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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 117, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2018, 4:22 PM CDT for Adair County, Metcalfe County, Kentucky. It was in force for 38 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
- Jun 11, 2018, 4:22 PM CDT (21:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2018, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Adair County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 144 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 694 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -113 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1001 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jun 11, 2:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 2:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Louisville KY 348 PM EDT Mon Jun 11 2018 .Short Term...(This evening through Tuesday) Issued at 330 PM EDT Mon Jun 11 2018 (Tonight - Tuesday) - Shower and Thunderstorm chances remain. Elevated flow continues to be weak. Precipitable water levels across central Kentucky will stay above 1.5", and in Southern Indiana and along the Ohio River, precipitable water levels could go over 2". The muggy damp air is in place, but with the weak shear in place, organized severe weather isn't expected. Instability is moderate, so it won't take much to initiate showers and thunderstorms. Boundary interaction and subtle outflow boundaries will likely be the cause of any shower or storm. Localized minor flooding will be the greatest threat through Tuesday night. Areas that see multiple rounds or high rates of rain could see localized flooding. An expanded flood watch was being considered as the threat of rain continues, but with a lack of current shower activity and low confidence, current thinking is a flood watch will not be needed. Lightning and wind are always a threat with thunderstorms precautions should be taken for safety if storms are near. && .Long Term...(Tuesday night through Monday) Issued at 322 PM EDT Mon Jun 11 2018 Tuesday Night - Wednesday... A weak cold front trailing from a Canadian system will push into the region, with another round of showers and storms ahead of it on Tuesday night. By Wednesday morning, the front will stall near the area or just east. Could see some redevelopment along this boundary mainly across our south and east, but expect southern IN to mostly stay dry by Wednesday. May still carry a 20 pop as the ECMWF has not come into line with the other model consensus for dry. Not much of a temperature change behind the boundary, so look for the upper 80s for highs. Wednesday Night - Thursday... Dry NW flow aloft and surface high pressure build in for this time frame. Should see a dry stretch of weather with lows in the upper 60s, and highs around 85 to 90. Thursday Night - Monday... Upper ridge axis originating from the southern Plains will steadily move into our region and center near the area over the weekend. This should generally lead to a hotter/drier forecast, although cannot rule out a few diurnally driven showers and storms each afternoon/evening. Much will depend on how strong of a subsidence inversion develops beneath this upper ridge. Look for highs in the upper 80s to around 90 each day, with mild lows in the upper 60s to around 70. && .Aviation...(18Z TAF Issuance) Issued at 205 PM EDT Mon Jun 11 2018 Typical summer conditions continue over the TAF sites. Shear is weak, instability is moderate, and moisture is high. It doesn't take much to develop showers and thunderstorms with this environment. There is a slow moving front making its way south through central Kentucky. This front will continue to initiate showers and thunderstorms. Outflow boundaries from current showers could cause other shower development. Confidence is high that showers and thunderstorms are likely at the TAF sites, but confidence on timing is much lower. Expect erratic winds. VFR conditions are expected during most of the period, but conditions will deteriorate during periods of heavy rainfall. && .LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...None. KY...None. && Short Term...KDW Long Term...BJS Aviation...KDW
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 2:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Louisville KY 352 PM EDT Mon Jun 11 2018 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-122000- 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, and Albany 352 PM EDT Mon Jun 11 2018 /252 PM CDT Mon Jun 11 2018/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Thunderstorms capable of locally heavy rain, gusty winds, and lightning are possible. The heaviest rain should fall across southern Indiana and north central Kentucky where localized minor flooding issues could arise. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Thunderstorms are expected each day trough early Wednesday. Lightning, locally heavy rain, and gusty winds will be the main threats. An enhanced potential for flooding will continue into early Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are requested to report any heavy rainfall amounts OR flooding to the National Weather Service in Louisville. KDW
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 1:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Meade | 30 min |
| Jun 11, 1:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Meade | 23 min |
| Jun 11, 2:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 27 min |
| Jun 11, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Hardin, Nelson | 34 min |
| Jun 11, 2:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Mercer, Washington | 24 min |
| Jun 11, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hart | 33 min |
| Jun 11, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Mercer, Washington | 28 min |
| Jun 11, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hart | 33 min |
| Jun 11, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Mercer | 47 min |
| Jun 11, 3:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle, Lincoln | 24 min |
| Jun 11, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe | 35 min |
| Jun 11, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln, Madison | 42 min |
| Jun 11, 4:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 29 min |
| Jun 11, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Cumberland | 36 min |
| Jun 11, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 26 min |
| Jun 11, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton | 46 min |
| Jun 11, 6:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Meade | 26 min |
| Jun 10, 10:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Dubois | 34 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2018Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2018
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.