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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 122, NWS Louisville, KY

July 13, 2013Bullitt County, Nelson County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2013, 4:22 PM EDT for Bullitt County, Nelson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 28 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, 4:22 PM EDT (20:22 UTC)
Expired
Jul 13, 2013, 4:50 PM EDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bullitt County, KY, Nelson County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:22 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 13, 3:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC3 hr

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, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 3:32 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 3:43 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 13, 3:57 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 13, 4:01 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 13, 4:11 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 4:13 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 13, 4:14 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 4:16 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 10:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon32 min
Jul 13, 1:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKRussell29 min
Jul 13, 2:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Casey, Russell26 min
Jul 13, 2:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Casey31 min
Jul 13, 2:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton30 min
Jul 13, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMarion, Taylor32 min
Jul 13, 3:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison43 min
Jul 13, 3:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair47 min
Jul 13, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCumberland31 min
Jul 13, 3:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMarion21 min
Jul 13, 3:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGreen, Metcalfe30 min
Jul 13, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMarion, Nelson, Washington32 min
Jul 13, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt32 min
Jul 13, 4:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt21 min
Jul 13, 1:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark28 min
Jul 13, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois29 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2013Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2013

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.