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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 30, 2025, 8:27 PM CDT for Breckinridge County, Hardin County, Meade County, Kentucky. It was in force for 33 min. 4 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 30, 2025, 8:27 PM CDT (01:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2025, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Breckinridge County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Meade County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:28 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 30, 8:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wsw Rineyville, KY | Barn damage...grain auger flipped over...two hay wagons flipped upside down...silo blown down. |
| Mar 30, 8:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wsw Rineyville, KY | Barn damage...grain auger flipped over...two hay wagons flipped upside down...silo blown down. |
| Mar 30, 8:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 51 | 2 Wnw Cecilia, KY | Mesonet station CCLA Elizabethtown 8 W. |
| Mar 30, 8:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 51 | 2 Wnw Cecilia, KY | Mesonet station CCLA Elizabethtown 8 W. |
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 30, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 823 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 740 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 6.1
The text
As transmitted.
714
WFUS53 KLMK 310127
TORLMK
KYC027-093-163-310200-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0013.250331T0127Z-250331T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
927 PM EDT Sun Mar 30 2025
The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Meade County in central Kentucky...
East central Breckinridge County in central Kentucky...
Central Hardin County in central Kentucky...
* Until 1000 PM EDT/900 PM CDT/.
* At 926 PM EDT/826 PM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm capable of
producing a tornado was located 9 miles east of Hardinsburg, moving
east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Elizabethtown around 945 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Dyer,
Long View, Addington Field Airport, Big Spring, Vine Grove, Gaithers,
Four Corners, Tunnel Hills, Custer, and Rineyville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3782 8634 3783 8576 3763 8578 3762 8580
3772 8636
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 277DEG 49KT 3776 8628
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
CSG2 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KLMK 310140
SVSLMK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
940 PM EDT Sun Mar 30 2025
KYC027-163-310149-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250331T0200Z/
Meade KY-Breckinridge KY-
940 PM EDT Sun Mar 30 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MEADE AND EAST CENTRAL
BRECKINRIDGE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
However, a separate tornado warning is in effect for eastern Meade
County until 1000 PM EDT.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for central
Kentucky. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for
central Kentucky.
&&
LAT...LON 3780 8615 3782 8604 3783 8576 3763 8578
3762 8580 3770 8621
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 276DEG 38KT 3774 8607
$$
KYC093-310200-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250331T0200Z/
Hardin KY-
940 PM EDT Sun Mar 30 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
HARDIN COUNTY...
At 939 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles west of Elizabethtown, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Elizabethtown around 945 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Cecilia, Long View, Howe Valley, Vertrees, Addington Field Airport,
Radcliff, Vine Grove, Crest, Gaithers, and Four Corners.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3780 8615 3782 8604 3783 8576 3763 8578
3762 8580 3770 8621
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 276DEG 38KT 3774 8607
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
CSG525
WWUS53 KLMK 310200
SVSLMK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1000 PM EDT Sun Mar 30 2025
KYC093-310209-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250331T0200Z/
Hardin KY-
1000 PM EDT Sun Mar 30 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL HARDIN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1000
PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for central
Kentucky. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for
central Kentucky.
&&
LAT...LON 3780 8615 3782 8604 3783 8576 3763 8578
3762 8580 3770 8621
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 277DEG 49KT 3771 8575
$$
CSGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 7:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 25 min |
| Mar 30, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade | 28 min |
| Mar 30, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Ohio | 24 min |
| Mar 30, 7:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Meade | 3 hr |
| Mar 30, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Meade, Ohio | 36 min |
| Mar 30, 8:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 32 min |
| Mar 30, 8:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Meade | 37 min |
| Mar 30, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson | 30 min |
| Mar 30, 8:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson | 31 min |
| Mar 30, 8:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson | 26 min |
| Mar 30, 8:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Nelson, Spencer | 24 min |
| Mar 30, 9:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson, Shelby, Spencer | 26 min |
| Mar 30, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue, Nelson | 24 min |
| Mar 30, 9:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hancock, Meade, Ohio | 2 hr |
| Mar 30, 9:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Nelson, Washington | 31 min |
| Mar 30, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hart | 28 min |
| Mar 30, 9:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hart, Larue, Marion, Nelson, Taylor and 1 more | 23 min |
| Mar 30, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Henry, Scott, Shelby, Woodford | 36 min |
| Mar 30, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 47 min |
| Mar 30, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Mercer, Shelby, Spencer, Woodford | 31 min |
| Mar 30, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer, Washington | 33 min |
| Mar 30, 9:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 30 min |
| Mar 30, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine and 5 more | 40 min |
| Mar 30, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer and 1 more | 25 min |
| Mar 30, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hart and 3 more | 39 min |
| Mar 30, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Harrison and 4 more | 33 min |
| Mar 30, 10:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey, Lincoln | 30 min |
| Mar 30, 10:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe, Taylor | 37 min |
| Mar 30, 10:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Monroe, Simpson, Warren | 40 min |
| Mar 30, 10:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Garrard, Madison | 16 min |
| Mar 30, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe | 31 min |
| Mar 30, 11:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton | 37 min |
| Mar 31, 2:05 PM CDT | Flood Watch | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 6 days |
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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.