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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS Louisville, KY

June 11, 2021Edmonson County, Warren County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2021, 8:55 PM CDT for Edmonson County, Warren County, Kentucky. 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 11, 2021, 8:55 PM CDT (01:55 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2021, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Edmonson County, KY, Warren County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:56 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 117 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2123 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 82 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2123 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
931 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
4.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

648 
WUUS53 KLMK 120155
SVRLMK
KYC061-227-120230-
/O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0040.210612T0155Z-210612T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
855 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Warren County in south central Kentucky...
  Edmonson County in south central Kentucky...

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 855 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Brownsville,
  moving south at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Brownsville around 900 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Bowling Green and Plum Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3699 8639 3731 8639 3731 8613 3730 8612
      3699 8614
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 358DEG 22KT 3723 8627 

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

MJ
2 follow-up statements
114 
WWUS53 KLMK 120213
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
913 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

KYC061-227-120230-
/O.CON.KLMK.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-210612T0230Z/
Warren KY-Edmonson KY-
913 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN WARREN AND SOUTHERN EDMONSON COUNTIES...

At 913 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Brownsville,
moving south at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
  Bowling Green and Plum Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3699 8639 3725 8639 3720 8613 3699 8614
TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 358DEG 22KT 3712 8626 

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

MJ
930 
WWUS53 KLMK 120229
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
929 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

KYC061-227-120239-
/O.EXP.KLMK.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-210612T0230Z/
Warren KY-Edmonson KY-
929 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WARREN AND
SOUTHERN EDMONSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3699 8639 3725 8639 3720 8613 3699 8614
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 358DEG 22KT 3702 8626 

$$

MJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 7:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHart47 min
Jun 11, 7:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair54 min
Jun 11, 7:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHardin53 min
Jun 11, 8:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGrayson23 min
Jun 11, 8:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton, Cumberland58 min
Jun 11, 8:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKEdmonson, Grayson28 min
Jun 11, 9:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAllen, Warren60 min
Jun 12, 1:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKNicholas36 min
Jun 12, 2:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison29 min
Jun 12, 2:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKClark, Madison3 hr
Jun 12, 2:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison34 min
Jun 12, 3:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKScott46 min
Jun 12, 3:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGarrard, Lincoln28 min
Jun 12, 3:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFayette, Franklin, Garrard, Jessamine, Scott, Woodford44 min
Jun 12, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCasey, Lincoln31 min
Jun 12, 4:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMercer34 min
Jun 12, 4:15 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKGarrard, Lincoln, Madison3 hr
Jun 12, 4:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGarrard, Jessamine, Mercer, Woodford26 min
Jun 12, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Mercer32 min
Jun 12, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Casey, Marion23 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.