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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 304, NWS Louisville, KY

December 28, 20254 counties in Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 28, 2025, 8:36 PM EST for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 24 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
Dec 28, 2025, 8:36 PM EST (01:36 UTC)
Expired
Dec 28, 2025, 9:00 PM EST
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Crawford County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Orange County, IN, Washington County, IN

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 28, 3:47 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 255 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 2025-12-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 37 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 2025-12-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 324 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
37 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1136 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
324 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
440 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 Dec 28, 7:58 PM EST, 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 7:58 PM EST, 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 28, 3:19 PM EST, 5 hours 17 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
319 PM EST Sun Dec 28 2025

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-292030-
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-
319 PM EST Sun Dec 28 2025 /219 PM CST Sun Dec 28 2025/

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Strong wind gusts approaching 40 mph will be possible late this
afternoon and evening ahead of a strong cold front.

A thin line of showers, likely accompanied by strong wind gusts, will
race east across central Kentucky and southern Indiana between 7 PM
this evening and 1 AM EST Monday. Localized damaging winds will be
possible during this time. There is also a very low chance for a
brief tornado in areas west of I-65.

A Wind Advisory is in effect for the entire outlook area this evening
and into the overnight hours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Tuesday morning will be very cold, with wind chills briefly dropping
into the single digits.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

&&

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

MJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 28, 9:11 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMeade34 min
Dec 28, 9:16 PM ESTTornado WarningLMKMeade29 min
Dec 28, 9:20 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson25 min
Dec 28, 9:25 PM ESTTornado WarningLMKHardin, Meade20 min
Dec 28, 9:33 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade27 min
Dec 28, 9:41 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Meade34 min
Dec 28, 10:01 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSpencer29 min
Dec 28, 9:08 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Floyd, Harrison, Washington37 min

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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.