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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 284, NWS Louisville, KY

July 29, 2023Allen County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2023, 2:59 PM CDT for Allen County, Kentucky. It was in force for 31 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
Jul 29, 2023, 2:59 PM CDT (19:59 UTC)
Expired
Jul 29, 2023, 3:30 PM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Allen County, KY

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:04 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 78 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 2023-07-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1630 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2023-07-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 96 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1630 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-138 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1241 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
129 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 Jul 29, 2:18 PM CDT, 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 2:18 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 29, 2:31 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
331 PM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023

KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-054>057-065>067-077-078-081-082-301945-
Franklin-Scott KY-Harrison KY-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-
Nicholas-Washington KY-Mercer-Jessamine-Clark KY-Marion-Boyle-
Garrard-Madison-Taylor-Casey-Lincoln-Adair-Russell-Cumberland-
Clinton-
Including the cities of Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana,
Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, Springfield,
Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, Winchester, Lebanon, Danville,
Lancaster, Richmond, Campbellsville, Liberty, Stanford, Columbia,
Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany
331 PM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023 /231 PM CDT Sat Jul 29 2023/

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Isolated to scattered clusters of thunderstorms are likely this
afternoon and evening ahead of a frontal boundary. A few storms
could be strong to severe and produce gusty winds and small hail.
Torrential rainfall is likely in thunderstorms, and areas that see
repeated storms could have localized flooding.

Heat indices this afternoon could also exceed 100 degrees briefly.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to pass along reports of severe weather they
encounter.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

Storms will move from the northwest to the southeast around 25 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.

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>034-038-045-053-061>064-070>076-
301945-
Orange-Washington IN-Scott IN-Jefferson IN-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-
Harrison IN-Floyd-Clark IN-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-
Hardin-Bullitt-Jefferson KY-Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Spencer-
Nelson-Larue-Butler-Edmonson-Hart-Green-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-
Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-
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, Taylorsville, Bardstown,
Hodgenville, Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Greensburg,
Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, Providence, Scottsville,
Glasgow, Tompkinsville, and Edmonton
331 PM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023 /231 PM CDT Sat Jul 29 2023/

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Isolated to scattered clusters of thunderstorms are likely this
afternoon and evening ahead of a frontal boundary. A few storms
could be strong to severe and produce gusty winds and small hail.
Torrential rainfall is likely in thunderstorms, and areas that see
repeated storms could have localized flooding.

Heat indices this afternoon are likely to exceed 105 degrees. Please
see the heat advisory product for more details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to pass along reports of severe weather they
encounter.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

Storms will move from the northwest to the southeast around 25 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.

BTN/CSG

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 29, 2:02 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryLMKAllen, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Edmonson and 20 more17 hr
Jul 29, 12:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLincoln49 min
Jul 29, 12:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison21 min
Jul 29, 1:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLincoln46 min
Jul 29, 1:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGarrard, Lincoln, Madison26 min
Jul 29, 1:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison25 min
Jul 29, 2:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLogan, Simpson43 min
Jul 29, 2:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAllen, Simpson47 min
Jul 29, 2:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMonroe38 min
Jul 29, 3:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton26 min
Jul 29, 4:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCasey49 min
Jul 29, 5:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCasey26 min
Jul 29, 5:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKRussell26 min
Jul 29, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClinton, Russell28 min
Jul 29, 6:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington38 min
Jul 29, 4:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMartin33 min

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2023Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2023

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.