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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 14, 2024, 1:35 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Scott County, Indiana; Trimble County, Kentucky. It was in force for 40 min. 5 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 14, 2024, 1:35 PM EDT (17:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2024, 2:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Jefferson County, IN, Scott County, IN, Trimble County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:35 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 14, 1:58 PM EDT | HAIL 2.25 | Volga, IN | |
| Mar 14, 1:58 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 N Hanover, IN | *** 2 INJ *** An NWS storm survey found a 17.2 mile long EF-2 tornado with peak winds of 115 mph occurred on the afternoon of March 14, 2024. The tornado was on the ground for 22 minutes as it touched down 1 mile north of Hanover, IN, and lifted in Switzerland |
| Mar 14, 2:00 PM EDT | HAIL 2 | 3 Ssw Wirt, IN | |
| Mar 14, 2:05 PM EDT | HAIL 1.5 | 1 Ene North Madison, IN | |
| Mar 14, 2:08 PM EDT | TORNADO 2 | 8 Wnw Prestonville, KY | EF2 tornado with winds to 115 MPH confirmed in Carroll County KY and Switzerland County IN in the NWS Wilmington OH forecast area. This tornado also affected portions of Jefferson County IN and Trimble County KY in the NWS Louisville KY forecast area. |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 10:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -147 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1277 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
781
WUUS53 KLMK 141735
SVRLMK
INC077-143-KYC223-141815-
/O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0021.240314T1735Z-240314T1815Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
135 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024
The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Jefferson County in south central Indiana...
Northern Scott County in south central Indiana...
Northwestern Trimble County in central Kentucky...
* Until 215 PM EDT.
* At 135 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Scottsburg,
moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Madison, Scottsburg, Austin, Hanover, Smyrna, Milton, Kent, Dupont,
Brooksburg, and Wakefield.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is
one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3891 8520 3869 8520 3873 8525 3874 8529
3874 8533 3868 8529 3870 8585 3874 8585
3878 8580 3880 8580 3883 8573 3882 8570
3882 8561 3885 8561 3886 8557 3888 8557
3888 8554 3891 8553
TIME...MOT...LOC 1735Z 262DEG 42KT 3876 8577
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
RJS1 follow-up statement
450
WWUS53 KLMK 141743
SVSLMK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
143 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024
INC077-143-KYC223-141815-
/O.CON.KLMK.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240314T1815Z/
Jefferson IN-Scott IN-Trimble KY-
143 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT
FOR JEFFERSON...NORTHEASTERN SCOTT AND NORTHWESTERN TRIMBLE
COUNTIES...
At 143 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast of
Scottsburg, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Madison, Hanover, Smyrna, Milton, Kent, Dupont, Brooksburg,
Wakefield, Canaan, and North Madison.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3891 8520 3869 8520 3873 8525 3874 8529
3874 8533 3868 8529 3870 8572 3882 8572
3882 8561 3885 8561 3886 8557 3888 8557
3888 8554 3891 8553
TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 262DEG 42KT 3877 8565
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
RJSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 12:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Orange | 29 min |
| Mar 14, 12:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Scott | 33 min |
| Mar 14, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 31 min |
| Mar 14, 1:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 42 min |
| Mar 14, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark | 30 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.