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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 247, NWS Louisville, KY
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.
- 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
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 National Weather Service Louisville KY 324 AM EDT Fri May 30 2025 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 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
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Special weather statement, May 30, 12:58 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 3:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson | 23 min |
| May 30, 3:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Warren | 47 min |
| May 30, 4:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hart | 44 min |
| May 30, 4:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hart, Larue | 25 min |
| May 30, 4:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Green, Hart, Larue | 38 min |
| May 30, 4:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Larue, Marion, Taylor | 35 min |
| May 30, 5:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Green, Larue, Marion, Taylor | 27 min |
| May 30, 5:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 34 min |
| May 30, 5:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle | 36 min |
| May 30, 5:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Marion, Mercer, Washington | 29 min |
| May 30, 5:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Boyle, Marion, Mercer, Washington | 26 min |
| May 30, 6:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer | 24 min |
| May 30, 7:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark | 21 min |
| May 30, 11:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 34 min |
| May 30, 12:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 35 min |
| May 30, 12:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Larue | 33 min |
| May 30, 12:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 27 min |
| May 30, 12:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green, Hart | 32 min |
| May 30, 1:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 30 min |
| May 30, 1:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson | 27 min |
| May 30, 1:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 17 min |
| May 30, 1:35 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon | 20 hr |
| May 30, 1:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 32 min |
| May 30, 2:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 35 min |
| May 30, 3:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Meade | 38 min |
| May 30, 3:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 46 min |
| May 30, 4:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Warren | 27 min |
| May 30, 4:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen | 34 min |
| May 30, 10:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Dubois, Perry | 51 min |
| May 30, 1:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Orange | 30 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.