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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 150, NWS Louisville, KY

October 6, 2013Dubois County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 6, 2013, 1:13 AM EDT for Dubois County, Indiana. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 6, 2013, 1:13 AM EDT (05:13 UTC)
Expired: Oct 6, 2013, 1:45 AM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Dubois County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 248 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 19 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -58 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1162 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 140 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 175 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

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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 Oct 5, 11:03 PM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 5, 11:03 PM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 5, 10:41 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1041 PM EDT SAT OCT 5 2013

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045-049-053-070245-
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-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...
JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...
JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...
BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...
MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...
BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...
CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...
PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE
1041 PM EDT SAT OCT 5 2013 /941 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013/

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON OVER THE
AREA TONIGHT. MANY AREAS HAVE ALREADY SEEN 2 TO 3 INCHES OF
RAINFALL...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY. THEREFORE...AREAL AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A
THREAT. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELLING AND NEVER DRIVE INTO FLOOD
WATERS!

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THUNDERSTORM AND HEAVY RAIN CHANCES CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT
AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. LOCALIZED AREAL
AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE.

KYZ046>048-054>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-070245-
WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-JESSAMINE 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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...
NICHOLASVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...
MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...
CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...
FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...
COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY
1041 PM EDT SAT OCT 5 2013 /941 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATCH FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS
AND IN LOW LYING AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THUNDERSTORM AND HEAVY RAIN CHANCES CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT
AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. AGAIN THE MAIN
CONCERNS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE.

BJS/MJ

In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 5, 11:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1146 PM EDT SAT OCT 05 2013

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

1135 PM     HEAVY RAIN       FAIRDALE                38.11N  85.76W
10/05/2013  M4.37 INCH       JEFFERSON          KY   MESONET

            MSD GAUGE

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK1300500

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Local storm report, Oct 5, 11:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1147 PM EDT SAT OCT 05 2013

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

1135 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 N HIGHVIEW            38.15N  85.64W
10/05/2013  M5.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          KY   MESONET

            MSD GAUGE

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK1300501

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Local storm report, Oct 5, 11:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1157 PM EDT SAT OCT 05 2013

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

1131 PM     FLASH FLOOD      LOUISVILLE              38.22N  85.74W
10/05/2013                   JEFFERSON          KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL REPORTS OF PEOPLE BEING TRAPPED AND RESCUED
            FROM THEIR VEHICLES IN OKOLONA... DOUGLASS HILLS...
            EDGEWOOD... AND JEFFERSONTOWN

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK1300502

LG

Local storm report, Oct 5, 11:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1159 PM EDT SAT OCT 05 2013

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

1131 PM     FLASH FLOOD      LYNDON                  38.26N  85.59W
10/05/2013                   JEFFERSON          KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER FLOWING QUICKLY OVER THE ROAD NEAR ORMSBY LANE
            WITH WATER LAPPING OVER THE TIRES

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK1300503

LG

Local storm report, Oct 6, 12:02 AM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1202 AM EDT SUN OCT 06 2013

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

1131 PM     FLASH FLOOD      LOUISVILLE              38.22N  85.74W
10/05/2013                   JEFFERSON          KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            METROSAFE REPORTS PEOPLE TRAPPED IN THEIR VEHICLES BY
            FLOOD WATERS AND HAD TO EVACUATE TO THE ROOF OF THEIR
            VEHICLE IN THE LAKE FOREST AREA AS WELL AS DOWNTOWN

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK1300504

LG

Special weather statement, Oct 6, 12:49 AM EDT, 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1249 AM EDT SUN OCT 6 2013

INZ083-089-060550-
DUBOIS IN-PERRY IN-
1249 AM EDT SUN OCT 6 2013

...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS
APPROACHING DUBOIS AND PERRY COUNTIES...

AT 1245 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES WEST OF
WINSLOW TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF OWENSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING...LOCALLY TORRENTIAL RAIN...AND GUSTY WINDS TO 40
MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* THESE STORMS WILL IMPACT...
  JASPER...
  HOLLAND...
  JOHNSBURG AND MILLERSPORT...
  HUNTINGBURG AND TROY...
  PORTERSVILLE AND MALTERSVILLE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING. EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON LOCAL
ROADWAYS. DRIVERS SHOULD SLOW DOWN IF ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAINS.

BE AWARE THAT A GUST FRONT PRECEDING THESE STORMS WILL GENERATE
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF THE RAIN.

&&

LAT...LON 3851 8707 3851 8698 3849 8695 3851 8694
      3850 8688 3853 8684 3853 8675 3836 8668
      3826 8668 3826 8665 3808 8658 3799 8681
      3800 8681 3801 8678 3810 8677 3811 8681
      3820 8680 3821 8708
TIME...MOT...LOC 0448Z 246DEG 34KT 3832 8744 3782 8722

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 5, 8:13 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Meade	3 hr
Oct 5, 9:24 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Jefferson	3 hr
Oct 5, 9:39 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	LMK	Anderson, Bourbon, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Clark, Fayette and 18 more	21 hr
Oct 5, 10:10 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Jefferson	4 hr
Oct 5, 10:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Trimble	4 hr
Oct 6, 12:14 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Henry, Shelby	3 hr
Oct 6, 1:45 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade	4 hr
Oct 6, 1:57 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Jefferson	5 hr
Oct 6, 3:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson	56 min
Oct 6, 3:14 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble	5 hr
Oct 6, 3:55 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	LMK	Jefferson	5 hr
Oct 6, 5:46 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade	4 hr
Oct 6, 8:17 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble	3 hr
Oct 6, 8:45 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Jefferson	5 hr
Oct 6, 1:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Boyle, Cumberland, Green, Marion, Mercer and 4 more	47 min
Oct 6, 2:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Russell	29 min
Oct 6, 2:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln and 4 more	62 min
Oct 6, 3:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Fayette, Scott	28 min
Oct 6, 3:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer, Woodford	31 min
Oct 6, 3:51 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Bourbon, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Nicholas, Scott	3 hr
Oct 6, 4:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Nicholas	31 min
Oct 6, 4:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark	18 min
Oct 6, 4:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark, Madison	46 min
Oct 6, 4:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Madison	32 min
Oct 6, 4:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Madison	22 min
Oct 5, 8:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark, Floyd	47 min
Oct 6, 12:49 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Dubois, Perry	61 min
Oct 6, 1:48 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Washington	4 hr
Oct 6, 2:40 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Orange, Washington	45 min

Nearby

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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.