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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 135, NWS Louisville, KY

May 11, 2016Boyle County, Lincoln County, Mercer County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 11, 2016, 10:20 PM EDT for Boyle County, Lincoln County, Mercer County, Kentucky. It was in force for 25 min. 1 report 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
May 11, 2016, 10:20 PM EDT (02:20 UTC)
Expired
May 11, 2016, 10:45 PM EDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Boyle County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Mercer County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:22 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 11, 10:46 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 523 Ssw Lancaster, KY

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 11, 7:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 217 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 00:00Z on 2016-05-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 18 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2016-05-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 61 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
18 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-123 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1437 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

744 
WUUS53 KLMK 120220
SVRLMK
KYC021-137-167-120245-
/O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0135.160512T0220Z-160512T0245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1020 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BOYLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  LINCOLN COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN MERCER COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT

* AT 1019 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DANVILLE...
  MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE 
           TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  DANVILLE...HARRODSBURG...STANFORD...JUNCTION CITY...BURGIN...CRAB
  ORCHARD...PREACHERSVILLE...DIXVILLE...DOG WALK AND PARKSVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT...POST YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET YOUR
REPORT USING HASHTAG L...M...K...SPOTTER.

&&

LAT...LON 3736 8449 3750 8486 3755 8485 3753 8494
      3757 8504 3773 8500 3777 8470 3774 8469
      3774 8470 3773 8469 3773 8473 3770 8474
      3769 8468 3766 8471 3765 8468 3764 8469
      3765 8466 3761 8465 3752 8451 3741 8447
TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 278DEG 36KT 3762 8486 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RAS
1 follow-up statement
977 
WWUS53 KLMK 120244
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1044 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

KYC021-137-167-120253-
/O.EXP.KLMK.SV.W.0135.000000T0000Z-160512T0245Z/
BOYLE KY-LINCOLN KY-MERCER KY-
1044 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BOYLE...LINCOLN AND SOUTHERN
MERCER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 PM EDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF BOYLE
AND MERCER COUNTIES. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FOR
CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

A NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR LINCOLN COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3736 8449 3750 8486 3755 8485 3753 8494
      3757 8504 3773 8500 3777 8470 3774 8469
      3774 8470 3773 8469 3773 8473 3770 8474
      3769 8468 3766 8471 3765 8468 3764 8469
      3765 8466 3761 8465 3752 8451 3741 8447
TIME...MOT...LOC 0240Z 278DEG 36KT 3762 8486 

$$

RAS

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 May 11, 9:51 PM EDT, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 11, 9:51 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Louisville KY
951 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

...Forecast Update...
Issued at 945 PM EDT Wed May 11 2016

We have extended Severe Tstm Watch #171 to the east to cover the
remainder of our forecast area in central KY. Watch expiration
remains at 1 am EDT (05 UTC). Parts of the squall line are
slowing weakening as the leading outflow boundary/gust front moves
out ahead of the rain. Nevertheless, there are still some local
areas of strong to severe wind gusts, and this trend should continue
next couple hours as the line continues eastward across east-
central KY.

Meanwhile, new cell development is occurring along and north of the
westward extension of the outflow boundary over west-central KY,
with cells moving northeast with the mean flow. These cells, being
slightly elevated above the leading gust front, appears to pose
an overall less wind damage threat, but hail is still quite possible
and locally heavy rain is likely. Will have to watch for potential
local flooding concerns as well. These cells will fill in behind the
leading convective line, so will not cancel the Watch behind the
line in central KY at this time.

Issued at 815 PM EDT Wed May 11 2016

Severe Tstm Watch #169 in effect til 03z for Dubois, Orange,
Washington, Perry, Crawford, and Harrison counties in Indiana.

Severe Tstm Watch #171 in effect til 05z from Scott County Indiana
south thru Louisville and Bullitt County then west to Hancock, Ohio,
and Butler counties in Kentucky.

The convective line continues moving east across south-central
Indiana and into north-central Kentucky at this time. Wind gust
reports so far have been primarily in the 40 to around 50 mph range,
with a few trees down in Dubois County. Locally higher winds are
possible in narrow channels within the cold pool behind the leading
gust front. Meanwhile, the isolated storm in southern Oldham County
produced up to quarter size hail.

We will continue to monitor and provide additional updates this
evening.

Issued at 510 PM EDT Wed May 11 2016

Complex of storms moving east out of the STL area, and additional
storms lighting up on a boundary very close to the I-64 corridor
across southern Illinois. These storms will ride eastward along the
boundary and into south-central Indiana by early evening. SPC has
issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch in Indiana, but the box will
remain north and west of the Louisville Metro for now.

Outstanding questions that will govern where and how long the
convection continues include instability, which is limited east of I-
65 by lower dewpoints, and how far northward the effective boundary
will move before storms reach us. Will keep close tabs on this, but
it is looking more like the southward extent into Kentucky could be
limited. Still need to remain weather aware into this evening!

.SHORT TERM (Now through Thursday Night)...
Issued at 315 PM EDT Wed May 11 2016

...A Complex of Strong/Severe Storms Possible This Evening...

The synoptic pattern late this afternoon features weak shortwave
ridging over the Ohio Valley, downstream of an upper-level trough
pushing into the Northern Plains.  This trough will push through the
Ohio Valley through the period, ushering in a couple chances for
showers and thunderstorms.

We continue to watch convection off to the west of the region.  It
has recently become better organized near the Saint Louis area, with
a strong cold pool noted on radar.  This suggests the convection
will begin to accelerate quicker to the east along the I-64 corridor
this evening.  Currently along the I-64 corridor there exists a
remnant boundary, now lifting north as an effective warm front.  To
the south of this, the airmass has become strongly unstable with
MLCAPEs in excess of 3,000 J/kg in places.  DCAPEs in excess of
1,000 J/kg should continue to lead to efficient cold pool
production.  0-3km shear vectors around 20-30 knots oriented
orthogonal to the convection should help keep it loosely tied to its
cold pool, at least through the next several hours.  We could see
convection develop along the lifting warm front this afternoon, but
this will be fighting ridging aloft and a lack of synoptic forcing
so do not think it will become very organized.  The main severe
threat looks to come with the MCS early this evening.

Main forecast challenge will be exactly where this MCS tracks and
how strong it will be when it arrives.  Main limiting factors will
be weakening 0-3km flow with eastern extent.  Additionally, we will
just be past peak heating once the convection arrives. However,
still think there is a severe threat along the I-64 corridor in
southern IN and into central KY, with damaging winds and possibly
some marginally severe hail being the main threats.

Forecast confidence decreases substantially tonight as guidance is
in vast disagreement.  As the trough begins to eject towards the
region, isentropic lift on the nose of a 30-knot low-level jet
should feed into any remnant boundaries.  The big question will be
what boundaries there will be and where they will be located.  For
this reason, will hold off on a Flash Flood Watch for now, but it
will be strongly considered through the evening and early overnight
hours once trends become more apparent.  The deep layer flow could
favor training storms along NW-SE boundaries, similar to what we
saw in southern KY this morning.

On Thursday, the upper-level trough will slide into the Great Lakes
region.  This will help drive a surface cold front through the
region.  Another conditional threat of severe weather exists
Thursday afternoon/evening as this front pushes through.  Guidance
is generally suggestive that we will see enough breaks in the
morning convection to destabilize ahead of the front in the
afternoon, especially along and east of I-65.  The better kinematics
will lag the frontal ascent, but if we do realize the instability
suggested by some of the guidance, we could see some some strong to
locally severe multicell clusters capable of locally damaging winds
and hail.  We will dial this threat in more overnight once we see
how convection progresses and the prospects for some morning
sunshine and resultant destabilization.

Convection will push to the east Thursday night, with cooler and
drier air finally filtering into the region.  Overnight lows will
dip into the low and mid 50s.

.LONG TERM (Friday through Wednesday)...
Issued at 325 PM EDT Wed May 11 2016

The synoptic pattern at the start of the long term period will
feature a mean trough across the northern CONUS.  This trough will
amplify through this weekend bringing northwesterly upper-level
flow, but will once again turn back to the southwest by early next
week.

Will keep the discussion short in the long term period given the
active short term period.  A strong PV anomaly will dive through the
region on Friday night into early Saturday, bringing a line of
showers.  Moisture is lacking with this system so do not expect much
QPF, which is certainly good news given the heavy rainfall as of
late.  This front will usher in much cooler air as the trough aloft
amplifies.  Highs Saturday and Sunday won't make it out of the
low/mid 60s, perhaps even the upper 50s in some of the cooler spots!
Will have to keep an eye on Sunday morning, as surface ridging
passing overhead could make for very chilly temperatures.  Some
areas could dip into the upper 30s!

We will return to a warmer and more active pattern early next week
as the flow transitions to more southwesterly once again.  Will see
an increase in precipitation chances late Sunday through at least
Wednesday of next week.

&&

.AVIATION (00Z TAF Update)...
Issued at 645 PM EDT Wed May 11 2016

Main challenge in this TAF set is the impact of storms crossing the
Wabash Valley. Southward extent will be limited, at least initially,
by the northward progression of a residual boundary from last
night's storms.

Confidence in hi-res model data is not high, but it suggests that
storms could make it into SDF around 01-02Z. Will carry a TEMPO for
MVFR ceiling and vis, and thunderstorm gusts to 35 kt. After
midnight, confidence diminishes further as that depends heavily on
the evolution of the complex of storms, and potential re-development
behind.

Most favorable scenario to get storms into BWG is if a strong cold
pool develops and is able to push the line southward. Will carry
VCTS after 06Z for that possibility, as well as any re-development.
LEX is more tricky, as it depends on the initial boundary not
lifting north of there. Will also carry VCTS there after 04Z.  Could
have some restrictions to vis around daybreak with residual low-
level moisture, but will depend on additional rainfall, so will have
to revisit anything worse than MVFR in the next issuance.

Thu afternoon prefrontal convection will depend on how long
overnight storms keep going, but confidence is high enough at this
point to include VCTS and CB after 17-18Z.

&&

.LMK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
KY...NONE.
IN...NONE.
&&

Update.........TWF
Short Term.....KJD
Long Term......KJD
Aviation.......RAS
Hazardous weather outlook, May 11, 5:07 PM EDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
507 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

INZ078-079-091-092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-
082-122115-
SCOTT-JEFFERSON-FLOYD-CLARK-HANCOCK-BRECKINRIDGE-MEADE-OHIO-GRAYSON-
HARDIN-BULLITT-OLDHAM-TRIMBLE-HENRY-SHELBY-FRANKLIN-HARRISON-SPENCER-
ANDERSON-WOODFORD-FAYETTE-BOURBON-NICHOLAS-NELSON-WASHINGTON-MERCER-
JESSAMINE-LARUE-MARION-BOYLE-GARRARD-MADISON-BUTLER-EDMONSON-HART-
GREEN-TAYLOR-CASEY-LINCOLN-LOGAN-WARREN-SIMPSON-ALLEN-BARREN-MONROE-
METCALFE-ADAIR-RUSSELL-CUMBERLAND-CLINTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...NEW ALBANY...
JEFFERSONVILLE...LEWISPORT...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...
BRANDENBURG...HARTFORD...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...
SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...MILTON...
NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...
TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...
CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...
WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...
RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...HORSE CAVE...GREENSBURG...
CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...
FRANKLIN...PROVIDENCE...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...
EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY
507 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016 /407 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2016/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL PUSH INTO SOUTHERN INDIANA AND
CENTRAL KENTUCKY THIS EVENING. THIS COMPLEX WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE THURSDAY.
DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT...BUT LOCALIZED
FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT SEE REPEATED
ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING
TONIGHT OR THURSDAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

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

INZ076-077-083-084-089-090-122115-
ORANGE-WASHINGTON-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-HARRISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...JASPER...ENGLISH...
TELL CITY...CORYDON
507 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016 /407 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2016/

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 169 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM
CDT/ THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL PUSH INTO SOUTHERN INDIANA BY
EARLY EVENING. THIS COMPLEX WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL
ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS...AND HEAVY RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE THURSDAY.
DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT...BUT LOCALIZED
FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT SEE REPEATED
ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING
TONIGHT OR THURSDAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

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

KD/RAS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 11, 9:48 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
948 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

KYZ034-035-038>040-120215-
FRANKLIN-WOODFORD-SHELBY-SPENCER-ANDERSON-
948 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT FRANKLIN...EASTERN
SPENCER...SHELBY...NORTHWESTERN WOODFORD AND ANDERSON COUNTIES...

AT 948 PM EDT...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW CASTLE TO 10 MILES WEST OF
LAWRENCEBURG...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE WELL OUT AHEAD OF THE THUNDERSTORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FRANKFORT...SHELBYVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...ELMBURG...BRYANT...HATTON...
DRYDOCK...FOX CREEK...BON AIR HILLS AND JETT.

LAT...LON 3835 8489 3836 8484 3835 8483 3835 8481
      3834 8479 3835 8475 3799 8476 3797 8517
      3797 8518 3796 8530 3827 8530 3834 8503
      3834 8499 3837 8490
TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 247DEG 31KT 3832 8507 3798 8508

EER
Local storm report, May 11, 9:56 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
956 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

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

0950 PM     HAIL             EMINENCE                38.37N 85.17W
05/11/2016  E0.25 INCH       HENRY              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SZAPPANOS
Special weather statement, May 11, 9:59 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
959 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

KYZ054-064>067-074>078-081-120245-
METCALF-ADAIR-CUMBERLAND-RUSSELL-MONROE-CASEY-GREEN-LINCOLN-MARION-
BARREN-TAYLOR-
959 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL RUSSELL...
CASEY...GREEN...SOUTH CENTRAL LINCOLN...MONROE...METCALFE...
BARREN...ADAIR...NORTHERN CUMBERLAND AND TAYLOR COUNTIES...

AT 958 PM EDT/858 PM CDT/...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED
FROM NEAR LEBANON TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREENSBURG TO 8 MILES WEST
OF GLASGOW...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LIBERTY...GLASGOW...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LEBANON...COLUMBIA...TOMPKINSVILLE...
GREENSBURG...JAMESTOWN...EDMONTON AND BURKESVILLE.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM
EDT/MIDNIGHT CDT/ FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3663 8597 3666 8595 3674 8598 3676 8604
      3681 8605 3681 8607 3690 8607 3690 8610
      3686 8611 3695 8616 3720 8566 3759 8524
      3731 8462 3687 8520 3689 8523 3687 8522
      3682 8528 3662 8584
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 324DEG 26KT 3750 8527 3716 8563 3696 8607

RAS
Local storm report, May 11, 10:00 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1000 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

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

0950 PM     HAIL             EMINENCE                38.37N 85.17W
05/11/2016  E0.25 INCH       HENRY              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0940 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HANOVER                 38.72N 85.47W
05/11/2016                   JEFFERSON          IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES REPORTED DOWN.

0940 PM     TSTM WND GST     HANOVER                 38.72N 85.47W
05/11/2016  E60 MPH          JEFFERSON          IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0936 PM     TSTM WND GST     HODGENVILLE             37.57N 85.73W
05/11/2016  M53 MPH          LARUE              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0934 PM     TSTM WND GST     BARDSTOWN               37.82N 85.46W
05/11/2016  E50 MPH          NELSON             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA SIZE HAIL.

0933 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BEDFORD                 38.60N 85.31W
05/11/2016                   TRIMBLE            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES REPORTED DOWN.

0931 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SLIGO                   38.49N 85.32W
05/11/2016                   HENRY              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE LIMBS DOWN.

0930 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 SSE SLIGO             38.47N 85.31W
05/11/2016  E60 MPH          HENRY              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0920 PM     TSTM WND GST     ELIZABETHTOWN           37.71N 85.87W
05/11/2016  M49 MPH          HARDIN             KY   MESONET

0910 PM     HAIL             LEBANON JUNCTION        37.84N 85.72W
05/11/2016  M1.00 INCH       BULLITT            KY   PUBLIC

0910 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SE LYNDON             38.24N 85.57W
05/11/2016  E50 MPH          JEFFERSON          KY   PUBLIC

0904 PM     HAIL             2 SW RINEYVILLE         37.72N 85.99W
05/11/2016  E0.75 INCH       HARDIN             KY   PUBLIC

0903 PM     TSTM WND GST     SELLERSBURG             38.39N 85.76W
05/11/2016  E60 MPH          CLARK              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0901 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SW SAINT MATTHEWS     38.23N 85.66W
05/11/2016  M54 MPH          JEFFERSON          KY   ASOS

            REPORTED AT BOWMAN FIELD.

0856 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE LOUISVILLE         38.24N 85.71W
05/11/2016                   JEFFERSON          KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE REPORTED DOWN.

0855 PM     TSTM WND GST     HENRYVILLE              38.54N 85.77W
05/11/2016  E50 MPH          CLARK              IN   PUBLIC

0855 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N LOUISVILLE          38.25N 85.74W
05/11/2016                   JEFFERSON          KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            PARTS OF LOUISVILLE GARDENS ROOF DAMAGED.

0854 PM     TSTM WND GST     NEW ALBANY              38.31N 85.83W
05/11/2016  E50 MPH          FLOYD              IN   BROADCAST MEDIA

0854 PM     TSTM WND GST     FLOYDS KNOBS            38.32N 85.87W
05/11/2016  E55 MPH          FLOYD              IN   BROADCAST MEDIA

0852 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 S LOUISVILLE          38.18N 85.74W
05/11/2016  M51 MPH          JEFFERSON          KY   ASOS

            REPORTED AT LOUISVILLE INTERNATIONAL
            AIRPORT.

0850 PM     HAIL             PLEASURE RIDGE PAR      38.15N 85.85W
05/11/2016  E0.25 INCH       JEFFERSON          KY   PUBLIC

0845 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SE CORYDON            38.20N 86.10W
05/11/2016  E50 MPH          HARRISON           IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SOME PEA SIZE HAIL.

0823 PM     HAIL             1 N SMITHFIELD          38.40N 85.26W
05/11/2016  E0.50 INCH       HENRY              KY   PUBLIC

0821 PM     HAIL             2 SW BALLARDSVILLE      38.35N 85.38W
05/11/2016  E0.75 INCH       OLDHAM             KY   PUBLIC

0821 PM     HAIL             SMITHFIELD              38.39N 85.26W
05/11/2016  M1.00 INCH       HENRY              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0818 PM     TSTM WND GST     BATTLETOWN              38.07N 86.30W
05/11/2016  M56 MPH          MEADE              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0814 PM     HAIL             ENGLISH                 38.34N 86.46W
05/11/2016  M0.75 INCH       CRAWFORD           IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0814 PM     TSTM WND GST     TELL CITY               37.96N 86.76W
05/11/2016  E55 MPH          PERRY              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0812 PM     HAIL             1 N BALLARDSVILLE       38.39N 85.35W
05/11/2016  E1.00 INCH       OLDHAM             KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

0811 PM     HAIL             BALLARDSVILLE           38.37N 85.35W
05/11/2016  E0.75 INCH       OLDHAM             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0759 PM     TSTM WND GST     GATCHEL                 38.05N 86.65W
05/11/2016  E50 MPH          PERRY              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA SIZE HAIL.

0756 PM     TSTM WND GST     SAINT CROIX             38.24N 86.58W
05/11/2016  E50 MPH          PERRY              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0750 PM     TSTM WND GST     ENGLISH                 38.34N 86.46W
05/11/2016  E50 MPH          CRAWFORD           IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0747 PM     TSTM WND GST     LEWISPORT               37.94N 86.90W
05/11/2016  E50 MPH          HANCOCK            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0745 PM     TSTM WND GST     BRISTOW                 38.14N 86.72W
05/11/2016  E50 MPH          PERRY              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0745 PM     TSTM WND GST     FERDINAND               38.23N 86.86W
05/11/2016  E40 MPH          DUBOIS             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0742 PM     TSTM WND GST     SAINT ANTHONY           38.32N 86.84W
05/11/2016  M40 MPH          DUBOIS             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0732 PM     TSTM WND GST     JASPER                  38.40N 86.94W
05/11/2016  M53 MPH          DUBOIS             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEASURED AT JASPER MIDDLE SCHOOL.

0732 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HOLLAND                 38.25N 87.04W
05/11/2016                   DUBOIS             IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES REPORTED DOWN.

&&

NWS LOUISVILLE KY
IRIS SYSTEM
SZAPPANOS
Local storm report, May 11, 10:02 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1002 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

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

1001 PM     TSTM WND GST     LEBANON                 37.57N 85.25W
05/11/2016  M49 MPH          MARION             KY   AWOS

            REPORTED AT MARION COUNTY AIRPORT.

&&

SZAPPANOS
Local storm report, May 11, 10:20 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1020 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

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

1015 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 SSW FRANKFORT         38.18N 84.87W
05/11/2016  M51 MPH          FRANKLIN           KY   MESONET

&&

SZAPPANOS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 11, 8:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMeade30 min
May 11, 8:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Oldham, Shelby29 min
May 11, 8:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Meade24 min
May 11, 8:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge, Butler, Grayson, Ohio35 min
May 11, 8:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade32 min
May 11, 8:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson27 min
May 11, 8:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKEdmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Larue, Warren49 min
May 11, 9:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Edmonson, Grayson33 min
May 11, 9:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Nelson46 min
May 11, 9:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Oldham, Trimble29 min
May 11, 9:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHardin, Larue, Marion, Nelson28 min
May 11, 9:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKShelby, Spencer24 min
May 11, 9:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKTrimble30 min
May 11, 9:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBoyle, Mercer, Washington35 min
May 11, 9:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Marion, Mercer, Washington32 min
May 11, 9:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble32 min
May 11, 9:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAnderson, Franklin, Shelby27 min
May 11, 9:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair, Barren, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Marion and 4 more46 min
May 11, 10:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFayette, Franklin, Harrison, Jessamine, Mercer, Scott and 1 more24 min
May 11, 10:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGrayson24 min
May 11, 10:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGarrard34 min
May 11, 10:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLincoln30 min
May 11, 10:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Nicholas and 1 more39 min
May 11, 11:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison24 min
May 11, 11:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGreen37 min
May 12, 2:48 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchLMKAdair, Allen, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle, Butler and 27 more20 hr
May 12, 3:00 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBreckinridge, Grayson, Ohio4 hr
May 12, 8:33 AM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryLMKWarren36 hr
May 12, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKEdmonson, Larue32 min
May 12, 3:13 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryLMKOhio36 hr
May 12, 3:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLogan, Warren34 min
May 12, 3:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBoyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison3 hr
May 12, 3:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGreen, Hart, Larue, Marion, Nelson, Taylor29 min
May 12, 3:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCumberland, Monroe47 min
May 12, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKTaylor30 min
May 12, 4:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKEdmonson, Warren36 min
May 12, 4:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKHart63 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.