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Flash Flood Warning 81, NWS Louisville, KY

July 19, 2025Dubois County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 19, 2025, 12:46 PM EDT for Dubois County, Indiana. It was in force for 3 hr. 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 19, 2025, 12:46 PM EDT (16:46 UTC)
Expired: Jul 19, 2025, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Dubois County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:48 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, 4.8 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-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: 1117 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -46 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 763 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 108 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at Jul 19, 7:02 AM EDT, 5 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 7:02 AM EDT, 5 hours 44 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 4:19 AM EDT, 8 hours 27 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
419 AM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-200830-
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-Franklin-
Scott KY-Harrison KY-Spencer-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-
Nicholas-Nelson-Washington KY-Mercer-Jessamine-Clark KY-Larue-Marion-
Boyle-Garrard-Madison-Butler-Edmonson-Hart-Green-Taylor-Casey-
Lincoln-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair-
Russell-Cumberland-Clinton-
419 AM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025 /319 AM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and
evening. Torrential rainfall rates, lightning, and gusty winds are
expected with any storms.

A stronger complex of thunderstorms will descend from the northwest
this afternoon. If this complex survives, it could bring damaging
straight-line winds in addition to heavy rain and lightning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Rounds of thunderstorms will be possible Saturday through Tuesday.
Thunderstorms will be capable of producing torrential rainfall, gusty
winds, and lightning. Heavy rainfall rates may lead to localized
flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters may be needed to report wind damage and flash flooding this
afternoon and evening.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

Storms should move from west to east at 20 to 25 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.

CSG

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 12:03 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1203 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

INZ076-083-191700-
Orange IN-Dubois IN-
1203 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT DUBOIS AND WESTERN ORANGE
COUNTIES THROUGH 100 PM EDT...

At 1203 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles west of Shoals to near Lynnville.
Movement was east 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, Huntingburg, Ferdinand, Orleans, French Lick, Orangeville,
Holland, West Baden Springs, Dubois, and Hillham.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3851 8707 3850 8706 3851 8700 3849 8695
      3851 8693 3850 8688 3853 8683 3853 8668
      3869 8668 3869 8640 3820 8686 3820 8707
TIME...MOT...LOC 1603Z 274DEG 21KT 3862 8694 3827 8729

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

Webb

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 18, 8:12 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Shelby, Spencer	3 hr
Jul 18, 9:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Jefferson, Shelby, Spencer	5 hr
Jul 18, 9:51 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Jefferson	3 hr
Jul 18, 10:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Jefferson	4 hr
Jul 19, 3:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson	34 min
Jul 19, 3:58 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Hancock	3 hr
Jul 19, 3:58 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	LMK	Allen, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Edmonson and 19 more	29 hr
Jul 19, 4:41 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Hancock, Ohio	3 hr
Jul 19, 5:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hart, Warren	41 min
Jul 19, 5:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Marion, Taylor	39 min
Jul 19, 5:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Boyle, Larue, Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Washington	3 hr
Jul 19, 5:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Garrard, Lincoln, Madison	40 min
Jul 19, 6:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan, Simpson, Warren	40 min
Jul 19, 6:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Green	51 min
Jul 19, 6:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Allen, Monroe, Simpson	25 min
Jul 19, 7:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Monroe	31 min
Jul 19, 7:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Cumberland, Monroe	3 hr
Jul 19, 12:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Dubois	57 min
Jul 19, 1:51 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Crawford, Perry	3 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.