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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Louisville, KY

May 2, 20254 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2025, 1:32 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 43 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 2, 2025, 1:32 PM CDT (18:32 UTC)
Expired: May 2, 2025, 2:15 PM CDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Edmonson County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Hart County, KY, Warren County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:37 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 2, 9:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
May 2, 12:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 128 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: 1065 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 597 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 100 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 2.2

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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 2, 12:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 12:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 1:06 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 2, 12:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1217 PM CDT Fri May 2 2025

KYZ061-070-021800-
Logan KY-Butler KY-
1217 PM CDT Fri May 2 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LOGAN AND SOUTHWESTERN BUTLER
COUNTIES THROUGH 100 PM CDT...

At 1217 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles north of Pembroke
to near Elkton to near Clarksville. Movement was northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Russellville, Morgantown, Anderson, Lewisburg, Rochester, Insco,
Huntsville, Gordonsville, Mining City, and Spa.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for
south central Kentucky.

&&

LAT...LON 3706 8705 3707 8694 3709 8690 3711 8689
      3715 8693 3718 8692 3718 8689 3719 8691
      3721 8690 3727 8673 3699 8670 3677 8678
      3664 8690 3664 8706
TIME...MOT...LOC 1717Z 221DEG 39KT 3694 8731 3676 8723 3658 8724

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

RJS

Special weather statement, May 2, 12:50 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1250 PM CDT Fri May 2 2025

KYZ061-062-070-071-021815-
Warren KY-Logan KY-Edmonson KY-Butler KY-
1250 PM CDT Fri May 2 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LOGAN...CENTRAL
BUTLER...NORTHWESTERN WARREN AND SOUTHWESTERN EDMONSON COUNTIES
THROUGH 115 PM CDT...

At 1250 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles northwest of Memphis Junction, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size 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...
Bowling Green, Morgantown, Woodbury, Windyville, Roundhill, Dimple,
Girkin, Leetown, Rockland, and Buffalo Fork.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for
south central Kentucky.

&&

LAT...LON 3694 8671 3717 8682 3729 8649 3723 8631
      3706 8628
TIME...MOT...LOC 1750Z 239DEG 30KT 3704 8666

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

BJS

Local storm report, May 2, 12:57 PM CDT, 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 2, 1:03 PM CDT, 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 2, 1:22 PM CDT, 10 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 2, 12:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan	43 min
May 2, 12:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Simpson	38 min
May 2, 12:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler	25 min
May 2, 12:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Ohio	40 min
May 2, 12:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Warren	35 min
May 2, 1:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Allen, Simpson, Warren	42 min
May 2, 1:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Warren	23 min
May 2, 1:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio	43 min
May 2, 1:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson	36 min
May 2, 1:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Hart	24 min
May 2, 1:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge, Meade	31 min
May 2, 2:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Green	30 min
May 2, 2:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Meade	44 min
May 2, 2:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe, Taylor	35 min
May 2, 2:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bullitt	46 min
May 2, 2:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Cumberland, Monroe	26 min
May 2, 2:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade	35 min
May 2, 2:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe, Russell	25 min
May 2, 2:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson, Oldham	37 min
May 2, 3:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey, Green, Marion, Taylor	30 min
May 2, 3:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson	29 min
May 2, 3:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer	34 min
May 2, 3:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Mercer	32 min
May 2, 3:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Oldham	49 min
May 2, 3:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Shelby	39 min
May 2, 3:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer, Woodford	37 min
May 2, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Lincoln	30 min
May 2, 4:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark	37 min
May 2, 5:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson, Woodford	29 min
May 2, 6:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Woodford	26 min
May 1, 8:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Orange	45 min
May 1, 9:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Orange	29 min
May 2, 1:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Perry	36 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.