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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 117, NWS Louisville, KY

June 19, 2014Franklin County, Henry County, Scott County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2014, 7:57 PM EDT for Franklin County, Henry County, Scott County, Kentucky. It was in force for 23 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 19, 2014, 7:57 PM EDT (23:57 UTC)
Expired: Jun 19, 2014, 8:20 PM EDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Franklin County, KY, Henry County, KY, Scott County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:58 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, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 153 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 84 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -99 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 957 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 91 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

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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 19, 7:17 PM EDT, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 7:17 PM EDT, 40 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 3:27 PM EDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
327 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-201930-
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
327 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014 /227 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2014/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST
OF THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS
FOR ANY STRONGER STORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY
RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...ALONG WITH CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING IN ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AS A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY SAGS SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. THESE STORMS MAY
CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-
GROUND LIGHTNING.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE OUTLOOK
AREA TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT DROPS IN FROM THE
NORTHWEST AND STALLS OUT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN OHIO VALLEY. ANY OF
THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WHILE ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED
TONIGHT...SPOTTERS ARE STILL ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE.

LG/MJ

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 6:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
616 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

KYZ041-192245-
FAYETTE KY-
616 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND 40
MPH WINDS...

AT 614 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CARDINAL HILL...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN REDUCING
VISIBILITIES...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM.

* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  LEXINGTON...
  VETERANS PARK...
  FAYETTE MALL...
  U K ARBORETUM...
  DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL...
  COLETOWN...
  WALNUT HILL AND CHILESBURG...
  ATHENS AND AVON...

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 64 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
75 AND 87.

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 75 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
104 AND 115.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...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 3800 8432 3796 8432 3797 8431 3796 8432
      3795 8431 3794 8434 3792 8433 3792 8435
      3789 8434 3799 8460 3800 8465 3801 8466
      3812 8461 3809 8431 3807 8429 3802 8429
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 287DEG 19KT 3804 8454

KD

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 6:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
645 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

KYZ041-192305-
FAYETTE KY-
645 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...HALF
INCH HAIL...AND 40 MPH WINDS...

AT 639 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CARDINAL HILL...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10
MPH.

OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES...HALF INCH
HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  LEXINGTON...
  VETERANS PARK...
  FAYETTE MALL...
  U K ARBORETUM...
  DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL...
  U K ARBORETUM AND FAYETTE MALL...
  CHEVY CHASE AND LEXINGTON...
  VETERANS PARK AND CADENTOWN...

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 75 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
110 AND 115.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...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 3809 8435 3793 8447 3796 8455 3802 8462
      3810 8454
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 307DEG 8KT 3802 8452

RJS

Local storm report, Jun 19, 7:03 PM EDT, 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
703 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 PM     HAIL             6 WSW LEXINGTON         38.01N  84.56W
06/19/2014  M0.88 INCH       FAYETTE            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK1400643

RJS

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 7:11 PM EDT, 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 19, 7:24 PM EDT, 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 19, 7:51 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 19, 12:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Green, Marion, Taylor	28 min
Jun 19, 2:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Mercer	32 min
Jun 19, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Madison	20 min
Jun 19, 3:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Madison	19 min
Jun 19, 4:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark	31 min
Jun 19, 5:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Boyle	28 min
Jun 19, 6:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Fayette	29 min
Jun 19, 6:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Fayette	20 min
Jun 19, 6:51 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Fayette	114 min
Jun 19, 6:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Fayette, Jessamine	29 min
Jun 19, 7:08 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Fayette	3 hr
Jun 19, 7:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Franklin	29 min
Jun 19, 7:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Franklin	3 hr
Jun 19, 7:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Fayette	31 min
Jun 19, 7:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon	29 min
Jun 19, 7:55 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Bourbon, Clark	3 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2014 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2014

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.