March 14, 2019 Wind and Storms

Overview

Powerful low pressure over the Plains brought strong winds and scattered storms to the Ohio Valley.

Non-thunderstorm winds knocked this tree onto a car in the Newburg section of Louisville. Photo courtesy Micheal Whitehead.

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Date	March 14, 2019
Time (Local)	2:14pm EDT
EF Rating	0
Est. Peak Winds	70
Path Length	3 miles
Max Width	35 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: An NWS storm survey team found sporadic twisting tree damage between Mount Carmel and McKinley towards the White River. The most significant damage was east of McKinley with several healthy trees snapped and twisted. Most of the trees were snapped halfway up indicative of a skipping weak tornado. On Christmas Tree Road a 30 x 30 barn had significant damage south of the main tree damage.

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EF0 tornado in Washington County, Indiana on March 14, 2019

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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

Non-Thunderstorm Winds

Winds gusting over 60 mph at times actually did much more widespread damage than the storms did in central Kentucky and southern Indiana. The light brown icons on the map below indicate reports of wind damage that was not caused by thunderstorms.

The large red boxes are Tornado Warnings, yellow boxes are Severe Thunderstorm Warnings, and green boxes are flood advisories and warnings.

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Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1012 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019

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

0825 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 ESE MILLERSBURG       38.28N 84.10W
03/14/2019  M53 MPH          NICHOLAS           KY   MESONET



0802 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 NW FRANKFORT          38.26N 84.93W
03/14/2019                   FRANKLIN           KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A FEW TREES DOWN TO THE NORTH OF FRANKFORT.

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E FRANKFORT           38.19N 84.85W
03/14/2019                   FRANKLIN           KY   AMATEUR RADIO

            A FEW TREES SNAPPED NEAR ALUMNI STADIUM AT
            KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY.

0755 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N BAGDAD              38.30N 85.05W
03/14/2019                   SHELBY             KY   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN.

0630 PM     HAIL             LA GRANGE               38.41N 85.38W
03/14/2019  E1.75 INCH       OLDHAM             KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN LA GRANGE.

0628 PM     HAIL             LA GRANGE               38.40N 85.38W
03/14/2019  E0.88 INCH       OLDHAM             KY   CO-OP OBSERVER



0625 PM     HAIL             2 SSE BUCKNER           38.36N 85.42W
03/14/2019  E1.00 INCH       OLDHAM             KY   NWS EMPLOYEE



0524 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 SSE LOUISVILLE        38.21N 85.73W
03/14/2019                   JEFFERSON          KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            LARGE TREE DOWN ONTO ELEMENTARY
            SCHOOL...REPORTED AT 1051 HESS LN,
            LOUISVILLE, KY.

0515 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 5 E KEENE               37.94N 84.55W
03/14/2019                   JESSAMINE          KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            ROOF PARTIALLY REMOVED FROM A BUSINESS NEAR
            THE OLD DRAG STRIP NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
            US 27 AND CATNIP HILL ROAD.

0507 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW ECKERTY           38.33N 86.63W
03/14/2019                   CRAWFORD           IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN. SPOTTER REPORTS THAT THESE ARE
            THE HIGHEST WINDS HE HAS SEEN ALL DAY.
            ESTIMATES 50 MPH WINDS.

0505 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 WSW KELAT             38.50N 84.34W
03/14/2019  M50 MPH          HARRISON           KY   MESONET

0454 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WSW MILTON            38.70N 85.44W
03/14/2019                   TRIMBLE            KY   PUBLIC

            BARN DAMAGE.


0430 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 ESE BUENA VISTA       38.04N 85.96W
03/14/2019                   HARRISON           IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DETACHED GARAGE BLOWN OVER...REPORTED AT
            RABBIT HASH RD SE ELIZABETH, IN.

0426 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 ESE BOWLING GREEN     36.96N 86.40W
03/14/2019                   WARREN             KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 2
            ESE BOWLING GREEN. VIEWER REPORTED A LARGE
            PINE TREE BLOWN DOWN ALONG CUMBERLAND TRACE
            FROM NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS.

0415 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 S RHODA               37.13N 86.23W
03/14/2019                   EDMONSON           KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 2
            S RHODA. VIEWER REPORTED GREENHOUSE TAKEN
            DOWN BY WINDS THAT WERE NON-THUNDERSTORM.

0410 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 S WESTPORT            38.47N 85.47W
03/14/2019  M58 MPH          OLDHAM             KY   MESONET



0409 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 SSE SHIVELY           38.17N 85.80W
03/14/2019                   JEFFERSON          KY   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON THE ROADWAY NEAR THE
            INTERSECTION OF MANSLICK AND GAGEL.

0407 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E MARYSVILLE          38.58N 85.63W
03/14/2019                   CLARK              IN   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN.

0404 PM     HAIL             1 N OTISCO              38.54N 85.67W
03/14/2019  E1.00 INCH       CLARK              IN   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORTED AT OTISCO, IN.

0400 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 NNE OKOLONA           38.17N 85.67W
03/14/2019                   JEFFERSON          KY   PUBLIC

            TREE FELL ON A CAR. LARGE BRANCHES BROUGHT
            POWER LINES DOWN.


0400 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 SSW VINE GROVE        37.79N 85.98W
03/14/2019                   HARDIN             KY   NWS EMPLOYEE

            ROOF SHINGLES BLOWN OFF HOUSE DUE TO
            GRADIENT WINDS.

0400 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 WSW DUNCAN            37.83N 85.05W
03/14/2019                   WASHINGTON         KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 4
            WSW DUNCAN. BARN BLOWN DOWN ON CALDWELL ROAD
            IN NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY, KY. WINDS
            WERE NON-THUNDERSTORM.

0357 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 NW OKOLONA            38.17N 85.74W
03/14/2019  M66 MPH          JEFFERSON          KY   ASOS

            SDF ASOS REPORT.

0355 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 WSW MILLVILLE         38.12N 84.88W
03/14/2019  M55 MPH          FRANKLIN           KY   MESONET



0350 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DEPAUW                  38.33N 86.22W
03/14/2019                   HARRISON           IN   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN...REPORTED AT WETZEL DRIVE AND
            WEST ST HARRISSON COUNTY INDIANA.

0350 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 W SHIVELY             38.20N 85.82W
03/14/2019                   JEFFERSON          KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PARTIAL ROOF COLLAPSE OF A BAPTIST CHURCH ON
            CRUMS LANE IN SHIVELY.

0350 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 SW DUNDEE             37.52N 86.82W
03/14/2019                   OHIO               KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE FELL ON UNOCCUPIED SCHOOL BUS BLOCKING
            TWO LANES...REPORTED AT 7005 ST RT 69 N OHIO
            COUNTY KY.

0349 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 SE CORYDON            38.20N 86.11W
03/14/2019                   HARRISON           IN   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN...REPORTED AT 920 COUNTRY CLUB RD
            HARRISSON COUNTY INDIANA.

0345 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG WAX                     37.35N 86.13W
03/14/2019                   GRAYSON            KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            BOWLING GREEN TV MET RELAYED REPORT OF SMALL
            OUTBUILDING NEAR WAX COMMUNITY DESTROYED BY
            NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS.

0345 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 NW JEFFERSONVILLE     38.31N 85.74W
03/14/2019                   CLARK              IN   NWS EMPLOYEE

            SHINGLES BLOWN OFF MULTIPLE HOMES ON
            CALLAWAY DRIVE.

0343 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNW NEW FRANKFORT     38.79N 85.74W
03/14/2019                   SCOTT              IN   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN...REPORTED AT HARDY LAKE SCOTT
            COUNTY INDIANA.

0340 PM     HAIL             NEW SALISBURY           38.32N 86.10W
03/14/2019  E1.50 INCH       HARRISON           IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

0340 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 WNW FINCHVILLE        38.17N 85.38W
03/14/2019  M55 MPH          SHELBY             KY   MESONET



0337 PM     HAIL             1 NW RAMSEY             38.32N 86.16W
03/14/2019  E1.25 INCH       HARRISON           IN   PUBLIC

            REPORTED AT RAMSEY, INDIANA.

0335 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 SSE HUDSON            37.61N 86.26W
03/14/2019                   HARDIN             KY   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            ROOF BLOWN OFF MOBILE HOME NEAR EASTVIEW ON
            SONORA-HARDIN SPRINGS RD.

0328 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 ESE BRANDENBURG       37.99N 86.16W
03/14/2019                   MEADE              KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            ROOF BLOWN OF A BUSINESS ON BROADWAY STREET
            IN BRANDENBURG.

0325 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 E CORYDON             38.22N 86.10W
03/14/2019                   HARRISON           IN   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN...REPORTED AT 1100 CORYDON RIDGE
            RD HARRISSON COUNTY INDIANA.

0320 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 E HARNED              37.75N 86.39W
03/14/2019                   BRECKINRIDGE       KY   AMATEUR RADIO

            LARGE ROOF OFF OF A LARGE METAL BARN ON HWY
            1401 RIGHT OUTSIDE OF HARNED, KY.

0320 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 ESE BARDSTOWN         37.78N 85.40W
03/14/2019                   NELSON             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROOF SHINGLES BLOWN OFF, MAILBOX BLOWN OVER,
            FENCE DAMAGE.

0315 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     4 SSW GATCHEL           38.00N 86.68W
03/14/2019                   PERRY              IN   PUBLIC

            SPOTTER REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD 4 MILES NE OF
            TELL CITY.

0305 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NE MCQUADY            37.72N 86.49W
03/14/2019  M53 MPH          BRECKINRIDGE       KY   MESONET



0303 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WNW TELL CITY         37.95N 86.77W
03/14/2019                   PERRY              IN   911 CALL CENTER

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN...REPORTED AT TELL CITY
            IN.

0300 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 WNW GATCHEL           38.06N 86.71W
03/14/2019                   PERRY              IN   911 CALL CENTER

            MULTIPLE TREES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS THE
            COUNTY, INCLUDING IN TELL CITY AND BRISTOW.
            TIME APPROXIMATE.

0257 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E LEWISPORT           37.93N 86.86W
03/14/2019                   HANCOCK            KY   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN...REPORTED AT ROBERTS LANE
            LEWISPORT KY.

0256 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 NW OKOLONA            38.17N 85.73W
03/14/2019  M61 MPH          JEFFERSON          KY   PUBLIC

            61 MPH PEAK WIND GUST AT LOUISVILLE
            INTERNATIONAL ASOS AT 256 PM EDT.

0254 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST DANVILLE                37.65N 84.77W
03/14/2019  E60 MPH          BOYLE              KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            *** 1 INJ ***
            TREE FELL DOWN ON A WOMAN IN THE DANVILLE
            AREA OF BOYLE COUNTY. WOMAN WAS TRANSPORTED
            TO HOSPITAL.

0237 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 6 W LEXINGTON           38.04N 84.61W
03/14/2019  M69 MPH          FAYETTE            KY   ASOS

            KLEX ASOS REPORTED A 69 MPH MAX WIND SPEED
            AT 237 PM EDT.

0230 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 ESE RHODA             37.13N 86.17W
03/14/2019                   EDMONSON           KY   PUBLIC

            VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO DOWNED TREE ON HWY
            422 NEAR PIG, KY IN EDMONSON CO.

0230 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG WINDYVILLE              37.22N 86.33W
03/14/2019                   EDMONSON           KY   PUBLIC

            BOX TRUCK BLOWN OVER HWY70 WEST OF
            BROWNSVILLE KY, EDMONSON CO.

0225 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 E HARTFORD            37.45N 86.84W
03/14/2019  M50 MPH          OHIO               KY   MESONET



0221 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 ENE PARIS             38.21N 84.25W
03/14/2019                   BOURBON            KY   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            A SCHOOL OFFICIAL IN BOURBON COUNTY STATED
            THAT TREES WERE DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY DUE
            TO NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS.

0220 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 SE MILLERSBURG        38.26N 84.10W
03/14/2019  M52 MPH          NICHOLAS           KY   MESONET



0219 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 ESE BOWLING GREEN     36.96N 86.42W
03/14/2019  E59 MPH          WARREN             KY   ASOS

            KBWG ASOS REPORTED A PEAK WIND OF 59 MPH.

0214 PM     TORNADO          1 S MCKINLEY            38.73N 86.20W
03/14/2019                   WASHINGTON         IN   NWS STORM SURVEY

            BARN DAMAGED, SPORADIC TREE DAMAGE.


0212 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOUNT CARMEL            38.72N 86.24W
03/14/2019                   WASHINGTON         IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND A FEW POWER LINES DOWN IN
            NORTHWEST CORNER OF WASHINGTON COUNTY. TIME
            APPROXIMATION FROM RADAR.

0202 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 W NEW SALISBURY       38.32N 86.12W
03/14/2019                   HARRISON           IN   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN...REPORTED AT HWY 64 AND MAIDEN
            TRAIL HARRISSON COUNTY INDIANA.

0158 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 NE CRANDALL           38.30N 86.04W
03/14/2019                   HARRISON           IN   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN...REPORTED AT 4525 HWY 64 NE
            HARRISSON COUNTY INDIANA.

0141 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 ESE CRANDALL          38.28N 86.04W
03/14/2019                   HARRISON           IN   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN...REPORTED AT CRANDLEBRANCH RD AND
            EMILY RD HARRISSON COUNTY INDIANA.

0140 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 ENE LORETTO           37.65N 85.36W
03/14/2019  M52 MPH          MARION             KY   MESONET



0127 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N HAYSVILLE           38.49N 86.91W
03/14/2019                   DUBOIS             IN   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE ACROSS ROAD 231 NORTH OF HAYSVILLE.

0127 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E HUNTINGBURG         38.30N 86.92W
03/14/2019                   DUBOIS             IN   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN EAST OF HUNTINGBURG, IN.

0127 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W HUNTINGBURG         38.30N 87.00W
03/14/2019                   DUBOIS             IN   911 CALL CENTER

            TELEPHONE LINES DOWN 2 MILES WEST OF
            HUNTINGBURG.

0125 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 ENE HOWE VALLEY       37.70N 86.02W
03/14/2019  M55 MPH          HARDIN             KY   MESONET



0115 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NNW MT. EDEN          38.08N 85.16W
03/14/2019  M53 MPH          SHELBY             KY   MESONET



0111 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     BRETZVILLE              38.30N 86.87W
03/14/2019                   DUBOIS             IN   911 CALL CENTER

            FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED AT STATE ROAD 64 AND
            STATE ROAD 162.

0109 PM     HAIL             IRELAND                 38.41N 87.00W
03/14/2019  E1.00 INCH       DUBOIS             IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTED AT IRELAND, IN.

0529 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 ESE BOWLING GREEN     36.96N 86.42W
03/14/2019  M53 MPH          WARREN             KY   ASOS

Environment

A sharp cold front, with very strong winds aloft, moved into the region from the west. Clouds ahead of the front broke up enough to allow some sunshine and destabilization of the atmosphere, leading to thunderstorm development.


Regional Radar Loop	0-1km Storm Relative Helicity. SRH (Storm Relative Helicity) is a measure of the potential for cyclonic updraft rotation in right-moving supercells, and is calculated for the lowest 1-km and 3-km layers above ground level. Larger values of 0-3-km SRH (greater than 250 m2 s-2) and 0-1-km SRH (greater than 100 m2 s-2), suggest an increased threat of tornadoes with supercells. For SRH, larger values are generally better, but there are no clear thresholds between non-tornadic and significant tornadic supercells.

0-3km Storm Relative Helicity. SRH (Storm Relative Helicity) is a measure of the potential for cyclonic updraft rotation in right-moving supercells, and is calculated for the lowest 1-km and 3-km layers above ground level. Larger values of 0-3-km SRH (greater than 250 m2 s-2) and 0-1-km SRH (greater than 100 m2 s-2), suggest an increased threat of tornadoes with supercells. For SRH, larger values are generally better, but there are no clear thresholds between non-tornadic and significant tornadic supercells.	3 Hour Dew Point Change

300mb Chart	500mb Chart

850mb Chart	850mb Moisture Transport

Downdraft CAPE. The DCAPE (Downdraft CAPE) can be used to estimate the potential strength of rain-cooled downdrafts within deep convection. Larger DCAPE values are associated with stronger downdrafts.	Effective Bulk Shear. The magnitude of the vector wind difference from the effective inflow base upward to 50% of the equilibrium level height for the most unstable parcel in the lowest 300 mb. This parameter is similar to the 0-6 km bulk wind difference, though it accounts for storm depth (effective inflow base to EL) and is designed to identify both surface-based and "elevated" supercell environments. Supercells become more probable as the effective bulk wind difference increases in magnitude through the range of 25-40 kt and greater.

Effective Storm Relative Helicity. Effective SRH (Storm Relative Helicity) is based on threshold values of lifted parcel CAPE (100 J kg-1) and CIN (-250 J kg-1). These parcel constraints are meant to confine the SRH layer calculation to the part of a sounding where lifted parcels are buoyant, but not too strongly capped. Effective SRH is applicable across the widest range of storm environments, and effective SRH discriminates as well as 0-1 km SRH between significant tornadic and nontornadic supercells.	Lifting Condensation Level Height. The LCL (Lifting Condensation Level) is the level at which a parcel becomes saturated. It is a reasonable estimate of cloud base height when parcels experience forced ascent.

Low Level Lapse Rates. A lapse rate is the rate of temperature change with height. The faster the temperature decreases with height, the "steeper" the lapse rate and the more "unstable" the atmosphere becomes. The 0-3 km lapse rates, also referred to as low-level lapse rates, are meant to identify regions of deeper mixing (e.g., steeper lapse rates) that often result in weakening convective inhibition that precedes surface-based thunderstorm development, as well as the potential for strong downdrafts in the low levels.	Mid Level Lapse Rates. A lapse rate is the rate of temperature change with height. The faster the temperature decreases with height, the "steeper" the lapse rate and the more "unstable" the atmosphere becomes. The 700-500 mb lapse rates, also referred to as mid-level lapse rates, are meant to identify regions where deep convection is more probable (all else being equal). Likewise, steeper lapse rates correspond to the possibility of stronger storm updrafts.

Mixed Layer CAPE. MLCAPE (Mixed Layer Convective Available Potential Energy) is a measure of instability in the troposphere. This value represents the mean potential energy conditions available to parcels of air located in the lowest 100-mb when lifted to the level of free convection (LFC).	Mean Sea Level Pressure and Surface Wind

Precipitable Water. The amount of water vapor in a column of air.	Surface Based CAPE. SBCAPE (Surface-Based Convective Available Potential Energy) is a measure of instability in the troposphere. This value represents the total amount of potential energy available to a parcel of air originating at the surface and being lifted to its level of free convection (LFC).