During the period between June 26 to 28, southern Indiana and central Kentucky were in an area of weak surface high pressure. The atmosphere was moist with little shear but decent instability.
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The episode as NWS LMK wrote it up.
During the period between June 26 to 28, southern Indiana and central Kentucky were in an area of weak surface high pressure. The atmosphere was moist with little shear but decent instability.
On June 27th, a well defined large mesoscale convective vortex formed over Missouri and moved east. Out ahead of this system storms initiated from diurnal heating. Between this system and diurnal afternoon / evening thunderstorm activity, widespread storm damage and flooding was reported during the June 26-28 period.
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 Jun 26, 1:00 PM CST, 4 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Louisville KY 300 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2019 .Short Term...(This evening through Thursday) Issued at 300 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2019 Afternoon satellite imagery and observations reveal mostly sunny skies across the region. A diurnal Cu field was observed and temperatures ranged from the lower-mid 80s over the eastern half of the forecast area to the mid-upper 80s out across the western areas. The Louisville heat island will likely hit 90 before peak heating wanes. Elsewhere, highs in the mid-upper 80s are expected before temps drop back into the upper 70s to the lower 80s this evening. For this evening and overnight, will be watching a well defined MCV over Missouri. Convection is firing on the eastern edge of this feature across MO. This activity will spread into western KY and southern IL this evening. Just how far east this convection will get is the main forecast challenge for this evening. While we do have 1500-2000 J/Kg of CAPE available, we really do not have much in the way of shear over the region. Convection will also be moving into the region as the sun goes down which will lead to a decrease in overall instability. Mesoscale models suggest that convection may get as far east as the I-65 corridor. So, will plan on just keeping some 20-30% coverage over our western counties, but will not take PoP chances east of the I-65 corridor. Any convection remaining would likely die out in the 10-11 PM EDT time frame with the rest of the night remaining dry. Overnight lows look to dip into the upper 60s to the lower 70s. For Thursday, much of the day looks to remain dry with highs in the mid-upper 80s once again. Will have to watch how Wednesday night's convection evolves and whether some sort of remnant outflow boundary hangs over the region. Last few runs of the HRRR suggest that a left over boundary could serve as a focus for convection in between I-65 and I-75 tomorrow. Current forecast plans are to leave PoPs less than 15% now and evaluate later data tonight and tomorrow morning. Overall environment would support some storms, but coverage would look to be rather limited. && .Long Term...(Thursday night through Wednesday) Updated at 250 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2019 Ridging across the central and southern CONUS continues into the long term, which will continue the warm, dry weather into the weekend. Expect light winds mainly out of the southwest through the weekend with temperatures slightly above climatological norms. Chance of isolated, diurnal showers/storms increases Saturday and Sunday, but still expect a dry forecast for most. At the start of the work week, a series of strong low pressure systems propagating through the longwave pattern to our north begin to deamplify the central CONUS ridge, while return flow brings precipitable water values back into the 1.50 to 2.00 inch range over the Ohio Valley. These two factors will lend to better chances of diurnally induced showers and thunderstorms across the CWA. Model variance continues through the first half of next week; however, they do agree on a possible shortwave bringing more organized convection to the area on Wednesday. Max temperatures through the first half of next week will continue to reach into the low 90s with dewpoints in the upper 60s to lower 70s. && .Aviation...(18Z TAF Issuance) Updated at 109 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2019 For the afternoon hours, mix of diurnal Cu and high cirrus will move through the region. VFR conditions are expected with a light southwest to west wind at 6-8 knots. Mesoscale models suggest some convection out to the west of the region. There remains a small chance that a storm could get as far east at KHNB and KBWG. However, the chance remains slim enough to preclude a mention in the TAF. For the overnight period, VFR conditions look likely with light and variable winds. && .LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...None. KY...None. && Short Term...MJ Long Term....CG Aviation.....MJ
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Louisville KY 334 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 2019 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-270745- Orange-Washington-Scott-Jefferson-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison- Floyd-Clark-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Bullitt- Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Spencer-Anderson-Woodford- Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Nelson-Mercer-Jessamine-Larue-Marion-Boyle- Garrard-Madison-Butler-Edmonson-Hart-Green-Taylor-Casey-Lincoln- Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair-Russell- Cumberland-Clinton- Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, Madison, Jasper, English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, Jeffersonville, Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Louisville, La Grange, Bedford, Milton, New Castle, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana, Taylorsville, Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, Bardstown, Springfield, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, Winchester, Hodgenville, Lebanon, Danville, Lancaster, Richmond, Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Greensburg, Campbellsville, Liberty, Stanford, Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, Glasgow, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany 334 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 2019 /234 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2019/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected for the remainder of the week. 13/DM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
510 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2019
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0904 PM TORNADO 4 SSW HOLLAND 36.65N 86.08W
06/21/2019 ALLEN KY NWS STORM SURVEY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONDUCTED A
STORM DAMAGE SURVEY ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALLEN
COUNTY TO ASSESS DAMAGE FROM THE STORMS ON
FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 21. INTERSPERSED
AMONGST THE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS AN
EF-1 TORNADO WHICH FIRST TOUCHED DOWN A HALF
MILE EAST OF AMOS. A FAMILY FARM HAD
NUMEROUS TREES TWISTED, SNAPPED, AND
UPROOTED. SEVERAL BARNS SUSTAINED SEVERE
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE ROOFS. A DOZEN OR
SO PORTIONS OF TWO BY FOURS WERE IMPALED
INTO THE GROUND IN MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS.
FURTHER SOUTHEAST ON HIGHLAND CHURCH ROAD
NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED AND SNAPPED
WITH TREES FACING FROM THE NORTH NORTHEAST
TO THE SOUTHEAST DIRECTION. THERE WAS CLEAR
EVIDENCE THAT THE TORNADO WENT TO THE
TENNESSEE STATE LINE IN MACON COUNTY AS WE
COULD SEE TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED ON THE
STATE LINE WHICH CORRELATES WELL THE NWS
NASHVILLE STORM SURVEY ACROSS MACON COUNTY.
AT 2592 HIGHLAND CHURCH ROAD (HIGHLAND
GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH) THERE WAS
SIGNIFICANT BRICK DAMAGE ON THE WEST, SOUTH
AND EAST SIDES OF THE CHURCH DUE TO OPEN
VENTS. THE SURVEY CREW ZIG ZAGGED ACROSS
ROADS SOUTH OF SCOTTSVILLE TO HIGHWAY 31 BUT
ONLY FOUND SPORADIC STRAIGHT LINE TREE AND
BARN DAMAGE ALL FACING SOUTHEASTERLY
DIRECTION. THE VERY LAST CONCENTRATED AREA
OF DAMAGE THE TEAM FOUND WAS AT 444 OLD BUCK
CREEK ROAD WERE THERE WAS NUMEROUS SOFTWOOD
TREE DAMAGE AT THE RESIDENCE WITH POWER
POLES DOWN ACROSS THE ROAD. THE TORNADO WAS
ON THE GROUND FOR 1.6 MILES IN KENTUCKY WITH
PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED AT 90 MPH AND MAX PATH
WIDTH AT 125 YARDS NEAR THE STATE LINE.
&&
BJSThe Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:30 UTC.
14 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Two 40 foot trees fell down, one was hollow and one was healthy, on the 2900 block of Middleton Road.
A tree was reported down at Possum Hollow in Morgantown, Kentucky.
Ohio County Dispatch reported a tree down on Highway 62 just before Rosine.
One tree was reported down on Highway 231 just before Cromwell Market.
Flash flooding was reported over Highway 69 near Fordsville, Kentucky.
Flash flooding was reported near the intersection of Vinehill Road and Highway 62.
Roads were closed near the intersection of Bald Knob Road and Rob Roy Road due to flooding.
Flash flooding was reported along East Main Street in Auburn, Kentucky.
Beechland - Quality Road was closed due to flash flooding.
Dispatch reports a couple of trees down along Highway 1590 near Hay Road and Highway 1351.
Tree were reported down along Highway 80.
A large tree was down on Main Street and Kentucky Avenue.
A large tree fell down on Kentucky 73 / Morgantown Road.
Multiple trees and power lines came down around Franklin, KY.
Several large tree branches came down in Woodburn, Kentucky.
A tree fell down on Baker Nature Trail.
A tree and power lines came down along the 400 block of West 12th Avenue.
Trees were reported down northeast of Georgetown, Kentucky.
A tree was reported down in Cynthiana, Kentucky.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kentucky in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, June 2019
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: 841635, 841636, 841639, 841640, 841624, 841625, 841628, 841629, 841631, 841641, 841642, 841643, 841645, 841648, 841649, 841650, 841651, 841652, 841654.