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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Louisville, KY

March 27, 2016Jefferson County, Oldham County, Kentucky; Clark County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2016, 9:56 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Oldham County, Kentucky; Clark County, Indiana. It was in force for 19 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 27, 2016, 9:56 PM EDT (01:56 UTC)
Expired
Mar 27, 2016, 10:15 PM EDT
In force
19 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clark County, IN, Jefferson County, KY, Oldham County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 27, 10:05 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Se Cementville, INPOWER LINES REPORTED DOWN. POLE TO POLE.

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 27, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 180 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 00:00Z on 2016-03-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 564 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2016-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 117 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
564 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1161 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
117 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
165 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.6

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The text

As transmitted.

862 
WUUS53 KLMK 280156
SVRLMK
INC019-KYC111-185-280215-
/O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0009.160328T0156Z-160328T0215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
956 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  OLDHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 1015 PM EDT

* AT 956 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER PROSPECT...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LOUISVILLE...JEFFERSONVILLE...ST. MATTHEWS...LYNDON...LA GRANGE...
  PROSPECT...GRAYMOOR-DEVONDALE...WINDY HILLS...ANCHORAGE AND
  WORTHINGTON HILLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT...POST YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET YOUR
REPORT USING HASHTAG L...M...K...SPOTTER.

&&

LAT...LON 3851 8536 3847 8534 3846 8535 3844 8533
      3840 8533 3836 8528 3835 8529 3831 8543
      3830 8545 3830 8546 3823 8567 3835 8576
      3852 8539 3852 8538
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 246DEG 44KT 3834 8563 

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

EER
2 follow-up statements
271 
WWUS53 KLMK 280206
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1006 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

INC019-KYC111-280215-
/O.CAN.KLMK.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160328T0215Z/
CLARK IN-JEFFERSON KY-
1006 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLARK AND
NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3851 8536 3847 8534 3846 8535 3844 8533
      3840 8533 3836 8529 3836 8528 3835 8529
      3830 8545 3831 8551 3833 8554 3842 8560
      3851 8541 3852 8538
TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 246DEG 44KT 3839 8549 

$$

KYC185-280215-
/O.CON.KLMK.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160328T0215Z/
OLDHAM KY-
1006 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT
FOR OLDHAM COUNTY...

AT 1005 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COLDSTREAM...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LA GRANGE...CRESTWOOD...ORCHARD GRASS HILLS...PEWEE VALLEY...GOSHEN...
BALLARDSVILLE...PARK LAKE...GREENHAVEN...RUSSELL CORNER AND WESTPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT...POST YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET YOUR
REPORT USING HASHTAG L...M...K...SPOTTER.

&&

LAT...LON 3851 8536 3847 8534 3846 8535 3844 8533
      3840 8533 3836 8529 3836 8528 3835 8529
      3830 8545 3831 8551 3833 8554 3842 8560
      3851 8541 3852 8538
TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 246DEG 44KT 3839 8549 

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

EER
111 
WWUS53 KLMK 280212
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1012 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

KYC185-280222-
/O.EXP.KLMK.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160328T0215Z/
OLDHAM KY-
1012 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR OLDHAM COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1015 PM EDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3851 8536 3847 8534 3846 8535 3844 8533
      3840 8533 3836 8529 3836 8528 3835 8529
      3830 8545 3831 8551 3833 8554 3842 8560
      3851 8541 3852 8538
TIME...MOT...LOC 0209Z 246DEG 44KT 3839 8549 

$$

EER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 8:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHardin30 min
Mar 27, 9:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Ohio28 min
Mar 27, 9:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Meade33 min
Mar 27, 9:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson25 min
Mar 28, 3:13 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryLMKBourbon, Harrison, Henry, Nicholas, Scott, Trimble19 hr
Mar 27, 8:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange32 min
Mar 27, 8:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois, Orange26 min
Mar 27, 8:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOrange, Washington36 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2016Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 2016Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2016

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.