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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Louisville, KY

March 30, 2022Ohio County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 30, 2022, 7:09 PM CDT for Ohio County, Kentucky. It was in force for 24 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 30, 2022, 7:09 PM CDT (00:09 UTC)
Expired: Mar 30, 2022, 7:33 PM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

County Ohio County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:12 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 watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 30, 6:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 152 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: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -135 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2181 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 427 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 722 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 30, 6:30 PM CDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 6:30 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 2:56 PM CDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
356 PM EDT Wed Mar 30 2022

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-312000-
Orange-Washington-Scott-Jefferson-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison-
Floyd-Clark-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-
Bullitt-Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Spencer-Anderson-
Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Nelson-Mercer-Jessamine-Larue-
Marion-Boyle-Garrard-Madison-Butler-Edmonson-Hart-Green-Taylor-
Casey-Lincoln-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-
Adair-Russell-Cumberland-Clinton-
356 PM EDT Wed Mar 30 2022 /256 PM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/ TONIGHT...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT...

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central
Indiana and Central Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Gusty south winds will be seen across the outlook area this
afternoon. Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 45 to 50
mph will be possible prior to storms arriving later this evening.

Showers and embedded thunderstorms this evening and tonight could
be strong to severe, with damaging straight line winds and spin
up tornadoes possible. This line is expected to pass through the
region between the hours of 9 PM and 3 AM.

There is also an enhanced fire danger for locations east of I-65
Wednesday afternoon. The combination of strong winds, dry fuels, and
low relative humidity will make for difficult conditions to control
any outdoor burning. A Red Flag Warning has been posted until 800
PM EDT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is likely this evening. Spotters are also
encouraged to relay reports of measured wind speeds or any wind
damage during the day.

&&

More information, along with other weather, hydrological and
climate information can be found, at weather.gov/louisville.

MJ/KDW

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 30, 2:40 PM CDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
340 PM EDT WED MAR 30 2022

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

0311 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 NW OKOLONA            38.18N 85.74W
03/30/2022  M52 MPH          JEFFERSON          KY   ASOS

            45 KT PEAK WIND AT SDF.

&&

RAS

Local storm report, Mar 30, 6:46 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
746 PM EDT WED MAR 30 2022

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

0715 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 E PROVIDENCE          36.67N 86.61W
03/30/2022  M50 MPH          SIMPSON            KY   MESONET

            KENTUCKY MESONET.

0705 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NNW GAMALIEL          36.66N 85.80W
03/30/2022  M54 MPH          MONROE             KY   MESONET

            KENTUCKY MESONET.

&&

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 7:05 PM CDT, 4 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
805 PM EDT Wed Mar 30 2022

INZ083-310045-
Dubois IN-
805 PM EDT Wed Mar 30 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Dubois County through
845 PM EDT...

At 804 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Winslow to near Eureka. Movement was
northeast at 80 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
  Jasper.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Louisville.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for
south central Indiana.

&&

LAT...LON 3851 8707 3850 8706 3851 8705 3851 8700
      3850 8698 3850 8696 3849 8696 3849 8695
      3851 8693 3850 8691 3850 8688 3853 8683
      3853 8672 3852 8672 3820 8692 3820 8707
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 205DEG 67KT 3835 8722 3793 8716

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

RJS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 30, 7:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hancock	31 min
Mar 30, 8:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan	35 min
Mar 30, 8:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan, Simpson, Warren	31 min
Mar 30, 9:46 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	LMK	Adair, Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Bullitt, Casey and 29 more	3 hr
Mar 30, 7:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Dubois	40 min
Mar 30, 7:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Dubois	31 min
Mar 30, 7:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Crawford, Orange, Perry	23 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.