Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2020
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 2, 2020, 9:02 PM CST for Butler County, Logan County, Warren County, Kentucky. It was in force for 28 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2020, 9:02 PM CST (03:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2020, 9:30 PM CST
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Butler County, KY, Logan County, KY, Warren County, KY
The radar
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 9:17 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 5 Wsw Sugar Grove, KY | NEAR DAVIS CROSSROADS. HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE, BUT DIME SIZE HAIL COVERING GROUND. |
| Mar 2, 9:20 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | 1 Ne Hadley, KY | REPORT FROM MPING: DIME (0.75 IN.). |
| Mar 2, 9:35 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | 3 Sw Richardsville, KY | REPORT FROM MPING: DIME (0.75 IN.). |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 104 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 346 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 559 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted.
007
WUUS53 KLMK 030302
SVRLMK
KYC031-141-227-030330-
/O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0021.200303T0302Z-200303T0330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
902 PM CST Mon Mar 2 2020
The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Logan County in south central Kentucky...
Southeastern Butler County in south central Kentucky...
Northwestern Warren County in south central Kentucky...
* Until 930 PM CST.
* At 902 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles south of
Morgantown, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Bowling Green, Plum Springs, Crestmoor, Memphis Junction, Mount
Victor, Dimple, Leetown, Rockland, Buffalo Fork and Sharer.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3716 8677 3716 8638 3690 8632 3695 8680
TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 274DEG 42KT 3705 8675
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SCHOETTMER2 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KLMK 030311
SVSLMK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
911 PM CST Mon Mar 2 2020
KYC031-141-227-030330-
/O.CON.KLMK.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200303T0330Z/
Logan KY-Butler KY-Warren KY-
911 PM CST Mon Mar 2 2020
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CST
FOR NORTHEASTERN LOGAN...SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER AND NORTHWESTERN WARREN
COUNTIES...
At 910 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles northwest
of Crestmoor, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Bowling Green, Plum Springs, Crestmoor, Memphis Junction, Mount
Victor, Dimple, Leetown, Rockland, Buffalo Fork and Sharer.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3716 8677 3716 8638 3690 8632 3695 8680
TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 274DEG 42KT 3704 8666
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
SCHOETTMER562
WWUS53 KLMK 030332
SVSLMK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
932 PM CST Mon Mar 2 2020
KYC031-141-227-030341-
/O.EXP.KLMK.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200303T0330Z/
Logan KY-Butler KY-Warren KY-
932 PM CST Mon Mar 2 2020
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LOGAN...
SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER AND NORTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire. However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3716 8677 3716 8638 3690 8632 3695 8680
TIME...MOT...LOC 0331Z 274DEG 42KT 3703 8640
$$
SCHOETTMERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 8:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan | 45 min |
| Mar 2, 9:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Warren | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 9:47 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Warren | 28 min |
| Mar 2, 9:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Warren | 32 min |
| Mar 2, 10:07 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Green, Hart, Taylor | 38 min |
| Mar 2, 10:25 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren, Metcalfe | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 11:01 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Barren, Edmonson, Warren | 3 hr |
| Mar 2, 11:05 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Grayson, Ohio | 115 min |
| Mar 2, 11:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green | 41 min |
| Mar 2, 11:44 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan, Simpson | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 11:53 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Hart | 2 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:16 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren | 44 min |
| Mar 3, 12:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren | 30 min |
| Mar 3, 1:44 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Simpson | 46 min |
| Mar 3, 1:49 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Barren, Warren | 3 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:10 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Allen, Barren, Logan, Monroe, Simpson, Warren | 2 hr |
| Mar 3, 6:30 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Warren | 4 days |
| Mar 3, 6:41 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | LMK | Butler, Muhlenberg, Ohio | 8 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:29 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hart | 25 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:32 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Muhlenberg, Ohio | 4 days |
| Mar 3, 2:32 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | LMK | Ohio | 25 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.