Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2014
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 7, 2014, 6:36 PM EDT for Franklin County, Henry County, Shelby County, Kentucky. It was in force for 29 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
- Oct 7, 2014, 6:36 PM EDT (22:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 7, 2014, 7:05 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Franklin County, KY, Henry County, KY, Shelby County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 6:41 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Eminence, KY | |
| Oct 7, 6:44 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Pleasureville, KY | |
| Oct 7, 6:58 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 5 Nnw Forks Of Elkhorn, KY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2:02 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1440 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 269 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
736
WUUS53 KLMK 072236
SVRLMK
KYC073-103-211-072305-
/O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0252.141007T2236Z-141007T2305Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
636 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 705 PM EDT
* AT 635 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW
CASTLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...BETHLEHEM... ELMBURG...DEFOE...FLAG
FORK...ORVILLE...OTTUSVILLE...POLSGROVE...PEAKS MILL...SWALLOWFIELD
AND ELMVILLE.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3841 8488 3838 8489 3836 8485 3835 8481
3834 8479 3835 8475 3819 8475 3833 8530
3836 8529 3836 8528 3837 8529 3845 8527
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 283DEG 41KT 3838 8516
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
132 follow-up statements
090
WWUS53 KLMK 072247
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
647 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2014
KYC073-103-211-072305-
/O.CON.KLMK.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-141007T2305Z/
SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-HENRY KY-
647 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2014
...GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN PLEASUREVILLE...
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
HENRY...NORTHERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL 705
PM EDT...
AT 645 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW CASTLE TO 11 MILES NORTHWEST
OF FRANKFORT...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
DEFOE AND FLAG FORK ARE IN THE MOST DANGER FROM THIS STORM.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ORVILLE...ELMBURG...OLD
CHRISTIANBURG...POLSGROVE...OTTUSVILLE...SWALLOWFIELD...JACKSONVILLE.
..PEAKS MILL...ELMVILLE...HARVIELAND...SWITZER...WOODLAKE...ELSINORE
AND INDIAN HILLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
&&
LAT...LON 3819 8475 3829 8512 3836 8514 3839 8514
3841 8488 3838 8489 3836 8485 3835 8481
3834 8479 3835 8475
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 292DEG 41KT 3835 8510 3833 8498
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
13669
WWUS53 KLMK 072259
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
659 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2014
KYC103-211-072309-
/O.CAN.KLMK.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-141007T2305Z/
SHELBY KY-HENRY KY-
659 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2014
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENRY AND
NORTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3835 8489 3836 8486 3834 8479 3835 8475
3819 8475 3826 8500 3829 8499 3833 8496
3834 8497 3835 8497 3837 8491
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 292DEG 41KT 3830 8488 3827 8481
$$
KYC073-072305-
/O.CON.KLMK.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-141007T2305Z/
FRANKLIN KY-
659 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
FRANKLIN COUNTY UNTIL 705 PM EDT...
AT 656 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF FRANKFORT TO 6 MILES NORTH OF
FRANKFORT...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELSINORE...PEAKS MILL...SWITZER...ELMVILLE AND WOODLAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
&&
LAT...LON 3835 8489 3836 8486 3834 8479 3835 8475
3819 8475 3826 8500 3829 8499 3833 8496
3834 8497 3835 8497 3837 8491
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 292DEG 41KT 3830 8488 3827 8481
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
13The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 8:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Oldham | 29 min |
| Oct 6, 8:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey, Lincoln | 62 min |
| Oct 6, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey | 21 min |
| Oct 6, 8:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Oldham | 59 min |
| Oct 6, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue | 27 min |
| Oct 6, 8:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson | 23 min |
| Oct 6, 8:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin, Shelby | 27 min |
| Oct 6, 8:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair | 46 min |
| Oct 6, 8:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nelson | 32 min |
| Oct 6, 8:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jessamine, Mercer | 31 min |
| Oct 6, 9:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 30 min |
| Oct 6, 10:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Rockcastle | 22 min |
| Oct 7, 1:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey, Marion, Taylor | 46 min |
| Oct 7, 2:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Hart | 18 min |
| Oct 7, 2:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey, Lincoln, Taylor | 31 min |
| Oct 7, 2:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 20 min |
| Oct 7, 3:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Hart | 42 min |
| Oct 7, 3:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle | 19 min |
| Oct 7, 3:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Green, Hart | 31 min |
| Oct 7, 4:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Green, Taylor | 29 min |
| Oct 7, 4:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair | 28 min |
| Oct 7, 4:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green | 28 min |
| Oct 7, 4:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Metcalfe, Russell | 31 min |
| Oct 7, 4:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey | 26 min |
| Oct 7, 4:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Russell | 22 min |
| Oct 7, 5:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Russell | 13 min |
| Oct 7, 9:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison | 28 min |
| Oct 7, 11:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Meade | 28 min |
| Oct 7, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Oldham | 29 min |
| Oct 7, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby | 31 min |
| Oct 7, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Scott, Shelby, Woodford | 30 min |
| Oct 7, 3:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Harrison, Scott | 32 min |
| Oct 7, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Scott | 32 min |
| Oct 7, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Lincoln | 31 min |
| Oct 7, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Nicholas | 28 min |
| Oct 7, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas | 32 min |
| Oct 7, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison, Nicholas | 14 min |
| Oct 7, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln | 30 min |
| Oct 7, 4:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Lincoln | 19 min |
| Oct 7, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham | 27 min |
| Oct 7, 6:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby | 24 min |
| Oct 7, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry | 16 min |
| Oct 7, 6:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Nicholas, Scott | 43 min |
| Oct 7, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Nicholas | 30 min |
| Oct 7, 6:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bourbon | 31 min |
| Oct 7, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Oldham | 30 min |
| Oct 7, 7:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Franklin, Scott, Woodford | 32 min |
| Oct 7, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby | 32 min |
| Oct 7, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Nicholas | 22 min |
| Oct 7, 7:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Scott | 25 min |
| Oct 7, 7:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Franklin, Scott, Woodford | 32 min |
| Oct 7, 7:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark | 30 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.