Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2024
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 2, 2024, 11:35 AM CDT for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 25 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 2, 2024, 11:35 AM CDT (16:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2024, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Adair County, KY, Barren County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 9:50 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 241 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -82 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 839 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 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 Apr 2, 10:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 10:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 6:06 AM CDT, 5 hours 29 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Louisville KY 706 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024 KYZ032-033-035>037-040>043-049-031115- Trimble-Henry-Franklin-Scott KY-Harrison KY-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon- Nicholas-Clark KY- Including the cities of Bedford, Milton, New Castle, Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, and Winchester 706 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Severe storms with tornadoes and damaging winds are possible this morning. Severe storms are likely this afternoon and evening, with damaging winds, very large hail, and tornadoes all expected. Flash flooding will be possible in areas that receive repeated bouts of torrential rain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Freezing temperatures are expected Saturday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions today. GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY: Storms will move from west to east at 50 to 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. INZ083-084-089>092-KYZ023>031-034-038-039-045>048-053>057-061>067- 031115- Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison IN-Floyd-Clark IN-Hancock- Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Bullitt-Jefferson-Oldham- Shelby-Spencer-Anderson-Nelson-Washington KY-Mercer-Jessamine-Larue- Marion-Boyle-Garrard-Madison-Butler-Edmonson-Hart-Green-Taylor-Casey- Lincoln- Including the cities of Jasper, English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, Jeffersonville, Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Louisville, La Grange, Shelbyville, Taylorsville, Lawrenceburg, Bardstown, Springfield, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, Hodgenville, Lebanon, Danville, Lancaster, Richmond, Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Greensburg, Campbellsville, Liberty, and Stanford 706 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024 /606 AM CDT Tue Apr 2 2024/ ...TORNADO WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY... This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Severe storms with tornadoes and damaging winds are possible this morning. Severe storms are likely this afternoon and evening, with damaging winds, very large hail, and tornadoes all expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Freezing temperatures are expected Saturday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions today. GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY: Storms will move from west to east at 50 to 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>078-KYZ070>078-081-082-031115- Orange-Washington IN-Scott IN-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren- Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair-Russell-Cumberland-Clinton- Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, Glasgow, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany 706 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024 /606 AM CDT Tue Apr 2 2024/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Isolated severe storms are possible this morning north of Interstate 64. The main threats are locally damaging winds, brief tornadoes, and marginally severe hail. Severe storms are likely this afternoon and evening, with damaging winds, very large hail, and tornadoes all possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Freezing temperatures are expected Saturday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions today. GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY: Storms will move from west to east at 50 to 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. INZ079-031115- Jefferson IN- Including the city of Madison 706 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Severe storms are likely this afternoon and evening, with damaging winds, very large hail, and tornadoes all expected. Flash flooding will be possible in areas that receive repeated bouts of torrential rain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Freezing temperatures are expected Saturday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions today. GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY: Storms will move from west to east at 50 to 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. 13
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 2, 10:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Local storm report, Apr 2, 10:08 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Special weather statement, Apr 2, 10:15 AM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Special weather statement, Apr 2, 10:39 AM CDT, 56 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Special weather statement, Apr 2, 11:09 AM CDT, 26 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Special weather statement, Apr 2, 11:28 AM CDT, 7 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 6:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 39 min |
| Apr 2, 6:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Ohio | 33 min |
| Apr 2, 6:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Meade | 31 min |
| Apr 2, 6:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 17 min |
| Apr 2, 6:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson | 61 min |
| Apr 2, 7:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Ohio | 40 min |
| Apr 2, 7:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 37 min |
| Apr 2, 7:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade | 21 min |
| Apr 2, 7:17 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 28 min |
| Apr 2, 7:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Larue, Meade, Nelson | 46 min |
| Apr 2, 7:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Spencer, Woodford | 25 min |
| Apr 2, 7:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Nelson, Spencer, Washington | 18 min |
| Apr 2, 7:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 7:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin, Larue | 29 min |
| Apr 2, 7:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Mercer, Nelson, Spencer, Washington, Woodford | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 7:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Anderson, Mercer, Nelson, Washington, Woodford | 35 min |
| Apr 2, 8:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Mercer, Nelson, Washington | 42 min |
| Apr 2, 8:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Nicholas and 2 more | 63 min |
| Apr 2, 8:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer | 44 min |
| Apr 2, 8:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette | 28 min |
| Apr 2, 8:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 10:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 10:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson, Warren | 36 min |
| Apr 2, 11:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Simpson, Warren | 28 min |
| Apr 2, 11:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren, Green, Metcalfe | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 11:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Russell | 33 min |
| Apr 2, 12:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey, Russell | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 12:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton | 41 min |
| Apr 2, 2:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 2:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Metcalfe, Russell | 29 min |
| Apr 2, 3:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Lincoln | 21 min |
| Apr 2, 3:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Meade | 35 min |
| Apr 2, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 3:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble | 28 min |
| Apr 2, 4:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 25 min |
| Apr 2, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Henry | 34 min |
| Apr 2, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble | 38 min |
| Apr 2, 5:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Warren | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Ohio | 24 min |
| Apr 2, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin | 13 min |
| Apr 2, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Allen, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 25 min |
| Apr 2, 5:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Dubois | 63 min |
| Apr 2, 6:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry | 38 min |
| Apr 2, 6:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Perry | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 11:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Crawford, Perry | 36 min |
| Apr 2, 11:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison, Perry, Washington | 27 min |
| Apr 2, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Dubois, Orange | 37 min |
| Apr 2, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Perry | 28 min |
| Apr 2, 3:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Scott, Washington | 36 min |
| Apr 2, 4:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 21 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2024Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2024
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.