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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Louisville, KY

May 23, 20244 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2024, 8:09 AM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 33 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: May 23, 2024, 8:09 AM EDT (12:09 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2024, 8:42 AM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Hardin County, KY, Larue County, KY, Marion County, KY, Nelson County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:11 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 nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 191 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1022 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -67 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 857 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 161 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 176 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 3.7

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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 May 22, 7:53 PM EDT, 12 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 7:53 PM EDT, 12 hours 16 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 4:05 PM EDT, 16 hours 4 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
405 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-232015-
Orange-Washington IN-Scott IN-Jefferson IN-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-
Harrison IN-Floyd-Clark IN-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-
Hardin-Bullitt-Jefferson-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-Butler-Edmonson-Hart-Green-Taylor-Casey-
Lincoln-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair-
Russell-Cumberland-Clinton-
405 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 /305 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Indiana
and central Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Scattered clusters of thunderstorms will continue to develop across
the region through the rest of the afternoon and into the evening
hours. Some of the storms may be strong to severe with damaging
winds, very heavy rainfall and hail being the main threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected Thursday through
Tuesday. The main threats would be frequent lightning, gusty winds,
and heavy rainfall with this activity. There is a fairly strong
signal that severe storms will be possible Sunday afternoon and
evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

Storms will generally move from west to east between 25-35 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/KDW

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 22, 8:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Shelby, Spencer	32 min
May 23, 4:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Simpson	31 min
May 23, 5:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Allen	34 min
May 23, 5:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Barren, Monroe	23 min
May 23, 5:42 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Ohio	33 min
May 23, 6:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Cumberland, Metcalfe	23 min
May 23, 7:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hardin	28 min
May 23, 8:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Green, Taylor	38 min
May 23, 2:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan	23 min
May 23, 2:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Warren	23 min
May 23, 3:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Warren	27 min
May 23, 3:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clinton	34 min
May 23, 3:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Allen	33 min
May 23, 4:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hart	29 min
May 23, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Barren	30 min
May 23, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Grayson	24 min
May 23, 4:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Metcalfe, Monroe	23 min
May 23, 5:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Metcalfe	34 min
May 23, 5:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Cumberland, Monroe	31 min
May 23, 5:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Green, Taylor	37 min
May 23, 5:36 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Monroe	3 hr
May 23, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Meade	30 min
May 23, 6:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clinton	10 min
May 23, 6:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson	24 min
May 23, 7:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson	30 min
May 23, 7:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Madison	37 min
May 23, 7:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Shelby	3 hr

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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.