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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Louisville, KY

February 17, 2022Clark County, Madison County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 17, 2022, 6:58 PM EST for Clark County, Madison County, Kentucky. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 17, 2022, 6:58 PM EST (23:58 UTC)
Expired
Feb 17, 2022, 7:30 PM EST
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clark County, KY, Madison County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:04 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, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 285 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 2022-02-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2022-02-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 499 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1210 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
499 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
576 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Feb 17, 6:55 PM EST, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 6:55 PM EST, 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 17, 3:59 PM EST, 2 hours 59 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
359 PM EST Thu Feb 17 2022

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070>078-081-082-182100-
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Casey-Lincoln-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-
Adair-Russell-Cumberland-Clinton-
359 PM EST Thu Feb 17 2022 /259 PM CST Thu Feb 17 2022/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Indiana and central
Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

A strong system will move across the region today bringing
widespread rainfall and gusty winds over 40 mph. There is a
possibility of a few thunderstorms this afternoon and early evening.
The best chances of strong to severe storms will be south of the
Western Kentucky and Bluegrass Parkways. Some of the showers and
thunderstorms south of the Parkways will be capable of producing
severe wind gusts and isolated tornadoes.

A few instances of nuisance flooding could accompany any
thunderstorm activity.

Behind the front this evening, winds will pick up out of the
northwest and gust to 35 to 40 mph at times. The winds are expected
to diminish after midnight.

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

Widespread rain and possible thunderstorms are expected early next
week, especially Monday night through Tuesday night. This may lead to
minor flooding problems.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be requested today.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 17, 5:32 PM EST, 1 hour 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
532 PM EST THU FEB 17 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0510 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SE BOWLING GREEN      36.96N 86.43W
02/17/2022  M55 MPH          WARREN             KY   ASOS

            FROM KBWG.

&&

DM
Local storm report, Feb 17, 5:46 PM EST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 17, 1:51 AM ESTFlood WatchLMKAnderson, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Franklin, Grayson, Hancock and 14 more19 hr
Feb 17, 3:04 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAnderson, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Franklin, Grayson and 16 more6 hr
Feb 17, 3:37 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKClinton, Cumberland, Monroe, Russell3 hr
Feb 17, 4:48 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Mercer and 3 more6 hr
Feb 17, 5:11 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningLMKAnderson, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Franklin, Grayson and 17 more4 hr
Feb 17, 5:31 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBarren, Edmonson, Green, Hart, Larue, Marion and 3 more29 min
Feb 17, 5:42 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLarue, Marion, Nelson18 min
Feb 17, 5:57 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLarue, Marion, Taylor33 min
Feb 17, 5:58 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGreen, Hart, Marion, Taylor32 min
Feb 17, 6:21 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell24 min
Feb 17, 6:28 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer17 min

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2022Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2022

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.