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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Louisville, KY

March 31, 2016Floyd County, Harrison County, Indiana; Jefferson County, Oldham County, Shelby County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 31, 2016, 4:11 PM EDT for Floyd County, Harrison County, Indiana; Jefferson County, Oldham County, Shelby County, Kentucky. It was in force for 34 min. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 31, 2016, 4:11 PM EDT (20:11 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2016, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Floyd County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Jefferson County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Shelby County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 31, 4:18 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Nne Shively, KYTREE BLOWN ON TO A HOUSE ON DUBOURG AVENUE.
Mar 31, 4:24 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 553 S Louisville, KY48 KT GUST AT LOUISVILLE INTL AIRPORT
Mar 31, 4:25 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Sse Louisville, KYBLEACHERS AND GOAL POSTS BLOWN OVER AT MALE HIGH SCHOOL.
Mar 31, 4:28 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ene Shively, KYPOWER LINES DOWN ON TAYLOR BLVD.
Mar 31, 4:28 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 W Pleasure Ridge Par, KYTREE ON A MOBILE HOME ON CANE RUN ROAD.
Mar 31, 4:28 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG5 Nw Louisville, KYLARGE TREE DOWN ON DUNCAN STREET.
Mar 31, 4:31 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Nnw Fern Creek, KYTREES DOWN ON STONY BROOK.
Mar 31, 4:31 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Wnw Jeffersontown, KYLARGE TREES DOWNED ACROSS BEARGRASS CREEK.
Mar 31, 4:50 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 513 W Simpsonville, KYKENTUCKY MESONET SITE.
Mar 31, 4:50 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 514 Wsw Simpsonville, KY

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 210 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2016-03-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2016-03-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 354 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1156 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
354 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
371 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

713 
WUUS53 KLMK 312011
SVRLMK
INC043-061-KYC111-185-211-312045-
/O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0013.160331T2011Z-160331T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
411 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL FLOYD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHWESTERN OLDHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 445 PM EDT

* AT 410 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VALLEY
  STATION...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

  HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO 
           MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LOUISVILLE...JEFFERSONVILLE...JEFFERSONTOWN...ST. MATTHEWS...SHIVELY...
  LYNDON...MIDDLETOWN...DOUGLASS HILLS...PROSPECT AND HURSTBOURNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING
WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3818 8527 3810 8569 3817 8577 3812 8600
      3818 8602 3828 8576 3827 8574 3831 8567
      3839 8545
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 251DEG 59KT 3813 8592 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

SCHOETTMER
1 follow-up statement
187 
WWUS53 KLMK 312034
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
434 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2016

INC043-061-312044-
/O.CAN.KLMK.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160331T2045Z/
HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-
434 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL HARRISON AND
SOUTH CENTRAL FLOYD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3818 8527 3810 8569 3822 8567 3828 8576
      3828 8573 3831 8567 3839 8545
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 248DEG 58KT 3826 8550 

$$

KYC111-185-211-312045-
/O.CON.KLMK.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160331T2045Z/
JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-SHELBY KY-
434 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON...SOUTHWESTERN OLDHAM AND NORTHWESTERN
SHELBY COUNTIES...

AT 434 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER MIDDLETOWN...
MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LOUISVILLE...JEFFERSONVILLE...JEFFERSONTOWN...ST. MATTHEWS...LYNDON...
MIDDLETOWN...DOUGLASS HILLS...PROSPECT...HURSTBOURNE AND
GRAYMOOR-DEVONDALE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS STORM HAS PRODUCED WIDESPREAD
WIND DAMAGE ACROSS. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING
WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3818 8527 3810 8569 3822 8567 3828 8576
      3828 8573 3831 8567 3839 8545
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 248DEG 58KT 3826 8550 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SCHOETTMER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 3:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKPerry36 min
Mar 31, 3:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison36 min
Mar 31, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark22 min
Mar 31, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Floyd36 min
Mar 31, 7:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois37 min
Mar 31, 3:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge, Butler, Grayson, Hancock, Ohio34 min
Mar 31, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Grayson, Ohio27 min
Mar 31, 4:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Bullitt, Hardin, Larue, Marion, Meade and 3 more33 min
Mar 31, 4:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Jefferson, Shelby, Spencer32 min
Mar 31, 4:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Logan, Simpson, Warren24 min
Mar 31, 4:43 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKShelby, Spencer17 min
Mar 31, 4:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFranklin, Henry, Oldham, Shelby29 min
Mar 31, 4:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKEdmonson, Logan, Simpson, Warren35 min
Mar 31, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Franklin, Scott, Shelby, Woodford32 min
Mar 31, 5:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFranklin, Harrison, Scott35 min
Mar 31, 5:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBarren, Edmonson, Green, Hart, Metcalfe24 min
Mar 31, 5:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott36 min
Mar 31, 5:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKWarren118 min
Mar 31, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Barren, Edmonson, Green, Hart, Metcalfe30 min
Mar 31, 6:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Russell and 1 more48 min
Mar 31, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAllen, Monroe31 min
Mar 31, 7:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton, Cumberland34 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.