Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 8, 2001

Name: Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 8, 2001
Start: 2001-07-08T19:11
End: 2001-07-08T20:15
Location: Indiana

July 8, 2001 · NWS LMK · 10 events in 9 counties and zones

Trees and power lines were downed as a line of thunderstorms moved through south central Indiana.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS LMK wrote it up.

Trees and power lines were downed as a line of thunderstorms moved through south central Indiana.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jul 8, 2:40 PM EST, 4 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 2:40 PM EST, 4 hours 31 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED TO REMOVE TSTMS WEST TODAY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
340 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2001

MAIN CONCERN WITH THIS FORECAST PACKAGE IS THE THREAT OF MORE SVR
TSTMS DURING TONIGHT.

VERY MOIST AND EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AIR IN PLACE ACROSS FA .
WE ARE IN MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE OVER MUCH OF FA. WILL GO WITH HI
POPS WI THE HIEST ERN FA.  MUCH WIND DAMAGE ALREADY THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS ERN PTNS OF FA.

A SECOND CONCERN IS WHAT TO DO WI HEAT ADVISORY FOR SWRN PTNS OF
FA FOR TONIGHT...WITH MIN TEMPS IN MIDDLE 70S FORECAST FOR SWRN PTN
OF FA...WILL NOT CONTINUE HEAT ADVISORY THERE TONIGHT.

REPEAT OF SAME NOT OUT THE QUESTION FOR MONDAY.

.SDF...NONE

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 8, 1:33 PM EST, 5 hours 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
233 PM EDT SUN JUL 08 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0230 PM    CYNTHIANA                 KY   60 MPH TSTM GUST
07/08/01   HARRISON                       NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
                                          REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

Local storm report, Jul 8, 2:03 PM EST, 5 hours 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
303 PM EDT SUN JUL 08 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0250 PM    PARIS                     KY   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/01   BOURBON                        TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          CITY AND COUNTYWIDE.

Local storm report, Jul 8, 2:38 PM EST, 4 hours 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
338 PM EDT SUN JUL 08 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....H

0330 PM    LEXINGTON                 KY   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/01   FAYETTE                        TREES DOWN IN THE CITY.

Local storm report, Jul 8, 3:13 PM EST, 3 hours 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
413 PM EDT SUN JUL 08 2001

TREES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY AND IN CARISLE

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0224 PM    CARLISLE                  KY   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/01   NICHOLAS                       REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
                                          TREES AND POWERLINES
                                          DOWN COUNTY WIDE

Local storm report, Jul 8, 3:32 PM EST, 3 hours 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
432 PM EDT SUN JUL 08 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0305 PM    CLINTONVILLE              KY   .75 INCH HAIL
07/08/01   BOURBON                        REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0305 PM    CLINTONVILLE              KY   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/01   BOURBON                        TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          STORM SPOTTER.

0320 PM    2 E WINCHESTER            KY   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/01   CLARK                          TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          STORM SPOTTER.

0324 PM    SADIEVILLE                KY   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/01   SCOTT                          TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN. REPORTED BY STORM
              Y                            SPOTTER.

Local storm report, Jul 8, 3:43 PM EST, 3 hours 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
443 PM EDT SUN JUL 08 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0345 PM    RUCKERVILLE               KY   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/01   CLARK                          TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:12 UTC.

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Event by event

10 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 8, 7:11 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County, Countywide
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.800, -85.467

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 8, 7:20 PM EST to 7:40 PM EST
Where: Washington County, Countywide
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.617, -86.117

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: July 8, 7:26 PM EST
Where: Orange County, Paoli
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.550, -86.467

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When: July 8, 7:30 PM EST to 7:40 PM EST
Where: Scott County, Countywide
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.717, -85.767

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: July 8, 7:50 PM EST
Where: Crawford County, English
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.333, -86.467

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: July 8, 7:50 PM EST
Where: Clark County, Jeffersonville
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.283, -85.717

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: July 8, 7:55 PM EST
Where: Harrison County, Palmyra
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.417, -86.117

Thunderstorm Wind, Dubois

When: July 8, 8:05 PM EST
Where: Dubois County, Countywide
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.317, -86.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd

When: July 8, 8:05 PM EST
Where: Floyd County, Floyds Knobs
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 38.317, -85.867

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: July 8, 8:15 PM EST
Where: Clark County, Countywide
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.483, -85.700

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Indiana in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Indiana, July 2001

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5257890, 5257891, 5257892, 5257893, 5257894, 5257895, 5257896, 5257897, 5257898, 5257899.