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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 84, NWS Louisville, KY

April 5, 202319 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 5, 2023, 4:38 PM CDT for 19 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 37 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
Apr 5, 2023, 4:38 PM CDT (21:38 UTC)
Expired
Apr 5, 2023, 5:15 PM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Adair County, KY, Allen County, KY, Anderson County, KY, Barren County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Casey County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Green County, KY, Hart County, KY, Larue County, KY, Marion County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Washington County, KY, Woodford County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:40 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 5, 1:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 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 Apr 4, 6:48 PM CDT, 21 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 6:48 PM CDT, 21 hours 50 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 1:37 PM CDTFlood WatchLMKAdair, Allen, Barren, Boyle, Casey, Clinton and 13 more12 hr
Apr 5, 2:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMeade34 min
Apr 5, 2:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Grayson, Logan, Ohio, Warren34 min
Apr 5, 2:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Hancock, Ohio31 min
Apr 5, 3:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Hardin, Meade37 min
Apr 5, 3:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAllen, Barren, Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson and 6 more31 min
Apr 5, 3:31 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKMeade14 min
Apr 5, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade, Nelson26 min
Apr 5, 3:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAllen, Barren, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Hart and 4 more48 min
Apr 5, 4:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatLMKBullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer and 1 more37 min
Apr 5, 4:17 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKHenry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby15 min
Apr 5, 4:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFranklin, Henry, Shelby, Trimble24 min
Apr 5, 4:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison, Scott50 min
Apr 5, 5:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon, Fayette, Jessamine, Mercer, Nicholas, Woodford40 min
Apr 5, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Harrison and 7 more48 min
Apr 5, 5:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair, Metcalfe, Russell46 min
Apr 5, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Nicholas33 min
Apr 5, 9:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford24 min
Apr 5, 10:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark, Floyd, Harrison24 min
Apr 5, 12:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois, Orange33 min
Apr 5, 1:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois, Orange44 min
Apr 5, 2:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson13 min
Apr 5, 2:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKScott, Washington24 min
Apr 5, 2:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois29 min
Apr 5, 2:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Perry34 min
Apr 5, 3:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford30 min
Apr 5, 3:45 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKFloyd, Harrison30 min

Nearby

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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.