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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Louisville, KY

May 19, 2022Hardin County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 19, 2022, 6:43 PM EDT for Hardin County, Kentucky. It was in force for 47 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: May 19, 2022, 6:43 PM EDT (22:43 UTC)
Expired: May 19, 2022, 7:30 PM EDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Hardin County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 19, 2:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 183 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1870 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -57 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1018 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 115 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 176 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.8
Supercell composite: 5.1

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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 May 19, 6:16 PM EDT, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 19, 6:16 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 19, 4:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
400 PM EDT Thu May 19 2022

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-202000-
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
400 PM EDT Thu May 19 2022 /300 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022/

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 244 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Another round of strong to severe thunderstorms is expected across
the area this afternoon and evening. The main threats will be large
hail, damaging winds, and possibly an isolated tornado. Heavy
rainfall may result in some localized flooding in places.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

Storms this afternoon and evening will move from the west-southwest
to the east-northeast at 30 mph.

Any users of this storm motion must be aware that thunderstorm
activity can be erratic and constantly evolving. Please use this with
caution and be prepared for changing conditions.

&&

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

MJ

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 19, 5:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 19, 5:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 19, 5:44 PM EDT, 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 19, 5:51 PM EDT, 52 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 19, 6:26 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 19, 6:28 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 18, 8:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Russell	36 min
May 18, 8:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Madison	35 min
May 18, 8:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Casey, Russell	16 min
May 18, 8:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Casey	27 min
May 18, 10:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Russell	14 min
May 18, 10:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson	31 min
May 18, 10:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Green	31 min
May 18, 11:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Casey	29 min
May 19, 12:04 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Adair, Casey, Green, Russell, Taylor	3 hr
May 19, 2:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Hancock	54 min
May 19, 2:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Barren, Edmonson	28 min
May 19, 2:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock	46 min
May 19, 2:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson, Grayson, Hart	37 min
May 19, 2:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Hart	33 min
May 19, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Nelson	25 min
May 19, 3:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe	37 min
May 19, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Russell	28 min
May 19, 3:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Boyle	36 min
May 19, 3:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Meade	41 min
May 19, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Lincoln	33 min
May 19, 3:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Garrard, Lincoln	27 min
May 19, 3:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Mercer, Nelson, Washington	32 min
May 19, 4:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Garrard	37 min
May 19, 4:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Meade	36 min
May 19, 4:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge	45 min
May 19, 4:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison	38 min
May 19, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Lincoln	33 min
May 19, 4:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Garrard, Lincoln, Madison	31 min
May 19, 4:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Shelby, Spencer, Woodford	28 min
May 19, 4:36 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Meade	39 min
May 19, 4:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Lincoln	37 min
May 19, 4:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Franklin, Henry, Scott, Woodford	23 min
May 19, 5:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Ohio	26 min
May 19, 5:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Meade	41 min
May 19, 5:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Meade	37 min
May 19, 5:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge	52 min
May 19, 5:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bullitt	46 min
May 19, 5:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge	24 min
May 19, 6:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge	28 min
May 19, 6:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Meade	34 min
May 19, 6:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hardin	32 min
May 19, 7:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Spencer	34 min
May 19, 7:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hardin, Nelson	56 min
May 19, 7:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Nelson, Washington	49 min
May 19, 2:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Dubois	59 min
May 19, 2:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Crawford, Dubois, Perry	67 min
May 19, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Crawford	30 min
May 19, 4:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Perry	26 min
May 19, 4:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Orange	25 min
May 19, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Perry	32 min
May 19, 7:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Orange, Washington	30 min
May 19, 7:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Crawford	33 min
May 19, 7:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Orange, Washington	46 min
May 19, 7:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Orange	27 min
May 19, 7:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson	36 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.