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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Louisville, KY

March 31, 2016Franklin County, Harrison County, Scott County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 31, 2016, 5:10 PM EDT for Franklin County, Harrison County, Scott County, Kentucky. It was in force for 35 min. 1 report 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, 5:10 PM EDT (21:10 UTC)
Expired: Mar 31, 2016, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Franklin County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Scott County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:10 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 31, 5:35 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Sadieville, KY	TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 131 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: 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.

511 
WUUS53 KLMK 312110
SVRLMK
KYC073-097-209-312145-
/O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0021.160331T2110Z-160331T2145Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHERN SCOTT COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT

* AT 510 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF
  FRANKFORT...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BRECKINRIDGE...SADIEVILLE...CONNERSVILLE...RUTLAND...JOSEPHINE...
  RENAKER...ALBERTA...BIDDLE...PEAKS MILL AND DAVIS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 3839 8435 3829 8484 3836 8488 3836 8484
      3834 8479 3835 8474 3843 8462 3849 8456
      3851 8452 3851 8449 3854 8448 3853 8445
      3855 8442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 248DEG 53KT 3832 8491 

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

SCHOETTMER

1 follow-up statement

576 
WWUS53 KLMK 312130
SVSLMK

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

KYC073-312140-
/O.CAN.KLMK.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160331T2145Z/
FRANKLIN KY-
530 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3839 8435 3834 8466 3839 8467 3843 8462
      3849 8456 3851 8452 3851 8449 3854 8448
      3853 8445 3855 8442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 248DEG 53KT 3842 8461 

$$

KYC097-209-312145-
/O.CON.KLMK.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160331T2145Z/
HARRISON KY-SCOTT KY-
530 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN HARRISON AND NORTHERN SCOTT COUNTIES...

AT 530 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES NORTH OF
GEORGETOWN...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRECKINRIDGE...SADIEVILLE...CONNERSVILLE...RUTLAND...JOSEPHINE...RENAKER...
ALBERTA...BIDDLE...DAVIS AND HINTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 3839 8435 3834 8466 3839 8467 3843 8462
      3849 8456 3851 8452 3851 8449 3854 8448
      3853 8445 3855 8442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 248DEG 53KT 3842 8461 

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

SCHOETTMER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 31, 3:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge, Butler, Grayson, Hancock, Ohio	34 min
Mar 31, 3:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Grayson, Ohio	27 min
Mar 31, 3:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade, Ohio	36 min
Mar 31, 3:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade	36 min
Mar 31, 4:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson, Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison and 11 more	22 min
Mar 31, 4:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby	34 min
Mar 31, 4:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Bullitt, Hardin, Larue, Marion, Meade and 3 more	33 min
Mar 31, 4:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Trimble	36 min
Mar 31, 4:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Jefferson, Shelby, Spencer	32 min
Mar 31, 4:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Simpson, Warren	24 min
Mar 31, 4:43 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Shelby, Spencer	17 min
Mar 31, 4:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Franklin, Henry, Oldham, Shelby	29 min
Mar 31, 4:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Edmonson, Logan, Simpson, Warren	35 min
Mar 31, 4:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Scott, Shelby, Woodford	32 min
Mar 31, 5:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Green, Hart, Metcalfe	24 min
Mar 31, 5:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott	36 min
Mar 31, 5:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Warren	118 min
Mar 31, 5:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Barren, Edmonson, Green, Hart, Metcalfe	30 min
Mar 31, 6:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Russell and 1 more	48 min
Mar 31, 6:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Allen, Monroe	31 min
Mar 31, 7:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland	34 min

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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.