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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Louisville, KY

April 3, 202510 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 3, 2025, 1:59 AM EDT for 10 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 31 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 3, 2025, 1:59 AM EDT (05:59 UTC)
Expired: Apr 3, 2025, 2:30 AM EDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Anderson County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Scott County, KY, Woodford County, KY

The radar

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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 3, 12:35 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

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 3, 12:59 AM EDT, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 12:59 AM EDT, 1 hour before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 3:20 PM EDT, 10 hours 39 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 2, 11:24 PM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1124 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1033 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 N Johnsburg           38.25N 86.95W
04/02/2025  M62 MPH          Dubois             IN   ASOS

            Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 3
            N Johnsburg. Corrects previous tstm wnd gst
            report from 3 N Johnsburg. Huntingburg
            Airport reporting 62.1 mph wind gust.

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Local storm report, Apr 2, 11:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 2, 11:26 PM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 2, 11:28 PM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1128 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1116 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NW Schnellville       38.34N 86.76W
04/02/2025                   Dubois             IN   911 Call Center

            Power line blocking both lanes.

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Local storm report, Apr 3, 1:41 AM EDT, 18 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 3, 1:46 AM EDT, 13 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 2, 8:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Simpson, Warren	27 min
Apr 2, 8:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Warren	32 min
Apr 2, 8:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hart	37 min
Apr 2, 10:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade, Ohio	41 min
Apr 2, 10:35 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio	25 min
Apr 2, 10:52 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade	38 min
Apr 2, 10:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Logan, Ohio, Warren	67 min
Apr 2, 10:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade, Ohio	62 min
Apr 2, 10:58 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio	47 min
Apr 2, 11:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade	31 min
Apr 2, 11:31 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade, Ohio	29 min
Apr 2, 11:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson, Oldham, Trimble	51 min
Apr 2, 11:57 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade	33 min
Apr 3, 12:00 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Trimble	30 min
Apr 3, 12:02 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade	3 hr
Apr 3, 12:19 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Jefferson	5 hr
Apr 3, 12:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Hart and 2 more	40 min
Apr 3, 12:26 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Bullitt, Franklin, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby and 1 more	34 min
Apr 3, 12:28 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby	32 min
Apr 3, 12:41 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Bullitt, Franklin, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer and 1 more	34 min
Apr 3, 12:47 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hardin, Larue, Marion and 1 more	43 min
Apr 3, 12:54 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Franklin, Henry, Shelby	14 min
Apr 3, 1:01 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Henry, Mercer, Nelson, Scott and 4 more	29 min
Apr 3, 1:02 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Franklin, Harrison, Henry, Scott, Shelby	28 min
Apr 3, 1:03 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Hardin, Larue, Marion, Nelson, Washington	27 min
Apr 3, 1:12 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Oldham, Trimble	3 hr
Apr 3, 1:14 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Logan, Simpson, Warren	46 min
Apr 3, 1:18 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Harrison, Scott	27 min
Apr 3, 1:21 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Fayette, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott, Woodford	39 min
Apr 3, 1:27 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Fayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Mercer, Nelson and 4 more	33 min
Apr 3, 1:30 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Logan, Simpson, Warren	30 min
Apr 3, 1:36 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Anderson, Bourbon, Fayette, Franklin, Scott, Woodford	24 min
Apr 3, 1:51 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Green, Hart and 5 more	39 min
Apr 3, 2:02 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Green, Hart, Marion, Metcalfe and 1 more	28 min
Apr 3, 2:06 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Franklin, Grayson, Hardin, Hart and 6 more	10 hr
Apr 3, 2:07 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer, Washington and 1 more	23 min
Apr 3, 2:13 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Anderson, Fayette, Jessamine, Mercer, Woodford	32 min
Apr 3, 2:20 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe	40 min
Apr 3, 2:29 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Allen, Barren, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland and 4 more	61 min
Apr 3, 2:31 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Adair, Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Green, Lincoln and 4 more	44 min
Apr 3, 2:40 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Nicholas	50 min
Apr 3, 2:53 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison and 2 more	52 min
Apr 3, 2:58 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison	47 min
Apr 3, 3:03 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Nicholas	11 min
Apr 3, 3:23 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Anderson, Boyle, Green, Larue, Marion, Mercer and 5 more	5 hr
Apr 3, 4:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe	40 min
Apr 3, 4:49 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hart, Larue and 3 more	6 hr
Apr 3, 4:49 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Casey	41 min
Apr 3, 5:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Cumberland, Russell	48 min
Apr 3, 5:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe, Russell	47 min
Apr 3, 5:57 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell and 2 more	6 hr
Apr 3, 6:11 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe, Russell	34 min
Apr 3, 6:29 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe, Russell	6 hr
Apr 3, 6:39 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Clinton	36 min
Apr 3, 6:46 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe, Russell	29 min
Apr 3, 8:33 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Anderson, Boyle, Green, Larue, Marion, Mercer and 5 more	3 hr
Apr 3, 8:47 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Butler, Warren	11 days
Apr 3, 8:47 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Butler, Muhlenberg, Ohio	16 days
Apr 3, 8:49 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Ohio	24 days
Apr 3, 10:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland	43 min
Apr 3, 10:42 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe, Russell	48 min
Apr 3, 10:45 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hart and 5 more	10 hr
Apr 3, 10:57 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland	18 min
Apr 3, 11:11 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Clinton	19 min
Apr 3, 11:33 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Edmonson	7 days
Apr 3, 11:37 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Butler, Clinton, Cumberland, Edmonson and 6 more	9 hr
Apr 3, 11:45 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Warren	4 days
Apr 3, 11:54 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Cumberland, Monroe	3 days
Apr 3, 11:57 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Grayson, Green and 12 more	9 hr
Apr 3, 12:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Russell	38 min
Apr 3, 12:16 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Franklin	5 days
Apr 3, 12:18 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Hardin, Nelson	10 days
Apr 3, 12:35 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe and 1 more	3 hr
Apr 3, 12:53 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Hancock	12 days
Apr 3, 12:53 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock	21 days
Apr 3, 12:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Barren, Metcalfe, Monroe	52 min
Apr 3, 1:02 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Adair, Boyle, Casey, Cumberland, Garrard, Green and 6 more	9 hr
Apr 3, 1:27 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey, Green, Marion, Russell, Taylor and 1 more	3 hr
Apr 3, 1:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Metcalfe	46 min
Apr 3, 1:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Metcalfe	44 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.