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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Louisville, KY

March 30, 20244 counties in Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 30, 2024, 9:25 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 35 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, 2024, 9:25 PM EDT (01:25 UTC)
Expired
Mar 30, 2024, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Crawford County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Orange County, IN, Perry County, IN

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 266 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2024-03-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2024-03-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 31 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1637 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
95 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, 7:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 7:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 4:01 PM EDT, 5 hours 24 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
401 PM EDT Sat Mar 30 2024

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070>078-081-082-312015-
Orange-Washington IN-Scott IN-Jefferson IN-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-
Harrison IN-Floyd-Clark IN-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-
Hardin-Bullitt-Jefferson-Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Franklin-
Scott KY-Harrison KY-Spencer-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-
Nicholas-Nelson-Washington KY-Mercer-Jessamine-Clark KY-Larue-Marion-
Boyle-Garrard-Madison-Butler-Edmonson-Hart-Green-Taylor-Casey-
Lincoln-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair-
Russell-Cumberland-Clinton-
401 PM EDT Sat Mar 30 2024 /301 PM CDT Sat Mar 30 2024/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Indiana, south central
Indiana, east central Kentucky, north central Kentucky, northwest
Kentucky and south central Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop late this
afternoon, continuing through the evening hours. Lightning will be
the main hazard with storms, though small hail and gusty winds are
also possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

A few thunderstorms could be strong north of Interstate 64 on Sunday
morning. The main threat Sunday would be some large hail and
lightning.

Strong to severe storms are possible late Monday evening through
Tuesday afternoon. The best chance for severe storms Monday night
will be across southern Indiana, where damaging winds, large hail,
spin-up tornadoes, and localized flooding are possible. Confidence in
location and timing of strong storms on Tuesday is lower, but
damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are all possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed at times Sunday through
Tuesday.

&&

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

SRM/RAS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 7:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 10:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson35 min
Mar 30, 10:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKShelby31 min
Mar 30, 11:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Franklin, Jefferson, Shelby, Spencer37 min
Mar 30, 11:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFranklin, Woodford27 min
Mar 30, 11:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark, Fayette46 min
Mar 31, 12:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson, Shelby36 min
Mar 31, 3:02 PM EDTFlood WatchLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Henry and 4 more53 hr
Mar 30, 9:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford35 min
Mar 30, 9:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison33 min
Mar 30, 10:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison23 min
Mar 30, 11:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKPerry36 min
Mar 30, 11:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison29 min
Mar 31, 1:30 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson30 min
Mar 31, 7:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson26 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.