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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 134, NWS Louisville, KY

July 11, 2020Bullitt County, Jefferson County, Kentucky; Crawford County, Floyd County, Harrison County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2020, 8:40 PM EDT for Bullitt County, Jefferson County, Kentucky; Crawford County, Floyd County, Harrison County, Indiana. It was in force for 35 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 11, 2020, 8:40 PM EDT (00:40 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2020, 9:15 PM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Crawford County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Bullitt County, KY, Jefferson County, KY

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NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 11, 7:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 7:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 7:50 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 11, 7:50 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 11, 8:00 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
800 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2020

INZ090>092-KYZ030-031-120030-
Floyd-Clark-Harrison-Jefferson-Oldham-
800 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2020

...LINE OF STORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS HEADING FOR THE LOUISVILLE
METRO...

At 758 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms from 9 miles
southeast of Scottsburg to 10 miles north of New Albany to 11 miles
south of Salem. Movement was southeast at 45 mph.

These storms will be capable of frequent lightning, strong gusty
winds, and hail as they move through the Louisville Metro.

Locations impacted will include...
Louisville, Jeffersonville, New Albany, Jeffersontown, St. Matthews,
Shively, Lyndon, La Grange, Middletown, and Douglass Hills.

Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 3853 8544 3836 8528 3830 8536 3831 8539
      3831 8541 3829 8541 3830 8542 3829 8543
      3830 8545 3812 8560 3803 8598 3826 8612
      3835 8580
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 328DEG 39KT 3860 8564 3844 8585 3843 8610

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Local storm report, Jul 11, 8:20 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 8:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson, Oldham30 min
Jul 11, 8:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Jefferson, Oldham, Spencer36 min
Jul 11, 8:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Oldham, Shelby29 min
Jul 11, 8:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAnderson36 min
Jul 11, 9:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAnderson, Mercer, Woodford38 min
Jul 11, 9:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt, Meade, Nelson, Spencer28 min
Jul 11, 9:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFranklin, Jessamine, Mercer, Woodford24 min
Jul 11, 9:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer26 min
Jul 11, 10:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGarrard, Jessamine, Madison39 min
Jul 11, 11:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGrayson42 min
Jul 12, 12:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOhio36 min
Jul 12, 12:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler37 min
Jul 12, 1:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge, Hancock, Jefferson, Meade, Oldham31 min
Jul 12, 2:06 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMeade24 min
Jul 12, 2:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMeade28 min
Jul 12, 2:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer34 min
Jul 12, 2:42 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge, Hardin, Ohio33 min
Jul 12, 3:11 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKEdmonson, Grayson, Hart, Larue, Nelson, Taylor34 min
Jul 12, 10:59 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHancock46 min
Jul 12, 11:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMeade57 min
Jul 12, 11:54 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Hardin, Meade36 min
Jul 12, 12:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOhio42 min
Jul 12, 12:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt41 min
Jul 12, 3:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOhio37 min
Jul 12, 3:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler34 min
Jul 12, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt31 min
Jul 12, 4:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler47 min
Jul 12, 4:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt35 min
Jul 12, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Logan30 min
Jul 12, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLogan33 min
Jul 12, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLarue, Nelson43 min
Jul 12, 6:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMarion, Nelson, Washington29 min
Jul 12, 6:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLogan33 min
Jul 12, 6:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMarion, Washington29 min
Jul 12, 6:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGreen, Taylor38 min
Jul 12, 6:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBoyle39 min
Jul 12, 6:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Lincoln, Mercer22 min
Jul 12, 6:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair, Casey49 min
Jul 12, 7:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGarrard41 min
Jul 12, 7:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Casey, Taylor37 min
Jul 12, 7:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLincoln36 min
Jul 11, 8:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois, Orange25 min
Jul 11, 9:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKCrawford, Harrison4 hr
Jul 11, 9:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois31 min
Jul 12, 1:07 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois23 min
Jul 12, 1:30 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange, Washington30 min
Jul 12, 4:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison29 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.