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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 419, NWS Louisville, KY

September 22, 2006Perry County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 22, 2006, 6:51 PM CDT for Perry County, Indiana. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 22, 2006, 6:51 PM CDT (23:51 UTC)
Expired
Sep 22, 2006, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Perry County, IN

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What 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 Sep 22, 3:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 22, 3:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORR TO ADD WATCH INFO AND FIX TYPOS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
430 PM EDT FRI SEP 22 2006

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT AND SATURDAY)...

MAIN CONCERNS CENTER AROUND EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND THREAT OF SEVERE
STORMS SATURDAY.

UPPER AIR PATTERN CURRENTLY SHOWS AN UNUSUALLY STRONG TROUGH ACROSS
THE UPPER MIDWEST. DEEP LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE IS NOW
CO-LOCATED WITH UPPER LOW ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA. ANOTHER DISTURBANCE
OF CONCERN FOR OUR REGION IS CURRENTLY DIGGING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
CENTRAL ROCKIES. THIS FEATURE WILL ROTATE THROUGH THE BASE OF THE
EXISTING TROUGH AND MOVE ACROSS KANSAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AT THE
SURFACE...LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM ALONG A SURFACE TROUGH AND MOVE
INTO ILLINOIS LATE TOMORROW.

STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY WILL ALLOW
MODIFIED TROPICAL MOISTURE TO STREAM NORTHWARD. THE NAM FORECASTS
AROUND 2 INCHES OF PRECIPITABLE WATER TO REMAIN ALONG THE OHIO
RIVER THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

EARLIER STORMS DUMPED ONE TO TWO INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY WITH
AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAIN EXTENDING FROM BUTLER COUNTY NORTHEASTWARD
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN BLUEGRASS REGION. FEEL THE GREATEST THREAT OF
HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT WILL BE ALONG/NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER.

CURRENTLY...WARM FRONT IS STALLED ALONG WESTERN KENTUCKY/TENNESSEE
BORDER. SHOWERS AND EXTENSIVE RAIN COOLED AIR WILL RETARD NORTHWARD
PROGRESSION OF THIS FRONT...BUT IT WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE NORTH INTO
CENTRAL INDIANA OVERNIGHT.

BOTH GFS AND NAM SHOW EXPANDING COVERAGE OF PRECIP LATER THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS LOW LEVEL JET INCREASES AND A LEAD
DISTURBANCE EJECTS AHEAD OF THE LARGER TROUGH ACROSS THE MIDWEST.

BOTH MODELS CONCENTRATE PRECIP ALONG/NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER.

ATTENTION NOW WILL TURN TO SEVERE WX CHANCES FOR SATURDAY. THE
SEVERE STORMS CENTER HAS PLACED OUR FORECAST AREA IN A SLIGHT RISK.

KENTUCKY WILL BE FIRMLY WITHIN WARM SECTOR TOMORROW. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL DEPEND ON CLOUD COVER AND PRECIP COVERAGE  DURING
THE DAY...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY REACH THE LOWER 80S ACROSS
THE SOUTH. WITH A LACK OF UPPER FORCING TOMORROW AFTERNOON ANY
STORMS WILL BE OF A MORE SCATTERED NATURE. HOWEVER...STRONG
UNI-DIRECTIONAL WIND SHEAR AND MODERATE SURFACED BASED INSTABILITY
WILL BRING A THREAT OF WIND DAMAGE. EXPECT BREEZY SOUTH WINDS
TOMORROW AS 35 MPH WINDS AT 3000 FEET MIX DOWN DURING THE AFTERNOON.

RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE TO CATEGORICAL LATE TOMORROW AS A LINE OF
STORMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT APPROACHES
SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA. WITH STRENGTHENING MID LEVEL WINDS...SOME OF
THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AS WELL.

JSD

.LONG-TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)...

...POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK SATURDAY NIGHT ALONG
WITH MORE HEAVY RAINFALL...

SATURDAY NIGHT...CONTINUES TO LOOK LIKE A SQUALL LINE WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES IS A VERY REAL THREAT
NW TO SE ACROSS THE FA.

SUNDAY WILL CONTINUE PREV FCST TREND WI RW- ENDING FROM NW TO SE
ACROSS THE FA AS THE REMNANTS OF THE COMPLEX AND VIGOROUS STORM
SYSTEM IS REPLACED BY A DRY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW THROUGH MIDWEEK. NOT
REALLY CANADIAN AIR BUT PACIFIC BEHIND THIS SYSTEM SO TEMPS WILL BE
NEAR OR ONLY A LITTLE BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

DURING THE LATE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY TIME FRAME...THE LATEST
MODELS TO VARYING DEGREES ARE INDICATING THAT A RATHER STRONG TROUGH
WILL DROP SOUTHEAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION AND FORCE A COLD
FRONT ACROSS THE REGION. ITS STILL TOO EARLY TO REALLY SETTLE ON
JUST HOW MUCH CANADIAN AIR WILL DROP SOUTHWARD WITH THIS SYSTEM. FOR
NOW WILL KEEP THE CURRENT FCST TRENDS FOR LATE IN THE WORKWEEK. --21

&&

.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 700 AM EDT/600 AM CDT SUNDAY ALONG AND
NORTH OF A LINE FROM MORGANTOWN TO CAMPBELLSVILLE TO LEXINGTON.
IN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 700 AM EDT SUNDAY.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 22, 3:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 22, 2:20 PM CDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 22, 2:39 PM CDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
339 PM EDT FRI SEP 22 2006

KYZ027-028-053-062-063-222015-
EDMONSON-GRAYSON-HARDIN-HART-LARUE-
239 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT PARTS OF
EDMONSON...GRAYSON...HARDIN...HART AND LARUE COUNTIES...

AT 237 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LEITCHFIELD TO
BROWNSVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 TO 50 MPH.

FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE...SMALL PEA SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40
MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

THESE STORMS WILL BE...
  NEAR CLARKSON BY 245 PM CDT.
  NEAR SUMMIT BY 350 PM EDT.
  NEAR EASTVIEW BY 355 PM EDT.
  NEAR PRICEVILLE BY 300 PM CDT.
  NEAR UPTON BY 405 PM EDT.
  NEAR TONNIEVILLE BY 410 PM EDT.

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
71 AND 94.

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN KENTUCKY (FORD) PARKWAY BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 107 AND 137.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...
WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER
UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

CS
Special weather statement, Sep 22, 3:08 PM CDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
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Local storm report, Sep 22, 3:12 PM CDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
412 PM EDT FRI SEP 22 2006

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

0400 PM     HAIL             CUB RUN                 37.30N 86.07W
09/22/2006  E0.75 INCH       HART               KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

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Special weather statement, Sep 22, 4:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
541 PM EDT FRI SEP 22 2006

INZ076-083-084-089-222245-
ORANGE IN-DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY
441 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006 /541 PM EDT FRI SEP 22 2006/

...STRONG STORMS IN SOUTHERN INDIANA...

A STORM WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS
TO 40 MPH...WILL ENTER DUBOIS AND PERRY COUNTIES BY 455 PM
CDT...AND ORANGE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES BY 605 PM EDT. VISIBILITY
IN THIS STORM WILL DROP AS LOW AS A HALF MILE...WITH RAINFALL
RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR. THIS VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL EXACERBATE
ANY PRE-EXISTING WATER PROBLEMS IN THIS AREA OF SOUTHERN INDIANA.
USE EXTREME CAUTION IF OUT DRIVING IN THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 22, 2:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchLMKAdair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more38 hr
Sep 22, 2:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKEdmonson, Hart31 min
Sep 22, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois, Perry33 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.