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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 181, NWS Louisville, KY

July 14, 2019Bourbon County, Harrison County, Scott County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2019, 9:49 PM EDT for Bourbon County, Harrison County, Scott County, Kentucky. It was in force for 26 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 14, 2019, 9:49 PM EDT (01:49 UTC)
Expired: Jul 14, 2019, 10:15 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bourbon County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Scott County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 313 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 199 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -86 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1461 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 6 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 14, 9:29 PM EDT, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 9:29 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 3:02 PM EDT, 6 hours 47 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 7:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
758 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2019

KYZ033-150045-
Henry-
758 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN HENRY COUNTY...

At 758 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near New Castle,
moving northeast at 15 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Eminence, Pleasureville, Gratz, North Pleasureville, Drennon Springs,
Delville, Bethlehem, Slabtown, Orville and Fallis.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 3855 8500 3851 8503 3852 8500 3851 8498
      3849 8499 3847 8495 3844 8496 3843 8496
      3843 8494 3846 8494 3846 8492 3845 8491
      3844 8493 3842 8488 3838 8490 3834 8504
      3835 8517 3836 8520 3857 8502
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 234DEG 12KT 3839 8512

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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 8:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
816 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2019

KYZ042-043-150045-
Bourbon-Nicholas-
816 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2019

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN BOURBON AND
NICHOLAS COUNTIES...

At 814 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms continued to be clustered over
southern Nicholas and eastern Bourbon counties, with new storms
developing over central Nicholas county. These storms are moving
east at 5 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph, pea size hail, and torrential rainfall
are possible with these storms. The rain may cause localized
flooding. Should heavier rains persist, a flash flood warning may be
issued over the next hour.

Locations impacted include...
Carlisle, Millersburg, Jackstown, Plum, Weston, Pleasant Valley,
Sprout, East Union, Little Rock and Moorefield.

LAT...LON 3819 8398 3818 8399 3812 8408 3830 8415
      3841 8394 3836 8392 3836 8389 3835 8390
      3836 8387 3835 8387 3835 8386 3833 8386
      3834 8384 3832 8385 3831 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 252DEG 5KT 3825 8399

RJS

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 9:02 PM EDT, 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 9:13 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
913 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2019

KYZ036-037-150200-
Scott-Harrison-
913 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2019

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL SCOTT AND
SOUTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTIES...

At 913 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from 11 miles southeast of Owenton to 9 miles
west of Cynthiana. Movement was southeast at 10 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph, pea size hail, and brief torrential
rainfall are possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Georgetown, Cynthiana, Sadieville, Longlick, Alberta, Skinnersburg,
Mallard Point, Rutland, Stonewall and Moon Lake Estates.

LAT...LON 3824 8462 3833 8474 3835 8474 3837 8471
      3842 8465 3843 8462 3849 8457 3850 8449
      3836 8430
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 296DEG 7KT 3841 8471 3842 8446

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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 9:38 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 9:41 PM EDT, 8 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 14, 8:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Nicholas	29 min
Jul 14, 9:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon	28 min
Jul 14, 9:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Scott	47 min
Jul 14, 9:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon, Scott	37 min
Jul 14, 9:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark	34 min
Jul 14, 10:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Fayette	28 min
Jul 14, 10:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Owen	45 min
Jul 14, 11:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Henry	33 min
Jul 15, 1:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Fayette	3 hr
Jul 15, 2:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Fayette, Scott	110 min
Jul 15, 2:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Madison	13 min
Jul 15, 2:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Oldham	37 min
Jul 15, 2:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Franklin	2 hr
Jul 15, 2:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark	26 min
Jul 15, 2:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Clark, Madison	2 hr
Jul 15, 3:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Madison	42 min
Jul 15, 3:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Nicholas	25 min
Jul 15, 4:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Simpson	36 min
Jul 15, 4:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Bourbon, Nicholas	106 min
Jul 15, 4:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Allen	37 min
Jul 15, 4:37 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Madison	82 min
Jul 15, 4:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Warren	23 min
Jul 15, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Allen, Barren	35 min
Jul 15, 5:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Barren	31 min
Jul 15, 7:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Marion	31 min
Jul 15, 6:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Dubois	44 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.