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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Louisville, KY

March 1, 2017Harrison County, Indiana; Bullitt County, Hardin County, Jefferson County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 1, 2017, 2:41 AM EST for Harrison County, Indiana; Bullitt County, Hardin County, Jefferson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 49 min. 3 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 1, 2017, 2:41 AM EST (07:41 UTC)
Expired
Mar 1, 2017, 3:30 AM EST
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Harrison County, IN, Bullitt County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Jefferson County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:45 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 1, 2:56 AM ESTTSTM WND DMG2 Ne Louisville, KYTREE LIMBS APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER FELL ON A VEHICLE.
Mar 1, 2:57 AM ESTTSTM WND GST 524 S Louisville, KYASOS STATION LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD AP /SDF/.
Mar 1, 2:57 AM ESTTSTM WND GST 524 S Louisville, KYASOS STATION LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD AP /SDF/. THE DURATION OF THE TSTM WND GST EVENT WAS 1 HOUR.

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
Feb 28, 9:29 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC12 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 221 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 2017-03-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 126 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 2017-03-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 416 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
126 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-51 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
490 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
416 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
441 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

As transmitted.

191 
WUUS53 KLMK 010741
SVRLMK
INC061-KYC029-093-111-010830-
/O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0021.170301T0741Z-170301T0830Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
241 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Harrison County in south central Indiana...
  Jefferson County in central Kentucky...
  North central Hardin County in central Kentucky...
  Bullitt County in central Kentucky...

* Until 330 AM EST

* At 240 AM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 7 miles southeast of Corydon to near Brandenburg to
  15 miles east of Hardinsburg, moving east at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Louisville, Jeffersontown, St. Matthews, Shively, Shepherdsville,
  Lyndon, Middletown, Douglass Hills, Hurstbourne and Anchorage.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 500 AM EST for south central
Indiana...and central Kentucky.

LAT...LON 3826 8541 3811 8544 3809 8547 3801 8551
      3792 8557 3788 8593 3791 8592 3806 8593
      3818 8602 3819 8596 3818 8590 3821 8587
      3829 8547
TIME...MOT...LOC 0740Z 253DEG 50KT 3815 8600 3796 8610 3784 8619 

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

TWF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 11:56 PM ESTTornado WarningLMKDubois34 min
Mar 1, 12:33 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKOrange28 min
Mar 1, 12:48 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKWashington42 min
Mar 1, 1:19 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson, Scott31 min
Mar 1, 1:22 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois23 min
Mar 1, 1:43 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Perry32 min
Mar 1, 1:46 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson29 min
Mar 1, 1:49 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKPerry41 min
Mar 1, 2:15 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Perry30 min
Mar 1, 2:25 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison35 min
Mar 1, 2:29 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson, Scott31 min
Mar 1, 3:01 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison29 min
Mar 1, 5:18 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois, Orange, Washington42 min
Mar 1, 5:33 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Harrison, Orange, Washington27 min
Mar 1, 5:47 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKWashington13 min
Mar 1, 5:57 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Perry and 2 more33 min
Mar 1, 6:04 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKClark26 min
Mar 1, 6:22 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Scott23 min
Mar 1, 6:46 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKClark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Perry3 hr
Mar 1, 6:46 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison44 min
Mar 1, 8:05 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKClark, Jefferson, Scott3 hr
Mar 1, 9:38 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningLMKJefferson, Scott17 hr
Mar 1, 1:22 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Logan, Ohio23 min
Mar 1, 1:32 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKButler28 min
Mar 1, 1:59 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Edmonson, Warren20 min
Mar 1, 2:02 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Grayson, Hardin43 min
Mar 1, 2:17 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Larue, Marion, Nelson, Washington28 min
Mar 1, 3:10 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Bullitt, Franklin, Henry, Nelson, Oldham and 2 more35 min
Mar 1, 3:26 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Fayette, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott, Woodford34 min
Mar 1, 3:34 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt, Jefferson26 min
Mar 1, 3:35 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBullitt, Jefferson115 min
Mar 1, 3:41 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Fayette, Franklin, Scott, Woodford34 min
Mar 1, 4:11 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette, Nicholas34 min
Mar 1, 4:31 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFranklin, Harrison, Scott29 min
Mar 1, 5:08 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Harrison, Nicholas22 min
Mar 1, 6:15 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge, Hancock, Meade30 min
Mar 1, 6:32 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Butler, Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Meade and 1 more43 min
Mar 1, 6:41 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Franklin, Henry, Scott, Shelby34 min
Mar 1, 7:00 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKSpencer15 min
Mar 1, 7:08 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBarren, Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Green and 7 more37 min
Mar 1, 7:16 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Woodford29 min
Mar 1, 7:17 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Franklin, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott43 min
Mar 1, 7:18 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKBreckinridge, Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Meade, Ohio3 hr
Mar 1, 7:20 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Boyle, Jessamine, Marion, Mercer, Nelson and 4 more40 min
Mar 1, 7:28 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Jessamine, Madison and 2 more47 min
Mar 1, 7:29 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAllen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Metcalfe and 3 more46 min
Mar 1, 7:41 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Green and 9 more34 min
Mar 1, 7:50 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Casey, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Marion and 4 more25 min
Mar 1, 7:53 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAnderson, Fayette, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer, Scott and 1 more2 hr
Mar 1, 8:04 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Casey, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison41 min
Mar 1, 8:09 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Allen, Barren, Casey, Cumberland, Edmonson and 6 more36 min
Mar 1, 8:14 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette, Jessamine, Madison31 min
Mar 1, 8:39 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Allen, Barren, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland and 5 more51 min
Mar 1, 9:17 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningLMKNicholas, Robertson3 days
Mar 1, 9:21 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClinton, Cumberland, Russell24 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.