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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2013, 3:38 PM EDT for Marion County, Nelson County, Washington 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
- Jul 13, 2013, 3:38 PM EDT (19:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2013, 4:10 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Marion County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Washington County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 210 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
- 13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 988 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
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 Jul 13, 3:32 PM EDT, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 3:32 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 13 2013 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE... BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON... PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG... NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE... LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE... GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE... BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE... EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 13 2013 /1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 13 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. A FEW STRONGER STORMS PRODUCING HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS MAY BE POSSIBLE AS WELL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEK. ANY STORM THAT DOES DEVELOP WILL BE A SLOW MOVER CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. EER/RAS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 13, 3:02 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
302 PM EDT SAT JUL 13 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0245 PM HAIL 3 NW CLEMENTSVILLE 37.32N 85.14W
07/13/2013 E1.00 INCH CASEY KY PUBLIC
&&
EVENT NUMBER LMK1300418
CMCSpecial weather statement, Jul 13, 3:07 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
307 PM EDT SAT JUL 13 2013
KYZ057-131950-
MADISON KY-
307 PM EDT SAT JUL 13 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND
THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS...APPROACHING MADISON COUNTY...
AT 304 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF
MOUNT VERNON...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN...ARE EXPECTED. THERE MAY BE
SOME STRONG GUSTY WINDS AS WELL.
* THIS STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST MADISON COUNTY INCLUDING...
SLATE LICK...
BIGHILL AND BEREA...
DULUTH AND MIDDLETOWN...
DREYFUS AND BOBTOWN...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF...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 3773 8409 3767 8409 3764 8412 3756 8409
3756 8416 3752 8420 3751 8427 3752 8430
3753 8433 3779 8426 3775 8408
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 196DEG 26KT 3744 8423
13Special weather statement, Jul 13, 3:08 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 208 PM CDT SAT JUL 13 2013 KYZ077-078-081-082-131955- ADAIR KY-CLINTON KY-CUMBERLAND KY-RUSSELL KY- 208 PM CDT SAT JUL 13 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...HALF INCH HAIL...AND 35 MPH WINDS... AT 204 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES EAST OF BURKESVILLE...AND MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES...HALF INCH HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... COLUMBIA... RIBBON AND CREELSBORO... AMANDAVILLE... BRYAN... CUNDIFF AND INROAD... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY RAINFALL IS OCCURRING. EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. DRIVERS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND TURN ON THEIR HEADLIGHTS IF ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAINS. && LAT...LON 3711 8545 3715 8516 3675 8518 3674 8530 TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 170DEG 17KT 3685 8524 SCHOETTMER
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 3:14 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 10:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon | 32 min |
| Jul 13, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Russell | 29 min |
| Jul 13, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Russell | 26 min |
| Jul 13, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey | 31 min |
| Jul 13, 2:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton | 30 min |
| Jul 13, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Marion, Taylor | 32 min |
| Jul 13, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 43 min |
| Jul 13, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair | 47 min |
| Jul 13, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Cumberland | 31 min |
| Jul 13, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Marion | 21 min |
| Jul 13, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green, Metcalfe | 30 min |
| Jul 13, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 32 min |
| Jul 13, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Nelson | 28 min |
| Jul 13, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 21 min |
| Jul 13, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark | 28 min |
| Jul 13, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Dubois | 29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.