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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 145, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 31, 2013, 6:11 PM CDT for Russell County, Kentucky. It was in force for 29 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
- Aug 31, 2013, 6:11 PM CDT (23:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2013, 6:40 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Russell County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 293 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
- 969 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -114 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 834 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
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 Aug 31, 5:53 PM CDT, 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 5:53 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 331 PM EDT SAT AUG 31 2013 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-011945- 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 331 PM EDT SAT AUG 31 2013 /231 PM CDT SAT AUG 31 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THE MAIN THREAT WITH ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND GUSTY WINDS. A FEW STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH OVER A LOCALIZED AREA. A HOT AND HUMID AIR MASS WILL MAINTAIN ITS GRIP ON THE REGION... WITH EARLY EVENING HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 TO 105 DEGREES WEST OF INTERSTATE 65. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS MULTIPLE DISTURBANCES CROSS THE REGION. THE BEST CHANCE FOR STORMS WILL BE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH. A HOT AND HUMID AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE SUNDAY...AS HEAT INDICES APPROACH 100 SUNDAY AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 65. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY HAIL...WIND DAMAGE...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE THIS EVENING. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. BJS/AMS
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 6:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott | 44 min |
| Aug 31, 7:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Henry, Jessamine and 2 more | 47 min |
| Aug 31, 8:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Nicholas, Scott and 1 more | 48 min |
| Aug 31, 8:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fayette, Jessamine | 27 min |
| Aug 31, 8:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Fayette | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 9:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Jessamine, Nicholas, Scott and 1 more | 46 min |
| Aug 31, 9:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Fayette | 63 min |
| Aug 31, 10:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Fayette | 47 min |
| Aug 31, 1:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Meade | 45 min |
| Aug 31, 1:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 44 min |
| Aug 31, 1:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jessamine | 47 min |
| Aug 31, 2:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer, Washington | 60 min |
| Aug 31, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Spencer | 29 min |
| Aug 31, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby, Spencer | 44 min |
| Aug 31, 2:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry | 44 min |
| Aug 31, 2:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Jessamine, Madison | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Henry, Shelby | 44 min |
| Aug 31, 3:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard, Jessamine | 43 min |
| Aug 31, 3:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham, Trimble | 48 min |
| Aug 31, 3:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge | 46 min |
| Aug 31, 3:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Jessamine | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 3:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 30 min |
| Aug 31, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Madison | 28 min |
| Aug 31, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fayette, Scott, Woodford | 48 min |
| Aug 31, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln, Madison | 30 min |
| Aug 31, 3:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Fayette, Scott, Woodford | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 4:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle, Madison, Mercer | 47 min |
| Aug 31, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fayette | 42 min |
| Aug 31, 4:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas | 60 min |
| Aug 31, 4:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Garrard | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln | 31 min |
| Aug 31, 4:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark | 62 min |
| Aug 31, 4:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey, Green, Taylor | 47 min |
| Aug 31, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Lincoln | 30 min |
| Aug 31, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Russell | 46 min |
| Aug 31, 5:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Harrison, Scott | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 6:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 59 min |
| Aug 31, 6:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton, Russell | 62 min |
| Aug 31, 6:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Franklin | 115 min |
| Aug 31, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 36 min |
| Aug 31, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 29 min |
| Aug 31, 5:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 6:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark | 43 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.