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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

April 3, 2014Dubois County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Apr 3, 2014, 8:13 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 3, 2014, 8:13 AM EDT (12:13 UTC)
Expired: Apr 3, 2014, 8:45 AM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY

County Dubois County, IN

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 246 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 440 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 259 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 365 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Apr 3, 6:53 AM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 6:53 AM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 3:40 AM EDT, 4 hours 33 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
340 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014

INZ076>079-092-KYZ032-040745-
ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-CLARK IN-TRIMBLE KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...
JEFFERSONVILLE...BEDFORD
340 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A WARM FRONT LIFTING INTO THE REGION TODAY WILL COMBINE WITH
PLENTY OF AVAILABLE MOISTURE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINS ARE THE MAIN
THREATS.

A STRONGER AND POTENTIALLY SEVERE LINE OF STORMS IS FORECAST TO
DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT AND MOVE THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY
LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THIS LINE ARE
BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...LOCALIZED DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...AND EVEN
AN ISOLATED TORNADO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

EXACT TIMING FOR THE LINE OF STORMS MENTIONED ABOVE IS STILL
UNCERTAIN...AND THESE STORMS MAY NOT CLEAR THE REGION UNTIL
DAYBREAK FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT HAIL AND STRONG WINDS TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY.

&&

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

INZ083-084-089>091-KYZ023>031-033>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-040745-
DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-HANCOCK KY-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-
JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM 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...JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...
NEW ALBANY...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...BEAVER DAM...
LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...
SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...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
340 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 /240 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A WARM FRONT LIFTING INTO THE REGION TODAY WILL COMBINE WITH
PLENTY OF AVAILABLE MOISTURE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINS ARE THE MAIN
THREATS.

A STRONGER AND POTENTIALLY SEVERE LINE OF STORMS IS FORECAST TO
DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT AND MOVE THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY
LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THIS LINE ARE
BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...LOCALIZED DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...AND EVEN
AN ISOLATED TORNADO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

EXACT TIMING FOR THE LINE OF STORMS MENTIONED ABOVE IS STILL
UNCERTAIN...AND THESE STORMS MAY NOT CLEAR THE REGION UNTIL AFTER
DAYBREAK FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT HAIL AND STRONG WINDS TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY.

&&

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

RJS/JSD

In the hours before

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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 7:48 AM EDT, 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 8:00 AM EDT, 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 8:13 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 2, 8:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Garrard	32 min
Apr 2, 11:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan	28 min
Apr 2, 11:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Trimble	28 min
Apr 3, 12:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Trimble	30 min
Apr 3, 3:28 AM EDT	Flood Watch	LMK	Adair, Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Breckinridge, Bullitt and 33 more	31 hr
Apr 3, 4:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson, Grayson, Warren	29 min
Apr 3, 8:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson	30 min
Apr 3, 12:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Oldham, Trimble	33 min
Apr 3, 12:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Ohio	31 min
Apr 3, 1:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hardin	29 min
Apr 3, 1:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Larue, Nelson	29 min
Apr 3, 2:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Mercer, Washington	26 min
Apr 3, 2:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Boyle, Garrard	30 min
Apr 3, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Garrard	30 min
Apr 3, 3:12 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Warren	23 hr
Apr 3, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Madison	30 min
Apr 3, 3:52 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Trimble	6 hr
Apr 3, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Garrard, Lincoln, Madison	44 min
Apr 3, 5:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Green, Hart, Taylor	30 min
Apr 3, 5:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Green, Taylor	30 min
Apr 3, 6:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Casey, Lincoln	47 min
Apr 3, 6:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Hancock	3 hr
Apr 3, 6:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair	44 min
Apr 3, 6:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hart	32 min
Apr 3, 6:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Casey, Lincoln, Taylor	3 hr
Apr 3, 7:02 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hart	3 hr
Apr 3, 7:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Breckinridge, Meade, Ohio	3 hr
Apr 3, 7:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Ohio	32 min
Apr 3, 7:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Larue, Nelson, Spencer	31 min
Apr 3, 7:52 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Marion, Taylor	3 hr
Apr 2, 9:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Washington	32 min
Apr 2, 10:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Scott	47 min
Apr 2, 11:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Scott	30 min
Apr 3, 6:49 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Jefferson, Scott	25 hr
Apr 3, 7:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Crawford, Harrison, Orange, Washington	30 min
Apr 3, 7:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Dubois	32 min
Apr 3, 8:39 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Orange	31 min
Apr 3, 9:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Washington	32 min
Apr 3, 10:02 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Scott	28 min
Apr 3, 10:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Dubois	31 min
Apr 3, 11:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Crawford, Orange	29 min
Apr 3, 11:15 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Dubois, Perry	20 min
Apr 3, 11:35 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Crawford, Scott, Washington	30 min
Apr 3, 5:11 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Crawford, Harrison, Scott, Washington	6 hr

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.