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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 316, NWS Louisville, KY

August 28, 2016Jefferson County, Oldham County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 28, 2016, 5:13 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Oldham 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
Aug 28, 2016, 5:13 PM EDT (21:13 UTC)
Expired
Aug 28, 2016, 5:45 PM EDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Jefferson County, KY, Oldham County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 198 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 2016-08-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1387 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 12:00Z on 2016-08-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1 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
1387 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-78 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1137 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
22 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 Aug 28, 3:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 28, 3:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Louisville KY
322 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016

.SHORT TERM (Now through Monday Night)...
Issued at 300 PM EDT Sun Aug 28 2016

A shortwave rounding the western edge of the ridge to our east is
helping kick off convection this afternoon in a moderately unstable
environment.  Expect isld-scattered storms to continue to develop
over the area late this afternoon and lasting through the evening
hours before diminishing.  The main threats with these storms will
be gusty winds and very heavy rainfall.  A few storms have the
potential to become severe with wind gusts over 50 mph.  Also, with
very slow storm motions and very heavy rainfall, minor flooding
issues may be a concern this evening.

For tonight, expect dry conditions by late evening and through the
overnight hours.  Low temperatures will bottom out in the lower 70s
again.

Monday will be another hot, muggy day with 20-30% chances of
showers/storms during the afternoon/early evening hrs.  At this
point, the short range models don't show a clear trigger for storms.
Think that left over boundaries from tonight's convection may be a
determining factor for tomorrow's. Soundings are again favorable for
pulse type storms with gusty winds and heavy rainfall.  High temps
will be in the upper 80s/lower 90s with heat indices nearing 100
degrees during the late afternoon hours.  Monday night lows will
range from the upper 60s/lower 70s.

.LONG TERM (Tuesday through Sunday)...
Issued at 320 PM EDT Sun Aug 28 2016

Tuesday - Wednesday...

A few more hot days ahead Tue/Wed before a front comes through late
Wed.  Tue looks mainly dry with no real trigger in the area to spark
storms and a decent cap aloft. However, Wed afternoon we could see a
few storms during the afternoon/evening hours as we get some forcing
as the cold front approaches from the NNW.  The exact timing of the
fropa will determine how far south we see storms push into our
region before we lose instability into the evening hours and
convection diminishes.  Will focus the best convection chances over
southern Indiana for now and adjust in coming days as the forecast
becomes a bit more clear.

Thursday - Sunday...

A much more pleasant airmass will arrive behind the front for the
rest of the work week.  Highs will drop back into the upper 70s to
mid 80s for Thu/Fri/Sat with lower humidities.  The airmass will be
more stable as well in the upper trough resulting in dry days.

By Sunday, however, we'll start to see a warm-up as an upper ridge
begins to work back into the region from the west.  Highs will be
back into the mid to upper 80s with dewpts creeping back toward 70
Sun afternoon.

&&

.AVIATION (18Z TAF Update)...
Issued at 140 PM EDT Sun Aug 28 2016

Most immediate TAF concern will be the development of isld-sct
convection over the region this afternoon.  Based on mesoanalysis
and high-res models, all TAF sites could see at least VCTS this
afternoon/early evening.  Will need to update the TAF with more
definite timing and reduced flight conditions as convection forms.

Tonight all TAF sites could see light br especially if they receive
a shower/storm this afternoon.  Will continue the 2-4 hr window of
MVFR conditions during the pre-dawn hours and perhaps adjust
downward if necessary based on convection and evening model guidance.

Winds will generally remain ENE below 7 kts.

&&

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

Short Term........AMS
Long Term.........AMS
Aviation..........AMS
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 28, 3:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
342 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-291945-
ORANGE-WASHINGTON-SCOTT-JEFFERSON-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-HARRISON-
FLOYD-CLARK-HANCOCK-BRECKINRIDGE-MEADE-OHIO-GRAYSON-HARDIN-BULLITT-
OLDHAM-TRIMBLE-HENRY-SHELBY-FRANKLIN-SPENCER-ANDERSON-WOODFORD-
FAYETTE-BOURBON-NICHOLAS-NELSON-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...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...
JASPER...ENGLISH...TELL CITY...CORYDON...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
342 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016 /242 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2016/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS
EVENING ESPECIALLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 65. ISOLATED INSTANCES OF
DAMAGING WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSING
MINOR FLOODING WILL BE THE GREATEST THREATS WITH THE STRONGEST
STORMS.

OUTSIDE OF STORMS...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH HEAT
INDICES AROUND 100 THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST MONDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL REACH AROUND 100 DEGREES MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT ANY STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE AS
WELL AS MINOR FLOODING THIS EVENING.

AMS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 28, 4:25 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
425 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016

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

0330 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNE DUCKERS           38.19N 84.77W
08/28/2016                   FRANKLIN           KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN.

&&

SZAPPANOS
Special weather statement, Aug 28, 4:26 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
426 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016

KYZ043-282100-
NICHOLAS-
426 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN NICHOLAS COUNTY...

AT 426 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SHARPSBURG.
THE STORM IS NEARLY STATIONARY.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EAST UNION AND MOOREFIELD.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3820 8397 3821 8397 3821 8398 3822 8398
      3822 8399 3820 8399 3822 8401 3821 8403
      3822 8403 3823 8405 3830 8403 3827 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 106DEG 4KT 3824 8398

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 27, 8:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKTaylor27 min
Aug 27, 8:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton, Russell33 min
Aug 28, 2:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon, Fayette30 min
Aug 28, 2:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFayette32 min
Aug 28, 2:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon, Scott25 min
Aug 28, 2:58 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKBourbon, Fayette3 hr
Aug 28, 3:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFayette, Jessamine, Scott, Woodford35 min
Aug 28, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKScott33 min
Aug 28, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark27 min
Aug 28, 3:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison, Scott24 min
Aug 28, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMercer, Woodford35 min
Aug 28, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAnderson, Franklin35 min
Aug 28, 4:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCumberland, Monroe27 min
Aug 28, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison26 min
Aug 28, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKNicholas34 min
Aug 28, 4:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGarrard, Madison23 min
Aug 28, 4:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKMadison3 hr
Aug 28, 4:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington27 min
Aug 28, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGarrard, Lincoln32 min
Aug 28, 5:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKNicholas2 hr
Aug 28, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington34 min
Aug 28, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGarrard, Lincoln, Madison29 min
Aug 28, 5:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKTrimble27 min
Aug 28, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMarion, Taylor37 min
Aug 28, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt, Jefferson, Nelson27 min
Aug 28, 6:04 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBoyle, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison3 hr
Aug 28, 6:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCasey, Russell31 min
Aug 28, 6:37 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKCasey, Lincoln3 hr
Aug 28, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair, Clinton, Green, Russell31 min
Aug 28, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWarren28 min
Aug 28, 7:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGreen, Hart29 min
Aug 28, 7:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGrayson, Hardin26 min
Aug 28, 7:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCumberland, Monroe47 min
Aug 28, 7:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHart29 min
Aug 28, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark, Jefferson, Scott34 min
Aug 28, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFloyd31 min
Aug 28, 6:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson42 min
Aug 28, 6:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison, Washington26 min
Aug 28, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford, Harrison, Orange, Washington31 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.