Hail, Madison
- When
- July 18, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Madison County, 2.82 mi N of Richmond
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 37.790, -84.290
Local media reported quarter sized hail just north of Richmond.
Flood and Hail in Kentucky, July 18, 2012
A highly unstable atmosphere combined with a weak southerly moving disturbance to produce widely scattered pulse thunderstorms during the afternoon of July 18th. In addition to wind damage, lightning started several structural fires.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $220,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Events
- 18
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LMK wrote it up.
A highly unstable atmosphere combined with a weak southerly moving disturbance to produce widely scattered pulse thunderstorms during the afternoon of July 18th. In addition to wind damage, lightning started several structural fires.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jul 18, 2:06 PM EST, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 2:06 PM EST, 1 hour 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
306 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
.Short Term (Tonight - Thursday Night)...
Issued at 300 PM EDT Wed Jul 18 2012
Several small vortmaxes as well as outflow from earlier convection
creating isolated thunderstorms so far this afternoon. Still
expecting scattered convection by late afternoon, especially as we
have a nice boundary scooting in from the central Indiana at this
time. Model soundings and SPC mesoanalysis page indicate plenty of
instability. Added in wording for gusty winds and heavy rain into
the zones in the last update and have kept it in with a pre-first
period zone wording this package.
New heat advisory area still looks good and plan no further changes
with this forecast package. The problem creeps in again tomorrow,
with heat indices highly dependent on timing of convection during
the day. Based on current forecast, have heat indices rising to
similar levels to what we have today. Expect more
convection/afternoon cloud cover to limit the length of time we stay
at those high levels.
As for that convection, have plenty of deep tropical moisture over
the region tomorrow. Any of those weak shortwaves can spark off a
cluster of storms, similar to what we had this morning off to the
northeast. So we have two possibilities for weather tomorrow...the
first being morning convection spreading across some part of the
region and delaying onset of heavier storms until the afternoon. The
other option would be little to no morning convection allowing
temperatures to go up quickly and then firing off storms early in
the afternoon and continuing across the region at least into the
evening. A front approaching the region from the north would serve
as an early focus for convection that would send outflows into our
area to combine with the heating and create numerous storms. Will
lean toward the second solution, but keep in isolated pops for the
morning.
With this more likely solution in mind, thunderstorms that form in
the afternoon will have plenty of instability to work with as well.
Temperatures aloft look too warm for large hail, so will mention
more of the wind threat as well as heavy rainfall.
Thursday night our area will be very close to that front and a
digging trough moving into the Ohio Valley. The proximity to both
will leave in good rain chances through the night.
.Long Term (Friday through Wednesday)...
Issued at 230 PM EDT Wed Jul 18 2012
The Ohio Valley will be in the weakness between the Bermuda ridge
and another upper-level ridge amplifying over the Plains. Shortwave
trof will dig into that weakness on Friday, pushing a weak cool
front into the region. A healthy moisture feed will support showers
and thunderstorms, with the highest POPs from the Bluegrass region
south to Lake Cumberland. Will carry likely POPs there, with a solid
chance west of I-65.
POPs taper from NW to SE Friday night, and the forecast will be dry
for at least the first half of the weekend. Weak and rapidly
modifying bubble of high pressure will provide some relief from the
heat and humidity, but this run leaves us less confident than the
last in just how much of an air mass change will occur. Best guess
is max temps in the mid/upper 80s Saturday, with dewpoints from the
mid-60s near the Ohio River to around 70 in south-central Kentucky.
Upper trof lifts out later in the weekend as the front washes out to
our south. Upper ridge remains well off to our west, with weak NW
flow east of the Mississippi. Daytime temps will recover into the
90s on Sunday, with overnight lows rebounding to the lower/mid 70s
by Sunday night. POPs will be mostly diurnally driven, with slight
chance by day and dry forecast by night. Perhaps an increase in POPs
by Wednesday as there is a better chance for an MCS to roll SE out
of the Upper Midwest and hold together into the Ohio Valley.
&&
.Aviation (18Z TAF Issuance)...
Issued at 115 PM EDT Wed Jul 18 2012
Expect diurnally driven storms today with the best chance coming up
sooner at KBWG and then as outflow boundaries/heating cause new
storms closer to KSDF and KLEX. Storms today will bring gusty winds
and at least IFR visibilities, worse if they go over a TAF site.
Storms coverage should subside by mid/late evening. Next up will be
another shot at morning storms as a front approaches the region
Thursday. Coverage should be more widespread tomorrow afternoon
given this focusing mechanism and a little more moisture in the
atmosphere.
&&
.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR
INZ076>079-083-084-089>092.
KY...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR
KYZ023>032.
Short Term.......RJS
Long Term........RAS
Aviation.........RJSHazardous weather outlook, Jul 18, 2:32 PM EST, 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 332 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 KYZ033>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-192245- HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY- ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY- WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY- BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY- GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY- CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT... GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD... HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON... DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE... MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW... TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE... ALBANY 332 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 /232 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS REMAINS IN THE AREA. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. HEAT INDICES WILL PEAK IN THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON FOR THOSE AREAS THAT STAY AWAY FROM THE RAIN. USE CAUTION IF PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING AS A WEAK COOL FRONT AND UPPER TROUGH CROSS THE REGION. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAIN THAT MAY CAUSE SOME MINOR FLOODING...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND SOME ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY. BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS. THUNDERSTORMS MAY INCREASE IN COVERAGE ON WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT INSTANCES OF STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE (ALL LOWER CASE) INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>032-192245- ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN- PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY- MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY- OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD 332 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 /232 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2012/ ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS REMAINS IN THE AREA. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. HEAT INDICES WILL PEAK JUST ABOVE 105 DEGREES FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. USE CAUTION IF PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING AS A WEAK COOL FRONT AND UPPER TROUGH CROSS THE REGION. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAIN THAT MAY CAUSE SOME MINOR FLOODING...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND SOME ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY. BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS. THUNDERSTORMS MAY INCREASE IN COVERAGE ON WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT INSTANCES OF STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE (ALL LOWER CASE) RJS/RAS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 12:40 PM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 140 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 KYZ033>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-190200- HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY- ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY- NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY- MARION KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY- HART KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY- SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY- RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT... GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG... VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN... SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER... HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND... MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG... CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE... BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW... TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE... ALBANY 140 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 /1240 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2012/ ...HIGH HEAT INDICES EXPECTED TODAY... HOT MOIST CONDITIONS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL RESULT IN HIGH HEAT INDICES THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT IN THE LOW TO MID 90S. WITH DEWPOINTS MAINLY IN THE LOWER 70S...RESULTANT HEAT INDICES SHOULD TOP OUT IN THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. USE CAUTION IF YOU HAVE PLANS TO BE OUTDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT...LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. RJS
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 2:54 PM EST, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 354 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 KYC049-067-113-151-182025- JESSAMINE KY-MADISON KY-CLARK KY-FAYETTE KY- 354 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAIN...HALF INCH HAIL...AND 50 MPH WINDS AFFECTING FAR SOUTHERN FAYETTE AND NORTHERN MADISON COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY... AT 349 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF RICHMOND THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND TWO INCHES PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...HALF INCH HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... RICHMOND... STRINGTOWN... BLUE GRASS AND BALDWIN... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO... WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && LAT...LON 3788 8415 3768 8428 3782 8454 3798 8444 TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 316DEG 1KT 3785 8439 MJ
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 3:05 PM EST, 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 405 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 KYC229-182035- WASHINGTON KY- 405 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAIN... HALF INCH HAIL...AND 50 MPH WINDS... AT 358 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SPRINGFIELD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND TWO INCHES PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...HALF INCH HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... SPRINGFIELD... LITSEY AND PLEASANT GROVE... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO... WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && LAT...LON 3785 8515 3773 8505 3766 8527 3777 8532 TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 240DEG 2KT 3776 8523 RS
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 3:07 PM EST, 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
407 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
KYC229-182035-
WASHINGTON KY-
407 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL
RAIN...HALF INCH HAIL...AND 40 MPH WINDS MOVING SLOWLY THROUGH
WASHINGTON COUNTY KENTUCKY...
AT 403 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SPRINGFIELD...AND MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH RAINFALL
RATES OF AROUND TWO INCHES PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS
THAN ONE HALF MILE...HALF INCH HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO
40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
SPRINGFIELD...
HARDESTY AND POLIN...
LITSEY...
PLEASANT GROVE AND THOMPSONVILLE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS...AND AVOID USING THE
TELEPHONE UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...
WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER
UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
&&
LAT...LON 3764 8504 3764 8525 3772 8536 3787 8519
3780 8501
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 264DEG 3KT 3775 8522
MJSpecial weather statement, Jul 18, 3:18 PM EST, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
418 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
INC019-KYC111-185-182050-
CLARK IN-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-
418 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND 40
MPH WINDS...
AT 412 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PROSPECT...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES
OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.
* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
PROSPECT...
LYNDON...
ANCHORAGE...
MIDDLETOWN...
ORCHARD GRASS HILLS...
BROWNSBORO...
CRESTWOOD AND PEWEE VALLEY...
FLOYDSBURG AND BUCKNER...
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 71 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
13 AND 9.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...
WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER
UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
&&
LAT...LON 3840 8541 3830 8544 3828 8546 3828 8545
3820 8548 3829 8575 3843 8567
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 282DEG 14KT 3834 8559
RSSpecial weather statement, Jul 18, 3:25 PM EST, 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
425 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
KYC123-182055-
LARUE KY-
425 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...HALF
INCH HAIL...AND 40 MPH WINDS...
AT 416 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF HODGENVILLE...AND MOVING
SOUTH AT 5 MPH.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES
OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE...HALF INCH HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
ATHERTONVILLE AND LEAFDALE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...
WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER
UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
&&
LAT...LON 3753 8568 3763 8579 3765 8574 3773 8567
3766 8560 3764 8557 3762 8557 3763 8558
3761 8559 3761 8561 3760 8559
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 338DEG 3KT 3764 8569
RSThe radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:28 UTC.
Event by event
14 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Jefferson
- When
- July 18, 3:54 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson County, 2.64 mi NW of Highlands
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 38.260, -85.710
Quarter sized hail fell in the Crescent hill neighborhood.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- July 18, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson County, 2.65 mi W of Indian Hills
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.273, -85.698
A spotter noted that a thunderstorm downed numerous branches along with a tree near the intersection of River Road and Zorn Avenue.
Thunderstorm Wind, Trimble
- When
- July 18, 4:42 PM EST
- Where
- Trimble County, 1.75 mi SW of Milton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 38.700, -85.390
Several trees were downed along County Road 625 just south of Milton.
Thunderstorm Wind, Breckinridge
- When
- July 18, 3:54 PM CST
- Where
- Breckinridge County, 1.09 mi W of Big Spg
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 37.800, -86.170
The local emergency manager reported several trees down along High Plains Road near Big Springs.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nicholas
- When
- July 18, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nicholas County, 0.88 mi SW of Carlisle
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 38.310, -84.040
Several trees were downed along Kentucky Highway 36 just west of Carlisle, including one that blocked the road. A tree also fell near Upper Jaxtown Road in Carlisle. A portion of the roof of a barn was damaged as well.
Flood, Nicholas
- When
- July 18, 5:05 PM EST
- Where
- Nicholas County, Myers to 0.53 mi N of Myers
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 38.350, -83.950
Heavy rain associated with a thunderstorm complex flooded Cassidy Creek northeast of Carlisle. Some tobacco crops were washed out in the Myers area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Breckinridge
- When
- July 18, 4:07 PM CST
- Where
- Breckinridge County, Custer
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 37.730, -86.250
Thunderstorm winds toppled several trees near Custer.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- July 18, 5:55 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, 2.13 mi NE of Peaks Mill
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 38.320, -84.790
A large tree was toppled in the Peaks Mill Area 10 miles north northeast of Frankfort.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- July 18, 6:12 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, 0.69 mi S of Lexington
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 38.040, -84.500
Local Lexington media reported several trees down near Alexandria Drive.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jessamine
- When
- July 18, 6:20 PM EST
- Where
- Jessamine County, 0.88 mi SW of Nicholasville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 37.860, -84.580
Local emergency management reported several trees toppled by thunderstorm winds in southern Nicholasville.
Thunderstorm Wind, Garrard
- When
- July 18, 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Garrard County, Lancaster
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 37.620, -84.580
A county official reported trees down near Danville Road, State Highway 52, Polly's Bend Road, and Kennedy Bridge Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Garrard
- When
- July 18, 6:53 PM EST
- Where
- Garrard County, Bryantsville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 37.720, -84.650
Local media reported that several trees were downed near Bryantsville.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hart
- When
- July 18, 6:33 PM CST
- Where
- Hart County, 0.88 mi SE of Horse Cave
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 37.170, -85.910
A county official reported that a tree fell near a truck stop on Old Dixie Highway.
Lightning, Jefferson
- When
- July 18, 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson County, 1.48 mi NNW of Audubon Park
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 38.220, -85.740
Louisville emergency management reported that lightning started three separate house fires and two apartment fires within a 5 minute period.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bullitt
- When
- July 18, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bullitt County, 2.18 mi E of Lebanon Jct
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 37.830, -85.690
A strong microburst just east of Lebanon Junction removed half of the roof of a large barn. Nearby, a mobile home was badly damaged. Several large trees were downed. This same microburst brought additional damage a couple of miles away in Nelson County.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nelson
- When
- July 18, 8:05 PM EST
- Where
- Nelson County, 2.64 mi NE of Boston
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 37.810, -85.640
A strong downburst near the Nelson Bullitt County line brought severe damage to two mobile homes, a barn, and several trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nelson
- When
- July 18, 8:32 PM EST
- Where
- Nelson County, 0.55 mi E of Greenbrier
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 37.730, -85.460
The Bardstown rescue unit reported several trees downed along Balltown Road 6 miles south of Bardstown.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flood and Flood in Massachusetts, July 18, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 18, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Pennsylvania, July 18, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 18, 2012
- Excessive Heat in South Dakota, July 18 to 24, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, July 18 to 21, 2012
- Flash Flood and Hail in Tennessee, July 18, 2012
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 18, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 18, 2012
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 384178, 384179, 384181, 384182, 384183, 384185, 384177, 384186, 384187, 384188, 384190, 384191, 384192, 384193, 384180, 384194, 384196, 384197.