Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, April 7, 2006

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, April 7, 2006
Start: 2006-04-07T14:29
End: 2006-04-07T18:25
Location: Indiana

April 7, 2006 · NWS LMK · 28 events in 10 counties and zones

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $60,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 28

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 7, 9:00 AM EST, 5 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 9:00 AM EST, 5 hours 29 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
10 AM EDT FRI APR 7 2006

.MORNING UPDATE:
WILL LOWER POPS INTO CHC CAT INTO THE EARLY AFTN HOURS. ALSO WILL
GO WI PARTLY SUNNY SKIES AND UP MAX TEMPS TO AROUND 80 NORTH
TO THE LOWER 80S SOUTHWEST THIS AFTN.

REMAINDER OF FCST THE SAME

PREVIOUS FCST DISCUSSIONS BELOW:

.SHORT TERM (TODAY AND TONIGHT)...

AT 06Z SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA JUST NORTH OF A WARM FRONT. THE
FRONT WAS LOCATED FROM EVV TO SDF TO JUST NORTH OF LEX AND MOVING
NORTH.

FAIRLY COMPLEX WEATHER SCENARIO FOR THIS FORECAST PERIOD. CLOSED
UPPER LOW OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS MORNING WILL OPEN AND DROP
SOUTHEAST AS A NORTHERN STREAM LOW ROTATES THROUGH THE NORTHEAST
STATES. A DEFORMATION ZONE WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN THIS NORTHERN AND
SOUTHERN STREAM IMPULSES JUST NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. THE SURFACE LOW OVER NEBRASKA WILL DROP INTO SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI BY EVENING. THE FORE MENTIONED DEFORMATION ZONE SHOULD BE
THE FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE
ATMOSPHERE BECOMES UNSTABLE (LIS: MINUS 9 AND CAPES OF 1000 J/KG).
EXPECT A SQUALL LINE TO DEVELOP AND DROP SOUTH THROUGH THE FORECAST
AREA THIS EVENING. THE PRIMARY THREAT ALONG THE LINE WILL BE LARGE
HAIL BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL TAKE HOLD TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT DROPS
SOUTH OF THE REGION BY 09Z.

WE SHOULD HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON TEMPERATURES TODAY THAN YESTERDAY.
READINGS ARE ALREADY IN THE UPPER 60S ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST PORTION
OF THE CWFA. WE WILL MENTION UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S TODAY WITH LOWS
EXPECTED TO BE SOME 30 DEGREES COOLER TONIGHT. --JA

.LONG TERM (SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...

SHOWERS WILL END FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE MORNING HOURS. A
SHARP COLD FRONT WILL BE LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE TENNESSEE BORDER
BY MID-MORNING SATURDAY. SHOWERS WILL LAG A FEW HOURS BEHIND THIS
FRONT AND ALL PRECIPITATION SHOULD EXIT THE STATE BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY BUILD IN ACROSS THE
UPPER MIDWEST SATURDAY AND A NORTHERLY WIND WILL BRING IN MUCH
COOLER AND DRIER AIR DURING THE DAY. 925MB TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST
TO FALL FROM 16C TO 1C FROM 18Z FRI TO 18Z SATURDAY.

SKIES WILL CLEAR AND WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT BY EARLY SUNDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS ILLINOIS. BOTH THE GFS AND THE NAM ARE SIMILAR
IN FORECASTING LOWS FROM 30 TO 35 ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND
SOUTHERN INDIANA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WIDESPREAD
FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL. PLANTS THAT ARE SENSITIVE TO COLD
TEMPERATURES MAY NEED TO BE PROTECTED. UNDER SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT
WINDS...HIGHS ON SUNDAY WILL MODERATE FROM THOSE OF SATURDAY...BUT
STILL FALL A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR EARLY APRIL.

MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

A NICE SPRING PERIOD EXPECTED WITH AMPLE SUN AND WARMING
TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED FOR THE EARLY PART OF THE WORK WEEK. AT THE
SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MIGRATE EAST TOWARDS THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST BY TUESDAY. LIGHT WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHERLY BY TUESDAY...BUT A
RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING SOUTHWEST INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WILL INHIBIT
RAPID RETURN OF GULF MOISTURE. RIDGING ALOFT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
LOWER OHIO VALLEY AS TROUGHING DEVELOPS ACROSS THE ROCKIES.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD APPROACH 70 BY MONDAY OR TUESDAY.

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...

LOW PRESSURE MOVING WEST OF THE GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY WILL ALLOW A
TROUGH TO MOVE EAST THROUGH OUR REGION WEDNESDAY. MODIFIED GULF AIR
WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST AND SO WILL ADD LOW CHANCES FOR SHOWER
AND THUNDER WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS WEAK HOWEVER...AND NO COLD AIR
WILL FOLLOW...AND SO WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES MILD THROUGH THURSDAY.

JSD

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

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 10:55 AM EST, 3 hours 34 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1155 AM EDT FRI APR 7 2006

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-080830-
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-
1055 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 /1155 AM EDT FRI APR 7 2006/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE TWO STATE REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WHILE AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPS ALONG THE COLD FRONT OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. BOTH THE LOW
PRESSURE AND COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

THE MAIN FOCUS FOR THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE ALONG AND AHEAD
OF THE COLD FRONT AND THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE. THE MAIN SEVERE
WEATHER THREAT WILL BE FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

THERE WILL BE THE POSSIBILITY OF FROST OR FREEZING TEMPERATURES
SUNDAY MORNING AS COOL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE LOWER OHIO
VALLEY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THESE DEVELOPING STORMS
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR BROADCAST MEDIA. INFORMATION MAY
ALSO BE FOUND ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 7, 2:00 PM EST, 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
300 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0250 PM     HAIL             PAYNEVILLE              37.98N 86.32W
04/07/2006  M1.00 INCH       MEADE              KY   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

MAS

Local storm report, Apr 7, 2:11 PM EST, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
311 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0310 PM     HAIL             CAMPBELLSVILLE          37.35N 85.35W
04/07/2006  M1.75 INCH       TAYLOR             KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

RL

Local storm report, Apr 7, 2:12 PM EST, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
312 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0256 PM     HAIL             CENTER                  37.13N 85.68W
04/07/2006  M2.00 INCH       METCALFE           KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MAS

Local storm report, Apr 7, 2:13 PM EST, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
0313 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0309 PM      HAIL                HARRISON COUNTY SKY     0N     0W
04/07/2006   0.75 INCH           HARRISON           IN   STORM SPOTTER

             HAIL REPORTED TO OUR AMATRUR RADIO NET BY
             FIREMAN JUST SOUTH OF CORYDON, IN

MC

Local storm report, Apr 7, 2:24 PM EST, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
324 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0256 PM     HAIL             WOODBURN                36.84N 86.53W
04/07/2006  M1.75 INCH       WARREN             KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

MAS

Local storm report, Apr 7, 2:29 PM EST, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
329 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0328 PM     HAIL             5 E WOODBURN            36.84N 86.44W
04/07/2006  M1.75 INCH       WARREN             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MAS

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 42 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:30 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Floyd

When: April 7, 2:29 PM EST
Where: Floyd County, Galena
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 38.350, -85.933

Hail, Floyd

When: April 7, 2:29 PM EST
Where: Floyd County, Floyds Knobs
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.317, -85.867

Hail, Floyd

When: April 7, 2:31 PM EST
Where: Floyd County, Georgetown
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 38.300, -85.967

Hail, Floyd

When: April 7, 2:35 PM EST
Where: Floyd County, New Albany
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 38.300, -85.800

Hail, Clark

When: April 7, 2:42 PM EST
Where: Clark County, Henryville
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 38.533, -85.767

Hail shattered a large window and damaged the vinyl siding on a house. It also damaged a vehicle.

Hail, Clark

When: April 7, 2:42 PM EST
Where: Clark County, Memphis
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.483, -85.767

Hail damaged windows in homes and in vehicles.

Hail, Clark

When: April 7, 2:48 PM EST
Where: Clark County, Charlestown
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.450, -85.667

Hail, Jefferson

When: April 7, 3:06 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County, Hanover
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 38.717, -85.467

Hail, Jefferson

When: April 7, 3:10 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County, 2 mi N of Madison
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 38.767, -85.383

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: April 7, 3:10 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County, 3 mi NW of Madison
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.767, -85.417

A barn was destroyed.

Hail, Dubois

When: April 7, 3:18 PM EST
Where: Dubois County, Huntingburg
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.300, -86.950

Hail, Orange

When: April 7, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Orange County, Orleans
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 38.667, -86.450

Hail, Orange

When: April 7, 3:32 PM EST
Where: Orange County, Paoli
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.550, -86.467

Hail, Washington

When: April 7, 3:35 PM EST
Where: Washington County, Hitchcock Station
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.633, -86.167

Hail, Dubois

When: April 7, 3:50 PM EST
Where: Dubois County, Haysville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 38.483, -86.917

Hail, Dubois

When: April 7, 5:01 PM EST
Where: Dubois County, Jasper
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 38.400, -86.933

Hail, Scott

When: April 7, 5:29 PM EST
Where: Scott County, Austin
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.750, -85.800

Hail, Jefferson

When: April 7, 5:41 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County, Deputy
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.800, -85.650

Hail, Crawford

When: April 7, 5:49 PM EST
Where: Crawford County, 3 mi W of English
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.333, -86.517

Hail, Perry

When: April 7, 5:50 PM EST
Where: Perry County, Apalona
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.150, -86.633

Hail, Jefferson

When: April 7, 5:52 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County, Madison
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.733, -85.383

Hail, Crawford

When: April 7, 5:53 PM EST
Where: Crawford County, Marengo
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 38.367, -86.350

Hail, Crawford

When: April 7, 5:55 PM EST to 5:58 PM EST
Where: Crawford County, 1 mi E of Curby
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.283, -86.367

Hail, Harrison

When: April 7, 6:02 PM EST
Where: Harrison County, Ramsey
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.317, -86.150

Hail, Crawford

When: April 7, 6:02 PM EST
Where: Crawford County, Pilot Knob
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 38.283, -86.350

Hail, Harrison

When: April 7, 6:12 PM EST
Where: Harrison County, White Cloud
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.233, -86.233

Hail covered the ground.

Hail, Harrison

When: April 7, 6:16 PM EST
Where: Harrison County, Corydon
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.217, -86.117

Hail, Floyd

When: April 7, 6:25 PM EST
Where: Floyd County, Georgetown
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.300, -85.967

What these are

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

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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: 5500057, 5500058, 5500059, 5500060, 5500061, 5500062, 5500063, 5500064, 5500065, 5500066, 5500067, 5500068, 5500069, 5500070, 5500071, 5500072, 5500073, 5500074, 5500075, 5500076, 5500077, 5500078, 5500131, 5500132, 5500133, 5500134, 5500135, 5500136.