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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 138, NWS Louisville, KY

July 3, 2024Dubois County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2024, 4:54 PM EDT for Dubois County, Indiana. It was in force for 36 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
Jul 3, 2024, 4:54 PM EDT (20:54 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2024, 5:30 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 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 20:54 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 12:00Z, 8.9 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2024-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 12 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2024-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 310 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
12 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-334 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
872 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
310 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
192 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 Jul 3, 3:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 3:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 3:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
345 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-041945-
Franklin-Scott KY-Harrison KY-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-
Nicholas-Washington KY-Mercer-Jessamine-Clark KY-Marion-Boyle-
Garrard-Madison-Green-Taylor-Casey-Lincoln-Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair-
Russell-Cumberland-Clinton-
345 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 /245 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Indiana
and central Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Scattered storms are expected late this afternoon into tonight.
Locally gusty winds and torrential downpours are the main threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Scattered storms Thursday and Friday may produce locally torrential
downpours and gusty winds. All thunderstorms are a lightning threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

Storms this afternoon and tonight will move to the east around 20
mph.

Any users of this storm motion must be aware that thunderstorm activity
can be erratic and constantly evolving.  Please use this with caution
and be prepared for changing conditions.

&&

More information, along with other weather, hydrological and
climate information can be found, at weather.gov/louisville.

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>034-038-045-053-061>063-070>074-
041945-
Orange-Washington IN-Scott IN-Jefferson IN-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-
Harrison IN-Floyd-Clark IN-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-
Hardin-Bullitt-Jefferson-Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Spencer-Nelson-
Larue-Butler-Edmonson-Hart-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-
345 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 /245 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024/

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Indiana
and central Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/louisville on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Heat Advisory.

Scattered storms are expected this afternoon into tonight. Locally
gusty winds and torrential downpours are the main threats.

This afternoon will be hot and muggy with heat index readings peaking
around 104 to 109.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Scattered storms Thursday and Friday may produce locally torrential
downpours and gusty winds. All thunderstorms are a lightning threat.
Outdoor Independence Day celebrations may be negatively impacted.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

Storms this afternoon and tonight will move to the east around 20
mph.

Any users of this storm motion must be aware that thunderstorm activity
can be erratic and constantly evolving.  Please use this with caution
and be prepared for changing conditions.

&&

More information, along with other weather, hydrological and
climate information can be found, at weather.gov/louisville.

RAS/SRM

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 4:46 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
446 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

INZ083-032115-
Dubois IN-
446 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN DUBOIS COUNTY
THROUGH 515 PM EDT...

At 445 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northwest of Jasper, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Jasper, Portersville, Ireland, and Haysville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3851 8707 3850 8706 3851 8705 3851 8700
      3850 8698 3850 8696 3849 8695 3851 8693
      3850 8691 3850 8688 3851 8686 3844 8683
      3839 8707
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 243DEG 20KT 3846 8704

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Mckemy

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 7:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt, Jefferson23 min
Jul 3, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois29 min
Jul 3, 5:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKDubois17 min
Jul 3, 5:31 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKDubois4 hr
Jul 3, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois29 min
Jul 3, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford28 min
Jul 3, 5:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange3 hr
Jul 3, 6:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford33 min
Jul 3, 6:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange4 hr
Jul 3, 6:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFloyd, Harrison35 min
Jul 3, 6:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry3 hr
Jul 3, 7:09 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Perry3 hr
Jul 3, 7:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFloyd, Harrison35 min
Jul 3, 7:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKCrawford, Floyd, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Washington3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.