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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Louisville, KY

February 20, 20144 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 20, 2014, 11:11 PM EST for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 24 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Feb 20, 2014, 11:11 PM EST (04:11 UTC)
Expired: Feb 20, 2014, 11:35 PM EST
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bourbon County, KY, Clark County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Madison County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Feb 20, 11:12 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	1 W Richmond, KY	DEBRIS COVERED A PORTION OF DAYVIEW ROAD IN RICHMOND. A TREE WAS DOWNED AT THE INTERSECTION OF CARVERS FERRY AND CHARLES WHITE ROADS NEAR THE TOWN OF BLUEGRASS.
Feb 20, 11:17 PM EST	TSTM WND GST 50	Winchester, KY
Feb 20, 11:18 PM EST	TSTM WND GST 53	Winchester, KY

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 1 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 20, 6:45 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 191 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1388 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 487 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 629 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

120 
WUUS53 KLMK 210411
SVRLMK
KYC017-049-079-151-210435-
/O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0022.140221T0411Z-140221T0435Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1111 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN BOURBON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  CLARK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN GARRARD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  MADISON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 1135 PM EST

* AT 1107 PM EST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINCHESTER TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST
  OF RICHMOND TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRODHEAD...AND MOVING EAST AT
  50 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WINCHESTER...ELKIN...LYNDALE...FLANAGAN...JACKSON FERRY...PRETTY
  RUN...WHITES...TERRILL...MIDDLETOWN...OLIVERS...SLATE LICK...
  BEREA...REEDS CROSSING...PINCHEM...FRANKLIN...UNION CITY...HUNT...
  KINGSTON...NORTH MIDDLETOWN AND DOYLESVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT...POST YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET YOUR
REPORT USING HASHTAG L...M...K...SPOTTER.

&&

LAT...LON 3783 8400 3783 8410 3781 8407 3778 8410
      3774 8407 3767 8409 3764 8412 3756 8409
      3756 8416 3752 8420 3751 8426 3753 8434
      3748 8436 3750 8447 3750 8448 3814 8426
      3817 8400 3811 8407 3793 8396
TIME...MOT...LOC 0411Z 263DEG 43KT 3809 8418 3765 8432
          3748 8440

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

EER

2 follow-up statements

009 
WWUS53 KLMK 210428 RRA
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1128 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

KYC017-079-210438-
/O.CAN.KLMK.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-140221T0435Z/
BOURBON KY-GARRARD KY-
1128 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GARRARD AND
SOUTHEASTERN BOURBON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE 
WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 3753 8432 3768 8425 3787 8422 3800 8420
      3806 8405 3793 8396 3783 8400 3783 8410
      3781 8407 3778 8410 3774 8407 3767 8409
      3764 8412 3756 8409 3756 8416 3752 8420
      3751 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 0428Z 263DEG 43KT 3811 8392 3767 8406
          3750 8415

$$

KYC049-151-210435-
/O.CON.KLMK.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-140221T0435Z/
MADISON KY-CLARK KY-
1128 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN CLARK
AND EASTERN MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 1135 PM EST...

AT 1126 PM EST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM MOUNT STERLING TO 7 MILES WEST OF IRVINE TO SANDGAP...
AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3753 8432 3768 8425 3787 8422 3800 8420
      3806 8405 3793 8396 3783 8400 3783 8410
      3781 8407 3778 8410 3774 8407 3767 8409
      3764 8412 3756 8409 3756 8416 3752 8420
      3751 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 0428Z 263DEG 43KT 3811 8392 3767 8406
          3750 8415

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

EER

440 
WWUS53 KLMK 210435
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1135 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

KYC049-151-210445-
/O.EXP.KLMK.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-140221T0435Z/
MADISON KY-CLARK KY-
1135 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN CLARK AND EASTERN 
MADISON COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN LOUISVILLE.

LAT...LON 3753 8432 3768 8425 3787 8422 3800 8420
      3806 8405 3793 8396 3783 8400 3783 8410
      3781 8407 3778 8410 3774 8407 3767 8409
      3764 8412 3756 8409 3756 8416 3752 8420
      3751 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 0435Z 263DEG 43KT 3811 8381 3768 8395
          3751 8405

$$

EER

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 Feb 20, 6:55 PM EST, 4 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 6:55 PM EST, 4 hours 16 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
655 PM EST Thu Feb 20 2014

...Forecast Update...
Issued at 650 PM EST Thu Feb 20 2014

Despite concern below for some loss of instability in a narrow
northeast/southwest corridor of central Kentucky, enough of the rest
of the region has a heightened threat for tornadoes, that a new
tornado watch box covering all of central Kentucky and south central
Indiana. Sounding parameters and mesoanalysis data match up with a
local tornado study done on these types of systems. Specifically,
0-1 km shear and SRH as well as the significant tornado parameter
all show higher values over our northwest forecast area now, and
less, but still high values, across south central KY. We still will
have to wait and see if the current corridor from Leitchfield to
Louisville can recover from the current light/moderate storms by
late evening. The watch will be out till midnight.

Issued at 550 PM EST Thu Feb 20 2014

Starting to get some thunderstorms into our southwest forecast area
this hour, but gradient winds ahead of these storms still have been
the main story so far today, with peak gusts of 40-45 mph for many
places. A strong cap has been in place today, keeping moisture
trapped below about 7500 feet. Radar trends and satellite indicate
that cap breaking over western KY, with those cells moving into our
area. Have delayed onset of precip over the east to account for this
change, but still have plenty of dynamics and instability in place,
to warrant maintaining the damaging wind/isolated embedded tornado
threat.

Will be watching the second line, along the cold front, now about to
enter far western KY. Will be watching two areas for severe
development, one north of this first batch of storms, where the line
will have a chance to move into some untapped air, and a second
across south central Kentucky, as the cold front catches up to
storms ongoing. If we can get this light/moderate rain shield to
move into the Louisville/Lexington corridor, conditions should not
be as bad when the actual front pushes through.

.SHORT TERM (Now through Friday)...
Issued at 345 PM EST Thu Feb 20 2014

...STRONG GRADIENT WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...

...SEVERE WEATHER EPISODE LIKELY THIS EVENING ALONG WITH A FLASH
FLOOD THREAT ACROSS THE NORTH...

In the near term, gusty southerly winds continue to bring an influx
of mild air and increasing moisture into the region.  Afternoon
temperatures were in the lower 70s across southern Kentucky with
upper 60s across southern Indiana.  Expect temperatures to remain
generally steady state for the remainder of this afternoon...though
a slight decrease in readings is likely after sunset.  Temperatures
may drop back into the middle to upper 60s before the cold front
arrives.  Surface observations and observations from the KY Mesonet
show that winds are in the 20-25 MPH with gusts up around 40 MPH.
These strong gradient winds will continue through the remainder of
the afternoon and evening.

As for convective evolution, we expect convection to continue to
grow upscale over western Kentucky this afternoon.  Initially we
will see a band of scattered convection continue to develop in a
pre-frontal confluence axis across western KY.  This is where the
advection of higher theta-e air will occur.  This convection will
likely grow more toward the southwest into western Tennessee.
Overall upgrowth will probably start off slowly due to weaker
instability.  The cloud cover across the region has really kept
insolation down as well as the instability.  The latest high
resolution/convection allowing model guidance continue to show
convection generating along the frontal boundary which is currently
approaching the St. Louis metro area.  Earlier guidance suggested
that this line would grow upscale and then merge with the
pre-frontal convective activity out ahead of it.  However, some of
the very latest guidance has now backed off that idea and suggests
that much of the forcing will occur along the actual front later
this evening.  This seems logical given the current observations and
radar trends.  Should this continue to be the case, then the
expected squall line will likely arrive a little later than
previously forecast.

Based on the current data, we have adjusted the forecast slightly to
account for the slightly slower arrival of convection.  In general,
we'll see scattered convection across central KY this afternoon and
evening, but the main convective line associated with the front will
arrive later. We anticipate that linear convection will likely move
into our western counties in the 7-9P EST time frame and then into
the I-65 corridor between 8-10P EST.  With the expected development
of the cold pool, we will likely see the line accelerate with time
and thus it will approach the Lexington/I-75 corridor by 9-11P EST.

The main threats with this line continue to be damaging winds in
excess of 65 MPH.  There continues to be a conditional tornado
threat with this line as it heads east.  However, best combination
of shear/instability will be to our west and the with the line
taking more of a linear mode later this evening, we strongly believe
that damaging winds will become the main convective hazard.  In
addition to the convective wind and tornado threats, there is a
threat of flash flooding across our SE IN/NE KY counties due to
recent snow melt and expected rainfall with this system (1-1.5
inches).  These threats are addressed down in the hydrology section
below.

The surface cold front will likely clear our forecast area after
midnight...which will result in the end of convection along with
colder air invading the region.  The colder air will not arrive in
earnest until very late tonight and readings are expected to cool
into the middle to upper 30s by morning.

The outlook for Friday looks to be rather dry and cooler than what
we've seen today.  Temperatures look to remain a bit mild with
readings generally in the upper 40s to around 50 in the north with
lower to middle 50s across southern Kentucky.

.LONG TERM (Friday Night through Wednesday)...
Issued at 312 PM EST Thu Feb 20 2014

The long term portion of the forecast will be characterized by broad
and shallow troughing in the mid levels across much of the CONUS.
This will allow for individual weak disturbances embedded in the
flow to drop through the Ohio Valley. There will likely be small
chances of light rain or snow with each disturbance, however overall
the disturbances appear to be moisture starved, and timing is very
difficult to nail down at this point. Additionally, each disturbance
will bring a reinforcing shot of cold air behind it, keeping
temperatures well below normal for next week.

Saturday will be a nice day with steady southwest winds and
increasing mid and upper level cloud cover. Look for highs to jump
into the 55 to 60 degree range. By Saturday night into Sunday, the
first of the moisture starved PV anomalies looks to scoot across the
Ohio Valley, with a nearly stationary baroclinic zone resting across
the Ohio Valley beneath it. Models have been inconsistent with these
features so will continue to leave portion of the forecast dry until
confidence is higher. If enough moisture ends up being present to
allow for precipitation chances, moisture profiles would support
moistly rain. However, some light snow could mix in across the north
Sunday morning as colder air filters in behind the front sinking
slowly south. Lows Saturday night will be in the 30s, with highs
Sunday only in the low 40s north to low 50s south.

A reinforcing shot of cold air will build into the Ohio Valley
starting Sunday night, keeping temperatures well below normal
through the remainder of the week. As mentioned above, a few weak PV
anomalies will dive through the shallow northwest flow and could
bring some light precipitation chances, however models have been
inconsistent with any one feature. Highs Monday will be the warmest
of the week in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Then, highs on Tuesday
through Thursday will struggle only into the low and mid 30s across
southern Indiana and north central Kentucky. Meanwhile, lows will be
in the upper teens and lower 20s each night. Across south central
KY, highs will be in the upper 30s and low 40s, with lows each night
in the mid 20s.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...

Issued at 300 PM EST Thu Feb 20 2013

We are still concerned with a flash flood threat across our
northeastern sections of our forecast area.  The recent snow melt
has led to saturated soil conditions in this area.  A number of low
water crossings are already flooded and the expected rainfall from
tonight's storms will only aggravate ongoing hydrologic conditions.
Therefore, the flash flood watch will continue across this region
tonight.
&&

.AVIATION (00Z TAF Update)...
Updated at 625 PM EST Thu Feb 20 2014

A potent low pressure area is moving north northeast across the
IA/WI border this hour, forcing a cold front now into the western
tip of KY. A couple areas of convection have formed ahead of this
front, with stronger storms now about to enter the KBWG terminal.
The northern part of this line also is getting close to SDF, and
light rain is beginning to fall, along with embedded thunder. A
second line, closer to the front, is causing stronger storms farther
to our west. As this second line comes through, the KSDF and KLEX
terminals should see gusty winds, but the magnitude will depend on
how much this first batch of rain taps the low-level instability
available. Have backed off on wind gusts during the peak period for
these storms to come through for now, but will have to monitor radar
trends in future updates.  As the front comes through late tonight,
winds will shift around to westerly with gusts continuing. Available
guidance indicates the gusts should come down markedly, but upstream
obs have not been as low. Will keep in gusts around 20 nots after
the rains end early Friday. Gusty conditions will continue Friday,
under quickly clearing skies.

&&

.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH until 1 AM EST Friday FOR KYZ030>043-049.

     WIND ADVISORY until 1 AM EST /Midnight CST/ Friday FOR
     KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082.

IN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH until 1 AM EST Friday FOR INZ077>079-091-092.

     WIND ADVISORY until 1 AM EST /Midnight CST/ Friday FOR
     INZ076>079-083-084-089>092.

&&

Update.........RJS
Short Term.....MJ
Long Term......BJS
Hydrology......MJ
Aviation.......RJS

Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 20, 8:17 PM EST, 2 hours 54 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
817 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

INZ077>079-091-092-KYZ030>043-049-220130-
WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-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-CLARK KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...
NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...
NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...
TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...
CARLISLE...WINCHESTER
817 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY...
...TORNADO WATCH 14 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE GUSTY SOUTH WINDS THIS
EVENING ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION
TONIGHT...BRINGING THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL BEING
THE MAIN THREATS. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS. AT THIS TIME...THE BEST TIME FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER
APPEARS TO BE UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST.

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN FLOOD PRONE
AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS AND SNOWPACK
MELTING.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY WIND DAMAGE AND WIND SPEEDS
GREATER THAN 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

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

INZ076-083-084-089-090-KYZ023>029-045>048-053>057-061>067-070>078-
081-082-220130-
ORANGE IN-DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-HANCOCK KY-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-
NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-JESSAMINE 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...JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...
CORYDON...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...BEAVER DAM...
LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...
SHEPHERDSVILLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...
NICHOLASVILLE...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...
RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...
CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...
FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...
COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY
817 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014 /717 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY...
...TORNADO WATCH 14 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/
TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GUSTY
SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION THIS EVENING...BRINGING
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND BRIEFLY HEAVY RAINFALL BEING THE
MAIN THREATS. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS. AT THIS TIME...THE BEST TIME FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER APPEARS
TO BE UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY WIND DAMAGE AND WIND SPEEDS
GREATER THAN 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

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

MJ/BJS/RJS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 20, 10:28 PM EST, 43 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1028 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

KYZ041-047-048-055>057-066-067-210400-
BOYLE KY-CASEY KY-FAYETTE KY-GARRARD KY-JESSAMINE KY-LINCOLN
KY-MADISON KY-MERCER KY-
1028 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND
50 MPH WINDS...

AT 1026 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HARRODSBURG TO 11
MILES SOUTHWEST OF DANVILLE TO LIBERTY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.

OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG
GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  LIBERTY...
  STANFORD...
  NICHOLASVILLE...
  LANCASTER...
  DANVILLE...
  HIGH BRIDGE AND MILLEDGEVILLE...
  VINEYARD AND WALLTOWN...
  WAYNESBURG AND PINK...
  UNION MILLS AND EAST HICKMAN...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...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 3774 8443 3730 8463 3729 8465 3729 8503
      3779 8481 3798 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 0328Z 239DEG 41KT 3776 8475 3752 8485
          3731 8496

EER

Local storm report, Feb 20, 10:30 PM EST, 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1030 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

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

1030 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 N COLUMBIA            37.14N  85.31W
02/20/2014  M55 MPH          ADAIR              KY   MESONET

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK1400266

SZAPPANOS

Special weather statement, Feb 20, 10:40 PM EST, 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1040 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

INZ079-092-KYZ031>033-210410-
CLARK IN-HENRY KY-JEFFERSON IN-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-
1040 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND 50 MPH
WINDS...

AT 1035 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MADISON TO 8 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LA GRANGE...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG
GUSTY WINDS OF UP TO 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  NEW CASTLE...
  BEDFORD...
  BROOKSBURG AND MONITOR...
  PROVIDENCE AND PENDLETON...
  TURNERS STATION AND CAMPBELLSBURG...
  LACIE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...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.

&&

LAT...LON 3863 8522 3859 8521 3860 8508 3857 8507
      3858 8504 3856 8500 3851 8502 3852 8498
      3849 8499 3846 8493 3844 8494 3846 8495
      3843 8496 3841 8554 3873 8539 3874 8532
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 263DEG 39KT 3871 8530 3851 8542

TWF

Local storm report, Feb 20, 11:01 PM EST, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1101 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

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

1057 PM     TSTM WND GST     LIBERTY                 37.32N  84.93W
02/20/2014  M50 MPH          CASEY              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK1400267

SZAPPANOS

Local storm report, Feb 20, 11:08 PM EST, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1108 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

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

1107 PM     TSTM WND DMG     JAMESTOWN               36.99N  85.07W
02/20/2014                   RUSSELL            KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK1400268

SZAPPANOS

Special weather statement, Feb 20, 11:09 PM EST, 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1109 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

KYZ038-039-045-046-053-054-063>065-210440-
ANDERSON KY-GREEN KY-HART KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-NELSON KY-SPENCER
KY-TAYLOR KY-WASHINGTON KY-
1109 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND
50 MPH WINDS...

AT 1007 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM TAYLORSVILLE TO 9
MILES NORTHEAST OF HODGENVILLE TO MUNFORDVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT
45 MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN REDUCING
VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  SPRINGFIELD...
  MUNFORDVILLE...
  HODGENVILLE...
  GREENSBURG...
  BARDSTOWN...
  LINWOOD AND JERICHO...
  BLOOMFIELD AND WARDS...
  LOBB AND SAINT FRANCIS...
  SAINT CATHARINE AND WEBBS...

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 58 AND 71.

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE BLUEGRASS PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
21 AND 48.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...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 3718 8606 3766 8572 3801 8545 3802 8492
      3719 8552
TIME...MOT...LOC 0409Z 266DEG 40KT 3799 8538 3766 8560
          3724 8590

AMS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 20, 7:06 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hart	24 min
Feb 20, 7:31 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hart	29 min
Feb 20, 8:10 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Simpson, Warren	30 min
Feb 20, 8:18 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson, Warren	32 min
Feb 20, 8:23 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Simpson, Warren	32 min
Feb 20, 8:28 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Simpson, Warren	22 min
Feb 20, 8:31 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Allen, Simpson	29 min
Feb 20, 8:47 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hart	33 min
Feb 20, 8:47 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hancock	28 min
Feb 20, 8:57 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Green, Metcalfe, Monroe	28 min
Feb 20, 9:21 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Warren	19 min
Feb 20, 9:25 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren	30 min
Feb 20, 9:35 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Trimble	3 hr
Feb 20, 9:41 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Monroe	19 min
Feb 20, 9:56 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Butler, Grayson, Hardin, Meade, Ohio	29 min
Feb 20, 10:02 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson	28 min
Feb 20, 10:03 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Monroe and 2 more	32 min
Feb 20, 10:05 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Trimble	30 min
Feb 20, 10:27 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin	28 min
Feb 20, 10:27 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Russell	28 min
Feb 20, 10:28 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln	32 min
Feb 20, 10:28 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Jefferson	32 min
Feb 20, 10:34 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey, Russell	21 min
Feb 20, 10:40 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Henry, Trimble	30 min
Feb 20, 10:47 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine and 2 more	28 min
Feb 20, 10:53 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Trimble	32 min
Feb 20, 10:54 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clinton	21 min
Feb 20, 10:58 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer	32 min
Feb 20, 11:02 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Garrard, Madison	23 min
Feb 20, 11:04 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Nicholas	26 min
Feb 20, 11:09 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson, Green, Hart, Larue, Marion, Nelson and 1 more	31 min
Feb 20, 11:21 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Franklin, Henry, Scott, Shelby	29 min
Feb 20, 11:26 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Woodford	29 min
Feb 20, 11:42 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Anderson, Boyle, Green, Jessamine, Marion and 3 more	28 min
Feb 20, 11:51 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon, Fayette, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott, Woodford	44 min
Feb 21, 12:11 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Boyle, Casey, Clark, Garrard, Jessamine and 3 more	44 min
Feb 21, 12:56 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Bourbon	21 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.