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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 137, NWS Louisville, KY

June 8, 2015Logan County, Simpson County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2015, 12:10 PM CDT for Logan County, Simpson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 30 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 8, 2015, 12:10 PM CDT (17:10 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 2015, 12:40 PM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Logan County, KY, Simpson County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:11 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 76 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: 126 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -103 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1445 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 152 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 145 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 8, 11:10 AM CDT, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 11:10 AM CDT, 1 hour before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 2:53 AM CDT, 9 hours 17 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
353 AM EDT MON JUN 8 2015

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-090800-
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
353 AM EDT MON JUN 8 2015 /253 AM CDT MON JUN 8 2015/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK
AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY.
THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...BUT LARGE HAIL AND
ISOLATED BRIEF TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND AS
GULF MOISTURE RETURNS TO THE AREA. NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS
EXPECTED...BUT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS A THREAT WITH ANY
THUNDERSTORM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON.

&&

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

RAS/BJS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 7:26 AM CDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
726 AM CDT MON JUN 8 2015

KYZ024-026-027-081255-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-GRAYSON KY-OHIO KY-
726 AM CDT MON JUN 8 2015

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND 45
MPH WINDS...

AT 721 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF HARTFORD...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN REDUCING
VISIBILITIES...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 40 TO 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM.

* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  JUGVILLE AND ELLMITCH...
  HITES FALLS AND SHREVE...
  HICKORY CORNER AND DEMPSTER...
  FALLING BRANCH AND HINTON HILLS...

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 3766 8663 3778 8632 3763 8625 3759 8628
      3759 8626 3760 8624 3758 8624 3758 8622
      3757 8621 3739 8688 3755 8692
TIME...MOT...LOC 1226Z 247DEG 38KT 3751 8677

KD

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 11:59 AM CDT, 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1159 AM CDT MON JUN 8 2015

KYZ070-072-081745-
LOGAN KY-SIMPSON KY-
1159 AM CDT MON JUN 8 2015

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND
HALF INCH HAIL...

AT 1153 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM RUSSELLVILLE TO
GUTHRIE...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN REDUCING
VISIBILITIES...AND HALF INCH HAIL...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  FRANKLIN...
  SCHLEY AND CORINTH...
  SCHOCHOH AND ADAIRVILLE...
  MIDDLETON...
  TURNERTOWN AND HILLTOP...

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 2 AND 6.

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 3665 8659 3664 8706 3665 8707 3672 8707
      3684 8694 3680 8640 3677 8641 3663 8655
TIME...MOT...LOC 1700Z 276DEG 30KT 3683 8681 3665 8701

JBS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 8, 7:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Ohio	29 min
Jun 8, 11:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Simpson	46 min
Jun 8, 12:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clinton	28 min
Jun 8, 12:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Simpson	39 min
Jun 8, 1:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren	30 min
Jun 8, 1:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Barren	31 min
Jun 8, 1:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Monroe	29 min
Jun 8, 1:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan	27 min
Jun 8, 1:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Logan	19 min
Jun 8, 2:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Logan, Simpson, Warren	29 min
Jun 8, 2:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Cumberland, Monroe	30 min
Jun 8, 2:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland, Russell	29 min
Jun 8, 2:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Mercer, Washington	29 min
Jun 8, 3:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clinton	28 min
Jun 8, 3:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Simpson	31 min
Jun 8, 3:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer	31 min
Jun 8, 3:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Simpson	30 min
Jun 8, 3:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Madison	19 min
Jun 8, 3:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Garrard, Lincoln	47 min
Jun 8, 4:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln	28 min
Jun 8, 4:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Harrison, Nicholas, Scott	29 min
Jun 8, 6:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hart, Simpson, Warren	90 min

Nearby

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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.