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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 267, NWS Louisville, KY

November 24, 2014Orange County, Washington County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 24, 2014, 7:45 AM EST for Orange County, Washington County, Indiana. It was in force for 30 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
Nov 24, 2014, 7:45 AM EST (12:45 UTC)
Expired
Nov 24, 2014, 8:15 AM EST
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Orange County, IN, Washington County, IN

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:46 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

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 236 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2014-11-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 61 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2014-11-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 402 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
61 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
636 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
91 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
402 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
405 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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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 Nov 24, 6:44 AM EST, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 24, 6:44 AM EST, 1 hour 1 minute before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 24, 4:06 AM EST, 3 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
406 AM EST MON NOV 24 2014

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-250915-
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
406 AM EST MON NOV 24 2014 /306 AM CST MON NOV 24 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING.  EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF
15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS.

STRONGER WINDS WILL DEVELOP TOWARD SUNRISE AND CONTINUE INTO THIS
AFTERNOON. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. REFER TO THE WIND ADVISORY FOR
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

IN ADDITION...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
THIS MORNING MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THESE STORMS MAY CAUSE WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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

AMS/JSD

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 24, 6:48 AM EST, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
648 AM EST MON NOV 24 2014

INZ076-083-084-089-241205-
CRAWFORD IN-DUBOIS IN-ORANGE IN-PERRY IN-
648 AM EST MON NOV 24 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND 45 MPH WINDS
WILL QUICKLY MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN PERRY AND INTO CRAWFORD
COUNTY...

AT 646 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ENGLISH...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 40 TO 45 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  ENGLISH...
  MIFFLIN AND TASWELL...
  TEMPLE AND GRANTSBURG...

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 3845 8651 3830 8633 3814 8668 3826 8679
TIME...MOT...LOC 1147Z 233DEG 48KT 3823 8665

JSD
Special weather statement, Nov 24, 7:08 AM EST, 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
708 AM EST MON NOV 24 2014

INZ076-077-084-241240-
CRAWFORD IN-ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-
708 AM EST MON NOV 24 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH WILL MOVE INTO
ORANGE COUNTY...

AT 705 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF ENGLISH...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  SALEM...
  HARDINSBURG AND FREDERICKSBURG...
  BECKS MILL AND ROSEBUD...
  HITCHCOCK AND SMEDLEY...
  FARABEE AND HIGHLAND...

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 3854 8599 3842 8620 3842 8625 3841 8626
      3841 8625 3840 8625 3836 8631 3848 8643
      3872 8617
TIME...MOT...LOC 1208Z 230DEG 53KT 3841 8635

JSD
Special weather statement, Nov 24, 7:29 AM EST, 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
729 AM EST MON NOV 24 2014

INZ076-077-083-084-241255-
CRAWFORD IN-DUBOIS IN-ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-
729 AM EST MON NOV 24 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN...AND 50 MPH WINDS...

AT 624 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG SHOWERS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHEAST
OF JASPER TO DALE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.

HEAVY RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 45
TO 50 MPH...AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  PAOLI...
  ORANGEVILLE AND HINDOSTAN...
  ORLEANS AND ECKERTY...
  TASWELL AND FARGO...
  MAHAN CROSSING AND VALEENE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS WITH THESE STORMS CAN TOPPLE WEAKLY ROOTED TREES...AND
DOWN POWER LINES. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN
FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3853 8679 3853 8669 3866 8669 3870 8667
      3869 8632 3873 8631 3877 8628 3878 8619
      3877 8613 3878 8608 3844 8623 3824 8675
      3825 8679 3823 8680 3820 8688 3820 8705
TIME...MOT...LOC 1227Z 231DEG 74KT 3851 8667 3823 8696

RJS
Special weather statement, Nov 24, 7:31 AM EST, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
731 AM EST MON NOV 24 2014

INZ077>079-241300-
JEFFERSON IN-SCOTT IN-WASHINGTON IN-
731 AM EST MON NOV 24 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...MODERATE RAIN...
AND DAMAGING WINDS...

AT 728 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
BROWNSTOWN TO SALEM...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...MODERATE RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  SCOTTSBURG...
  LITTLE YORK AND BUNKER HILL...
  LEOTA AND AUSTIN...
  VIENNA AND GOSHEN...
  WOOSTER AND NEW FRANKFORT...

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 29 AND 33.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS WITH THESE STORMS CAN TOPPLE WEAKLY ROOTED TREES...AND
DOWN POWER LINES. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN
FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3870 8555 3846 8614 3877 8599 3876 8590
      3873 8588 3874 8586 3881 8580 3883 8573
      3882 8570 3882 8563 3886 8561 3886 8558
      3889 8557 3889 8554 3892 8554 3892 8546
TIME...MOT...LOC 1231Z 232DEG 47KT 3882 8590 3856 8605

RJS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 24, 9:03 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKTrimble32 min
Nov 24, 6:48 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford17 min
Nov 24, 6:52 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Orange28 min
Nov 24, 7:08 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington32 min
Nov 24, 7:29 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois, Orange26 min
Nov 24, 7:31 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKScott29 min
Nov 24, 7:50 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford, Perry30 min
Nov 24, 7:57 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson, Scott23 min
Nov 24, 8:11 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford, Harrison, Washington29 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 2014Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2014

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.