Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 410
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Jul 13, 2015, 12:55 PM EDT for 5 states. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2015, 12:55 PM EDT (16:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2015, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Largest hail expected
- 1.5 in
- Strongest gust expected
- 70 kt
All 155 counties
Clark County, IN, Crawford County, IN, Dearborn County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Ohio County, IN, Orange County, IN, Perry County, IN, Ripley County, IN, Scott County, IN, Switzerland County, IN, Washington County, IN, Adair County, KY, Allen County, KY, Anderson County, KY, Barren County, KY, Bath County, KY, Bell County, KY, Boone County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Boyd County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Bracken County, KY, Breathitt County, KY, Breckinridge County, KY, Bullitt County, KY, Butler County, KY, Campbell County, KY, Carroll County, KY, Carter County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clark County, KY, Clay County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Elliott County, KY, Estill County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Floyd County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Gallatin County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Grant County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Green County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Hancock County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Harlan County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Hart County, KY, Henry County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Kenton County, KY, Knott County, KY, Knox County, KY, Larue County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Lee County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Letcher County, KY, Lewis County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Logan County, KY, Madison County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Marion County, KY, Martin County, KY, Mason County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Meade County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Ohio County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Owen County, KY, Owsley County, KY, Pendleton County, KY, Perry County, KY, Pike County, KY, Powell County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Robertson County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Rowan County, KY, Russell County, KY, Scott County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Trimble County, KY, Warren County, KY, Washington County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY, Wolfe County, KY, Woodford County, KY, Adams County, OH, Athens County, OH, Brown County, OH, Butler County, OH, Clermont County, OH, Clinton County, OH, Fayette County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Greene County, OH, Hamilton County, OH, Highland County, OH, Hocking County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Pickaway County, OH, Pike County, OH, Ross County, OH, Scioto County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Warren County, OH, Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Boone County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Clay County, WV, Fayette County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mason County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Nicholas County, WV, Pocahontas County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Roane County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Webster County, WV, Wyoming County, WV
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:58 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 SPC expected
The probabilities SPC published with the watch, for the watch area over its life.
- Two or more tornadoes
- 20%
- One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes
- 2%
- Ten or more severe wind reports
- 90%
- One or more gusts of 65 knots or more
- 60%
- Ten or more severe hail reports
- 30%
- One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more
- 10%
- Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports
- 95%
Warnings issued inside it
71 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 12:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Dearborn, Franklin, Ripley | 48 min |
| Jul 13, 1:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Scott, Washington | 42 min |
| Jul 13, 1:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown, Clinton, Fayette, Highland, Ross | 47 min |
| Jul 13, 1:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland | 56 min |
| Jul 13, 1:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Jefferson, Scott, Washington | 41 min |
| Jul 13, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams, Brown, Highland, Pike, Ross, Scioto | 55 min |
| Jul 13, 1:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Campbell | 12 min |
| Jul 13, 1:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Clermont | 19 min |
| Jul 13, 1:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Clark | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 1:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Scott, Washington | 22 min |
| Jul 13, 1:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Bracken, Grant, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and 1 more | 47 min |
| Jul 13, 2:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Bracken, Pendleton | 9 min |
| Jul 13, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Fleming | 36 min |
| Jul 13, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd | 47 min |
| Jul 13, 2:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen | 114 min |
| Jul 13, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott | 34 min |
| Jul 13, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Washington | 30 min |
| Jul 13, 2:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison, Scott | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Lewis | 44 min |
| Jul 13, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan | 41 min |
| Jul 13, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Scott, Shelby | 30 min |
| Jul 13, 2:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming | 4 hr |
| Jul 13, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 81 min |
| Jul 13, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Bracken, Lewis, Mason, Robertson | 33 min |
| Jul 13, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott | 43 min |
| Jul 13, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Grant, Owen | 20 min |
| Jul 13, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan | 30 min |
| Jul 13, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence | 44 min |
| Jul 13, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bullitt, Franklin, Jefferson, Nelson, Shelby and 2 more | 39 min |
| Jul 13, 2:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Washington | 34 min |
| Jul 13, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Jessamine, Madison, Nicholas and 2 more | 38 min |
| Jul 13, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Johnson, Magoffin, Menifee and 5 more | 30 min |
| Jul 13, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Boyle, Bullitt, Clark, Fayette, Garrard and 8 more | 59 min |
| Jul 13, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee, Powell, Wolfe | 47 min |
| Jul 13, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gallia | 31 min |
| Jul 13, 3:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Fleming, Rowan | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin and 6 more | 33 min |
| Jul 13, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 46 min |
| Jul 13, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gallia, Lawrence | 26 min |
| Jul 13, 3:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Jessamine, Madison | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison | 32 min |
| Jul 13, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Floyd, Jackson, Knott, Lee and 5 more | 29 min |
| Jul 13, 4:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Carter | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 4:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan | 5 hr |
| Jul 13, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan, Pike | 60 min |
| Jul 13, 4:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 53 min |
| Jul 13, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Jackson, Knott, Leslie and 5 more | 36 min |
| Jul 13, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam | 64 min |
| Jul 13, 4:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 38 min |
| Jul 13, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Knott and 6 more | 65 min |
| Jul 13, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 55 min |
| Jul 13, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Marion, Nelson, Taylor | 29 min |
| Jul 13, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pike | 18 min |
| Jul 13, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas | 67 min |
| Jul 13, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 44 min |
| Jul 13, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Larue, Taylor | 29 min |
| Jul 13, 5:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Roane, Wirt | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 5:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Clay, Kanawha | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 5:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Green, Taylor | 30 min |
| Jul 13, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh | 50 min |
| Jul 13, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster | 45 min |
| Jul 13, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Green | 31 min |
| Jul 13, 6:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Braxton, Clay, Nicholas, Webster | 4 hr |
| Jul 13, 6:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Larue, Metcalfe and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe | 32 min |
| Jul 13, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland | 40 min |
| Jul 13, 7:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland | 29 min |
| Jul 13, 7:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Cumberland, Monroe | 31 min |
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 4:49 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Porter, Pulaski and 1 more | 116 min |
| Jul 13, 5:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Jasper, Lake, Newton, Porter | 6 hr |
| Jul 13, 8:19 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benton, Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Marshall, Newton and 5 more | 86 min |
| Jul 13, 10:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 13, 12:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clark, Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn, Dubois, Floyd and 21 more | 89 min |
| Jul 13, 3:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clark, Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Harrison, Orange and 1 more | 86 min |
| Jul 13, 5:01 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Benton, Fountain, Jasper, Lake, Newton, Porter and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 13, 7:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bartholomew, Benton, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Cass and 52 more | 91 min |
| Jul 13, 5:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Barren, Bell, Casey, Clay, Clinton and 25 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 13, 4:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carter, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock and 6 more | 83 min |
| Jul 13, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 13, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Clay and 25 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 13, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 28 more | 6 hr |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.