Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2023
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 324, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 9, 2023, 1:13 PM CST for Breckinridge County, Grayson County, Hardin County, Kentucky. It was in force for 17 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
- Dec 9, 2023, 1:13 PM CST (19:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2023, 1:30 PM CST
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Breckinridge County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Hardin County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:12 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 11:35 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 571 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 390 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 388 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Dec 9, 12:56 PM CST, 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 9, 12:56 PM CST, 17 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 9, 11:53 AM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Louisville KY 1253 PM EST Sat Dec 9 2023 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>025-029>043-045>049-054>057- 065>067-077-078-081-082-101800- Orange-Washington IN-Scott IN-Jefferson IN-Dubois-Crawford-Perry- Harrison IN-Floyd-Clark IN-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Bullitt- Jefferson-Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Scott KY-Harrison KY- Spencer-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Nelson- Washington KY-Mercer-Jessamine-Clark KY-Marion-Boyle-Garrard-Madison- Taylor-Casey-Lincoln-Adair-Russell-Cumberland-Clinton- 1253 PM EST Sat Dec 9 2023 /1153 AM CST Sat Dec 9 2023/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Indiana, south central Indiana, east central Kentucky, north central Kentucky, northwest Kentucky and south central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. A strong weather system will move through the region today. Widespread rain showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. Some of the storms could be strong to severe with damaging winds being the main threat. An isolated tornado can not be ruled out, especially across southern Kentucky. The highest risk of severe weather will be across central Kentucky. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed. GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY: Storms will move from southwest to northeast between 40 and 50 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. KYZ026>028-053-061>064-070>076-101800- Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Larue-Butler-Edmonson-Hart-Green-Logan-Warren- Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe- 1253 PM EST Sat Dec 9 2023 /1153 AM CST Sat Dec 9 2023/ ...TORNADO WATCH 714 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Kentucky, northwest Kentucky and south central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed. GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY: Storms will move from southwest to northeast between 40 and 50 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 12:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Grayson, Ohio | 21 min |
| Dec 9, 1:35 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 25 min |
| Dec 9, 1:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Logan | 54 min |
| Dec 9, 2:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Logan, Simpson, Warren | 58 min |
| Dec 9, 2:27 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 33 min |
| Dec 9, 2:49 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Owen | 26 min |
| Dec 9, 2:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Barren, Edmonson, Warren | 65 min |
| Dec 9, 3:38 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Spencer | 37 min |
| Dec 9, 3:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Hart, Metcalfe | 24 min |
| Dec 9, 3:59 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Meade | 31 min |
| Dec 9, 4:23 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin, Scott | 37 min |
| Dec 9, 4:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Shelby | 35 min |
| Dec 9, 4:35 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 25 min |
| Dec 9, 4:42 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 33 min |
| Dec 9, 4:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Allen, Simpson | 27 min |
| Dec 9, 5:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Allen | 17 min |
| Dec 9, 5:33 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nelson | 27 min |
| Dec 9, 5:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hart | 34 min |
| Dec 9, 5:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Cumberland, Monroe | 33 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.