A series of upper level impulses, moving along a surface warm front, set off lines of thunderstorms over South Central Indiana. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines over much of the area, and did some isolated structural damage.
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The episode as NWS LMK wrote it up.
A series of upper level impulses, moving along a surface warm front, set off lines of thunderstorms over South Central Indiana. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines over much of the area, and did some isolated structural damage.
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 Mar 9, 2:55 PM EST, 47 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
255 PM EST THU MAR 9 2006
CORRECTED TIMING OF STORMS
.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON)...
SEVERE WEATHER STILL A POSSIBILITY TONIGHT...AND HAVE FOCUSED
MAINLY ON THE NEXT 12 HOURS FOR THE SHORT TERM FORECAST. VERY STRONG
DYNAMICS HAVE COME TOGETHER THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO
TONIGHT ACROSS THE FORECAST...AS A SFC LOW CONTINUES TO DEEPEN AS IT
MOVES NE ACROSS MO INTO THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT ALONG WITH A NEG
TILT H500 TROUGH. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL 130KT JET MAX MOVING NORTH
THROUGH MO/ARK...WITH LOW LEVEL JET NEARING 70KT AT H850. MOISTURE
IS POOLING JUST EAST AND ALONG THE FRONT WITH UPPER 50S AND LOWER
60S DEWPTS CREEPING INTO WESTERN KY. SPEED SHEAR SEEMS TO BE THE
STRONGER AS COMPARED TO DIRECTIONAL SHEAR...WITH 0-3KM HELICITY
APPROACHING 600-800 M2/S2...AND 0-1KM PUSHING EXTREMELY HIGH VALUES
OF 400 TO 500 M2/S2...AND LOW LCLS NEAR 1500 FEET. ONLY ISSUE WITH
PRODUCTION OF SEVERE WEATHER MAY BE THE LOW INSTABILITY...HARD TO
FIND ANYTHING MORE THAN 400 TO 800 J/KG IN CAPE. OHIO VALLEY
EXPERIENCE SAYS THAT INSTABILITY IS USUALLY THE DOMINATE MODE OVER
SHEAR...BUT WITH SUCH STRONG DYNAMICS WATCH LOOKS VERY PRUDENT FOR
OUR AREA. TIMING LOOKS TO CLOSE TO PREVIOUS THINKING...ENTERING THE
FORECAST AREA AROUND 22Z TIMEFRAME...REACHING THE BWG SOON
AFTER..AND SDF AREAS AROUND 23-00Z...LEX AREA BY 02-03Z. MAIN THREAT
MAY STILL BE WINDS IN BOWING SEGMENTS...WITH BOOKEND VORTS THAT CAN
CAUSE QUICK FORMING AND DISSIPATING SPIN UP TORNADOES. MESOSCALE
UPDATE WILL BE NECESSARY EVERY FEW HOURS TO KEEP UP WITH CHANGING
SITUATION AND ADDRESS ANY CHANGES IN THE ENVIRONMENT. STRONG
GRADIENT WINDS OUT AHEAD OF THE LINE WILL CONTAIN GUSTS INTO THE 35
TO 40KT RANGE...WILL CONTINUE THE WIND ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT. TEMPS
WILL REMAIN WARM FALLING TO WHAT IS USUALLY SEASONAL HIGHS FOR EARLY
MARCH.
ON FRIDAY...STRONG EARLY SPRING SYSTEM IS MOVING WELL OFF TO THE
NORTHEAST BY DAY BREAK...CLEARING OF SKIES WILL OCCUR MAINLY FROM
WEST TO EAST...SO SOME SUN WILL BE FOUND BY LATE MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY REMAIN BREEZY...WITH GUSTS TO 20 KTS THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. TEMPS WILL BE ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS BY ABOUT 7 TO 10
DEGREES. --SCHOTT
.LONG TERM (FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)...
(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)...
ACTIVE PATTERN EXPECTED THROUGH THIS FORECAST PERIOD. IN THE UPPER
LEVELS A BROAD SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST. AT THE SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL MOVE TO THE EAST COAST BY 12Z SATURDAY WITH A STRONG
SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW DEVELOPING. ISENTROPIC LIFT ACROSS A WARM
FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS AND SCATTERED ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS BY
AFTERNOON. A SURFACE LOW WILL TRAVEL FROM MISSOURI NORTHEAST INTO
THE GREAT LAKES SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP
INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY SUNDAY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EXPECTED ALONG THE FRONT. THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES WITH THE MODELS
ON THE LOCATION OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WITH THE ETA A LITTLE NORTH
OF THE FORECAST AREA. ON SUNDAY WE WILL MENTION HIGHEST CHANCE POPS
OVER THE NORTHER PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH
HIGHS IN THE 60S AND 70S AND LOWS IN THE 50S.
(MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...
A PROGRESSIVE WESTERN UNITED STATES TROUGH AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS
FORECAST PERIOD WILL CROSS THE GREAT LAKES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
MOVE OFF THE EAST COAST BY 12Z WEDNESDAY. IN ITS WAKE A ZONAL FLOW
WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT WILL LAST THROUGH THE END OF
THE FORECAST PERIOD. AT THE SURFACE AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER
MISSOURI AT 00Z MON WILL TRACK NORTHEAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES
REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY MONDAY
AFTERNOON. THE DYNAMICS ARE FAIRLY IMPRESSIVE WITH THIS SYSTEM AND
STABILITY INDICES ARE MORE IMPRESSIVE THAN TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH DRY
CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.
HAVE FOLLOWED A BLEND OF THE GFS OPERATIONAL AND ENSEMBLE
TEMPERATURES. COLD AIR WILL ADVECT INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY BEHIND THE DEPARTING COLD FRONT. TEMPERATURES
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL BE A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
AND SOME 15 TO 20 DEGREES COOLER THAN THIS WEEKEND. --JA
LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY THRU 8 PM EST
WIND ADVISORY ALL ZONES THROUGH 4 AM (FRI).
IN...TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA THRU 8 PM EST
WIND ADVISORY ALL ZONES THROUGH 4 AM (FRI).
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1130 AM EST THU MAR 9 2006 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-100930- 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- 1130 AM EST THU MAR 9 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING OF NORMALLY PRONE AREAS...SUCH AS STREAMS... AND OTHER LOW SPOTS. TRAVELERS SHOULD WATCH FOR PONDING WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS...AND SLOW DOWN IF ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAIN. SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...HOWEVER NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS IT MOVES FROM ARKANSAS UP INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA...WITH GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH POSSIBLE FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FROM 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY MORNING. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE OUTLOOK AREA DURING THE EVENING HOURS THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE FROM DAMAGING WINDS...WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR THE AREA SOUTH AND WEST OF AN OWENSBORO...TO FORT KNOX...TO GLASGOW LINE. BASED ON THE LATEST DATA...THE WINDOW FOR BEST SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES IS BETWEEN 7 AND 10 PM AROUND THE I-65 CORRIDOR INCLUDING LOUISVILLE AND BOWLING GREEN...AND BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT TOWARD THE I-75 CORRIDOR AND LEXINGTON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. UNSETTLED WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS SEVERAL WEATHER DISTURBANCES MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. SEVERAL PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE RATHER STRONG AND PRODUCE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY ALSO BE REQUIRED OVER THE COMING WEEKEND. SCHOTT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 248 PM EST THU MAR 9 2006 INZ076-077-083-084-089>091-KYZ023>027-061-062-070>072-092100- BRECKINRIDGE KY-BUTLER KY-CRAWFORD IN-DUBOIS IN-EDMONSON KY-FLOYD IN- GRAYSON KY-HANCOCK KY-HARRISON IN-LOGAN KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY- ORANGE IN-PERRY IN-SIMPSON KY-WARREN KY-WASHINGTON IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER DAM...BOWLING GREEN...CORYDON... ENGLISH...FRANKLIN...HARDINSBURG...JASPER...LEITCHFIELD... NEW ALBANY...RUSSELLVILLE...TELL CITY 248 PM EST (148 PM CST) THU MAR 9 2006 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST (7 PM CST)... A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS ABOUT TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. THE LINE EXTENDS FROM WASHINGTON INDIANA TO NEAR HENDERSON KENTUCKY. THE LINE SHOULD REACH THE AREA FROM JASPER TO BEAVER DAM BY AROUND 330 PM EST (230 PM CST). THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOS. RESIDENTS SHOULD LOOK FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. CROW
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
341 PM EST THU MAR 09 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0339 PM FUNNEL CLOUD HOLLAND 38.25N 87.04W
03/09/2006 DUBOIS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
FUNNEL CLOUD SPOTTED NEAR MILE MARKER 52 ON INTERSTATE
64.
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MRCThe Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:44 UTC.
11 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A barn was destroyed and a house was damaged by thunderstorm winds.
Water covered parts of Indiana Highway 145.
A thunderstorm wind gust blew a tree on to the roof of a home.
A spotter reported a 60 MPH wind gust on the south side of Corydon. Trees were downed on Highway 135.
An off duty NWS employee estimated a 60 MPH wind gust, along with power lines downed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Indiana in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, March 2006
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: 5495119, 5495120, 5495121, 5495122, 5495123, 5495130, 5495124, 5495125, 5495126, 5495127, 5495128, 5495129.