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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 35, NWS Louisville, KY

March 19, 2025Dubois County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 19, 2025, 7:25 PM EDT for Dubois County, Indiana. It was in force for 35 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
Mar 19, 2025, 7:25 PM EDT (23:25 UTC)
Expired
Mar 19, 2025, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 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 23:27 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 watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 19, 4:19 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 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 2025-03-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2025-03-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 215 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1447 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
215 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
242 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 Mar 19, 4:32 PM EDT, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 4:32 PM EDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 19, 6:58 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Louisville KY
658 PM EDT Wed Mar 19 2025

KYZ034>043-045>049-054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-202300-
Shelby-Franklin-Scott KY-Harrison KY-Spencer-Anderson-Woodford-
Fayette-Bourbon-Nicholas-Nelson-Washington KY-Mercer-Jessamine-
Clark KY-Marion-Boyle-Garrard-Madison-Green-Taylor-Casey-Lincoln-
Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair-Russell-Cumberland-Clinton-
658 PM EDT Wed Mar 19 2025 /558 PM CDT Wed Mar 19 2025/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 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.

   Wind Advisory.

Strong non-thunderstorm winds are expected today, with gusts of 40
to 45 mph possible. Strong to severe storms will move through the
region this evening, with damaging winds being the primary severe
threat, although a spin-up tornado and hail cannot be ruled out.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

Storms this evening will move from the southwest to the northeast at
50 to 60 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>033-053-061>063-070>074-202300-
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-Larue-Butler-Edmonson-
Hart-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-
658 PM EDT Wed Mar 19 2025 /558 PM CDT Wed Mar 19 2025/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...
...TORNADO WATCH 58 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/
TONIGHT...

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.

   Tornado Watch.
   Wind Advisory.

Strong non-thunderstorm winds are expected today, with gusts of 40
to 45 mph possible. Strong to severe storms will move through the
region this evening, with damaging winds being the primary severe
threat, although a spin-up tornado and hail cannot be ruled out.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

Storms this evening will move from the southwest to the northeast at
50 to 60 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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 19, 7:20 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
720 PM EDT Wed Mar 19 2025

INZ083-192345-
Dubois IN-
720 PM EDT Wed Mar 19 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN DUBOIS COUNTY
THROUGH 745 PM EDT...

At 720 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northeast of Winslow, moving northeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Dubois
County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for south
central Indiana.

&&

LAT...LON 3851 8707 3850 8706 3851 8705 3851 8700
      3850 8698 3845 8707
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 236DEG 51KT 3847 8713

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

BJS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 19, 7:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois25 min
Mar 19, 7:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLMKDubois, Orange36 min

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.