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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Louisville, KY

March 19, 20254 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 19, 2025, 10:47 PM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 28 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 19, 2025, 10:47 PM EDT (02:47 UTC)
Expired: Mar 19, 2025, 11:15 PM EDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bullitt County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Spencer County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 19, 4:19 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

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 19, 7:38 PM EDT, 3 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 7:38 PM EDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 19, 6:58 PM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 19, 7:20 PM EDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
720 PM EDT Wed Mar 19 2025

INZ083-192345-
Dubois IN-
720 PM EDT Wed Mar 19 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN DUBOIS COUNTY
THROUGH 745 PM EDT...

At 720 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northeast of Winslow, moving northeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Dubois
County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for south
central Indiana.

&&

LAT...LON 3851 8707 3850 8706 3851 8705 3851 8700
      3850 8698 3845 8707
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 236DEG 51KT 3847 8713

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

BJS

Local storm report, Mar 19, 7:54 PM EDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 19, 8:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade, Ohio	36 min
Mar 19, 8:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Warren	36 min
Mar 19, 8:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Ohio	31 min
Mar 19, 8:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio	31 min
Mar 19, 8:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Meade	31 min
Mar 19, 9:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade	34 min
Mar 19, 9:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge, Meade, Ohio	32 min
Mar 19, 9:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler	31 min
Mar 19, 9:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Trimble	45 min
Mar 19, 9:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan	28 min
Mar 19, 9:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Meade	24 min
Mar 19, 10:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade	26 min
Mar 19, 10:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Grayson	31 min
Mar 19, 10:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bullitt, Jefferson, Oldham	31 min
Mar 19, 10:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Allen, Simpson	36 min
Mar 19, 10:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble	34 min
Mar 19, 10:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hardin	32 min
Mar 19, 10:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Larue	32 min
Mar 19, 11:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Simpson, Warren	30 min
Mar 19, 11:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble	18 min
Mar 19, 11:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Barren, Green, Taylor	49 min
Mar 19, 11:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Henry	13 min
Mar 19, 8:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry	37 min
Mar 19, 8:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Dubois, Orange, Washington	47 min
Mar 19, 8:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Washington	31 min
Mar 19, 9:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Orange and 2 more	48 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.