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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 201, NWS Louisville, KY

May 16, 2025Logan County, Simpson County, Warren County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2025, 9:44 AM CDT for Logan County, Simpson County, Warren County, Kentucky. It was in force for 20 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 16, 2025, 9:44 AM CDT (14:44 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2025, 10:04 AM CDT
In force: 20 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Logan County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Warren County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
May 16, 2:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 82 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: 2164 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -66 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 807 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 104 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 247 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.3
Supercell composite: 5.7

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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 16, 7:51 AM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 7:51 AM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 16, 3:13 AM CDT, 6 hours 31 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
413 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025

INZ076>079-083-090>092-KYZ028>043-045>049-053>057-063>067-073>078-
081-082-170815-
Orange-Washington IN-Scott IN-Jefferson IN-Dubois-Harrison IN-Floyd-
Clark IN-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-Hart-Green-Taylor-Casey-Lincoln-
Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair-Russell-Cumberland-Clinton-
413 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025 /313 AM CDT Fri May 16 2025/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A significant severe weather outbreak is possible late this afternoon
into this evening. All severe hazards are possible, including
damaging winds, very large hail, and tornadoes, some of which could
be strong.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

Storms today will move to the east-northeast at 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.

INZ084-089-KYZ023>027-061-062-070>072-170815-
Crawford-Perry-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Butler-
Edmonson-Logan-Warren-Simpson-
413 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025 /313 AM CDT Fri May 16 2025/

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 259 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT /9 AM
CDT/ THIS MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/louisville on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

Thunderstorms this morning will be capable of producing large hail.

A significant severe weather outbreak is possible late this afternoon
into this evening. All severe hazards are possible, including
damaging winds, very large hail, and tornadoes, some of which could
be strong.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

Storms today will move to the east-northeast at 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.

RAS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 16, 9:16 AM CDT, 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 16, 9:19 AM CDT, 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 16, 9:25 AM CDT, 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 16, 9:27 AM CDT, 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 16, 9:32 AM CDT, 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 16, 9:38 AM CDT, 6 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 16, 3:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Grayson, Hardin, Larue	26 min
May 16, 3:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge	21 min
May 16, 3:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock	27 min
May 16, 3:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Meade	33 min
May 16, 4:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade	29 min
May 16, 4:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson, Mercer, Nelson, Washington	32 min
May 16, 4:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Ohio	25 min
May 16, 5:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hancock	27 min
May 16, 5:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Grayson	25 min
May 16, 5:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Grayson, Hardin	33 min
May 16, 5:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue, Nelson	31 min
May 16, 5:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Larue, Marion, Nelson, Taylor, Washington	30 min
May 16, 5:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge	26 min
May 16, 6:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hardin	36 min
May 16, 6:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Boyle, Garrard	33 min
May 16, 6:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln	37 min
May 16, 6:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge	24 min
May 16, 6:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Trimble	16 min
May 16, 6:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Trimble	14 min
May 16, 6:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Garrard	23 min
May 16, 6:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Trimble	15 min
May 16, 6:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Garrard, Madison	21 min
May 16, 7:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge, Meade	25 min
May 16, 7:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade	23 min
May 16, 7:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jessamine, Mercer	30 min
May 16, 7:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Ohio	35 min
May 16, 7:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Ohio	34 min
May 16, 7:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Nelson	29 min
May 16, 7:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler	25 min
May 16, 7:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Nelson, Spencer	31 min
May 16, 8:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Ohio, Warren	24 min
May 16, 8:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Barren, Warren	25 min
May 16, 8:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson	35 min
May 16, 8:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Warren	21 min
May 16, 8:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson, Hart	29 min
May 16, 8:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Woodford	24 min
May 16, 8:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln, Mercer	35 min
May 16, 8:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Green, Hart, Larue	29 min
May 16, 8:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson, Scott, Woodford	37 min
May 16, 8:54 AM CDT	Flood Watch	LMK	Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Boyle, Butler and 28 more	18 hr
May 16, 8:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan	19 min
May 16, 9:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Casey, Green, Marion, Taylor	33 min
May 16, 9:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Madison	29 min
May 16, 9:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Logan	23 min
May 16, 9:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Marion, Taylor	37 min
May 16, 9:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler	35 min
May 16, 9:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark, Nicholas	48 min
May 16, 9:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Warren	25 min
May 16, 9:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Madison	37 min
May 16, 9:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Taylor	14 min
May 16, 9:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison, Taylor	34 min
May 16, 9:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Simpson, Warren	32 min
May 16, 10:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Taylor	37 min
May 16, 10:17 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Warren	98 min
May 16, 10:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Green, Metcalfe	24 min
May 16, 10:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Lincoln	18 min
May 16, 10:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Simpson	26 min
May 16, 10:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Green	32 min
May 16, 10:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Barren, Metcalfe	28 min
May 16, 10:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Metcalfe, Monroe	22 min
May 16, 11:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Casey, Lincoln	27 min
May 16, 11:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe	46 min
May 16, 11:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Russell	28 min
May 16, 11:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Russell	23 min
May 16, 6:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hancock	30 min
May 16, 6:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Meade	38 min
May 16, 6:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer	28 min
May 16, 6:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Logan	42 min
May 16, 6:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Butler, Logan, Warren	39 min
May 16, 5:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Crawford, Perry	23 min
May 16, 6:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Floyd	27 min
May 16, 6:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark	23 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.