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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 178, NWS Louisville, KY

June 25, 2023Logan County, Simpson County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2023, 11:47 PM CDT for Logan County, Simpson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 28 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: Jun 25, 2023, 11:47 PM CDT (04:47 UTC)
Expired: Jun 26, 2023, 12:15 AM CDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Logan County, KY, Simpson County, KY

The radar

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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
Jun 25, 9:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

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 Jun 25, 7:51 PM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 7:51 PM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 25, 11:38 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 25, 11:39 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 25, 11:41 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 25, 11:43 PM CDT, 4 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 25, 11:46 PM CDT, 1 minute before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1246 AM EDT Mon Jun 26 2023

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

1100 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 SSW Waco              37.72N 84.15W
06/25/2023  M66 MPH          Madison            KY   Mesonet

            Kentucky Mesonet station ELST Richmond 8 E.

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Local storm report, Jun 25, 11:47 PM CDT, 0 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
Jun 25, 7:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Oldham	33 min
Jun 25, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby	31 min
Jun 25, 7:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer	24 min
Jun 25, 7:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hancock	26 min
Jun 25, 7:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Meade	29 min
Jun 25, 7:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Jefferson, Spencer	29 min
Jun 25, 7:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Shelby	24 min
Jun 25, 8:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Scott	23 min
Jun 25, 8:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Fayette, Harrison, Scott	35 min
Jun 25, 8:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Anderson, Bullitt, Jefferson, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer	31 min
Jun 25, 8:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Fayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Mercer, Scott and 1 more	46 min
Jun 25, 8:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade	41 min
Jun 25, 8:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hancock	22 min
Jun 25, 8:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Jefferson	27 min
Jun 25, 8:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Boyle, Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Shelby and 3 more	48 min
Jun 25, 8:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Woodford	36 min
Jun 25, 8:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio	34 min
Jun 25, 8:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Nelson, Spencer	19 min
Jun 25, 9:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hardin, Meade	30 min
Jun 25, 9:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Henry	26 min
Jun 25, 9:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer and 1 more	29 min
Jun 25, 9:17 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Anderson, Fayette, Jessamine, Woodford	3 hr
Jun 25, 9:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Ohio	33 min
Jun 25, 9:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LMK	Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison	46 min
Jun 25, 9:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hardin, Larue	30 min
Jun 25, 9:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson	24 min
Jun 25, 9:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hart	32 min
Jun 25, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer	47 min
Jun 25, 9:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Fayette, Jessamine, Madison	3 hr
Jun 25, 9:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Hart, Larue, Marion, Nelson, Taylor	33 min
Jun 25, 10:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Ohio	30 min
Jun 25, 10:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Hart	23 min
Jun 25, 10:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Fayette, Jessamine, Madison	3 hr
Jun 25, 10:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Adair, Barren, Cumberland, Edmonson, Grayson, Green and 5 more	48 min
Jun 25, 10:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Ohio	30 min
Jun 25, 10:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Edmonson, Grayson, Hart	3 hr
Jun 25, 10:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey, Lincoln, Russell, Taylor	31 min
Jun 25, 10:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Ohio, Warren	47 min
Jun 25, 11:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Hart	3 hr
Jun 25, 11:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe, Russell	29 min
Jun 25, 11:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe	46 min
Jun 25, 11:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan, Warren	39 min
Jun 25, 11:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Butler, Logan, Simpson, Warren	34 min
Jun 25, 11:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Adair, Allen, Barren, Butler, Clinton, Cumberland and 8 more	3 hr
Jun 25, 11:39 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Adair, Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe	3 hr
Jun 25, 11:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell	35 min
Jun 25, 11:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Simpson, Warren	22 min
Jun 25, 11:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Metcalfe, Monroe	47 min
Jun 26, 12:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe	33 min
Jun 26, 12:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Allen, Simpson	31 min
Jun 26, 12:21 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Allen, Simpson, Warren	24 min
Jun 26, 12:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Monroe	46 min
Jun 26, 5:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Harrison	16 min
Jun 25, 7:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Floyd	34 min
Jun 25, 7:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson	27 min
Jun 25, 8:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Perry	29 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.