Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 2, 2006

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 2, 2006
Start: 2006-04-02T19:44
End: 2006-04-02T21:00
Location: Indiana

April 2, 2006 · NWS LMK · 19 events in 9 counties and zones

18 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: $227,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 19

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 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 Apr 2, 7:15 PM EST, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 7:15 PM EST, 29 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
815 PM EDT SUN APR 2 2006

.EVENING UPDATE:...
WILL UPDATE TO REMOVE SVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ECENTRL KY.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW:

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT AND MONDAY)...

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS PARTS OF
FORECAST AREA AT MID AFTERNOON WITH CONSIDERABLY MORE DEVELOPMENT
ACROSS THE TENNESSEE. EXPECT THESE STORMS TO CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE
NORTHEAST AND REACH SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY BY LATE AFTERNOON. WARM
FRONT HAS MOVED NORTH ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA AND WILL TRACK NORTH
INTO CENTRAL INDIANA BY LATE AFTERNOON.

COMPLEX FORECAST FOR TONIGHT WITH POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND
STRONGER STORMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF COLD FRONT. AIR HAS DESTABILIZED
IN THE WARM SECTOR WITH SURFACE BASED LIS -9 ACROSS PARTS OF
MISSOURI AND ARKANSAS. EXPECT TWO SHOTS AT SEVERE WEATHER. FIRST
THIS EVENING AS THE STORMS IN TENNESSEE MOVE NORTHEAST FROM
TENNESSEE. SECOND WILL BE LATER THIS EVENING INTO EARLY OVERNIGHT AS
UNSTABLE AIR FROM MISSOURI WORKS EAST AND COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO
CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

UPPER LEVEL JET WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL KENTUCKY BY 06Z WITH A
STRONGER JET STREAK BEHIND IT. 40 TO 50 KT WINDS AT 850 MB WILL ALSO
AID IN STRONG WINDS GUSTS AS THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP INTO LINES
TONIGHT.

ON MONDAY AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES TO THE EAST...WRAP AROUND MOISTURE
WILL KEEP CLOUDS OVER THE AREA. COLDER AIR ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH
COLD CORE LOW TO OUR NORTH WILL KEEP AIR UNSTABLE ENOUGH FOR
SCATTERED SHOWERS TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF
OF THE FORECAST AREA.

TEMPERATURES WILL NOT RISE MUCH DURING THE DAY MONDAY WITH
READINGS REMAINING NEARLY STEADY THROUGH THE DAY. WILL GO A LITTLE
COOLER THAN GFS MOS BUT BELIEVE NAM MOS IS TOO COOL...ESPECIALLY AT
LEX. WILL GO WITH A BLEND.

SCHOLZ

.LONG TERM (MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)...

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

FAIRLY BENIGN WEATHER PATTERN FOR THIS PERIOD. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING TROUGH.
AT THE SURFACE COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FROM
THE NORTHERN PLAINS. SKIES WILL CLEAR BETWEEN 00Z AND 12Z TUESDAY
AND REMAIN CLEAR UNTIL HIGH CLOUDS INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. ONLY CONCERN WILL BE TEMPERATURES TUESDAY MORNING. MODEL
GUIDANCE NUMBERS ARE CONSISTENT WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. THIS
COMBINED WITH DIMINISHING WINDS WILL MAKE FROST A DISTINCT
POSSIBILITY ESPECIALLY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN
INDIANA.

READINGS WILL REBOUND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS HIGHS TOP OUT IN THE
UPPER 50S AND LOWER 60S. TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY WILL BE A FEW
DEGREES WARMER.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

MID RANGE MODELS ARE HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY RESOLVING THE UPPER
LEVEL PATTERN FOR THIS FORECAST PERIOD. THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE
ADDITIONAL ENERGY DROPPING INTO THE EASTERN UNITED STATES TROUGH AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD AND AN ADDITIONAL TROUGH DEVELOPING OFF
THE WEST COAST. THIS WILL AFFECT THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF A TROUGH
OVER THE INTERIOR WEST AT 00Z THURSDAY. FOR CONSISTENCY WE WILL USE
THE GFS ENSEMBLE FOR THIS FORECAST. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY THURSDAY AS A
WARM FRONT TRAVELS NORTH THROUGH THE REGION. THUNDERSTORMS WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE FRIDAY IN THE WARM MOIST AIRMASS AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD END FRIDAY NIGHT. FOR NOW WE WILL KEEP
MOST OF SATURDAY AND SUNDAY DRY.

AS MENTIONED THIS IS A LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST AND WE MAY NEED TO
ADD PRECIPITATION TO NEXT WEEKENDS FORECAST IF THE EUROPEAN AND
CANADIAN MODELS VERIFY.  --JA

&&

.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...NONE.
IN...NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 2:40 PM EST, 5 hours 4 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
340 PM EDT SUN APR 2 2006

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-030830-
ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN-
CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-
JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-
SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-
FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-
MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-
GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-
TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-
ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-
CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY-
340 PM EDT SUN APR 2 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA
THIS AFTERNOON...HELPING GENERATE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.  SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
HAIL... GUSTY WINDS... DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS.

TONIGHT...AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION...A COLD
FRONT IS FORECAST TO PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER
MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS THIS EVENING ...AND TRAVEL EASTWARD
INTO THE OUTLOOK AREA AHEAD OF THE FRONT...LIKELY FORMING INTO A
SQUALL LINE WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. BASED ON CURRENT DATA...THE
BEST CHANCES FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IN THE OUTLOOK AREA ARE
BETWEEN 11 PM AND 4 AM EDT.

THE STORMS TONIGHT WILL LIKELY BE FAST MOVING...WITH DAMAGING WINDS
THE MAIN THREAT...ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL. ISOLATED TORNADOES CANNOT
BE RULED OUT. LOCATIONS WEST OF I-65 HAVE THE BEST CHANCES OF SEVERE
WEATHER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

A WEATHER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY...MAINLY
TONIGHT. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL MEDIA... OR VISIT OUR
WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE FOR UPDATES AND MORE INFORMATION.

JA

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 2, 5:30 PM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
630 PM EDT SUN APR 02 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0620 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 N RUSSELL SPRINGS     37.08N 85.08W
04/02/2006                   RUSSELL            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEEN BY MORE THAN ONE SPOTTER

&&

CALLAHAN

Local storm report, Apr 2, 5:43 PM EST, 2 hours 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
643 PM EDT SUN APR 02 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0626 PM     HAIL             2 SW PHIL               37.20N 84.99W
04/02/2006  M0.75 INCH       CASEY              KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

CALLAHAN

Local storm report, Apr 2, 6:01 PM EST, 1 hour 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
701 PM EDT SUN APR 02 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0647 PM     TSTM WND GST     10 N FRANKFORT          38.34N 84.87W
04/02/2006  U0 MPH           FRANKLIN           KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DAMAGE TO A BARN. LARGE HAIL BUT SIZE UNKNOWN

&&

CALLAHAN

Special weather statement, Apr 2, 6:26 PM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
726 PM EDT SUN APR 2 2006

KYZ049-056-057-030030-
CLARK KY-GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINCHESTER...LANCASTER...RICHMOND
726 PM EDT SUN APR 2 2006

THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS GARRARD AND MADISON COUNTIES
THROUGH 8:00 PM EST. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
SMALL HAIL... WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH... AND A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN.

THE HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND
UNDERPASSES.

JA

Local storm report, Apr 2, 6:29 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
729 PM EDT SUN APR 02 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 PM     LIGHTNING        GEORGETOWN              38.30N 85.97W
04/02/2006                   FLOYD              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HOUSE SET ON FIRE BY LIGHTNING STRIKE

&&

CALLAHAN

Local storm report, Apr 2, 7:04 PM EST, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
804 PM EDT SUN APR 02 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0710 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SADIEVILLE              38.39N 84.54W
04/02/2006                   SCOTT              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DEBRIS ON ROADS. LARGE LIMBS DOWN.

&&

CALLAHAN

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Event by event

18 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dubois

When: April 2, 7:44 PM EST
Where: Dubois County, Jasper
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.400, -86.933

Thunderstorm Wind, Dubois

When: April 2, 7:45 PM EST
Where: Dubois County, Countywide
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.317, -86.900

Trees and power lines were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dubois

When: April 2, 7:45 PM EST
Where: Dubois County, Ireland
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 38.417, -87.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Dubois

When: April 2, 7:59 PM EST
Where: Dubois County, Huntingburg
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.300, -86.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Dubois

When: April 2, 8:04 PM EST
Where: Dubois County, Birdseye
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 38.317, -86.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: April 2, 8:07 PM EST to 8:15 PM EST
Where: Orange County, Paoli
Measured: 87 kt (100 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.550, -86.467

Several homes sustained major roof damage. A new modular home was blown off its foundation. Trees and power lines were downed in the area. A storm spotter estimated a 100 MPH wind gust.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: April 2, 8:20 PM EST
Where: Crawford County, 1 mi E of Curby
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.283, -86.367

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: April 2, 8:20 PM EST
Where: Crawford County, 2 mi S of Curby
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.250, -86.383

Power lines were downed in Carefree.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: April 2, 8:20 PM EST
Where: Washington County, 2 mi N of Saltillo
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.700, -86.283

Unspecified structural damage was reported, along with trees and power lines downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: April 2, 8:20 PM EST
Where: Harrison County, Central Portion
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.217, -86.133

Interstate 64 west of Corydon was closed due to downed power lines. Indiana Highway 62 was closed one half mile east of Corydon due to downed trees. A discount store in downtown Corydon sustained roof damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: April 2, 8:20 PM EST
Where: Crawford County, 2 mi S of Curby
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.250, -86.383

Power lines were blown on to Interstate 64 at Carefree, closing the interstate for a time.

Thunderstorm Wind, Perry

When: April 2, 8:24 PM EST
Where: Perry County, Countywide
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.100, -86.633

Unspecified structural damage was reported, along with downed trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: April 2, 8:30 PM EST
Where: Washington County, Countywide
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.617, -86.117

Barns damage was reported countywide, along with downed trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: April 2, 8:30 PM EST
Where: Washington County, Martinsburg
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.450, -86.033

Shingles were blown off a roof. A storm spotter estimate 70 MPH winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: April 2, 8:38 PM EST
Where: Harrison County, Corydon
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 38.217, -86.117

Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd

When: April 2, 8:50 PM EST to 8:55 PM EST
Where: Floyd County, Countywide
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.333, -85.917

Trees and power lines were downed.

Hail, Floyd

When: April 2, 8:55 PM EST
Where: Floyd County, New Albany
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.300, -85.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: April 2, 9:00 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County, Hanover
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.717, -85.467

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: April 2, 9:00 PM EST
Where: Clark County, Countywide
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.483, -85.700

Trees were downed.

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5499644, 5499645, 5499646, 5499694, 5499695, 5499696, 5499697, 5499698, 5499699, 5499700, 5499701, 5499702, 5499703, 5499704, 5499705, 5499706, 5499707, 5499708, 5499709.