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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 206, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2023, 7:43 PM CDT for Logan County, Simpson 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
- Jun 30, 2023, 7:43 PM CDT (00:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2023, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Logan County, KY, Simpson County, KY
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 30, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 389 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1361 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -84 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1290 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
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 30, 6:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 6:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Louisville KY 346 PM EDT Fri Jun 30 2023 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ024-025-028>043-045>049-053>057- 063>067-076>078-081-082-012000- Orange-Washington IN-Scott IN-Jefferson IN-Dubois-Crawford-Perry- Harrison IN-Floyd-Clark IN-Breckinridge-Meade-Hardin-Bullitt- Jefferson KY-Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Scott KY- Harrison KY-Spencer-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas- Nelson-Washington KY-Mercer-Jessamine-Clark KY-Larue-Marion-Boyle- Garrard-Madison-Hart-Green-Taylor-Casey-Lincoln-Metcalfe-Adair- Russell-Cumberland-Clinton- Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, Madison, Jasper, English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, Jeffersonville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, 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, Horse Cave, Greensburg, Campbellsville, Liberty, Stanford, Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany 346 PM EDT Fri Jun 30 2023 /246 PM CDT Fri Jun 30 2023/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Tonight. A round of strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible overnight. Damaging winds and isolated large hail will be the main severe weather threats. Heavy rainfall with the storms may result in isolated flash flooding in spots. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Several waves of strong to severe storms are still possible on Saturday and again on Sunday. Damaging winds and large hail are the primary hazards with locally heavy rainfall causing flash flooding concerns. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required. GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY: Storms will move from the northwest to the southeast at 20 to 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. KYZ023-026-027-061-062-070>075-012000- Hancock-Ohio-Grayson-Butler-Edmonson-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen- Barren-Monroe- Including the cities of Lewisport, Hawesville, Hartford, Leitchfield, Morgantown, Brownsville, Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, Glasgow, and Tompkinsville 246 PM CDT Fri Jun 30 2023 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Heat indices through early evening will be above 105 degrees. Please see the heat advisory product for more details. A round of strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible overnight. Damaging winds and isolated large hail will be the main severe weather threats. Heavy rainfall with the storms may result in isolated flash flooding in spots. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Several waves of strong to severe storms are still possible on Saturday and again on Sunday. Damaging winds and large hail are the primary hazards with locally heavy rainfall causing flash flooding concerns. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required. GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY: Storms will move from the northwest to the southeast at 20 to 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. DM/CSG
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jun 30, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen | 45 min |
| Jun 30, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Simpson | 37 min |
| Jun 30, 7:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hart | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Logan | 26 min |
| Jun 30, 7:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Allen | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 8:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Simpson | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 8:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 29 min |
| Jun 30, 11:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 11:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 27 min |
| Jul 1, 1:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison, Scott | 23 min |
| Jul 1, 1:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Trimble | 28 min |
| Jul 1, 1:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison, Scott | 33 min |
| Jul 1, 1:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Nicholas | 30 min |
| Jul 1, 2:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas | 4 hr |
| Jul 1, 2:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hancock | 37 min |
| Jul 1, 2:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Fayette | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 2:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson | 36 min |
| Jul 1, 4:13 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Scott | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 6:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham | 23 min |
| Jul 1, 7:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 14 min |
| Jul 1, 7:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Shelby | 15 min |
| Jul 1, 8:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Mercer | 27 min |
| Jul 1, 9:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 30 min |
| Jul 1, 10:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson | 28 min |
| Jul 1, 10:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Larue | 27 min |
| Jul 1, 10:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen | 32 min |
| Jul 1, 10:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Washington | 23 min |
| Jul 1, 11:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln | 34 min |
| Jun 30, 11:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 31 min |
| Jul 1, 2:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 27 min |
| Jul 1, 6:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Washington | 34 min |
| Jul 1, 6:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Washington | 38 min |
| Jul 1, 7:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark, Floyd | 14 min |
| Jul 1, 8:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Dubois | 46 min |
| Jul 1, 9:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Crawford, Orange, Perry | 41 min |
| Jul 1, 9:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison | 27 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.