Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2006
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 271, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2006, 6:38 PM CDT for Dubois County, Indiana. It was in force for 22 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2006, 6:38 PM CDT (23:38 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2006, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Dubois County, IN
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 1:34 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 237 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
- 1538 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 975 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS53 KLMK 252338
SVRLMK
INC037-260000-
/O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0271.060525T2338Z-060526T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
638 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN DUBOIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 632 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
JOHNSBURG...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
7 MILES SOUTH OF KYANA BY 650 PM CDT...
TRAVELERS ALONG I-64 ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS
LAT...LON 3820 8701 3829 8701 3829 8682 3830 8680
3830 8669 3825 8669 3825 8679 3824 8680
3820 8680
$$
CS1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS53 KLMK 252356
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
756 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006
INC037-260006-
/O.EXP.KLMK.SV.W.0271.000000T0000Z-060526T0000Z/
DUBOIS IN-
656 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN DUBOIS COUNTY EXPIRES
AT 700 PM CDT...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. A TORNADO WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
100 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR KENTUCKY.
LAT...LON 3820 8701 3829 8701 3829 8682 3830 8680
3830 8669 3825 8669 3825 8679 3824 8680
3820 8680
$$
ABWhat 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 May 25, 5:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 25, 5:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 613 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 .MESO UPDATE... LINE OF SVR STORMS PROGRESSING EWD ACROSS SRN IND...SOME HAD FAIRLY STRONG LOW/MID LEVEL CIRCULATIONS. BOWING STRUCTURE DETECTED OVER WASHINGTON COUNTY MOVING INTO CLARK COUNTY MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED INTENSE WINDS. LARGE HAIL IS ALSO EXPECTED...HAIL SPIKE ON RECENT RADAR DATA IN CELL NEAR OWB. STORMS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EASTWARD...WITH ADDITIONAL CELLS DEVELOPING FURTHER SW INTO WRN KY/SRN IL/SE MO. AS A RESULT...NEW TORNADO WATCH WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY FOR REMAINDER OF OUR CNTRL KY COUNTIES. LOW LEVEL SHEAR/HELICITIES ARE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT FOR ISLTD TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY FROM I-65 WESTWARD BASED ON LATEST MESOANALYSIS. CS && .PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 406 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006) TORNADO WATCHES NOW IN EFFECT FOR LOCATIONS ROUGHLY ALONG/N OF AN EVV-LEX LINE. A BROKEN LINE OF SUPERCELLS HAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPED OVER THE PAST HOUR OR SO FROM SE IL UP INTO CNTRL IN. SOME FAIRLY LARGE HAIL BEING REPORTED FROM THOSE STORMS. WINDS HAVE BACKED IN THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AT HNB/SDF/LEX...INDICATING INCREASING THREAT FOR ISLTD TORNADOES. FURTHER SW...STORMS HAVING A HARD TIME DEVELOPING OVER FAR SRN IL INTO SE MO...THOUGH THIS AREA WILL STILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED FOR ADDTL DEVELOPMENT. ADDITIONAL SCT CONVECTION OVER WRN/CNTRL TN MAY AFFECT SRN/SE PORTIONS OF THE CWA LATER ON. CS PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 300 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006) LONG TERM (FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)... UPPER LEVEL RIDGING IS FORECAST TO HOLD SWAY THROUGH MUCH OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD. DEPARTING SFC FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AS SFC RIDGING BUILDS INTO THE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. IN GENERAL...MOSTLY SUNNY DAYS AND MOSTLY CLEAR NIGHTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S AND OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. BY LATE SUNDAY...LATEST 00Z GFS SHOWS SOME WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN THE AREA THAT REMAINS QUASI-STATIONARY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. PRIND ARE THAT WE SHOULD REMAIN RATHER DRY THROUGH MONDAY...THEREFORE WE PLAN ON KEEPING A DRY FORECAST AT THIS POINT. BY TUESDAY...WE WILL LIKELY SEE DIURNALLY DRIVEN CONVECTION IN THE AFTERNOON/EVE. SO WE WILL KEEP CHC POPS IN FOR TUE THROUGH THU. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SLIGHTLY BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT TEMPS WILL STILL BE ABOVE NORMAL WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 80S AND OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID 60S. -33 && .LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KY...NONE. IN...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 3:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 430 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-260830- ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY- JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY- MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY- GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY- TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY- CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- 430 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ALL OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA IS IN A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A BROKEN LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. VERY MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE AIR IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL...BUT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES TO DEVELOP AS WELL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL EXIST FRIDAY MORNING SOUTH OF THE BLUEGRASS AND WESTERN KENTUCKY PARKWAYS. THIS AREA IS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE WIND DAMAGE. THE STORMS WILL END BY EARLY AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT PUSHES SOUTHEAST OF KENTUCKY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST AGAIN NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUESTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY INSTANCES OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE. CALL US...OR USE E-SPOTTER ON OUR WEBSITE TO RELAY REPORTS. CS
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 25, 6:21 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
721 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 PM HAIL 2 NW TELL CITY 37.97N 86.78W
05/25/2006 E1.00 INCH PERRY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
MRCSpecial weather statement, May 25, 6:24 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 724 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 KYZ033>036-260000- FRANKLIN-HENRY-SCOTT-SHELBY- 724 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 ...STRONG STORMS MOVING INTO PARTS OF THE BLUEGRASS REGION... AT 721 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OWENTON TO 7 MILES NORTH OF SHELBYVILLE TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETOWN...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...MODERATE RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR...SMALL PEA OR MARBLE SIZE HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH... ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL BE... NEAR SHELBYVILLE BY 730 PM EDT. NEAR FRANKFORT BY 750 PM EDT. TRAVELERS ON I-64 BETWEEN SIMPSONVILLE AND MIDWAY WILL BE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY FREQUENT LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO... WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. CS
Local storm report, May 25, 6:26 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
726 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0725 PM HAIL 5 N TELL CITY 38.02N 86.76W
05/25/2006 E1.00 INCH PERRY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
MRCLocal storm report, May 25, 6:30 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
730 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0720 PM HAIL HARDINSBURG 37.78N 86.46W
05/25/2006 E1.00 INCH BRECKINRIDGE KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
MRCLocal storm report, May 25, 6:31 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
731 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 PM HAIL 5 N TELL CITY 38.02N 86.76W
05/25/2006 E1.75 INCH PERRY IN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
MRCLocal storm report, May 25, 6:37 PM CDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
737 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0734 PM TSTM WND GST OKOLONA 38.14N 85.69W
05/25/2006 E60 MPH JEFFERSON KY AMATEUR RADIO
&&
MRCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Dubois | 46 min |
| May 24, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Orange | 39 min |
| May 25, 4:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Dubois | 37 min |
| May 25, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Orange | 29 min |
| May 25, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Dubois | 44 min |
| May 25, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Washington | 42 min |
| May 25, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford | 41 min |
| May 25, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark | 52 min |
| May 25, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Perry | 41 min |
| May 25, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison | 50 min |
| May 25, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Perry | 46 min |
| May 25, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Perry | 62 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.