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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 254, NWS Louisville, KY

July 9, 2015Adair County, Casey County, Russell County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2015, 3:48 PM CDT for Adair County, Casey County, Russell County, Kentucky. It was in force for 32 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: Jul 9, 2015, 3:48 PM CDT (20:48 UTC)
Expired: Jul 9, 2015, 4:20 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Adair County, KY, Casey County, KY, Russell County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 175 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: 492 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 964 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 158 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 174 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.5

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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 Jul 9, 3:25 PM CDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 3:25 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 2:52 PM CDT, 56 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
352 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2015

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-102000-
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
352 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2015 /252 PM CDT THU JUL 9 2015/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THIS
EVENING...MAINLY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. GUSTY WINDS AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.

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

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MUCH OF
THIS PERIOD AS A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLS IN THE REGION. THE
STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY ANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

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

RAS/EER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 9, 1:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
253 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2015

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

0225 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E PAINT LICK          37.62N 84.37W
07/09/2015                   MADISON            KY   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN IN THE WALNUT MEADOW AREA.

&&

MRC

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 2:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
206 PM CDT THU JUL 9 2015

KYZ061>063-071-074-091935-
BARREN KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-WARREN KY-
206 PM CDT THU JUL 9 2015

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

AT 204 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BOWLING GREEN...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

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

* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  THREE SPRINGS...
  PLUM SPRINGS...
  MOUNT VICTOR...
  MEMPHIS JUNCTION...
  DELAFIELD...
  BRISTOW AND GOTTS...
  LOVING AND SUNNYSIDE...
  OAKLAND...
  SMITHS GROVE AND PONDSVILLE...

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
22 AND 53.

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE NATCHER PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 4 AND
7.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE AWARE THAT A GUST FRONT PRECEDING THIS STORM WILL GENERATE STRONG
AND GUSTY WINDS WELL BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF ANY RAIN.

&&

LAT...LON 3719 8610 3714 8578 3713 8578 3697 8610
      3691 8643 3706 8681
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 250DEG 25KT 3697 8642

JDG

Local storm report, Jul 9, 2:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
332 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2015

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

0206 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNE CRAB ORCHARD      37.47N 84.50W
07/09/2015                   LINCOLN            KY   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWNED.

&&

MRC

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 2:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
232 PM CDT THU JUL 9 2015

KYZ062-063-071-074-076-092000-
BARREN KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-METCALFE KY-WARREN KY-
232 PM CDT THU JUL 9 2015

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

AT 228 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE...AND MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.

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

* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  MUNFORDVILLE...
  GLASGOW...
  HIGHLAND SPRINGS...
  TOM JOHNS CROSSING...
  NORTHTOWN AND CAVE CITY...
  HORSE CAVE AND LOGSDON VALLEY...

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
36 AND 60.

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE CUMBERLAND (NUNN) PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 11 AND 1.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING. EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON LOCAL
ROADWAYS. DRIVERS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND TURN ON THEIR HEADLIGHTS IF
ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAINS.

&&

LAT...LON 3694 8626 3724 8626 3730 8570 3730 8569
      3726 8567 3718 8569 3715 8567 3700 8565
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 250DEG 25KT 3716 8613

JDG

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 2:51 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
251 PM CDT THU JUL 9 2015

KYZ063>065-074-076-077-092035-
ADAIR KY-BARREN KY-GREEN KY-HART KY-METCALFE KY-TAYLOR KY-
251 PM CDT THU JUL 9 2015

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

AT 250 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF EDMONTON...AND MOVING EAST
AT 30 MPH.

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

* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  MUNFORDVILLE...
  GREENSBURG...
  GLASGOW...
  COLUMBIA...
  CAMPBELLSVILLE...
  CRAILHOPE AND NODE...
  LILETOWN AND PIERCE...
  NEWT AND EXIE...
  THURLOW AND FRY...

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
48 AND 65.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING. EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON LOCAL
ROADWAYS. DRIVERS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND TURN ON THEIR HEADLIGHTS IF
ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAINS.

&&

LAT...LON 3711 8607 3722 8605 3725 8608 3731 8609
      3736 8533 3703 8527 3698 8606
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 250DEG 25KT 3713 8572

JDG

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 3:39 PM CDT, 9 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
Jul 9, 4:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hancock, Ohio	30 min
Jul 9, 4:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Ohio	32 min
Jul 9, 4:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge	18 min
Jul 9, 5:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Meade	29 min
Jul 9, 5:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson	27 min
Jul 9, 8:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson, Hart	30 min
Jul 9, 11:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson, Hart, Larue, Warren	30 min
Jul 9, 11:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Green, Hart, Taylor	28 min
Jul 9, 11:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey, Green, Hart, Marion, Taylor	46 min
Jul 9, 12:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Marion	29 min
Jul 9, 12:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Casey, Garrard, Lincoln	38 min
Jul 9, 12:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln	33 min
Jul 9, 1:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Garrard, Madison	32 min
Jul 9, 2:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Warren	29 min
Jul 9, 2:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson	28 min
Jul 9, 2:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Green, Hart	44 min
Jul 9, 3:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Green, Metcalfe	45 min
Jul 9, 3:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Russell	31 min
Jul 9, 4:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson, Hart	28 min
Jul 9, 5:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Warren	29 min
Jul 9, 5:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hart	28 min
Jul 9, 5:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Larue, Marion	29 min
Jul 9, 5:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Barren	31 min
Jul 9, 5:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Marion	31 min
Jul 9, 6:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Barren, Metcalfe	28 min
Jul 9, 6:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge, Butler, Grayson	28 min
Jul 9, 6:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Cumberland, Metcalfe	30 min
Jul 9, 6:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Russell	33 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.