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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Louisville, KY

April 29, 2025Bourbon County, Nicholas County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 29, 2025, 7:17 PM EDT for Bourbon County, Nicholas County, Kentucky. It was in force for 28 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 29, 2025, 7:17 PM EDT (23:17 UTC)
Expired: Apr 29, 2025, 7:45 PM EDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bourbon County, KY, Nicholas County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:17 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
Apr 29, 6:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 132 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: 357 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -169 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1025 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 327 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 351 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Apr 29, 6:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 6:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 3:28 PM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
328 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025

KYZ026>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-301930-
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-
328 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025 /228 PM CDT Tue Apr 29 2025/

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Storms arrive this afternoon and evening, with severe storms
possible. Damaging gusty winds will be the main threat, with large
hail and an isolated tornado secondary threats. The storms will
produce heavy downpours as well.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Periods of thunderstorms will continue Wednesday through Friday.
Brief localized flooding will be possible under stronger storms.
Isolated strong to severe storms may also be possible again on
Wednesday and Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

Storms this afternoon and evening will move towards the east
northeast around 30 to 40 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>025-301930-
Orange-Washington IN-Scott IN-Jefferson IN-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-
Harrison IN-Floyd-Clark IN-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-
328 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025 /228 PM CDT Tue Apr 29 2025/

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 189 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

Storms this afternoon and evening will move towards the east
northeast around 30 to 40 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.

SRW/CJP

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 29, 6:37 PM EDT, 40 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:48 PM EDT, 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 29, 6:57 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 29, 7:03 PM EDT, 14 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
Apr 29, 12:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Oldham	45 min
Apr 29, 1:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Henry	44 min
Apr 29, 2:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Shelby	24 min
Apr 29, 2:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Shelby	33 min
Apr 29, 2:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Henry	25 min
Apr 29, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Franklin, Harrison, Scott	40 min
Apr 29, 3:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Larue	36 min
Apr 29, 3:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Harrison	44 min
Apr 29, 3:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott	35 min
Apr 29, 4:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Harrison, Nicholas	23 min
Apr 29, 4:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Franklin	24 min
Apr 29, 5:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Nelson	42 min
Apr 29, 5:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Franklin, Scott	43 min
Apr 29, 5:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Allen	40 min
Apr 29, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson, Woodford	24 min
Apr 29, 5:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hart	36 min
Apr 29, 5:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer	33 min
Apr 29, 5:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Franklin, Scott, Woodford	38 min
Apr 29, 6:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Washington	45 min
Apr 29, 6:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson	22 min
Apr 29, 6:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer, Woodford	37 min
Apr 29, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson, Hart	31 min
Apr 29, 6:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon, Harrison, Scott	39 min
Apr 29, 6:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Warren	23 min
Apr 29, 6:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Fayette, Jessamine, Madison	44 min
Apr 29, 6:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan	24 min
Apr 29, 6:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas	33 min
Apr 29, 6:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson	33 min
Apr 29, 7:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Warren	30 min
Apr 29, 7:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Boyle, Garrard	42 min
Apr 29, 7:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Taylor	23 min
Apr 29, 7:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Taylor	23 min
Apr 29, 7:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe	39 min
Apr 29, 7:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Lincoln	45 min
Apr 29, 7:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Casey, Garrard, Lincoln	41 min
Apr 29, 7:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Metcalfe	47 min
Apr 29, 11:02 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Crawford, Orange	28 min
Apr 29, 11:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Crawford, Washington	30 min
Apr 29, 1:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Harrison	37 min
Apr 29, 5:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Dubois	23 min
Apr 29, 5:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Orange, Washington	36 min
Apr 29, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Scott	31 min
Apr 29, 6:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson	25 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.