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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

June 11, 2021Clinton County, Cumberland County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Jun 11, 2021, 8:17 PM CDT for Clinton County, Cumberland County, Kentucky. It was in force for 58 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, 8:17 PM CDT (01:17 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2021, 9:15 PM CDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY

Counties Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 137 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°0°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

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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 11, 7:19 PM CDT, 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 7:19 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 1:44 PM CDT, 6 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
244 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-121845-
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
244 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021 /144 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021/

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Slow-moving showers and thunderstorms will produce localized
torrential downpours tonight. Isolated flash flooding is possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible through the
weekend. These thunderstorms will be capable of torrential rainfall.
Areas that see repeated thunderstorms over a short time could
experience localized flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report heavy rainfall and flooding.

&&

More information, along with other weather, hydrological and
climate information can be found, at weather.gov/louisville.

CG/13

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 6:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
758 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021

KYZ028-053-063-064-120045-
Hart-Hardin-Larue-Green-
758 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL GREEN...
SOUTHWESTERN LARUE...EASTERN HART AND SOUTH CENTRAL HARDIN
COUNTIES...

At 757 PM EDT/657 PM CDT/, a strong thunderstorm was located 9 miles
southwest of Hodgenville, moving south at 30 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Munfordville, Monroe, Upton, Sonora, Bonnieville, Wabash, Rowletts,
Lobb, Donansburg and Flint Hill.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 3751 8600 3758 8579 3723 8556 3715 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 338DEG 26KT 3748 8586

MJ
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 6:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
758 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021

KYZ054-065-066-120045-
Marion-Taylor-Casey-
758 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN MARION...
NORTHEASTERN TAYLOR AND NORTHWESTERN CASEY COUNTIES...

At 758 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Lebanon, moving
southeast at 20 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Lebanon, Bradfordsville, Bass, Feathersburg, Jacktown, Poplar Corner,
Merrimac, Calvary, Mannsville and Greenbriar.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 3728 8521 3759 8530 3763 8506 3757 8503
      3755 8504 3755 8503 3739 8496 3731 8515
      3731 8518 3729 8519
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 335DEG 19KT 3757 8517

MJ
Local storm report, Jun 11, 7:24 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 11, 7:51 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 11, 7:52 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 11, 8:17 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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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, 8:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKEdmonson, Grayson28 min
Jun 11, 8:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKEdmonson, Warren35 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.