Severe Storms of March 14-15, 2024

Tornadoes:

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Tornado - Hanover, IN - Milton, KY Jefferson County, IN / Trimble County, KY Date March 14th, 2024 Time (Local) 1:58 PM - 2:24 PM EDT EF Rating EF-2 Est. Peak Winds 115 MPH Path Length 18.56 Miles Max Width 500 Yards Injuries 2 Summary: The National Weather Service in Louisville, KY in coordination with the National Weather Service in Wilmington, OH conducted a 2 day storm damage assessment survey for the supercell tornado across Jefferson and Switzerland counties of Indiana, and Trimble and Carroll counties of Kentucky from March 14. The tornado touched down on Paradise Lane off of Highway 256 on the north side of Hanover, Indiana. the tornado caused shingle and gutter damage, and a couple of large limbs down. The tornado was initially 80 mph, EF-0, with a width of 60 yards. It increased to 90 mph, EF-1, on County Manor Boulevard, taking a roof off a home with sections of the roof twisted around limbs and trees. The width increased to 80 yards. In the area by Birch St. and Ash Dr, the tornado did sporadic tree damage with a few topped and uprooted trees. The width remained at 80 yards and wind speed were EF-0, 80 mph. More...  Track Map   Downloadable KMZ File

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Photos & Video

Drone Video near Hanover, IN

Drone image of damage near Hanover, IN.	Home damage near Hanover, IN.	Damage near Milton, KY.	EF2 damage near Sandy Beach Campground.

Radar

Loop of Reflectivity and Velocity as the tornado-producing supercell crossed Jefferson and Trimble County

Storm Reports

..TIME...      ...EVENT...        ...CITY LOCATION...              ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...     ....MAG....          ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST..   ...SOURCE....
                    ..REMARKS..

1051 PM        Hail                  2 N Bedford                            38.62N 85.32W
03/14/2024    E1.00 inch       Trimble                          KY     Emergency Mngr   

1220 AM       Tstm Wnd Gst   4 WNW Finchville                   38.16N 85.38W
03/15/2024    M51 MPH         Shelby                          KY      Mesonet          

                      Shelby County Mesonet site. 

1218 AM       Hail                   Bloomfield                               37.91N 85.32W
03/15/2024   E1.00 inch         Nelson                          KY      Public           

1141 PM      Tstm Wnd Dmg  Guston                                    37.88N 86.22W
03/14/2024                             Meade                           KY     911 Call Center  

                    Trees down in the area of US 60 and State 
                    Road 428. Trees have since been removed. 

1146 PM      Tstm Wnd Dmg   4 NNE Garrett                        37.95N 86.09W
03/14/2024                              Meade                         KY      911 Call Center  

                    Corrects time of previous tstm wnd dmg 
                    report from 4 NNE Garrett. Trees down on the 
                    3000 block of State Road 1638. Trees have 
                    since been removed. 

1230 AM      Tstm Wnd Dmg   Hodgenville                            37.57N 85.73W
03/15/2024                              Larue                           KY      Public           

                    Large tree down on Miller Road. 

1053 PM     Hail                       3 SSE Highview                    38.10N 85.61W
03/14/2024  E1.00 inch           Jefferson                      KY     NWS Employee     

1054 PM     Hail                       2 SE Highview                       38.11N 85.60W
03/14/2024  M1.00 inch           Jefferson                     KY      NWS Employee     

1158 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst       Louisville Int'l Airpor               38.17N 85.74W
03/14/2024  M52 MPH            Jefferson                      KY      ASOS             

            Measured gust at SDF ASOS. 

1229 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NE Linwood                         37.34N 85.76W
03/15/2024                               Hart                             KY       Fire Dept/Rescue 

                   Tree down in the Linwood Community. 

1239 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Monroe                                   37.23N 85.70W
03/15/2024                               Hart                            KY        Fire Dept/Rescue 

                   Two trees down in the Monroe Community. 

1157 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst       Fort Knox                                37.91N 85.97W
03/14/2024  M56 MPH             Hardin                         KY       ASOS             

                    Fort Knox ASOS. 

1202 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 WNW Howe Valley               37.69N 86.10W
03/15/2024                               Hardin                         KY        911 Call Center  

                   Tree down on Hardinsburg Road. 

1213 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     5 E Elizabethtown                   37.69N 85.78W
03/15/2024                              Hardin                          KY       911 Call Center  

                   Tree down on Valley Creek Road.

1110 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst      1 SSW Hardinsburg                 37.76N 86.46W
03/14/2024  M62 MPH            Breckinridge                 KY      Mesonet          

1142 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg    3 ESE Garfield                         37.77N 86.29W
03/14/2024                              Breckinridge                 KY       Broadcast Media  

                   Tree across Rosetta Road near 
                   Stinnettsville. 

1146 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg    1 SE Custer                              37.72N 86.23W
03/14/2024                              Breckinridge                  KY      Fire Dept/Rescue 

                   Power lines down on the 4500 block of State 
                   Road 86. 

1054 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg    2 SSE Hardinsburg                  38.44N 86.26W
03/14/2024                             Washington                    IN       911 Call Center  

                   Tree down on State Road 66 near Pirtle Road. 

1107 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg    1 ENE Martinsburg                  38.45N 86.02W
03/14/2024                             Washington                    IN      911 Call Center  

                   Tree down on State Road 335 near Lovell 
                   Road. 

1134 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 W Lexington                        38.65N 85.69W
03/14/2024                               Scott                             IN      Emergency Mngr   

                   Tree down on State Road 3. 

1136 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 S New Frankfort                  38.69N 85.71W
03/14/2024                              Scott                              IN      Emergency Mngr   

                   Tree down on State Road 203 at State Road 3. 

1112 PM     Hail                       1 ESE Chambersburg            38.51N 86.37W
03/14/2024  E1.00 inch           Orange                          IN      911 Call Center  

0158 PM     Hail                      Volga                                      38.79N 85.52W
03/14/2024  E2.25 inch          Jefferson                        IN     Public           

0158 PM     Tornado               1 N Hanover                           38.74N 85.47W
03/14/2024                             Jefferson                        IN     NWS Storm Survey 

                    *** 2 INJ *** 
                    An NWS storm survey found a 18.4 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 county, IN 
                    just across the Ohio River from Carrolton, 
                    KY. This tornado crossed the Ohio River 
                    three times, including paralleling the river for a 
                    couple miles as the southern edge of the 
                    funnel damaged Milton, KY. The max path 
                    width was 500 yards wide at its max. 

0200 PM     Hail                     3 SSW Wirt                             38.76N 85.46W
03/14/2024  E2.00 inch         Jefferson                         IN     Public           

0205 PM     Hail                     1 ENE North Madison            38.77N 85.38W
03/14/2024  M1.50 inch         Jefferson                        IN     Public           

1045 PM     Hail                     2 W Huntingburg                    38.30N 87.00W
03/14/2024  E1.00 inch         Dubois                            IN     Public           

1031 PM     Hail                     2 ESE Brownstown                38.37N 86.47W
03/14/2024  M1.00 inch         Crawford                        IN     Trained Spotter  

1048 PM     Hail                     1 N Marengo                          38.39N 86.35W
03/14/2024  E1.00 inch          Crawford                        IN    Public           

1115 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg    2 N Milltown                          38.38N 86.27W
03/14/2024                             Crawford                        IN    Law Enforcement  

                   Several telephone poles down on State Road 
                   66. 

Environment

Thermodynamic and Instability Parameters.

Surface-based CAPE at 17Z (1 PM EDT) 03/14/24	Lifting Condensation Level heights at 17Z (1 PM EDT) 03/14/24	ACARS Sounding Profile from Louisville

Wind Shear Parameters.

Effective Bulk Shear at 17Z (1 PM EDT) 03/14/24	0-1 km Storm-Relative Helicity at 17Z (1 PM EDT) 03/14/24	Effective SRH at 17Z (1 PM EDT) 03/14/24

Composite Parameters.

Significant Tornado Parameter at 18Z (2 PM EDT) 03/14/24	Supercell Composite Parameter at 17Z (1 PM EDT) 03/14/24	Significant Hail Parameter at 17Z (1 PM EDT) 03/14/24