Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 11, 2016

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 11, 2016
Start: 2016-05-11T18:32
End: 2016-05-11T20:40
Location: Indiana

May 11, 2016 · NWS LMK · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

A very warm and moist air mass collided with a passing weather system to bring a few rounds of severe thunderstorms to portions of southern Indiana. Damaging winds and large hail were the main impacts from these storms.

Where it happened

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

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Tropical storms and surge
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Wind
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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: 6

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.

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 May 11, 5:48 PM EST, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 11, 5:48 PM EST, 44 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Louisville KY
648 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

...Updated Aviation Discussion...

...Forecast Update...
Issued at 510 PM EDT Wed May 11 2016

Complex of storms moving east out of the STL area, and additional
storms lighting up on a boundary very close to the I-64 corridor
across southern Illinois. These storms will ride eastward along the
boundary and into south-central Indiana by early evening. SPC has
issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch in Indiana, but the box will
remain north and west of the Louisville Metro for now.

Outstanding questions that will govern where and how long the
convection continues include instability, which is limited east of I-
65 by lower dewpoints, and how far northward the effective boundary
will move before storms reach us. Will keep close tabs on this, but
it is looking more like the southward extent into Kentucky could be
limited. Still need to remain weather aware into this evening!

.SHORT TERM (Now through Thursday Night)...
Issued at 315 PM EDT Wed May 11 2016

...A Complex of Strong/Severe Storms Possible This Evening...

The synoptic pattern late this afternoon features weak shortwave
ridging over the Ohio Valley, downstream of an upper-level trough
pushing into the Northern Plains.  This trough will push through the
Ohio Valley through the period, ushering in a couple chances for
showers and thunderstorms.

We continue to watch convection off to the west of the region.  It
has recently become better organized near the Saint Louis area, with
a strong cold pool noted on radar.  This suggests the convection
will begin to accelerate quicker to the east along the I-64 corridor
this evening.  Currently along the I-64 corridor there exists a
remnant boundary, now lifting north as an effective warm front.  To
the south of this, the airmass has become strongly unstable with
MLCAPEs in excess of 3,000 J/kg in places.  DCAPEs in excess of
1,000 J/kg should continue to lead to efficient cold pool
production.  0-3km shear vectors around 20-30 knots oriented
orthogonal to the convection should help keep it loosely tied to its
cold pool, at least through the next several hours.  We could see
convection develop along the lifting warm front this afternoon, but
this will be fighting ridging aloft and a lack of synoptic forcing
so do not think it will become very organized.  The main severe
threat looks to come with the MCS early this evening.

Main forecast challenge will be exactly where this MCS tracks and
how strong it will be when it arrives.  Main limiting factors will
be weakening 0-3km flow with eastern extent.  Additionally, we will
just be past peak heating once the convection arrives. However,
still think there is a severe threat along the I-64 corridor in
southern IN and into central KY, with damaging winds and possibly
some marginally severe hail being the main threats.

Forecast confidence decreases substantially tonight as guidance is
in vast disagreement.  As the trough begins to eject towards the
region, isentropic lift on the nose of a 30-knot low-level jet
should feed into any remnant boundaries.  The big question will be
what boundaries there will be and where they will be located.  For
this reason, will hold off on a Flash Flood Watch for now, but it
will be strongly considered through the evening and early overnight
hours once trends become more apparent.  The deep layer flow could
favor training storms along NW-SE boundaries, similar to what we
saw in southern KY this morning.

On Thursday, the upper-level trough will slide into the Great Lakes
region.  This will help drive a surface cold front through the
region.  Another conditional threat of severe weather exists
Thursday afternoon/evening as this front pushes through.  Guidance
is generally suggestive that we will see enough breaks in the
morning convection to destabilize ahead of the front in the
afternoon, especially along and east of I-65.  The better kinematics
will lag the frontal ascent, but if we do realize the instability
suggested by some of the guidance, we could see some some strong to
locally severe multicell clusters capable of locally damaging winds
and hail.  We will dial this threat in more overnight once we see
how convection progresses and the prospects for some morning
sunshine and resultant destabilization.

Convection will push to the east Thursday night, with cooler and
drier air finally filtering into the region.  Overnight lows will
dip into the low and mid 50s.

.LONG TERM (Friday through Wednesday)...
Issued at 325 PM EDT Wed May 11 2016

The synoptic pattern at the start of the long term period will
feature a mean trough across the northern CONUS.  This trough will
amplify through this weekend bringing northwesterly upper-level
flow, but will once again turn back to the southwest by early next
week.

Will keep the discussion short in the long term period given the
active short term period.  A strong PV anomaly will dive through the
region on Friday night into early Saturday, bringing a line of
showers.  Moisture is lacking with this system so do not expect much
QPF, which is certainly good news given the heavy rainfall as of
late.  This front will usher in much cooler air as the trough aloft
amplifies.  Highs Saturday and Sunday won't make it out of the
low/mid 60s, perhaps even the upper 50s in some of the cooler spots!
Will have to keep an eye on Sunday morning, as surface ridging
passing overhead could make for very chilly temperatures.  Some
areas could dip into the upper 30s!

We will return to a warmer and more active pattern early next week
as the flow transitions to more southwesterly once again.  Will see
an increase in precipitation chances late Sunday through at least
Wednesday of next week.

&&

.AVIATION (00Z TAF Update)...
Issued at 645 PM EDT Wed May 11 2016

Main challenge in this TAF set is the impact of storms crossing the
Wabash Valley. Southward extent will be limited, at least initially,
by the northward progression of a residual boundary from last
night's storms.

Confidence in hi-res model data is not high, but it suggests that
storms could make it into SDF around 01-02Z. Will carry a TEMPO for
MVFR ceiling and vis, and thunderstorm gusts to 35 kt. After
midnight, confidence diminishes further as that depends heavily on
the evolution of the complex of storms, and potential re-development
behind.

Most favorable scenario to get storms into BWG is if a strong cold
pool develops and is able to push the line southward. Will carry
VCTS after 06Z for that possibility, as well as any re-development.
LEX is more tricky, as it depends on the initial boundary not
lifting north of there. Will also carry VCTS there after 04Z.  Could
have some restrictions to vis around daybreak with residual low-
level moisture, but will depend on additional rainfall, so will have
to revisit anything worse than MVFR in the next issuance.

Thu afternoon prefrontal convection will depend on how long
overnight storms keep going, but confidence is high enough at this
point to include VCTS and CB after 17-18Z.

&&

.LMK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
KY...NONE.
IN...NONE.
&&

Update.........RAS
Short Term.....KJD
Long Term......KJD
Aviation.......RAS

Hazardous weather outlook, May 11, 4:07 PM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
507 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

INZ078-079-091-092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-
082-122115-
SCOTT-JEFFERSON-FLOYD-CLARK-HANCOCK-BRECKINRIDGE-MEADE-OHIO-GRAYSON-
HARDIN-BULLITT-OLDHAM-TRIMBLE-HENRY-SHELBY-FRANKLIN-HARRISON-SPENCER-
ANDERSON-WOODFORD-FAYETTE-BOURBON-NICHOLAS-NELSON-WASHINGTON-MERCER-
JESSAMINE-LARUE-MARION-BOYLE-GARRARD-MADISON-BUTLER-EDMONSON-HART-
GREEN-TAYLOR-CASEY-LINCOLN-LOGAN-WARREN-SIMPSON-ALLEN-BARREN-MONROE-
METCALFE-ADAIR-RUSSELL-CUMBERLAND-CLINTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...NEW ALBANY...
JEFFERSONVILLE...LEWISPORT...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...
BRANDENBURG...HARTFORD...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...
SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...MILTON...
NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...
TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...
CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...
WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...
RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...HORSE CAVE...GREENSBURG...
CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...
FRANKLIN...PROVIDENCE...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...
EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY
507 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016 /407 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2016/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL PUSH INTO SOUTHERN INDIANA AND
CENTRAL KENTUCKY THIS EVENING. THIS COMPLEX WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE THURSDAY.
DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT...BUT LOCALIZED
FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT SEE REPEATED
ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING
TONIGHT OR THURSDAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE.

INZ076-077-083-084-089-090-122115-
ORANGE-WASHINGTON-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-HARRISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...JASPER...ENGLISH...
TELL CITY...CORYDON
507 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016 /407 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2016/

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 169 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM
CDT/ THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL PUSH INTO SOUTHERN INDIANA BY
EARLY EVENING. THIS COMPLEX WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL
ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS...AND HEAVY RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE THURSDAY.
DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT...BUT LOCALIZED
FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT SEE REPEATED
ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING
TONIGHT OR THURSDAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE.

KD/RAS

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 11, 1:21 PM EST, 5 hours 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
221 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

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

0931 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OLGA                    36.95N 85.15W
05/10/2016                   RUSSELL            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTY.

&&

MRC

Local storm report, May 11, 2:35 PM EST, 3 hours 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
335 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

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

0625 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE GRAVEL SWITCH      37.56N 85.03W
05/10/2016                   BOYLE              KY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREES DOWN ON WARDS BRANCH ROAD.

&&

MRC

Local storm report, May 11, 3:33 PM EST, 2 hours 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
433 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

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

0322 PM     TORNADO          3 E GARFIELD            37.78N 86.30W
05/10/2016                   BRECKINRIDGE       KY   NWS STORM SURVEY

            A VERY NARROW INTENSE DAMAGE PATH (25 YARDS)
            OF ROTATING 90-95 MPH WINDS EMBEDDED WITHIN
            A 3-MILE WIDE AREA OF STRAIGHT-LINED WINDS.
            THE TORNADO LEFT A DISTINCT PATH IN THE
            VEGETATION AND DESTROYED PART OF A LARGE
            METAL BARN NEAR THE ROSETTA GENERAL STORE.
            IT ALSO CAUSED THE WALLS OF 2 ADJACENT
            OUTBUILDINGS AND A GARAGE TO BUCKLE OUT.

&&

NWS LOUISVILLE KY
IRIS SYSTEM

Local storm report, May 11, 4:45 PM EST, 1 hour 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
545 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

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

0706 PM     TORNADO          1 NE HARTFORD           37.46N 86.88W
05/10/2016                   OHIO               KY   NWS STORM SURVEY

            TORNADO HAD AN 8.6 MILE PATH LENGTH AND GOT
            AS WIDE AS 300 YARDS. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO
            MULTIPLE TREES AND PROPERTIES. TORNADO ENDED
            2 MILES WSW OF OLATON. MOST SIGNIFICANT
            DAMAGE OCCURRED ON HALLS CREEK RD...WHERE
            EF2 DAMAGE OCCURRED. FOR FURTHER MORE
            DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS STORM REFER TO
            THE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT.

&&

RJS

Local storm report, May 11, 4:46 PM EST, 1 hour 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
546 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

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

0253 PM     HAIL             CLOVERPORT              37.83N 86.63W
05/10/2016  E0.50 INCH       BRECKINRIDGE       KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED HAIL THE SIZE OF A
            QUARTER TO HALF AN INCH IN CLOVERPORT, KY.

0310 PM     HAIL             HARDINSBURG             37.78N 86.45W
05/10/2016  E1.75 INCH       BRECKINRIDGE       KY   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC TWITTER REPORT RELAYED BY BROADCAST
            MEDIA.

0310 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SE HARDINSBURG        37.76N 86.44W
05/10/2016                   BRECKINRIDGE       KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG HWY 60.

0311 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HARNED                  37.75N 86.41W
05/10/2016                   BRECKINRIDGE       KY   AMATEUR RADIO

            ROOF DAMAGE TO A BUILDING IN HARNED.

0311 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HARNED                  37.75N 86.42W
05/10/2016                   BRECKINRIDGE       KY   PUBLIC

            METAL ROOF PEELED OFF AND SMALL BARN
            DESTROYED.

0311 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HARNED                  37.75N 86.41W
05/10/2016                   BRECKINRIDGE       KY   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES.

0312 PM     HAIL             CUSTER                  37.73N 86.25W
05/10/2016  M0.50 INCH       BRECKINRIDGE       KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0321 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CUSTER                  37.74N 86.25W
05/10/2016                   BRECKINRIDGE       KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE LIMBS DOWN.

0322 PM     TORNADO          3 E GARFIELD            37.78N 86.30W
05/10/2016                   BRECKINRIDGE       KY   NWS STORM SURVEY

            A VERY NARROW INTENSE DAMAGE PATH (25 YARDS)
            OF ROTATING 90-95 MPH WINDS EMBEDDED WITHIN
            A 3-MILE WIDE AREA OF STRAIGHT-LINED WINDS.
            THE TORNADO LEFT A DISTINCT PATH IN THE
            VEGETATION AND DESTROYED PART OF A LARGE
            METAL BARN NEAR THE ROSETTA GENERAL STORE.
            IT ALSO CAUSED THE WALLS OF 2 ADJACENT
            OUTBUILDINGS AND A GARAGE TO BUCKLE OUT.

0326 PM     HAIL             VERTREES                37.70N 86.14W
05/10/2016  E0.88 INCH       HARDIN             KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            40 TO 45 MPH WIND GUSTS.

0344 PM     HAIL             4 W RINEYVILLE          37.74N 86.04W
05/10/2016  E1.00 INCH       HARDIN             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR BLUEBALL HILL

0345 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 W RINEYVILLE          37.74N 86.04W
05/10/2016                   HARDIN             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            8 INCH DIAMETER CEDAR TREE DOWNED NEAR
            BLUEBALL HILL

0345 PM     HAIL             VINE GROVE              37.81N 85.98W
05/10/2016  E0.50 INCH       HARDIN             KY   PUBLIC

0350 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VINE GROVE              37.81N 85.98W
05/10/2016                   HARDIN             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES AND LIMBS DOWN.

0350 PM     HAIL             2 S FLAHERTY            37.81N 86.07W
05/10/2016  E0.88 INCH       HARDIN             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0352 PM     HAIL             3 SSE RADCLIFF          37.79N 85.92W
05/10/2016  E0.75 INCH       HARDIN             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA TO PENNY SIZE HAIL LASTED FOR 8 MINUTES.
            ESTIMATED WIND GUST TO 50 MPH.

0354 PM     HAIL             VERTREES                37.70N 86.13W
05/10/2016  E1.00 INCH       HARDIN             KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

0359 PM     HAIL             RADCLIFF                37.82N 85.94W
05/10/2016  M0.75 INCH       HARDIN             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SSE VINE GROVE        37.79N 85.97W
05/10/2016                   HARDIN             KY   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREE DOWN ON DUGGIN SWITCH RD PARTIALLY
            BLOCKING THE ROAD.

0400 PM     HAIL             VINE GROVE              37.81N 85.98W
05/10/2016  M0.50 INCH       HARDIN             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0406 PM     HAIL             LEBANON JUNCTION        37.83N 85.73W
05/10/2016  M0.50 INCH       BULLITT            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0406 PM     TSTM WND GST     LEBANON JUNCTION        37.83N 85.73W
05/10/2016  E50 MPH          BULLITT            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0412 PM     HAIL             CECILIA                 37.67N 85.95W
05/10/2016  E0.88 INCH       HARDIN             KY   PUBLIC

            TWITTER REPORT RELAYED BY BROADCAST MEDIA.

0412 PM     TSTM WND GST     ELIZABETHTOWN           37.70N 85.87W
05/10/2016  M63 MPH          HARDIN             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEASURED WITH HOME WEATHER STATION.

0416 PM     HAIL             LEBANON JUNCTION        37.83N 85.73W
05/10/2016  M1.00 INCH       BULLITT            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0417 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LEBANON JUNCTION        37.83N 85.73W
05/10/2016                   BULLITT            KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE DOWN ON HOME.

0417 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 ENE COLESBURG         37.80N 85.75W
05/10/2016  M65 MPH          HARDIN             KY   AMATEUR RADIO

0426 PM     HAIL             LEITCHFIELD             37.48N 86.29W
05/10/2016  M0.50 INCH       GRAYSON            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0435 PM     HAIL             BOSTON                  37.78N 85.67W
05/10/2016  E1.00 INCH       NELSON             KY   PUBLIC

0442 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNE SAMUELS           37.90N 85.52W
05/10/2016                   NELSON             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE LIMBS REPORTED DOWN.

0442 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 NNE SAMUELS           37.90N 85.52W
05/10/2016  E60 MPH          NELSON             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0450 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ELIZABETHTOWN           37.70N 85.87W
05/10/2016                   HARDIN             KY   PUBLIC

            ROADS FLOODED AROUND COURTHOUSE IN DOWNTOWN.

0514 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSW SAINT CATHERINE   37.69N 85.26W
05/10/2016                   WASHINGTON         KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE REPORTED DOWN.

0521 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WILLISBURG              37.81N 85.12W
05/10/2016                   WASHINGTON         KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN.

0525 PM     HAIL             3 SSW GLEANINGS         37.51N 85.55W
05/10/2016  E1.00 INCH       LARUE              KY   PUBLIC

0525 PM     HAIL             4 ESE MACKVILLE         37.72N 85.00W
05/10/2016  M1.50 INCH       MERCER             KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

0525 PM     HAIL             MACKVILLE               37.73N 85.07W
05/10/2016  E2.00 INCH       WASHINGTON         KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GOLF BALL TO EGG SIZE HAIL. HAIL DAMAGE TO
            CAR WIND SHIELD AND HOUSE SIDING.

0539 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S BONNIEVILLE         37.34N 85.90W
05/10/2016                   HART               KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES REPORTED DOWN.

0541 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 ESE MACKVILLE         37.72N 85.00W
05/10/2016                   MERCER             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE LIMBS DOWN.

0552 PM     HAIL             HARRODSBURG             37.76N 84.84W
05/10/2016  M0.50 INCH       MERCER             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0552 PM     HAIL             HARRODSBURG             37.77N 84.85W
05/10/2016  E1.50 INCH       MERCER             KY   PUBLIC

0601 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VERSAILLES              38.05N 84.73W
05/10/2016                   WOODFORD           KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN.

0602 PM     HAIL             2 SSW NEW MARKET        37.48N 85.33W
05/10/2016  E1.25 INCH       MARION             KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL NEAR JESSIETOWN.

0606 PM     HAIL             UPTON                   37.46N 85.89W
05/10/2016  M0.75 INCH       LARUE              KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

0614 PM     HAIL             1 ESE BRYANTSVILLE      37.71N 84.64W
05/10/2016  E0.50 INCH       GARRARD            KY   PUBLIC

0625 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE GRAVEL SWITCH      37.56N 85.03W
05/10/2016                   BOYLE              KY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREES DOWN ON WARDS BRANCH ROAD.

0642 PM     HAIL             5 W RICHMOND            37.75N 84.39W
05/10/2016  E1.75 INCH       MADISON            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

0645 PM     HAIL             1 W RICHMOND            37.74N 84.31W
05/10/2016  M1.75 INCH       MADISON            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0647 PM     HAIL             RICHMOND                37.74N 84.29W
05/10/2016  M1.00 INCH       MADISON            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0648 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STANFORD                37.53N 84.66W
05/10/2016                   LINCOLN            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES REPORTED DOWN.

0650 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SW ROWLAND            37.49N 84.66W
05/10/2016                   LINCOLN            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN AND SOME POWER OUTAGES.

0650 PM     HAIL             HARTFORD                37.45N 86.89W
05/10/2016  M1.00 INCH       OHIO               KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0650 PM     HAIL             HARTFORD                37.45N 86.90W
05/10/2016  M1.75 INCH       OHIO               KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0650 PM     HAIL             2 NE RICHMOND           37.76N 84.27W
05/10/2016  E1.00 INCH       MADISON            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON THE RICHMOND BYPASS.

0650 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N STANFORD            37.55N 84.66W
05/10/2016                   LINCOLN            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND A FEW POWER LINES DOWN. ALSO
            NICKEL SIZE HAIL.

0650 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STANFORD                37.53N 84.66W
05/10/2016                   LINCOLN            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN IN THE CITY OF STANFORD.

0650 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N HARTFORD            37.47N 86.89W
05/10/2016                   OHIO               KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN.

0650 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NW RICHMOND           37.75N 84.30W
05/10/2016                   MADISON            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IN THE CITY
            OF RICHMOND, INCLUDING ONE ON A DRIVEWAY.

0654 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 NE RICHMOND           37.75N 84.28W
05/10/2016  E55 MPH          MADISON            KY   PUBLIC

0656 PM     HAIL             CAMPBELLSVILLE          37.35N 85.35W
05/10/2016  M1.00 INCH       TAYLOR             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0700 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NE WACO               37.74N 84.14W
05/10/2016                   MADISON            KY   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN.

0700 PM     HAIL             3 WSW MANNSVILLE        37.35N 85.24W
05/10/2016  M1.75 INCH       TAYLOR             KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

0706 PM     HAIL             4 ENE MANNSVILLE        37.38N 85.13W
05/10/2016  M1.75 INCH       TAYLOR             KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

0706 PM     TORNADO          1 NE HARTFORD           37.46N 86.88W
05/10/2016                   OHIO               KY   NWS STORM SURVEY

            TORNADO HAD AN 8.6 MILE PATH LENGTH AND GOT
            AS WIDE AS 300 YARDS. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO
            MULTIPLE TREES AND PROPERTIES. TORNADO ENDED
            2 MILES WSW OF OLATON. MOST SIGNIFICANT
            DAMAGE OCCURRED ON HALLS CREEK RD...WHERE
            EF2 DAMAGE OCCURRED. FOR FURTHER MORE
            DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS STORM REFER TO
            THE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT.

0725 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S JACKTOWN            37.40N 85.01W
05/10/2016                   CASEY              KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN OVER KY-1547. TIME ESTIMATED FROM
            RADAR.

0725 PM     HAIL             MORGANTOWN              37.22N 86.70W
05/10/2016  E0.75 INCH       BUTLER             KY   PUBLIC

0730 PM     HAIL             LYNDON                  38.26N 85.59W
05/10/2016  M0.25 INCH       JEFFERSON          KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0730 PM     HAIL             KNOB LICK               37.09N 85.68W
05/10/2016  E1.00 INCH       METCALFE           KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

0730 PM     HAIL             1 SSW LOUISVILLE        38.21N 85.75W
05/10/2016  E1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0757 PM     HAIL             BATTLETOWN              38.07N 86.30W
05/10/2016  M0.25 INCH       MEADE              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0800 PM     HAIL             MCKINNEY                37.45N 84.77W
05/10/2016  E1.00 INCH       LINCOLN            KY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

0804 PM     HAIL             COLUMBIA                37.10N 85.31W
05/10/2016  M0.50 INCH       ADAIR              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0810 PM     HAIL             2 NW VESTER             37.15N 85.24W
05/10/2016  E1.75 INCH       ADAIR              KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

0817 PM     HAIL             1 ESE CANE VALLEY       37.18N 85.30W
05/10/2016  M1.75 INCH       ADAIR              KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

0833 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NE EDMONTON           36.99N 85.61W
05/10/2016                   METCALFE           KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 80.

0905 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N STANFORD            37.55N 84.66W
05/10/2016                   LINCOLN            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND A FEW POWER LINES DOWN. ALSO
            NICKEL SIZE HAIL.

0908 PM     HAIL             1 SE EKRON              37.92N 86.16W
05/10/2016  M1.75 INCH       MEADE              KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

0915 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ENE CROCUS            36.99N 85.21W
05/10/2016                   ADAIR              KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTY.

0931 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OLGA                    36.95N 85.15W
05/10/2016                   RUSSELL            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTY.

0940 PM     HAIL             1 NNW FREEDOM           36.92N 85.11W
05/10/2016  E1.75 INCH       RUSSELL            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GOLFBALL HAIL NEAR INTERSECTION OF HWY 55
            AND 127

0941 PM     HAIL             JAMESTOWN               36.99N 85.07W
05/10/2016  M1.00 INCH       RUSSELL            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0953 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 W JABEZ               36.99N 84.97W
05/10/2016                   RUSSELL            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTY.

1010 PM     HAIL             HARDINSBURG             37.78N 86.45W
05/10/2016  M1.00 INCH       BRECKINRIDGE       KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

1015 PM     HAIL             LAWRENCEBURG            38.03N 84.89W
05/10/2016  M1.00 INCH       ANDERSON           KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

1039 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HARRODSBURG             37.77N 84.84W
05/10/2016                   MERCER             KY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN IN HARRODSBURG.

1045 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WNW BUENA VISTA       37.76N 84.71W
05/10/2016                   MERCER             KY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN ON ASHLEY CAMP ROAD.

1055 PM     HAIL             CAMPBELLSVILLE          37.35N 85.35W
05/10/2016  E0.88 INCH       TAYLOR             KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

1201 AM     FLOOD            HARRODSBURG             37.77N 84.85W
05/11/2016                   MERCER             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SOME STREETS REPORTED FLOODED IN
            HARR0DSBURG.

1239 AM     HEAVY RAIN       FORDSVILLE              37.63N 86.71W
05/11/2016  M3.45 INCH       OHIO               KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0836 AM     TSTM WND DMG     OLMSTEAD                36.75N 87.02W
05/11/2016                   LOGAN              KY   911 CALL CENTER

            WATER REPORTED OVER THE ROAD IN OLMSTEAD

0836 AM     FLASH FLOOD      OLMSTEAD                36.75N 87.02W
05/11/2016                   LOGAN              KY   911 CALL CENTER

            WATER REPORTED OVER THE ROAD IN OLMSTEAD

0941 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SE FRANKLIN           36.69N 86.54W
05/11/2016                   SIMPSON            KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            COUPLE FEET OF WATER OVER A LOW WATER
            CROSSING ON KENNY PERRY DR

0115 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SSE FRANKLIN          36.69N 86.55W
05/11/2016                   SIMPSON            KY   911 CALL CENTER

            SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED IN COUNTY

0115 PM     FLASH FLOOD      RUSSELLVILLE            36.84N 86.89W
05/11/2016                   LOGAN              KY   911 CALL CENTER

            SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED IN THE COUNTY.

&&

NWS LOUISVILLE KY
IRIS SYSTEM

Special weather statement, May 11, 6:15 PM EST, 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
615 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2016

INZ089-KYZ023-024-112345-
PERRY-HANCOCK-BRECKINRIDGE-
615 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PERRY...NORTHWESTERN
BRECKINRIDGE AND HANCOCK COUNTIES...

AT 614 PM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR
DALE TO NEAR STANLEY...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TELL CITY...HAWESVILLE...MOUNT PLEASANT...LEWISPORT...CANNELTON...
CLOVERPORT...LEOPOLD...TROY...ARRINGTON CORNER AND LILLY DALE.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3802 8680 3800 8677 3810 8677 3812 8681
      3825 8679 3827 8657 3821 8657 3821 8646
      3811 8647 3807 8643 3805 8649 3793 8651
      3762 8662 3766 8664 3774 8682 3779 8682
      3784 8685 3784 8691 3790 8691 3790 8699
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 277DEG 27KT 3817 8704 3783 8719

RAS

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:33 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Dubois

When: May 11, 6:32 PM EST
Where: Dubois County, 0.54 mi W of Holland
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 38.250, -87.040

The emergency manager reported trees down in the area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dubois

When: May 11, 6:42 PM EST
Where: Dubois County, Birdseye
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 38.320, -86.700

The emergency manager reported trees down in Birdseye.

Hail, Crawford

When: May 11, 7:14 PM EST
Where: Crawford County, 0.88 mi NE of English
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.340, -86.460

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: May 11, 8:03 PM EST
Where: Clark County, 0.88 mi SW of Sellersburg
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.390, -85.760

Trained spotters estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: May 11, 8:40 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County, Hanover
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.720, -85.470

Trained spotters reported trees down in the area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: May 11, 8:40 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County, Hanover
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.720, -85.470

Trained spotters estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.

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.

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Every storm in Indiana in 2016 Every state in 2016 This day in weather history Warnings in Indiana, May 2016

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: 624076, 624077, 624075, 624079, 624078, 624080.