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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 77, NWS Louisville, KY

May 8, 2024Butler County, Ohio County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2024, 2:46 PM CDT for Butler County, Ohio County, Kentucky. It was in force for 44 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 8, 2024, 2:46 PM CDT (19:46 UTC)
Expired: May 8, 2024, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Butler County, KY, Ohio County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:50 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
May 8, 1:13 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 136 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: 2219 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 640 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 184 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 160 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.9
Supercell composite: 7.6

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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 8, 2:38 PM CDT, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 2:38 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 8, 5:43 AM CDT, 9 hours 3 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
643 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-091045-
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-
643 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 /543 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Indiana, south
central Indiana, east central Kentucky, north central Kentucky,
northwest Kentucky, and south central Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Multiple rounds of strong to severe storms are possible today and
tonight. Damaging straight line winds, large hail, and tornadoes
will be possible with severe storms.

In addition to the severe threat, there is potential for flooding
across portions of southern and central Kentucky. A flood watch is
currently in effect for those areas.

.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
and flooding.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 8, 1:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
107 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

KYZ026-061-081830-
Butler KY-Ohio KY-
107 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN BUTLER AND
SOUTHEASTERN OHIO COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM CDT...

At 106 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles east of Central City, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Beaver Dam, Horse Branch, Banock, Prentiss, Shultztown, Horton, Mount
Pleasant, Windy Hill, Flint Springs, and Neafus.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3729 8698 3754 8672 3743 8662 3740 8661
      3739 8659 3736 8656 3722 8690 3723 8692
      3724 8691 3724 8694 3726 8696 3726 8697
      3727 8698
TIME...MOT...LOC 1806Z 233DEG 38KT 3727 8692

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

CG

Local storm report, May 8, 1:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 8, 1:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 8, 1:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 8, 2:13 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 8, 2:29 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 7, 7:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Meade	34 min
May 8, 12:24 AM CDT	Flood Watch	LMK	Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more	31 hr
May 8, 12:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson, Meade	34 min
May 8, 1:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bullitt, Jefferson, Shelby	34 min
May 8, 1:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson, Bullitt, Franklin, Scott, Shelby, Spencer	19 min
May 8, 2:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson, Bourbon, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Scott and 1 more	25 min
May 8, 2:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette	31 min
May 8, 3:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson, Green, Hart, Larue	23 min
May 8, 4:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Hart, Taylor	28 min
May 8, 4:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Green, Metcalfe, Taylor	34 min
May 8, 4:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Casey	25 min
May 8, 5:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan, Simpson	28 min
May 8, 5:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Monroe	25 min
May 8, 6:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Simpson	30 min
May 8, 6:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Cumberland, Monroe	28 min
May 8, 6:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clinton	33 min
May 8, 12:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Metcalfe	28 min
May 8, 12:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan	31 min
May 8, 1:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Logan	17 min
May 8, 1:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Ohio	23 min
May 8, 1:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Butler, Logan, Warren	31 min
May 8, 1:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Ohio	27 min
May 8, 1:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Butler, Logan, Warren	1 min
May 8, 1:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge	23 min
May 8, 1:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Butler, Logan, Warren	37 min
May 8, 2:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Warren	37 min
May 8, 2:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Metcalfe	42 min
May 8, 3:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Green, Hart, Metcalfe, Taylor	46 min
May 8, 3:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson	34 min
May 8, 3:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Ohio	40 min
May 8, 3:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey, Green, Russell, Taylor	42 min
May 8, 4:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Edmonson, Grayson, Hart	29 min
May 8, 4:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Casey	34 min
May 8, 4:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Hart	25 min
May 8, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Monroe	35 min
May 8, 4:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Allen, Logan, Simpson	5 hr
May 8, 5:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Grayson, Hardin	36 min
May 8, 5:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Monroe	34 min
May 8, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Marion, Taylor	46 min
May 8, 5:18 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hancock and 7 more	11 hr
May 8, 5:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe	24 min
May 8, 5:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hart	29 min
May 8, 5:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Casey, Lincoln	38 min
May 8, 5:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland	33 min
May 8, 6:10 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe	3 hr
May 8, 6:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Adair, Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Marion and 2 more	5 hr
May 8, 6:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Ohio	24 min
May 8, 6:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Green, Marion, Taylor	37 min
May 8, 6:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clinton	27 min
May 8, 6:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey, Russell, Taylor	17 min
May 8, 6:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Ohio	41 min
May 7, 7:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Dubois, Perry	15 min
May 7, 8:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Floyd, Harrison	24 min
May 7, 8:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Clark, Floyd	19 min
May 8, 1:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Orange, Washington	28 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.