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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 74, NWS Louisville, KY

June 5, 2019Bourbon County, Harrison County, Nicholas County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2019, 8:13 PM EDT for Bourbon County, Harrison County, Nicholas County, Kentucky. It was in force for 47 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 5, 2019, 8:13 PM EDT (00:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 2019, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bourbon County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Nicholas County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 5, 6:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

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 5, 8:12 PM EDT, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 8:12 PM EDT, 1 minute before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 3:31 PM EDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
331 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2019

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-061945-
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
331 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2019 /231 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2019/

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Chance of isolated severe thunderstorms are still possible this
afternoon through this evening. These storms will be capable of
damaging winds, large hail, heavy rainfall, and lightning. A line of
storms will move through the area this evening into the early
morning hours. The main hazard associated with this line is potential
damaging winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Storm chances will likely continue into early next week as a slow
moving low pressure system over the central United States approaches
our area. Localized heavy rainfall and a few strong to severe storms
will be possible during this timeframe.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed on Wednesday.

CG/BJS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 5, 6:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
657 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2019

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

0623 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CLAYSVILLE              38.62N 86.28W
06/05/2019                   WASHINGTON         IN   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN IN CLAYSVILLE, IN ALONG W LOST
            RIVER RD.

&&

JML
Local storm report, Jun 5, 7:23 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
723 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2019

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

0647 PM     HAIL             1 NE MILLERSBURG        38.56N 86.32W
06/05/2019  E1.00 INCH       ORANGE             IN   PUBLIC

&&

JML
Local storm report, Jun 5, 7:24 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
724 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2019

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

0650 PM     HAIL             2 ENE LIVONIA           38.57N 86.24W
06/05/2019  E1.75 INCH       WASHINGTON         IN   PUBLIC

&&

JML
Local storm report, Jun 5, 7:38 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
738 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2019

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

0538 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N LEIPSIC             38.68N 86.37W
06/05/2019                   ORANGE             IN   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ALONG 840 N AND 450 E.

&&

JML
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 7:41 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
741 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2019

KYZ033-060015-
Henry-
741 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2019

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

At 741 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of
New Castle, moving southeast at 15 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Port Royal, Drennon Springs, Lacie, Delville, Bethlehem, Slabtown,
Lockport and Franklinton.

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 3855 8500 3851 8503 3852 8498 3849 8499
      3848 8497 3846 8495 3846 8491 3844 8493
      3845 8494 3844 8496 3843 8495 3837 8504
      3850 8517 3858 8508 3856 8506 3857 8504
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 295DEG 15KT 3852 8509

AMS
Local storm report, Jun 5, 8:08 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 8:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFranklin, Scott35 min
Jun 5, 8:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon27 min
Jun 5, 9:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon12 min
Jun 5, 9:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark36 min
Jun 5, 9:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMeade43 min
Jun 5, 9:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Jefferson32 min
Jun 5, 9:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge, Meade39 min
Jun 5, 9:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt, Jefferson16 min
Jun 5, 10:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge36 min
Jun 5, 10:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHardin, Larue, Marion, Nelson, Spencer, Washington45 min
Jun 5, 10:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGrayson46 min
Jun 5, 10:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGreen, Hart, Taylor33 min
Jun 5, 10:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison17 min
Jun 5, 11:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKEdmonson, Grayson, Ohio55 min
Jun 6, 2:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBreckinridge3 hr
Jun 6, 2:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge23 min
Jun 6, 4:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKMeade3 hr
Jun 6, 5:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLarue35 min
Jun 6, 5:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKClinton3 hr
Jun 6, 6:26 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKLarue3 hr
Jun 6, 7:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKButler3 hr
Jun 6, 7:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAdair, Barren, Metcalfe3 hr
Jun 5, 8:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Harrison37 min
Jun 5, 8:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOrange, Washington45 min
Jun 5, 8:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Floyd, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Washington23 min
Jun 5, 8:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKClark, Washington3 hr

Nearby

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.