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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Louisville, KY

March 9, 2006Barren County, Monroe County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 9, 2006, 5:32 PM CST for Barren County, Monroe County, Kentucky. It was in force for 37 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: Mar 9, 2006, 5:32 PM CST (23:32 UTC)
Expired: Mar 9, 2006, 6:09 PM CST
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Barren County, KY, Monroe County, KY

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 105 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 804 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 271 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 287 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Mar 9, 5:00 PM CST, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 5:00 PM CST, 32 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 2:45 PM CST, 2 hours 47 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
345 PM EST THU MAR 9 2006

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-100930-
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-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-
345 PM EST THU MAR 9 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS IT
MOVES FROM MISSOURI UP INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THIS WILL RESULT
IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN
INDIANA...WITH GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH POSSIBLE FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED UNTIL 4 AM
EST FRIDAY MORNING. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES...SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE.

AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO IMPACT THE OUTLOOK AREA DURING THE EVENING HOURS THROUGH ABOUT
MIDNIGHT. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE FROM DAMAGING
WINDS...WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL POSSIBLE. THE WINDOW
FOR BEST SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES IS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM WEST OF
THE I-65 CORRIDOR INCLUDING BOWLING GREEN...ALONG THE AND JUST WEST
OF THE I-65 CORRIDOR INCLUDING LOUISVILLE AROUND 6 TO 7 PM AND
BETWEEN 8 PM AND 10PM ENTERING THE I-75 CORRIDOR AND LEXINGTON METRO
AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

UNSETTLED WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS
SEVERAL WEATHER DISTURBANCES MOVE THROUGH THE REGION.  SEVERAL
PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY.  SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE RATHER STRONG AND
PRODUCE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ACTIVATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENING...PLEASE REPORT ANY
SEVERE WEATHER IN YOU AREA...AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE ALSO
REQUESTED TO PASS ALONG ANY DAMAGE REPORTS FOR THEIR COUNTIES.
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY ALSO BE REQUIRED OVER THE COMING WEEKEND.

SCHOTT

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 9, 3:00 PM CST, 2 hours 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
400 PM EST THU MAR 09 2006

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

0355 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N HOLLAND             38.27N 87.04W
03/09/2006                   DUBOIS             IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BARN DESTROYED, HOUSE DAMAGED

&&

CMC

Local storm report, Mar 9, 3:05 PM CST, 2 hours 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
405 PM EST THU MAR 09 2006

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

0342 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N HOLLAND             38.27N 87.04W
03/09/2006                   DUBOIS             IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BARN DESTROYED, HOUSE DAMAGED

&&

CMC

Special weather statement, Mar 9, 3:33 PM CST, 1 hour 59 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
433 PM EST THU MAR 9 2006

INZ077-090-KYZ025-092245-
WASHINGTON IN-HARRISON IN-MEADE KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...CORYDON...BRANDENBURG
333 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006 /433 PM EST THU MAR 9 2006/

A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS WASHINGTON
AND HARRISON COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN INDIANA AND MEADE COUNTY IN
NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH 5:30 PM EST. SOME OF THESE STORMS
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND TO 45 MPH.

JA

Special weather statement, Mar 9, 4:09 PM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
509 PM EST THU MAR 9 2006

INZ078-079-091-092-KYZ029>034-038-100015-
SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-
OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-SPENCER KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...NEW ALBANY...
JEFFERSONVILLE...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...
LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...TAYLORSVILLE
409 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006 /509 PM EST THU MAR 9 2006/

SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH 6:30PM EST. SOME OF
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUST TO 45 MPH.

IF OUTSIDE MOVE TO A STURDY INDOOR SHELTER.

JA

Local storm report, Mar 9, 4:11 PM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
511 PM EST THU MAR 09 2006

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

0445 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SPRINGFIELD             37.69N 85.22W
03/09/2006                   WASHINGTON         KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SCATTERED REPORTS OF TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS THE
            COUNTY.

&&

AL

Local storm report, Mar 9, 4:16 PM CST, 1 hour 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
516 PM EST THU MAR 09 2006

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

0428 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BROWNSTOWN              38.38N 86.50W
03/09/2006                   CRAWFORD           IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

&&

CMC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 9, 2:33 AM CST	Wind Advisory	LMK	Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more	23 hr
Mar 9, 2:56 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hancock	40 min
Mar 9, 4:32 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan	43 min
Mar 9, 4:50 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Ohio	40 min
Mar 9, 5:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Warren	39 min
Mar 9, 5:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen	26 min
Mar 9, 5:24 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Edmonson, Grayson	51 min
Mar 9, 5:48 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Metcalfe	27 min
Mar 9, 5:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hardin, Hart	35 min
Mar 9, 2:27 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Dubois	33 min
Mar 9, 3:01 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Crawford, Dubois, Orange	35 min
Mar 9, 3:14 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Dubois	3 hr
Mar 9, 3:56 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Orange	3 hr
Mar 9, 4:26 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson	26 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.