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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 28, 2024, 7:09 AM EST for 10 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 36 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
- Feb 28, 2024, 7:09 AM EST (12:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2024, 7:45 AM EST
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bourbon County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Clark County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Madison County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Nicholas County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:09 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 10:29 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:56 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 871 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 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 Feb 28, 6:30 AM EST, 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 6:30 AM EST, 39 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Louisville KY 406 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2024 KYZ026>028-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-290915- Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-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- 406 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2024 /306 AM CST Wed Feb 28 2024/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...TORNADO WATCH 28 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ THIS MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Kentucky, north central Kentucky, northwest Kentucky and south central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered strong to severe storms are likely this morning across the region. Damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes are the main threats in storms. Winds outside of thunderstorms will gust near 40 mph at times today. A wind advisory is in effect through the afternoon hours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to pass along reports of severe weather. GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY: Storms will move from west southwest to east northeast around 60 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>025-029>043-290915- 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- 406 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2024 /306 AM CST Wed Feb 28 2024/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...TORNADO WATCH 27 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST /5 AM CST/ EARLY THIS MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Indiana, south central Indiana, east central Kentucky, north central Kentucky and northwest Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered strong to severe storms are likely this morning across the region. Damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes are the main threats in storms. Winds outside of thunderstorms will gust near 40 mph at times today. A wind advisory is in effect through the afternoon hours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to pass along reports of severe weather. GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY: Storms will move from west southwest to east northeast around 60 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. CSG
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2:53 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 37 min |
| Feb 28, 3:06 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 39 min |
| Feb 28, 3:28 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 32 min |
| Feb 28, 3:36 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 24 min |
| Feb 28, 3:40 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nelson | 35 min |
| Feb 28, 3:55 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade | 35 min |
| Feb 28, 3:56 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 34 min |
| Feb 28, 4:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 32 min |
| Feb 28, 4:28 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Shelby, Spencer | 32 min |
| Feb 28, 4:29 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Nelson, Spencer, Washington | 31 min |
| Feb 28, 4:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin | 27 min |
| Feb 28, 4:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Jessamine, Mercer, Woodford | 33 min |
| Feb 28, 5:01 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 29 min |
| Feb 28, 5:05 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Scott | 25 min |
| Feb 28, 5:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson, Meade | 32 min |
| Feb 28, 5:13 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott, Woodford | 32 min |
| Feb 28, 5:27 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Meade | 33 min |
| Feb 28, 5:30 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Nicholas | 30 min |
| Feb 28, 5:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Woodford | 28 min |
| Feb 28, 5:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Fayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Scott, Shelby and 2 more | 34 min |
| Feb 28, 5:51 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Hardin, Meade, Ohio | 3 hr |
| Feb 28, 5:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson, Hardin, Nelson, Spencer | 33 min |
| Feb 28, 6:07 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Nicholas, Scott, Woodford | 23 min |
| Feb 28, 6:15 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Larue, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer and 2 more | 30 min |
| Feb 28, 6:17 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Hart, Larue and 3 more | 28 min |
| Feb 28, 6:22 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette | 3 hr |
| Feb 28, 6:25 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Meade, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer | 3 hr |
| Feb 28, 6:38 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine and 4 more | 52 min |
| Feb 28, 6:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Edmonson, Green, Hart, Larue, Marion and 3 more | 30 min |
| Feb 28, 6:53 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon | 3 hr |
| Feb 28, 6:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 31 min |
| Feb 28, 7:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Green, Hart, Lincoln, Marion and 1 more | 49 min |
| Feb 28, 7:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Barren, Metcalfe, Simpson | 34 min |
| Feb 28, 7:42 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Clark, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison | 33 min |
| Feb 28, 7:55 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Russell | 35 min |
| Feb 28, 8:00 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey, Lincoln | 30 min |
| Feb 28, 9:55 AM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon | 19 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Dubois | 28 min |
| Feb 28, 3:55 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Orange | 20 min |
| Feb 28, 4:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Perry | 25 min |
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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.