Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2025
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 15, 2025, 5:01 AM CDT for Perry County, Indiana; Breckinridge County, Hancock County, Kentucky. It was in force for 29 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 15, 2025, 5:01 AM CDT (10:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2025, 5:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 2.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Perry County, IN, Breckinridge County, KY, Hancock County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:05 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 15, 5:10 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Sse Lewisport, KY | Tree down across the road just south of 1403 on 1389. Time estimated from radar. |
| Mar 15, 5:15 AM CDT | HAIL 1 | Hawesville, KY | Dispatcher had hail at their house near the EOC. Time estimated from radar. |
| Mar 15, 5:20 AM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Tell City, IN |
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 15, 1:36 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 2003 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 287 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
977
WUUS53 KLMK 151001
SVRLMK
INC123-KYC027-091-151030-
/O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0021.250315T1001Z-250315T1030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
501 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025
The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Perry County in south central Indiana...
Hancock County in central Kentucky...
West central Breckinridge County in central Kentucky...
* Until 530 AM CDT.
* At 500 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Knottsville,
moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Tell City, Hardinsburg, Hawesville, Lewisport, Cannelton,
Cloverport, Skillman, Goering, Pellville, and Gerald.
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 900 AM CDT for south central
Indiana...and central Kentucky.
&&
LAT...LON 3805 8658 3777 8642 3772 8678 3774 8682
3779 8682 3784 8685 3784 8688 3783 8690
3784 8691 3787 8691 3788 8689 3789 8691
3790 8691 3791 8694 3790 8698
TIME...MOT...LOC 1000Z 249DEG 53KT 3779 8697
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
SRW2 follow-up statements
915
WWUS53 KLMK 151018
SVSLMK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
518 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025
INC123-KYC027-091-151030-
/O.CON.KLMK.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250315T1030Z/
Perry IN-Hancock KY-Breckinridge KY-
518 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN PERRY...CENTRAL HANCOCK AND WEST CENTRAL
BRECKINRIDGE COUNTIES...
At 517 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hawesville,
moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Tell City, Hawesville, Lewisport, Cannelton, Cloverport, Petri,
Skillman, Goering, Adair, and Lilly Dale.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 AM CDT for south central
Indiana...and central Kentucky.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This storm is producing destructive winds and large damaging hail.
SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.
&&
LAT...LON 3804 8658 3801 8656 3787 8648 3778 8682
3779 8682 3784 8685 3784 8688 3783 8690
3784 8691 3786 8691 3788 8689 3789 8691
3790 8691 3790 8698
TIME...MOT...LOC 1017Z 249DEG 53KT 3788 8666
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
SRW299
WWUS53 KLMK 151025
SVSLMK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
525 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025
INC123-KYC027-091-151035-
/O.EXP.KLMK.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250315T1030Z/
Perry IN-Hancock KY-Breckinridge KY-
525 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN PERRY...CENTRAL
HANCOCK AND WEST CENTRAL BRECKINRIDGE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 530 AM
CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 AM CDT for south central
Indiana...and central Kentucky.
&&
LAT...LON 3804 8658 3801 8656 3787 8648 3778 8682
3779 8682 3784 8685 3784 8688 3783 8690
3784 8691 3786 8691 3788 8689 3789 8691
3790 8691 3790 8698
TIME...MOT...LOC 1025Z 249DEG 53KT 3791 8656
$$
SRWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 3:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Dubois | 20 min |
| Mar 15, 3:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Dubois | 36 min |
| Mar 15, 3:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry, Washington | 41 min |
| Mar 15, 3:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Orange, Washington | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 3:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Perry | 39 min |
| Mar 15, 4:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Jefferson, Orange, Scott and 1 more | 43 min |
| Mar 15, 4:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry, Washington | 34 min |
| Mar 15, 4:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Perry, Washington | 40 min |
| Mar 15, 4:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Perry | 23 min |
| Mar 15, 5:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Washington | 31 min |
| Mar 15, 5:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison, Perry | 35 min |
| Mar 15, 5:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Perry | 33 min |
| Mar 15, 5:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Harrison, Scott, Washington | 22 min |
| Mar 15, 5:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison, Perry | 25 min |
| Mar 15, 5:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Floyd, Harrison | 37 min |
| Mar 15, 5:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Perry | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 6:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Floyd, Harrison | 23 min |
| Mar 15, 6:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd | 29 min |
| Mar 15, 6:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd | 35 min |
| Mar 15, 6:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark | 34 min |
| Mar 15, 9:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Dubois | 21 min |
| Mar 15, 5:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Harrison | 7 hr |
| Mar 15, 6:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Henry, Oldham, Shelby | 31 min |
| Mar 15, 10:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 22 min |
| Mar 15, 4:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Monroe | 40 min |
| Mar 15, 4:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Allen, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 9 hr |
| Mar 15, 4:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Monroe, Taylor | 48 min |
| Mar 15, 4:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Hart and 5 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 15, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey, Clinton, Russell | 25 min |
| Mar 15, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton | 16 min |
| Mar 15, 6:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe | 7 hr |
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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.