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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Louisville, KY

February 28, 20214 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 28, 2021, 9:38 AM CST for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 22 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: Feb 28, 2021, 9:38 AM CST (15:38 UTC)
Expired: Feb 28, 2021, 10:00 AM CST
In force: 22 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Allen County, KY, Logan County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Warren County, KY

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:38 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 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 86 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 50 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -67 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 695 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 480 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 488 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

884 
WUUS53 KLMK 281538
SVRLMK
KYC003-141-213-227-281600-
/O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0005.210228T1538Z-210228T1600Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
938 AM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Logan County in south central Kentucky...
  Northern Simpson County in south central Kentucky...
  Northwestern Allen County in south central Kentucky...
  Southern Warren County in south central Kentucky...

* Until 1000 AM CST.

* At 937 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Memphis
  Junction, moving east at 60 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Bowling Green, Scottsville, Crestmoor, Memphis Junction, Mount
  Victor, Woodburn, Hardcastle, Allen Springs, West Fork and Rich
  Pond.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3681 8670 3699 8667 3698 8616 3692 8617
      3691 8618 3691 8617 3675 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 1537Z 278DEG 53KT 3690 8659 

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

RAS

1 follow-up statement

321 
WWUS53 KLMK 281545
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
945 AM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

KYC141-213-281554-
/O.CAN.KLMK.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210228T1600Z/
Logan KY-Simpson KY-
945 AM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LOGAN AND
NORTHERN SIMPSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved into 
Warren County. Therefore, the warning for Logan and Simpson Counties 
has been cancelled. A Flood Warning remains in effect until 330 PM 
CST.

LAT...LON 3675 8623 3680 8640 3681 8641 3681 8642
      3686 8660 3698 8653 3697 8616 3692 8617
      3691 8618 3691 8617 3690 8617 3675 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 1544Z 278DEG 53KT 3688 8646 

$$

KYC003-227-281600-
/O.CON.KLMK.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210228T1600Z/
Allen KY-Warren KY-
945 AM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST
FOR NORTHWESTERN ALLEN AND SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTIES...

At 944 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Three Springs,
moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Bowling Green, Scottsville, Crestmoor, Memphis Junction, Woodburn,
Hardcastle, Allen Springs, West Fork, Rich Pond and Greenhill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3675 8623 3680 8640 3681 8641 3681 8642
      3686 8660 3698 8653 3697 8616 3692 8617
      3691 8618 3691 8617 3690 8617 3675 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 1544Z 278DEG 53KT 3688 8646 

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

RAS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 27, 9:16 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clinton	44 min
Feb 27, 10:01 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Clinton	119 min
Feb 28, 4:20 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hancock, Jefferson, Meade, Ohio and 2 more	3 hr
Feb 28, 7:09 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Jefferson, Shelby, Spencer	4 hr
Feb 28, 7:30 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Henry, Meade, Oldham, Trimble	4 hr
Feb 28, 8:25 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Franklin, Harrison, Scott	3 hr
Feb 28, 9:27 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Simpson, Warren	6 hr
Feb 28, 9:31 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Warren	29 min
Feb 28, 9:33 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Hardin, Nelson	5 days
Feb 28, 9:35 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LMK	Bullitt	25 hr
Feb 28, 9:41 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Warren	45 hr
Feb 28, 9:43 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LMK	Warren	17 hr
Feb 28, 9:48 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Hart	4 days
Feb 28, 9:49 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Butler, Warren	8 days
Feb 28, 9:51 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Butler, Muhlenberg, Ohio	11 days
Feb 28, 9:54 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Ohio	21 days
Feb 28, 9:55 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Warren	8 hr
Feb 28, 9:58 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Franklin	42 hr
Feb 28, 9:59 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Clark, Madison	6 days
Feb 28, 10:00 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Garrard, Jessamine	6 days
Feb 28, 10:01 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer	6 days
Feb 28, 10:02 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Woodford	7 days
Feb 28, 10:04 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Carroll, Henry, Owen	8 days
Feb 28, 10:06 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hardin, Nelson, Spencer	6 hr
Feb 28, 10:06 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Bourbon	48 hr
Feb 28, 10:39 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe, Taylor	6 hr
Feb 28, 10:47 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Nicholas, Robertson	21 days
Feb 28, 10:48 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Harrison	26 hr
Feb 28, 10:55 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Jefferson, Meade, Oldham, Shelby and 1 more	6 hr
Feb 28, 11:20 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Franklin, Harrison, Scott, Shelby	6 hr
Feb 28, 1:15 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan	30 min
Feb 28, 2:23 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Barren	37 min
Feb 28, 2:43 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison	6 hr
Feb 28, 2:47 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Green, Hart, Larue, Marion and 3 more	6 hr
Feb 28, 4:20 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Adair, Allen, Barren, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland and 6 more	6 hr
Feb 28, 5:07 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Russell	38 min
Feb 28, 5:19 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hancock	41 min
Feb 28, 5:40 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Warren	4 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.