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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 247, NWS Louisville, KY

May 30, 2025Breckinridge County, Hancock County, Ohio County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2025, 1:55 PM CDT for Breckinridge County, Hancock County, Ohio County, Kentucky. It was in force for 22 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 30, 2025, 1:55 PM CDT (18:55 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2025, 2:17 PM CDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Breckinridge County, KY, Hancock County, KY, Ohio County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 174 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2025-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 120 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2025-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
120 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
689 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.4

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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 30, 12:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 12:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 2:24 AM CDT, 11 hours 31 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
324 AM EDT Fri May 30 2025

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070>078-081-082-310730-
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-
324 AM EDT Fri May 30 2025 /224 AM CDT Fri May 30 2025/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected today. Isolated strong to severe
storms are possible early this morning in south-central Kentucky.
Isolated damaging winds and a brief tornado are the main severe
weather hazards. Torrential rainfall could lead to localized minor
flooding.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed today.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

Storms will move northeast at 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.

EBW

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 30, 12:58 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 30, 3:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKEdmonson23 min
May 30, 3:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler, Edmonson, Warren47 min
May 30, 4:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHart44 min
May 30, 4:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGreen, Hart, Larue25 min
May 30, 4:22 AM CDTTornado WarningLMKGreen, Hart, Larue38 min
May 30, 4:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGreen, Larue, Marion, Taylor35 min
May 30, 5:03 AM CDTTornado WarningLMKGreen, Larue, Marion, Taylor27 min
May 30, 5:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison34 min
May 30, 5:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBoyle36 min
May 30, 5:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Marion, Mercer, Washington29 min
May 30, 5:49 AM CDTTornado WarningLMKBoyle, Marion, Mercer, Washington26 min
May 30, 6:21 AM CDTTornado WarningLMKGarrard, Jessamine, Mercer24 min
May 30, 7:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark21 min
May 30, 11:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHancock34 min
May 30, 12:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGrayson35 min
May 30, 12:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLarue33 min
May 30, 12:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGrayson27 min
May 30, 12:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGreen, Hart32 min
May 30, 1:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHancock30 min
May 30, 1:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKEdmonson27 min
May 30, 1:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOhio17 min
May 30, 1:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLMKBourbon20 hr
May 30, 1:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHancock32 min
May 30, 2:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGrayson35 min
May 30, 3:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMeade38 min
May 30, 3:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGrayson46 min
May 30, 4:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAllen, Warren27 min
May 30, 4:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAllen34 min
May 30, 10:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois, Perry51 min
May 30, 1:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOrange30 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.