
ALTON AND ROBERTA...
CEDAR FLAT AND WOLF CREEK...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT...POST YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET YOUR
REPORT USING HASHTAG L...M...K...SPOTTER.
&&
LAT...LON 3834 8690 3833 8611 3790 8628 3802 8678
3808 8678 3810 8677 3811 8681 3818 8681
3820 8680 3820 8693 3821 8694
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 280DEG 51KT 3818 8673
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.75IN
$$
MP2 follow-up statements
430
WWUS53 KLMK 051856
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
256 PM EDT WED SEP 5 2012
INC037-051905-
/O.CAN.KLMK.SV.W.0511.000000T0000Z-120905T1910Z/
DUBOIS IN-
256 PM EDT WED SEP 5 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DUBOIS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT...POST YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET YOUR
REPORT USING HASHTAG L...M...K...SPOTTER.
LAT...LON 3825 8679 3825 8668 3834 8667 3833 8611
3790 8628 3802 8678 3808 8678 3810 8677
3811 8681
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 282DEG 34KT 3815 8654
$$
INC025-061-123-KYC027-163-051910-
/O.CON.KLMK.SV.W.0511.000000T0000Z-120905T1910Z/
PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-CRAWFORD IN-MEADE KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-
256 PM EDT WED SEP 5 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 310 PM
EDT/210 PM CDT/ FOR NORTHERN BRECKINRIDGE...NORTHWESTERN MEADE...
SOUTHERN CRAWFORD...WESTERN HARRISON AND PERRY COUNTIES...
AT 155 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BRANCHVILLE...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING
WINDS.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
ENGLISH...
MOUNT PLEASANT AND MAGNET...
ALTON AND ROBERTA...
WOLF CREEK AND CAPE SANDY...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT...POST YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET YOUR
REPORT USING HASHTAG L...M...K...SPOTTER.
&&
LAT...LON 3825 8679 3825 8668 3834 8667 3833 8611
3790 8628 3802 8678 3808 8678 3810 8677
3811 8681
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 282DEG 34KT 3815 8654
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.75IN
$$
MP662
WWUS53 KLMK 051909
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
309 PM EDT WED SEP 5 2012
INC025-061-123-KYC027-163-051919-
/O.EXP.KLMK.SV.W.0511.000000T0000Z-120905T1910Z/
PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-CRAWFORD IN-MEADE KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-
309 PM EDT WED SEP 5 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN BRECKINRIDGE...
NORTHWESTERN MEADE...CRAWFORD...WESTERN HARRISON AND PERRY COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 310 PM EDT/210 PM CDT/...
THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED AND ARE NO LONGER
SEVERE. HOWEVER STRONG STORMS REMAIN IN THE AREA. THESE ARE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...AND
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT...POST YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET YOUR
REPORT USING HASHTAG L...M...K...SPOTTER.
LAT...LON 3825 8679 3825 8668 3834 8667 3833 8611
3790 8628 3802 8678 3808 8678 3810 8677
3811 8681
TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 282DEG 34KT 3812 8638
$$
MPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 1:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 31 min |
| Sep 5, 2:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade, Ohio | 28 min |
| Sep 5, 2:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 28 min |
| Sep 5, 2:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham | 43 min |
| Sep 5, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 32 min |
| Sep 5, 2:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Butler, Grayson, Hardin, Meade, Ohio | 47 min |
| Sep 5, 3:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 116 min |
| Sep 5, 3:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble | 28 min |
| Sep 5, 3:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Larue, Nelson, Spencer, Washington | 29 min |
| Sep 5, 3:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Henry, Shelby | 29 min |
| Sep 5, 3:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Warren | 28 min |
| Sep 5, 3:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Shelby | 18 min |
| Sep 5, 4:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Scott, Woodford | 46 min |
| Sep 5, 4:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green, Larue, Marion, Nelson, Washington | 28 min |
| Sep 5, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Warren | 29 min |
| Sep 5, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Woodford | 31 min |
| Sep 5, 4:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Bourbon | 117 min |
| Sep 5, 4:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Jessamine, Scott | 45 min |
| Sep 5, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Allen, Barren, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell and 1 more | 43 min |
| Sep 5, 4:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer and 1 more | 42 min |
| Sep 5, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nicholas | 29 min |
| Sep 5, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 31 min |
| Sep 5, 6:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Madison | 58 min |
| Sep 5, 12:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Dubois | 55 min |
| Sep 5, 1:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry, Washington | 45 min |
| Sep 5, 1:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Scott | 27 min |
| Sep 5, 2:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Jefferson, Scott | 116 min |
| Sep 5, 2:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Crawford, Harrison, Perry, Scott, Washington | 30 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.