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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Louisville, KY

October 7, 2014Franklin County, Henry County, Shelby County, Kentucky

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.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 7, 6:41 PM EDTHAIL 1Eminence, KY
Oct 7, 6:44 PM EDTHAIL 1.75Pleasureville, KY
Oct 7, 6:58 PM EDTHAIL 15 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 7, 2:02 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2014-10-07Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2014-10-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 154 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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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

$$

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2 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

$$

13
669 
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

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 6, 8:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOldham29 min
Oct 6, 8:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCasey, Lincoln62 min
Oct 6, 8:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Casey21 min
Oct 6, 8:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHenry, Oldham59 min
Oct 6, 8:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHardin, Larue27 min
Oct 6, 8:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGrayson23 min
Oct 6, 8:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFranklin, Shelby27 min
Oct 6, 8:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair46 min
Oct 6, 8:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKNelson32 min
Oct 6, 8:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJessamine, Mercer31 min
Oct 6, 9:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGarrard, Madison30 min
Oct 6, 10:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKRockcastle22 min
Oct 7, 1:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCasey, Marion, Taylor46 min
Oct 7, 2:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKEdmonson, Hart18 min
Oct 7, 2:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCasey, Lincoln, Taylor31 min
Oct 7, 2:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler20 min
Oct 7, 3:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler, Edmonson, Hart42 min
Oct 7, 3:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBoyle19 min
Oct 7, 3:49 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKEdmonson, Green, Hart31 min
Oct 7, 4:06 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Green, Taylor29 min
Oct 7, 4:22 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair28 min
Oct 7, 4:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGreen28 min
Oct 7, 4:34 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Metcalfe, Russell31 min
Oct 7, 4:39 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCasey26 min
Oct 7, 4:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKRussell22 min
Oct 7, 5:03 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKRussell13 min
Oct 7, 9:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison28 min
Oct 7, 11:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMeade28 min
Oct 7, 2:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOldham29 min
Oct 7, 2:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Oldham, Shelby31 min
Oct 7, 3:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFranklin, Scott, Shelby, Woodford30 min
Oct 7, 3:43 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKHarrison, Scott32 min
Oct 7, 3:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Fayette, Scott32 min
Oct 7, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLincoln31 min
Oct 7, 4:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Nicholas28 min
Oct 7, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Harrison, Nicholas32 min
Oct 7, 4:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison, Nicholas14 min
Oct 7, 4:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGarrard, Lincoln30 min
Oct 7, 4:36 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKLincoln19 min
Oct 7, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Oldham27 min
Oct 7, 6:11 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKHenry, Oldham, Shelby24 min
Oct 7, 6:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry16 min
Oct 7, 6:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon, Nicholas, Scott43 min
Oct 7, 6:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette, Nicholas30 min
Oct 7, 6:49 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKBourbon31 min
Oct 7, 6:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOldham30 min
Oct 7, 7:03 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKFranklin, Scott, Woodford32 min
Oct 7, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Oldham, Shelby32 min
Oct 7, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Nicholas22 min
Oct 7, 7:30 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette, Scott25 min
Oct 7, 7:43 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKFranklin, Scott, Woodford32 min
Oct 7, 7:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Clark30 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.