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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 169, NWS Louisville, KY

July 30, 20249 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 30, 2024, 2:09 PM EDT for 9 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 51 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 30, 2024, 2:09 PM EDT (18:09 UTC)
Expired
Jul 30, 2024, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bullitt County, KY, Green County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Hart County, KY, Larue County, KY, Marion County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Washington County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:10 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
Jul 30, 11:05 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 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 Jul 30, 1:11 PM EDT, 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 1:11 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 30, 11:36 AM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 30, 1:43 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 30, 1:43 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 30, 1:51 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 30, 1:53 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 30, 2:07 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 30, 2:09 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 30, 12:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMeade35 min
Jul 30, 1:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMeade43 min
Jul 30, 1:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMeade34 min
Jul 30, 1:54 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Meade, Nelson36 min
Jul 30, 2:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt, Jefferson43 min
Jul 30, 2:18 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Jefferson27 min
Jul 30, 2:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAnderson35 min
Jul 30, 2:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt29 min
Jul 30, 2:51 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAnderson, Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade, Shelby and 1 more3 hr
Jul 30, 2:52 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKScott23 min
Jul 30, 3:05 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKNelson25 min
Jul 30, 3:05 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFayette, Woodford25 min
Jul 30, 3:11 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon34 min
Jul 30, 3:21 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKNelson24 min
Jul 30, 3:23 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAnderson, Franklin, Mercer, Woodford3 hr
Jul 30, 3:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark, Fayette35 min
Jul 30, 3:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington28 min
Jul 30, 3:35 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJessamine25 min
Jul 30, 3:53 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBoyle, Garrard, Mercer37 min
Jul 30, 4:06 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison24 min
Jul 30, 4:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCasey, Lincoln37 min
Jul 30, 8:32 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryLMKAllen, Butler, Hancock, Logan, Ohio, Simpson and 1 more8 hr
Jul 30, 12:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHancock, Meade43 min
Jul 30, 12:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOhio39 min
Jul 30, 1:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge43 min
Jul 30, 1:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Meade26 min
Jul 30, 1:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Grayson36 min
Jul 30, 1:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOhio24 min
Jul 30, 1:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade44 min
Jul 30, 1:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOhio36 min
Jul 30, 1:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBreckinridge, Hancock106 min
Jul 30, 1:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGrayson, Larue47 min
Jul 30, 1:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKEdmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue26 min
Jul 30, 2:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLMKButler, Ohio39 min
Jul 30, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSpencer47 min
Jul 30, 2:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBarren, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Hart and 2 more45 min
Jul 30, 2:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBreckinridge, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Hart81 min
Jul 30, 2:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMuhlenberg25 min
Jul 30, 2:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Barren, Boyle, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland and 9 more57 min
Jul 30, 2:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Mercer, Nelson, Spencer, Washington, Woodford26 min
Jul 30, 2:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Warren37 min
Jul 30, 3:04 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKHart24 min
Jul 30, 3:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAdair, Green, Metcalfe, Russell3 hr
Jul 30, 3:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClinton, Cumberland, Monroe36 min
Jul 30, 7:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHancock31 min
Jul 29, 10:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois27 min
Jul 29, 11:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford, Perry48 min
Jul 29, 11:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Perry31 min
Jul 29, 11:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford48 min
Jul 30, 12:55 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOrange35 min
Jul 30, 1:19 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington26 min
Jul 30, 2:14 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKCrawford, Harrison, Orange, Washington3 hr
Jul 30, 11:58 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois, Orange47 min
Jul 30, 12:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOrange, Washington33 min
Jul 30, 7:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois42 min
Jul 30, 7:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois, Perry36 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.