Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2023
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 3, 2023, 3:38 PM EST for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 22 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 3, 2023, 3:38 PM EST (20:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2023, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Henry County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Trimble County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 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 3, 12:07 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 170 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1245 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 256 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 259 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 3, 3:12 PM EST, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 3:12 PM EST, 26 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 3, 7:37 AM EST, 8 hours 1 minute before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Louisville KY 737 AM EST Fri Mar 3 2023 KYZ046>049-053>057-063>067-073>078-081-082-041245- Washington-Mercer-Jessamine-Clark-Larue-Marion-Boyle-Garrard-Madison- Hart-Green-Taylor-Casey-Lincoln-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair- Russell-Cumberland-Clinton- Including the cities of Springfield, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, Winchester, Hodgenville, Lebanon, Danville, Lancaster, Richmond, Horse Cave, Greensburg, Campbellsville, Liberty, Stanford, Scottsville, Glasgow, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany 737 AM EST Fri Mar 3 2023 /637 AM CST Fri Mar 3 2023/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. A very strong weather system will move through the region today. Strong gusty winds, strong to severe thunderstorms, and heavy rainfall are expected with this weather system. The main severe weather threats today will be damaging thunderstorm winds and isolated tornadoes. Even outside of thunderstorms, wind gusts in excess of 60 mph will be possible. Please reference the multiple watch, warning, and advisory products for further details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is likely today. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found, at weather.gov/louisville. KYZ028>031-033>043-045-041245- Hardin-Bullitt-Jefferson-Oldham-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-Scott-Harrison- Spencer-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Nelson- Including the cities of Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Louisville, La Grange, New Castle, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana, Taylorsville, Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, and Bardstown 737 AM EST Fri Mar 3 2023 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. A very strong weather system will move through the region today. Strong gusty winds, strong to severe thunderstorms, and heavy rainfall are expected with this weather system. The main severe weather threats today will be damaging thunderstorm winds and isolated tornadoes. Even outside of thunderstorms, wind gusts in excess of 60 mph will be possible. Please reference the multiple watch, warning, and advisory products for further details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is likely today. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found, at weather.gov/louisville. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ032-041245- Orange-Washington-Scott-Jefferson-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison- Floyd-Clark-Trimble- Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, Madison, Jasper, English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, Jeffersonville, Bedford, and Milton 737 AM EST Fri Mar 3 2023 /637 AM CST Fri Mar 3 2023/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. A very strong weather system will move through the region today. Strong gusty winds, strong to severe thunderstorms, and heavy rainfall are expected with this weather system. The main severe weather threats today will be damaging thunderstorm winds and isolated tornadoes. Even outside of thunderstorms, wind gusts in excess of 45 mph will be possible. Please reference the multiple watch, warning, and advisory products for further details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is likely today. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found, at weather.gov/louisville. KYZ061-062-070>072-041245- Butler-Edmonson-Logan-Warren-Simpson- Including the cities of Morgantown, Brownsville, Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, and Providence 637 AM CST Fri Mar 3 2023 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 60 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. A very strong weather system will move through the region today. Strong gusty winds, strong to severe thunderstorms, and heavy rainfall are expected with this weather system. The main severe weather threats today will be damaging thunderstorm winds and isolated tornadoes. Even outside of thunderstorms, wind gusts in excess of 60 mph will be possible. Please reference the multiple watch, warning, and advisory products for further details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is likely today. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found, at weather.gov/louisville. KYZ027-041245- Grayson- Including the city of Leitchfield 637 AM CST Fri Mar 3 2023 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...TORNADO WATCH 60 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. A very strong weather system will move through the region today. Strong gusty winds, strong to severe thunderstorms, and heavy rainfall are expected with this weather system. The main severe weather threats today will be damaging thunderstorm winds and isolated tornadoes. Even outside of thunderstorms, wind gusts in excess of 60 mph will be possible. Please reference the multiple watch, warning, and advisory products for further details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is likely today. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found, at weather.gov/louisville. KYZ023>026-041245- Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio- Including the cities of Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, and Hartford 737 AM EST Fri Mar 3 2023 /637 AM CST Fri Mar 3 2023/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...TORNADO WATCH 60 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST /1 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. A very strong weather system will move through the region today. Strong gusty winds, strong to severe thunderstorms, and heavy rainfall are expected with this weather system. The main severe weather threats today will be damaging thunderstorm winds and isolated tornadoes. Even outside of thunderstorms, wind gusts in excess of 45 mph will be possible. Please reference the multiple watch, warning, and advisory products for further details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is likely today. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found, at weather.gov/louisville. MJ/CSG
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 3, 3:18 PM EST, 20 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Local storm report, Mar 3, 3:26 PM EST, 12 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Local storm report, Mar 3, 3:31 PM EST, 7 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Local storm report, Mar 3, 3:32 PM EST, 6 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Local storm report, Mar 3, 3:33 PM EST, 5 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Local storm report, Mar 3, 3:35 PM EST, 3 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 7:25 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade | 3 hr |
| Mar 3, 8:41 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 5 hr |
| Mar 3, 10:10 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade | 6 hr |
| Mar 3, 10:51 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Oldham | 3 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Ohio | 45 min |
| Mar 3, 12:25 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Butler, Hancock, Ohio | 20 min |
| Mar 3, 12:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Edmonson, Simpson, Warren | 36 min |
| Mar 3, 1:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe | 27 min |
| Mar 3, 1:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Ohio | 49 min |
| Mar 3, 1:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue | 27 min |
| Mar 3, 1:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Cumberland, Green, Hart, Larue, Metcalfe and 1 more | 31 min |
| Mar 3, 1:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Butler, Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Ohio | 50 min |
| Mar 3, 2:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 40 min |
| Mar 3, 2:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 30 min |
| Mar 3, 3:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Nicholas and 1 more | 36 min |
| Mar 3, 3:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Henry, Shelby | 16 min |
| Mar 3, 5:20 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | LMK | Ohio | 7 hr |
| Mar 3, 1:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Dubois, Perry | 48 min |
| Mar 3, 2:12 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry | 33 min |
| Mar 3, 2:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry, Washington | 45 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2023Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2023
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.