Widespread showers and thunderstorms across much of the central and eastern U.S. will produce areas of excessive rainfall, especially in the southern Mid-Atlantic states. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected from Montana into portions of the central/southern Plains this weekend. A heatwave will build in the Desert Southwest, in parts of Arizona, southeastern California, and southern Nevada. Read More >
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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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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 |
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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). |
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Near-storm environment summary.
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Additional environmental data.
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