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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Louisville, KY

January 25, 2021Allen County, Barren County, Monroe County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 25, 2021, 1:35 PM CST for Allen County, Barren County, Monroe County, Kentucky. It was in force for 25 min. 2 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
Jan 25, 2021, 1:35 PM CST (19:35 UTC)
Expired
Jan 25, 2021, 2:00 PM CST
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Allen County, KY, Barren County, KY, Monroe County, KY

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 25, 1:40 PM CSTTSTM WND DMG3 Nw Flippin, KYTREE DOWN NEAR BROWNS FORD BOAT RAMP.
Jan 25, 1:40 PM CSTTSTM WND DMG3 Nw Flippin, KYTREE DOWN NEAR BROWNS FORD BOAT RAMP. CORRECTED LAT/LON.

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 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 87 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2021-01-25Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2021-01-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 255 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
438 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
78 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
255 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
384 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

519 
WUUS53 KLMK 251935
SVRLMK
KYC003-009-171-252000-
/O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0002.210125T1935Z-210125T2000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
135 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Monroe County in south central Kentucky...     

  Southeastern Allen County in south central Kentucky... 
  South central Barren County in south central Kentucky...

* Until 200 PM CST.

* At 134 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast
  of Scottsville, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Tompkinsville, Gamaliel, Fountain Run, Oak Forest, Forkton, Gum
  Tree, Maynard, Harlan Crossroads, Freetown and Lamb.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3664 8613 3678 8611 3679 8562 3662 8564
TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 275DEG 40KT 3669 8603 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RAS
1 follow-up statement
312 
WWUS53 KLMK 251951
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
151 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

KYC003-009-252000-
/O.CAN.KLMK.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210125T2000Z/
Allen KY-Barren KY-
151 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALLEN AND SOUTH
CENTRAL BARREN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area and into Monroe County. Therefore, the warning has 
been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3663 8597 3665 8595 3666 8595 3667 8596
      3671 8598 3672 8598 3679 8587 3679 8562
      3662 8564
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 272DEG 39KT 3663 8589 

$$

KYC171-252000-
/O.CON.KLMK.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210125T2000Z/
Monroe KY-
151 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CST
FOR MONROE COUNTY...

At 150 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of Red
Boiling Springs, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Tompkinsville, Gamaliel, Fountain Run, Forkton, Gum Tree, Harlan
Crossroads, Freetown, Lamb, Flippin and Emberton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3663 8597 3665 8595 3666 8595 3667 8596
      3671 8598 3672 8598 3679 8587 3679 8562
      3662 8564
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 272DEG 39KT 3663 8589 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RAS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 25, 1:00 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair, Allen, Barren, Green, Marion, Metcalfe and 3 more45 min
Jan 25, 1:22 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBarren, Metcalfe, Monroe23 min
Jan 25, 2:08 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClinton, Cumberland, Monroe37 min
Jan 25, 4:19 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMonroe26 min
Jan 25, 4:36 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMetcalfe24 min
Jan 25, 4:47 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAllen, Monroe28 min
Jan 25, 5:00 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKRussell30 min
Jan 25, 5:13 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKButler, Logan, Warren3 hr
Jan 25, 5:14 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAllen, Barren, Logan, Monroe, Simpson, Warren6 hr
Jan 25, 5:51 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLMKButler, Edmonson, Warren3 hr
Jan 25, 5:56 PM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLMKOhio3 hr

Nearby

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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.