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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 37, NWS Louisville, KY

April 16, 2013Clark County, Scott County, Washington County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 16, 2013, 6:22 PM EDT for Clark County, Scott County, Washington County, Indiana. It was in force for 28 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: Apr 16, 2013, 6:22 PM EDT (22:22 UTC)
Expired: Apr 16, 2013, 6:50 PM EDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Clark County, IN, Scott County, IN, Washington County, IN

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 16, 6:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 201 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: 118 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -182 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 788 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 266 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 260 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Apr 16, 6:10 PM EDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 6:10 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 16, 4:08 PM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
408 PM EDT TUE APR 16 2013

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-172015-
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-
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...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...
NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...
LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...
GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE...
BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...
EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY
408 PM EDT TUE APR 16 2013 /308 PM CDT TUE APR 16 2013/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON
ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY AS A STALLED FRONTAL
REMAINS OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BE
SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE BEING THE
MAIN THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. SHOULD THESE
DEVELOP...SOME MAY BECOME STRONG WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS.

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
OVERNIGHT THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THESE STORMS MAY BE
STRONG TO SEVERE WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL
BEING THE MAIN HAZARDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT ANY HAIL OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY.

&&

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

JSD/LG

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 16, 5:25 PM EDT, 57 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
525 PM EDT TUE APR 16 2013

INZ077-162155-
WASHINGTON IN-
525 PM EDT TUE APR 16 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...HALF
INCH HAIL...AND 40 MPH WINDS...

AT 523 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BEDFORD...AND MOVING EAST
AT 10 MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN REDUCING
VISIBILITIES...HALF INCH HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40
MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  SALTILLO...
  MOUNT CARMEL AND CAMPBELLSBURG...
  MCKINLEY...
  RUSH CREEK VALLEY AND PROWSVILLE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...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.

&&

LAT...LON 3878 8606 3876 8603 3858 8613 3863 8631
      3873 8631 3874 8630 3876 8629 3878 8626
      3877 8624 3878 8619 3877 8613 3879 8610
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 281DEG 8KT 3873 8629

LG

Special weather statement, Apr 16, 5:34 PM EDT, 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 16, 5:37 PM EDT, 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 16, 5:48 PM EDT, 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 16, 6:09 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
609 PM EDT TUE APR 16 2013

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

0605 PM     HAIL             1 S SALEM               38.59N  86.10W
04/16/2013  E0.70 INCH       WASHINGTON         IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK1300157

RL

Local storm report, Apr 16, 6:14 PM EDT, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
614 PM EDT TUE APR 16 2013

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

0612 PM     HAIL             SALEM                   38.60N  86.10W
04/16/2013  E1.75 INCH       WASHINGTON         IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER LMK1300158

RL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 16, 7:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Harrison	31 min
Apr 16, 4:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Orange	31 min
Apr 16, 5:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Orange	28 min
Apr 16, 5:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Washington	30 min
Apr 16, 5:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Orange	31 min
Apr 16, 5:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson	32 min
Apr 16, 5:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Washington	28 min
Apr 16, 6:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson, Scott	32 min
Apr 16, 6:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson	27 min
Apr 16, 6:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Scott	32 min
Apr 16, 6:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Orange	32 min
Apr 16, 7:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Orange	30 min
Apr 16, 7:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Harrison, Washington	25 min
Apr 16, 7:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Floyd, Harrison	28 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.