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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

August 6, 2019Butler County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2019, 6:34 PM CDT for Butler County, Kentucky. It was in force for 41 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
Aug 6, 2019, 6:34 PM CDT (23:34 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2019, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY

County Butler County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 352 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2019-08-06Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2019-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 194 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1355 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
194 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
221 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 special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 6, 6:06 PM CDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 6:06 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 6, 5:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Louisville KY
620 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2019

INZ076>079-084-090>092-KYZ024-025-027>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-072230-
Orange-Washington-Scott-Jefferson-Crawford-Harrison-Floyd-Clark-
Breckinridge-Meade-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, English,
Corydon, New Albany, Jeffersonville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg,
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
620 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2019 /520 PM CDT Tue Aug 6 2019/

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected late this afternoon
through this evening. A few strong to severe storms could produce
gusty winds and small hail in addition to brief heavy rainfall and
cloud to ground lightning.

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

Another chance for thunderstorms exists Thursday night into Friday.
Gusty winds and brief heavy rainfall are possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report any instances of wind damage or
hail to the National Weather Service in Louisville Kentucky.

&&

More information, along with other weather, hydrological and
climate information can be found, at weather.gov/louisville.

INZ083-089-KYZ023-026-072230-
Dubois-Perry-Hancock-Ohio-
Including the cities of Jasper, Tell City, Lewisport, Hawesville,
and Hartford
620 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2019 /520 PM CDT Tue Aug 6 2019/

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 555 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM
CDT/ THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected late this afternoon
through this evening. A few strong or severe storms could produce
isolated damaging winds and large hail in addition to brief heavy
rainfall and cloud to ground lightning.

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

Another chance for thunderstorms exists Thursday night into Friday.
Gusty winds and brief heavy rainfall are possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report any instances of wind damage or
hail to the National Weather Service in Louisville Kentucky.

&&

More information, along with other weather, hydrological and
climate information can be found, at weather.gov/louisville.

BJS

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 1:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison25 min
Aug 6, 2:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKTrimble32 min
Aug 6, 3:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKTrimble31 min
Aug 6, 3:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKTrimble36 min
Aug 6, 3:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOldham23 min
Aug 6, 3:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHenry32 min
Aug 6, 4:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOhio23 min
Aug 6, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOhio30 min
Aug 6, 5:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOldham28 min
Aug 6, 5:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler, Ohio39 min
Aug 6, 6:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHancock29 min
Aug 6, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSimpson46 min
Aug 6, 6:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHenry44 min
Aug 6, 6:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGrayson26 min
Aug 6, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLogan, Simpson36 min
Aug 6, 6:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKNicholas33 min
Aug 6, 6:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHenry29 min
Aug 6, 6:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKOhio2 hr
Aug 6, 6:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLogan, Simpson55 min
Aug 6, 2:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson25 min
Aug 6, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois30 min
Aug 6, 5:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOrange35 min
Aug 6, 6:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark, Scott, Washington28 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.