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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 25, NWS Louisville, KY

February 22, 20225 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 22, 2022, 8:56 AM CST for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 34 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 22, 2022, 8:56 AM CST (14:56 UTC)
Expired
Feb 22, 2022, 9:30 AM CST
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Allen County, KY, Barren County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Warren County, KY

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:55 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, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 87 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 2022-02-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2022-02-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 473 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
493 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
473 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
499 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 22, 5:48 AM CST, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 5:48 AM CST, 3 hours 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 2:22 AM CST, 6 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
322 AM EST Tue Feb 22 2022

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-230830-
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
322 AM EST Tue Feb 22 2022 /222 AM CST Tue Feb 22 2022/

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Widespread moderate to heavy rainfall is expected across the region
today and tonight. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches with locally
higher amounts is expected. This may result in flooding in low-lying
areas and near small streams and creeks. A few strong to severe
storms are possible by late morning and will continue into the
afternoon hours across the area. Damaging winds are the main severe
weather hazards, though an isolated tornado can not be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

A wintry mix of precipitation will be possible Wednesday night and
again Thursday night, mainly over southern Indiana and northern
Kentucky. Confidence in precipitation types remains low.

Additional rainfall of 1 to 2 inches Wednesday night through Friday
may lead to renewed or more serious flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are requested to report rainfall amounts and any flooding
through Tuesday night. Spotter activation is possible on Tuesday.

MJ/ALL

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 22, 8:37 AM CST, 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
937 AM EST Tue Feb 22 2022

INZ076-077-083-084-089-090-KYZ023>025-221530-
Crawford IN-Orange IN-Washington IN-Perry IN-Dubois IN-Harrison IN-
Hancock KY-Meade KY-Breckinridge KY-
937 AM EST Tue Feb 22 2022

...Thunderstorms with 40 mph gusts will impact portions of Harrison,
Dubois, Crawford, Perry, Orange, Washington, Meade, Hancock and
Breckinridge Counties through 1030 AM EST/930 AM CST/...

At 936 AM EST/836 AM CST/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles southwest of Paoli
to near St. Joseph. Movement was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Paoli around 955 AM EST.

Other locations in the path of these storms include Salem.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3802 8680 3800 8677 3821 8679 3820 8696
      3855 8666 3864 8589 3857 8585 3852 8587
      3849 8599 3842 8600 3842 8603 3827 8599
      3827 8598 3767 8654 3767 8666 3774 8682
      3784 8685 3784 8691 3790 8691 3790 8699
TIME...MOT...LOC 1436Z 261DEG 35KT 3846 8666 3768 8738

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

RAS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 21, 8:23 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLMKHancock11 days
Feb 22, 8:27 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLogan, Simpson33 min
Feb 22, 8:37 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHancock53 min
Feb 22, 9:07 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKJefferson3 hr
Feb 22, 9:15 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair, Barren, Green, Metcalfe30 min
Feb 22, 9:23 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAllen, Barren, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson37 min
Feb 22, 9:25 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt, Jefferson, Meade, Oldham, Trimble65 min
Feb 22, 9:52 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe23 min
Feb 22, 10:15 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Lincoln, Metcalfe and 3 more30 min
Feb 22, 5:32 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAdair, Allen, Barren, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland and 9 more5 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.