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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Louisville, KY

March 1, 2017Crawford County, Dubois County, Perry County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 1, 2017, 1:43 AM EST for Crawford County, Dubois County, Perry County, Indiana. It was in force for 32 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 1, 2017, 1:43 AM EST (06:43 UTC)
Expired
Mar 1, 2017, 2:15 AM EST
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Crawford County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Perry County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 1, 1:45 AM ESTHAIL 12 Nnw Johnsburg, INQUARTER SIZE HAIL 2S HUNTINGBURG.
Mar 1, 1:45 AM ESTHAIL 12 Nnw Johnsburg, INQUARTER SIZE HAIL 2S HUNTINGBURG. OBSERVER ALSO REPORTED A MEASURED 60 MPH WIND GUST. CORRECTED HAIL SIZE.
Mar 1, 1:47 AM ESTTSTM WND DMG2 W Bretzville, INTREE DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 64. CORRECTION FOR TIME OF OCCURRENCE.
Mar 1, 1:54 AM ESTHAIL 12 S Huntingburg, INWITH 60 MPH WIND SPEEDS MEASURED WITH ANEMOMETER. .
Mar 1, 1:55 AM ESTTSTM WND DMG2 W Bretzville, INTREE DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 64.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 28, 9:29 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC12 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 238 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2017-03-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 66 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2017-03-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 411 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
66 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-155 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
832 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
411 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
386 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

412 
WUUS53 KLMK 010643
SVRLMK
INC025-037-123-010715-
/O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0013.170301T0643Z-170301T0715Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
143 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Dubois County in south central Indiana...
  Northwestern Crawford County in south central Indiana...
  Northwestern Perry County in south central Indiana...

* Until 215 AM EST/115 AM CST/

* At 142 AM EST/1242 AM CST/, a severe thunderstorm was located 7
  miles northwest of Dale, moving east at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Huntingburg, Ferdinand, Holland, Birdseye, Bretzville, Mentor,
  Eckerty, Duff, Adyeville and Huntingburg Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 500 AM EST/400 AM CST/ for
south central Indiana.

LAT...LON 3833 8707 3839 8671 3840 8668 3839 8658
      3816 8657 3816 8680 3818 8680 3818 8679
      3821 8679 3820 8707
TIME...MOT...LOC 0642Z 262DEG 54KT 3824 8709 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BJS
2 follow-up statements
157 
WWUS53 KLMK 010702
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
202 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

INC025-037-123-010715-
/O.CON.KLMK.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170301T0715Z/
Dubois IN-Crawford IN-Perry IN-
202 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM
EST/115 AM CST/ FOR SOUTHEASTERN DUBOIS...NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD AND
NORTHWESTERN PERRY COUNTIES...

At 201 AM EST/101 AM CST/, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles
southeast of Jasper, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Huntingburg, Ferdinand, Birdseye, Bretzville, Mentor, Eckerty,
Adyeville, Huntingburg Airport, Uniontown and Siberia.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.

Report severe weather to local law enforcement, post your report to
the National Weather Service Louisville Facebook page, or tweet your
report using hashtag L, M, K, spotter.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 500 AM EST/400 AM CST/ for
south central Indiana.

LAT...LON 3835 8690 3839 8671 3840 8668 3839 8658
      3816 8657 3816 8680 3818 8680 3818 8679
      3821 8679 3820 8703
TIME...MOT...LOC 0701Z 270DEG 44KT 3826 8680 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BJS
205 
WWUS53 KLMK 010716
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
216 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

INC025-037-123-010726-
/O.EXP.KLMK.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170301T0715Z/
Dubois IN-Crawford IN-Perry IN-
216 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DUBOIS...
NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD AND NORTHWESTERN PERRY COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been allowed to expire.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 500 AM EST/400 AM CST/ for
south central Indiana.

Report severe weather to local law enforcement, post your report to
the National Weather Service Louisville Facebook page, or tweet your
report using hashtag L, M, K, spotter.

LAT...LON 3835 8690 3839 8671 3840 8668 3839 8658
      3816 8657 3816 8680 3818 8680 3818 8679
      3821 8679 3820 8703
TIME...MOT...LOC 0716Z 262DEG 54KT 3829 8657 

$$

BJS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 11:56 PM ESTTornado WarningLMKDubois34 min
Mar 1, 12:33 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKOrange28 min
Mar 1, 12:48 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKWashington42 min
Mar 1, 1:19 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson, Scott31 min
Mar 1, 1:22 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois23 min
Mar 1, 1:46 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson29 min
Mar 1, 1:49 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKPerry41 min
Mar 1, 2:15 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Perry30 min
Mar 1, 2:25 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison35 min
Mar 1, 2:29 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson, Scott31 min
Mar 1, 2:41 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison49 min
Mar 1, 3:01 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison29 min
Mar 1, 5:18 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois, Orange, Washington42 min
Mar 1, 5:33 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Harrison, Orange, Washington27 min
Mar 1, 5:47 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKWashington13 min
Mar 1, 5:57 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Perry and 2 more33 min
Mar 1, 6:04 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKClark26 min
Mar 1, 6:22 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Scott23 min
Mar 1, 6:46 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKClark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Perry3 hr
Mar 1, 6:46 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison44 min
Mar 1, 8:05 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKClark, Jefferson, Scott3 hr
Mar 1, 9:38 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningLMKJefferson, Scott17 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.