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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 57, NWS Louisville, KY

June 21, 2021Marion County, Nelson County, Washington County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2021, 1:48 PM EDT for Marion County, Nelson County, Washington County, Kentucky. It was in force for 27 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 21, 2021, 1:48 PM EDT (17:48 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2021, 2:15 PM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Marion County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Washington County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:47 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, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 213 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 2021-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1530 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 211 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1530 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
919 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
211 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
228 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.3
Supercell composite
9.6

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The text

As transmitted.

482 
WUUS53 KLMK 211748
SVRLMK
KYC155-179-229-211815-
/O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0057.210621T1748Z-210621T1815Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
148 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Nelson County in central Kentucky...
  Northwestern Marion County in central Kentucky...
  Southern Washington County in central Kentucky...

* Until 215 PM EDT.

* At 147 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles south of
  Bardstown, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Springfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3763 8503 3764 8547 3771 8550 3781 8501
TIME...MOT...LOC 1747Z 261DEG 31KT 3767 8543 

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

JDG
1 follow-up statement
103 
WWUS53 KLMK 211758
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
158 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

KYC179-211807-
/O.CAN.KLMK.SV.W.0057.000000T0000Z-210621T1815Z/
Nelson KY-
158 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL NELSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
central Kentucky.

LAT...LON 3763 8503 3764 8544 3771 8542 3773 8539
      3781 8501
TIME...MOT...LOC 1757Z 261DEG 32KT 3768 8530 

$$

KYC155-229-211815-
/O.CON.KLMK.SV.W.0057.000000T0000Z-210621T1815Z/
Marion KY-Washington KY-
158 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MARION AND SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

At 157 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Springfield,
moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Springfield, Loretto, Mackville, Burkes Spring, Rineltown, Nerinx,
Bearwallow, Briartown, Jenkinsville and Pleasant Grove.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3763 8503 3764 8544 3771 8542 3773 8539
      3781 8501
TIME...MOT...LOC 1757Z 261DEG 32KT 3768 8530 

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 11:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge24 min
Jun 21, 11:42 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOhio48 min
Jun 21, 11:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge42 min
Jun 21, 12:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark24 min
Jun 21, 12:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSpencer39 min
Jun 21, 12:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHardin49 min
Jun 21, 12:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGrayson41 min
Jun 21, 12:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGrayson, Hardin, Hart34 min
Jun 21, 12:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKNelson, Spencer51 min
Jun 21, 1:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Nelson, Washington45 min
Jun 21, 1:09 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBreckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hardin, Meade, Nelson4 hr
Jun 21, 1:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAnderson, Fayette, Woodford41 min
Jun 21, 1:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark33 min
Jun 21, 1:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHardin55 min
Jun 21, 1:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington48 min
Jun 21, 1:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Fayette, Jessamine25 min
Jun 21, 2:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison36 min
Jun 21, 2:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOhio34 min
Jun 21, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBoyle32 min
Jun 21, 2:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGrayson26 min
Jun 21, 2:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Madison15 min
Jun 21, 2:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLincoln30 min
Jun 21, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLarue27 min
Jun 21, 2:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKButler, Grayson, Ohio3 hr
Jun 21, 2:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGarrard, Lincoln34 min
Jun 21, 2:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison41 min
Jun 21, 2:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMadison32 min
Jun 21, 3:13 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKGreen, Hart, Larue, Marion, Nelson, Taylor3 hr
Jun 21, 3:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKEdmonson25 min
Jun 21, 3:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBoyle35 min
Jun 21, 3:33 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKBoyle, Casey, Marion2 hr
Jun 21, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMetcalfe24 min
Jun 21, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton22 min
Jun 21, 3:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKEdmonson, Hart, Warren3 hr
Jun 21, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton18 min
Jun 21, 4:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFayette31 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.