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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 331, NWS Louisville, KY

November 28, 20165 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 28, 2016, 6:33 PM CST for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Nov 28, 2016, 6:33 PM CST (00:33 UTC)
Expired
Nov 28, 2016, 7:00 PM CST
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Allen County, KY, Barren County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Hart County, KY, Warren County, KY

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:35 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 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 108 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2016-11-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2016-11-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1045 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
875 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1045 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
1363 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

150 
WUUS53 KLMK 290033
SVRLMK
KYC003-009-061-099-227-290100-
/O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0331.161129T0033Z-161129T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
633 PM CST MON NOV 28 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN WARREN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTH CENTRAL HART COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  CENTRAL BARREN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN EDMONSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTH CENTRAL ALLEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 700 PM CST

* AT 633 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF
  PLUM SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...AUTOMATED WIND GAUGES. AT 626 PM CST...THE GAUGE AT
           BOWLING GREEN AIRPORT REPORTED 58 MPH WINDS.

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BOWLING GREEN...GLASGOW...MUNFORDVILLE...PLUM SPRINGS...HORSE
  CAVE...CAVE CITY...SMITHS GROVE...PARK CITY...OAKLAND AND RAILTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3708 8640 3727 8589 3692 8579 3683 8636
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 253DEG 40KT 3699 8623 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RJS
2 follow-up statements
523 
WWUS53 KLMK 290051
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
651 PM CST MON NOV 28 2016

KYC003-227-290100-
/O.CAN.KLMK.SV.W.0331.000000T0000Z-161129T0100Z/
WARREN KY-ALLEN KY-
651 PM CST MON NOV 28 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN WARREN AND NORTH
CENTRAL ALLEN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3691 8617 3692 8616 3695 8616 3706 8611
      3707 8614 3719 8611 3727 8589 3692 8579
      3691 8614 3693 8614 3692 8615 3691 8615
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 253DEG 40KT 3705 8599 

$$

KYC009-061-099-290100-
/O.CON.KLMK.SV.W.0331.000000T0000Z-161129T0100Z/
HART KY-BARREN KY-EDMONSON KY-
651 PM CST MON NOV 28 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HART...NORTHERN BARREN AND SOUTHEASTERN EDMONSON
COUNTIES...

AT 650 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
GLASGOW...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...AUTOMATED OBSERVING SYSTEMS. 

IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE 
         HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GLASGOW...MUNFORDVILLE...HORSE CAVE...CAVE CITY...PARK CITY...
RAILTON...ROWLETTS...HAYWOOD...MERRY OAKS AND GOODNIGHT.

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 3691 8617 3692 8616 3695 8616 3706 8611
      3707 8614 3719 8611 3727 8589 3692 8579
      3691 8614 3693 8614 3692 8615 3691 8615
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 253DEG 40KT 3705 8599 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

RJS
860 
WWUS53 KLMK 290058
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
658 PM CST MON NOV 28 2016

KYC009-061-099-290108-
/O.EXP.KLMK.SV.W.0331.000000T0000Z-161129T0100Z/
HART KY-BARREN KY-EDMONSON KY-
658 PM CST MON NOV 28 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HART...NORTHERN
BARREN AND SOUTHEASTERN EDMONSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM
CST...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

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 3691 8617 3692 8616 3695 8616 3706 8611
      3707 8614 3719 8611 3727 8589 3692 8579
      3691 8614 3693 8614 3692 8615 3691 8615
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 253DEG 40KT 3706 8594 

$$

RJS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 28, 6:37 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAllen23 min
Nov 28, 6:56 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBarren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe, Monroe, Taylor34 min
Nov 28, 7:07 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLarue, Marion, Nelson38 min
Nov 28, 7:26 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair, Cumberland, Green, Taylor34 min
Nov 28, 7:52 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCasey, Clinton, Lincoln, Russell23 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.