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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 114, NWS Louisville, KY

June 10, 2014Scott County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2014, 5:52 PM EDT for Scott County, Kentucky. It was in force for 38 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
Jun 10, 2014, 5:52 PM EDT (21:52 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2014, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Scott County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 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
Jun 10, 2:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 144 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2014-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2014-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 44 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1147 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jun 10, 3:05 PM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 3:05 PM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
305 PM EDT Tue Jun 10 2014

.SHORT TERM (Now through Wednesday Night)...
Issued at 300 PM EDT Tue Jun 10 2014

Severe Thunderstorm Watch #275 has been issued for the southeastern
third of our CWA until 9 PM EDT this evening. The best threat for a
bowing segment/damaging winds will be across our far southeast near
the Lake Cumberland region where low level lapse rates are steeper,
combined with a more well mixed BL. This shows up with higher DCAPE
values in the mesoanalysis. An isolated supercell also cannot be
ruled out in the watch area, although any tornado threat will remain
very low due to unfavorable low level shear parameters and higher
LCLs in the more unstable airmass SE. If storms continue to struggle
under weak mid level lapse rates for the next couple of hours, the
severe threat will diminish and watch may be able to be let go
early. Furthermore, counties on the western fringe of the watch will
likely be let go early as the weak line of storms moves east and
stabilizes the environment.

Showers and storms should continue to lift NE at a fast clip ahead
of the mid level impulse. This will bring an end to the more
widepsread rain chances from SW to NE later this afternoon/evening.
Will continue to keep isolated to scattered precipitation chances in
the forecast overnight, however coverage intensity should be less.
After all, models have been overdoing QPF a lot to this point. Look
for a mild overnight with lows in the 65-70 range.

The closed upper low will open up as it heads into the Great Lakes
on Wednesday, with the surface low tracking across central IN and
weakening. The trough axis will remain to our west through the
afternoon/evening so do expect another mainly diurnally driven
uptick in convection later in the day. Best coverage should be
across the eastern CWA where numerous showers and scattered storms
are expected. With the amount of cloud cover expected over the area,
look for upper 70s to around 80 for highs.

The upper trough axis will swing through Wednesday night, with only
an isolated shower possible as we lose daytime heating. Lows should
again be mild in the 65-70 range.

.LONG TERM (Thursday through Tuesday)...
Issued at 300 PM EDT Tue Jun 10 2014

Thursday the upper trough that is forecast to bring showers/storms
to the area today/Wed will be on its way out.  Showers with isolated
t-storms may linger mainly east of I-65 for the first portion of the
day before moving east.

Thurs night into Friday an upper level trough will move through the
region bringing a chance of isld-sct showers and t-storms.  This
shortwave upper trough will get stuck slowly meandering across the
Gulf states and TN valley through the weekend.  Depending on it's
exact location, it may bring enough forcing/moisture to our area to
cause more showers/storms.  However, it's tough to pin down that
location.  Also, previous runs of the ECMWF indicated that an upper
level ridge would attempt to build over the region lending toward a
drier soln.  The 12Z run of the ECMWF looks more similar to the GFS
giving a flatter flow with more upper level shortwaves progged to
move through the region at least through the beginning of next
week.  Both models try to strengthen the upper ridge toward the
middle of next week.  With the lack of continuity between model
runs, confidence in precip chances and temps this weekend through
early next week are not that great.   Therefore stuck with some dry
periods and limited POPs to 20-30% Sat-Tues.

Temps look to gradually increase through the long term period.
We'll start out in the upper 70s to lower 80s for highs with the
upper trough near the region Thurs/Fri.  Temps will warm into the
mid 80s by the weekend and if/when the ridging comes in full force
we'll probably see highs increase to the upper 80s to around 90.
Low temperatures will range through the 60s...then low 70s as
ridging builds in.

&&

.AVIATION (18Z TAF Update)...
Issued at 109 PM EDT Tue Jun 10 2014

TAF sites are returning to VFR as the warm sector gets more
established over the area. However, the big concern will be shower
and storm chances later this afternoon and evening. A line of
showers and storms is beginning to organize to our south and will
move up into our area over the next several hours. BWG will be the
first to see showers and scattered thunderstorms with the best
timing between 2 and 6 PM CDT. SDF should expect the best time for
showers and scattered t-storms between 4 and 8 PM EDT. The best
timing for LEX would be between 5 and 10 PM EDT. Certainly,
conditions could drop into the low MVFR or IFR range with any storm.
In addition, some stronger winds gusts and heavy rain are possible.

Confidence is low as we move into the overnight, however low VFR or
high MVFR ceilings are expected, with scattered showers and a few
storms lingering. Chances for another round of -tsra look to go up
around dawn on Wednesday as another upper level disturbance moves
through. Winds should generally stay from a southerly direction
during this forecast cycle, with variations of about 30 degrees east
or west of south.

&&

.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...NONE.
IN...NONE.
&&

Short Term........BJS
Long Term.........AMS
Aviation..........BJS
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 11:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLogan, Simpson31 min
Jun 10, 3:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClinton40 min
Jun 10, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCumberland, Monroe30 min
Jun 10, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKShelby30 min
Jun 10, 4:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKClinton, Cumberland3 hr
Jun 10, 4:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBarren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe, Monroe4 hr
Jun 10, 4:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKNelson, Spencer30 min
Jun 10, 4:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Cumberland39 min
Jun 10, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLincoln29 min
Jun 10, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Shelby, Spencer30 min
Jun 10, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington29 min
Jun 10, 4:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Casey, Marion, Taylor47 min
Jun 10, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMercer, Woodford29 min
Jun 10, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHenry, Shelby45 min
Jun 10, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAnderson, Washington46 min
Jun 10, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFranklin29 min
Jun 10, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWoodford28 min
Jun 10, 5:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAnderson, Fayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Mercer, Scott and 1 more3 hr
Jun 10, 6:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Madison43 min
Jun 10, 6:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBourbon, Clark, Harrison, Madison, Nicholas2 hr

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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.