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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

June 3, 2021Barren County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Jun 3, 2021, 12:19 PM CDT for Barren County, Kentucky. It was in force for 26 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 3, 2021, 12:19 PM CDT (17:19 UTC)
Expired
Jun 3, 2021, 12:45 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY

County Barren County, KY

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 98 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 2021-06-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 300 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2021-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 100 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
300 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-68 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
837 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
129 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.7

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 3, 7:54 AM CDT, 4 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 7:54 AM CDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 2:54 AM CDT, 9 hours 25 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
354 AM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-040800-
Orange-Washington-Scott-Jefferson-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison-
Floyd-Clark-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Bullitt-
Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Spencer-Anderson-Woodford-
Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Nelson-Mercer-Jessamine-Larue-Marion-Boyle-
Garrard-Madison-Butler-Edmonson-Hart-Green-Taylor-Casey-Lincoln-
Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair-Russell-
Cumberland-Clinton-
Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, Madison, Jasper,
English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, Jeffersonville, Lewisport,
Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield,
Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Louisville, La Grange, Bedford,
Milton, New Castle, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana,
Taylorsville, Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle,
Bardstown, Springfield, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, Winchester,
Hodgenville, Lebanon, Danville, Lancaster, Richmond, Morgantown,
Brownsville, Horse Cave, Greensburg, Campbellsville, Liberty,
Stanford, Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, Providence,
Scottsville, Glasgow, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown,
Burkesville, and Albany
354 AM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021 /254 AM CDT Thu Jun 3 2021/

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central
Indiana and Central Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

A few strong to severe storms are possible this afternoon and evening
with the main hazards being cloud to ground lightning, locally
damaging winds, and small hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed Thursday afternoon.

JML/MJ

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 12:15 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 3, 12:19 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1219 PM CDT Thu Jun 3 2021

KYZ073>075-031745-
Monroe-Allen-Barren-
1219 PM CDT Thu Jun 3 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN MONROE...
SOUTHEASTERN ALLEN AND SOUTHEASTERN BARREN COUNTIES...

At 1218 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of
Scottsville, moving northeast at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Fountain Run, Eighty Eight, Oak Forest, Gum Tree, Maynard, Austin,
Nobob, Lamb, Flippin and Kino.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 3666 8610 3678 8611 3699 8575 3684 8574
      3684 8573 3676 8561
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 243DEG 26KT 3675 8604

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 11:10 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBreckinridge, Grayson3 hr
Jun 3, 11:50 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKHardin2 hr
Jun 3, 12:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSpencer30 min
Jun 3, 12:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Nelson, Spencer35 min
Jun 3, 12:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFranklin46 min
Jun 3, 12:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAnderson, Franklin, Woodford33 min
Jun 3, 1:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFayette, Scott24 min
Jun 3, 1:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Fayette, Scott33 min
Jun 3, 1:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFayette17 min
Jun 3, 2:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon, Clark, Nicholas47 min
Jun 3, 2:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJessamine27 min
Jun 3, 3:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison29 min
Jun 2, 8:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKDubois2 hr
Jun 2, 10:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKDubois, Orange2 hr
Jun 3, 2:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKDubois3 hr
Jun 3, 3:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison33 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.