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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 172, NWS Louisville, KY

July 2, 2019Shelby County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2019, 9:53 PM EDT for Shelby County, Kentucky. It was in force for 37 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
Jul 2, 2019, 9:53 PM EDT (01:53 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2019, 10:30 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Shelby County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 181 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 2019-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 94 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 2019-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 99 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
94 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-158 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1802 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
156 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 Jul 2, 7:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 7:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 2:49 PM EDT, 7 hours 4 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
249 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-031900-
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
249 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019 /149 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2019/

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central
Indiana and Central Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Late This Afternoon and Tonight.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected into the evening
hours. Any storm will be capable of producing torrential rainfall,
gusty winds, and frequent lightning. Expect some isolated wind gusts
from stronger storms in the 40 to 60 mph range.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

An active weather pattern will continue this week and into the
weekend with chances for storms each day. Some storms could be
strong with gusty winds and dangerous lightning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are asked to report strong winds, flooding, and any hail
this week.

RJS/DM

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 8:54 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 8:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHancock23 min
Jul 2, 8:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLogan34 min
Jul 2, 8:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSpencer27 min
Jul 2, 8:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKNelson25 min
Jul 2, 8:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson28 min
Jul 2, 8:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKNelson26 min
Jul 2, 8:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKShelby17 min
Jul 2, 8:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKShelby36 min
Jul 2, 8:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKShelby31 min
Jul 2, 9:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt, Jefferson, Nelson28 min
Jul 2, 9:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAllen36 min
Jul 2, 9:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSpencer33 min
Jul 2, 9:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKShelby30 min
Jul 2, 9:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKShelby, Spencer3 hr
Jul 3, 2:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKNicholas24 min
Jul 3, 2:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLogan27 min
Jul 3, 2:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHancock29 min
Jul 3, 2:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMeade28 min
Jul 3, 2:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSimpson33 min
Jul 3, 3:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOldham36 min
Jul 3, 3:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKWarren29 min
Jul 3, 3:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSimpson27 min
Jul 3, 3:33 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKBourbon, Harrison3 hr
Jul 3, 3:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAllen34 min
Jul 3, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOhio29 min
Jul 3, 3:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOhio35 min
Jul 3, 3:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAllen, Barren34 min
Jul 3, 3:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOhio31 min
Jul 3, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon45 min
Jul 3, 4:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBreckinridge, Grayson, Ohio3 hr
Jul 3, 4:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMonroe38 min
Jul 3, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGrayson29 min
Jul 3, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark, Fayette, Jessamine24 min
Jul 3, 5:13 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKFayette, Scott3 hr
Jul 3, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGarrard, Jessamine28 min
Jul 3, 6:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFayette, Garrard, Jessamine34 min
Jul 3, 6:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKClark118 min
Jul 3, 6:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGarrard, Madison26 min
Jul 3, 7:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBoyle, Garrard, Jessamine3 hr
Jul 3, 7:09 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryLMKBourbon13 hr
Jul 3, 7:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMadison39 min
Jul 3, 1:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison35 min
Jul 3, 2:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison35 min
Jul 3, 2:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark24 min
Jul 3, 2:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKScott29 min

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2019Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

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.