Power Outage in Jeffersonville, IN

A tree fell onto a power line and a firework tent was damaged near White Castle.

Downed power lines caused a multiple alarm forest fire in West Fork. The wind also blew a roof off of an old rusty turkey barn on Magnolia Road.

A tree was down on a power line on West Harrison Avenue.

Power lines were down on Cedardale Drive.

Duke Energy reported approximately 9,600 customers were without power at 6:30 am on the 15th.

A trained spotter reported a large tree, multiple limbs, and power lines down just northeast of downtown Jeffersonville.

There was a report of large trees and power lines down in Jeffersonville. Duke Energy reported there were 3,000 power outages in Clark County.

Estimated wind gusts between 55 and 60 mph resulted in downed trees and power lines across the county. Some structural damage to buildings was also reported. There was roof damage to a home north of Sellersburg. Across the Ohio River in Louisville, there was a measured 50 knot wind gust.

Local law enforcement reported that severe thunderstorm winds brought down power lines in the area.

A trained spotter reported that severe thunderstorm winds brought down power poles in the area.

A trained spotter reported that several large tree limbs were snapped off and numerous large trees were uprooted. One large tree fell across a power line.

Brief heavy snow and sleet accumulated to around one half inch before changing to freezing rain by late afternoon. One quarter to one third of an inch of ice downed a few trees and power lines.

An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado with wind speeds up to 90 mph. The tornado started in Sunset Trailer Park where about two dozen trailers were damaged. Several trailers were moved off of their foundations and had roof damage. One trailer's roof was thrown 65 yards. Trees and power lines were damaged as well. The tornado then weakened slightly to 80 mph as it moved northeast into a subdivision damaging several small trees, sheds, and roofs. A trampoline was thrown and wrapped around a shed and a tree. More tornado damage was then found at the end of a subdivision right behind a church off of Holmans Lane. The south side of the church was completely blown out. Sheds were destroyed and trees uprooted. Insulation was thrown from north to southeast. Across Holmans Lane tree and shingle damage was found. The path ended near Indiana 62.

An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado with wind speeds up to 90 mph. The tornado started in Sunset Trailer Park where about two dozen trailers were damaged. Several trailers were moved off of their foundations and had roof damage. One trailer's roof was thrown 65 yards. Trees and power lines were damaged as well. The tornado then weakened slightly to 80 mph as it moved northeast into a subdivision damaging several small trees, sheds, and roofs. A trampoline was thrown and wrapped around a shed and a tree. More tornado damage was then found at the end of a subdivision right behind a church off of Holmans Lane. The south side of the church was completely blown out. Sheds were destroyed and trees uprooted. Insulation was thrown from north to southeast. Across Holmans Lane tree and shingle damage was found. The path ended near Indiana 62.

Power lines were blown down.

Two deaths occurred in the county. One fatality occurred when a tree limb hit a man in his home in Charlestown. Another fatality occurred in Memphis when a falling tree struck a woman. Numerous trees and power lines were downed across the county. Roofing shingles and gutters were also observed blowing around. Interstate 65 was closed briefly south of mile post 10 due to downed power lines.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm winds downed power lines.

Trees and power lines were downed.

Power lines and a large tree were downed.

Numerous trees and power lines were downed.

Surface high pressure was over the Lower Ohio Valley, but with an upper ridge centered over the CONUS, northwest flow moved two waves of convection through southern Indiana. This resulted in multiple reports of tree damage and one report of power line damage. One falling tree caused injuries to two individuals in Clark County.

On March 3rd, 2023, a historically strong low pressure system moved across the lower Ohio Valley, bringing heavy rainfall, severe weather, and most notably, very strong gradient winds as it moved across the region. On the synoptic scale, a shortwave upper-level trough located over the mid-Mississippi Valley became negatively tilted during the morning hours of March 3rd. A 120 knot 500 mb jet developed across central Kentucky and middle Tennessee in the presence of a very strong height gradient. The footprint of this jet core was transferred into the lower levels of the atmosphere, with a 70 knot jet at 850 mb present across the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. The orientation of the shortwave trough aloft with respect to the low level cyclone was nearly ideal for mutual amplification, with both the surface low and the upper trough undergoing deepening during the morning and early afternoon hours on March 3rd. Ultimately, the surface low's minimum central pressure dropped to approximately 976 millibars near Vincennes, Indiana by mid-afternoon on the 3rd, creating an anomalously strong low-level pressure and height gradient across central Kentucky and southern Indiana.||Before the severe weather and strong gradient winds began, the first impact from this strong mid-latitude cyclone would come in the form of heavy rainfall, primarily across southern Indiana. With the strong low-level jet helping to advect warm and moist air northward, precipitable water values were anomalously high, ranging from 1.3 to 1.6 inches across southern Indiana and central Kentucky during the morning hours on March 3rd. Coupled with an intensifying low level warm frontal boundary which provided a large-scale lifting mechanism, this axis of high moisture content contributed to a broad swath of precipitation, which lasted through much of the morning and early afternoon hours across southern Indiana. Ultimately, many locations would receive between 3 and 6 inches of rain over the span of about 12 hours, causing isolated to scattered reports of flooding.||After the initial wave of precipitation associated with the warm front lifted into central Indiana, southern Indiana and central Kentucky would briefly be located in the warm sector of the cyclone during the late morning and early afternoon hours, providing an opportunity for severe weather. Due to the proximity of the surface low and the relatively limited period for destabilization, instability was very limited for this event, with between 250-750 J/kg MLCAPE present across central Kentucky and southern Indiana. However, with the extremely strong dynamics in place, wind shear parameters were incredibly high. Effective bulk shear generally ranged from 70-100 kt, while effective Storm Relative Helicity ranged from 300-600 m2/s2. In addition, low-level Storm Relative Helicity was maximized (300-400 m2/s2) just ahead of a broken line of low-topped supercells which went on to produce three EF-1 tornadoes across southern Indiana. Across central Kentucky, the main severe impacts would come from damaging straight-line winds within a broken quasi-linear convective system. While limited instability clearly reduced the overall strength of the QLCS, some convective cores were deep enough to pull higher momentum air from aloft down to the surface, causing scattered damage and wind gusts above 58 mph. A few additional severe wind gusts would also be produced by the aforementioned line of low-topped supercells as they moved across southern Indiana and northern Kentucky.||While the heavy rainfall and severe weather were important aspects of this system, the most widespread impacts from this historic system would come from extremely strong gradient winds immediately following the passage of showers and storms along the surface cold front. As was previously mentioned, the rapid cyclogenesis as the surface low moved into western Kentucky and southwestern Indiana created an unusually strong pressure gradient across the region, even for cool season mid-latitude cyclones. This strong pressure gradient, combined with a brief period of steeper low-level lapse rates across central Kentucky thanks to temporary clearing in the wake of the cold front, helped to bring extremely strong winds and wind gusts to all of central Kentucky and most of southern Indiana. Widespread sustained winds of 30-40 mph and wind gusts of 60-80 mph were observed across the area, causing widespread tree and power line damage, as well as more scattered occurrences of structural damage. At one point, around half a million customers were without power across the state of Kentucky, with several counties seeing a temporary near-total loss in electrical service. As the mid-level cyclone moved overhead during the early evening hours, cloud cover would return, helping to reduce wind speeds and gusts somewhat, with conditions continuing to calm through the overnight hours into the morning of March 4th.

An amazing cold front barged through southern Indiana during the evening of December 22nd. The front caused temperatures to crash 50 degrees in 12 hours, from the 40s on the afternoon of the 22nd to subzero readings the following morning. Light rain ahead of the front quickly changed to light snow behind it with 1 to 3 inches falling in many locations. A band of 4 to 5 inches of snow developed from Salem, Indiana to Frankfort, Kentucky. The snow and plunging temperatures were accompanied by wind gusts to 40 mph and wind chills down to 30 degrees below zero, some of the coldest wind chills seen in 25 years. Daytime readings on the 23rd did not get out of the single digits. Near blizzard conditions were observed during the snowfall with visibility limited to a half mile. People were urged to avoid travel on one of the busiest holiday travel days of the year. Numerous crashes and closures were reported on state highways due to the snow and extreme cold temperatures. The extreme cold also resulted in scattered power outages and rolling blackouts in parts of the area.

An arctic front pushed south across southern Indiana on Thursday, February 3, 2022. Southerly flow and a layer of warm air aloft combined with falling surface temperatures to produce an impactful winter storm with a variety of precipitation types. Significant freezing rain and sleet accumulations caused travel impacts and some power outages. Many areas across southern Indiana received around a quarter inch of ice accumulation, followed by heavy sleet and finally light snow toward the end of the event.

During the afternoon on June 29, the southeastern United States was in an area of high pressure. In the weak shear environment, pulse thunderstorms initiated during the warming of the day. Outflow boundaries, from the first storms, initiated other storms. This resulted in isolated wind damage to trees and power lines across south-central Indiana.

A cold front stretching from northern Indiana south along the Mississippi River Valley moved east through southern Indiana and central Kentucky. This powerful storm system brought widespread and locally heavy rain to the area, along with damaging gradient and thunderstorm winds throughout the day. High temperatures dropped 20 degrees from January 11 to 12. Widespread 40-60 MPH winds occurred across the region in and out of storms, and through several waves during the day.

On June 30th, temperatures reached the low 90s with dewpoints neared 70. The area saw little inhibition. Thunderstorms started forming in areas covered by cumulus. Once these storms got going, outflow boundaries continued to propagate new cell formation and growth. The result was severe thunderstorm damage that affecting southern Indiana by knocking power and trees.

A cold air mass already in place combined with an anomalous low pressure system to produce an early season freezing rain event across southern Indiana and central Kentucky. Many locations received between a tenth and a quarter of an inch of ice accumulation on trees/shrubs and other elevated surfaces. Warm ground temperatures kept most roads ice free, though some bridges had slick spots. ||The ice on the trees, many of which still had leaves that helped to weigh them down, caused several limbs/branches to snap and some trees to fall. There were many reports of power flashes overnight as branches hit transformers. At the peak of the event, over 100,000 customers were without power in the region. Some lost power for several days. Out of state crews were brought in to help restore power.

A shortwave moved east out of Missouri towards southern Indiana and |central Kentucky. As this shortwave met the moisture rich and unstable |environment over the Ohio Valley, a line of heavy storms with high |winds and heavy rainfall strengthened and tracked southeast downing numerous trees which caused power outages and property damage.

A potent storm system crossed through the Ohio Valley March 20-21 and led to a band of heavy wet snow over portions of southern Indiana. The highest totals observed were 8-10 inches, with widespread amounts of 4 to 8 inches. The heavy snow led to scattered tree limbs down and power outages. Many schools and businesses were closed, and hazardous travel conditions developed which resulted in traffic accidents.

A powerful cold front pushed through the lower Ohio Valley during the evening hours on July 7. Ahead of this front, unseasonably warm and humid conditions prevailed with high temperatures in the lower 90s and dewpoints in the low to mid 70s. This provided plenty of instability. Several lines of thunderstorms developed across central Indiana and then moved south into southern Indiana. Some large hail up to golf ball size in diameter was reported but the main impact was damaging wind gusts which brought down many trees and power lines, along with some structural damage as well. The storms were also noted for being prolific in-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning producers.

An unseasonably warm and humid air mass developed across the lower Ohio Valley toward late April 2017. A powerful storm system across the central Plains brought several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms to the region. Damaging winds and large hail occurred late on April 28 and into the morning hours April 29. Widespread rainfall of 3 to 6 inches fell across southern Indiana, resulting in flash flooding in some places.

The combination of maximum daytime heating and a strong low pressure system racing across the lower Great Lakes region brought strong to damaging winds to many areas across southern Indiana. Maximum gusts reported ranged from 50 to 60 mph that resulted in downed trees and power lines along with some structural damage to property.

A small but intense complex of severe thunderstorms developed north of the area but quickly moved into southern Indiana during the evening hours of July 17th. Widespread damaging wind gusts estimated between 55 and 60 mph occurred, resulting in toppled trees and power lines. The Madison, Indiana area was particularly hit hard with damaging winds as well as flash flooding given the very wet conditions in place.

A series of upper level disturbances moved from the Upper Midwest into the lower Ohio Valley and interacted with a moist, warm and unstable atmosphere. Strong to severe thunderstorms developed and then organized into bowing segments across the area. The result was damaging wind gusts that toppled trees and power lines. In addition, due to the very wet antecedent conditions, flash flooding occurred on occasion, resulting in closed and impassable roads, water rescues and significant property damage. The hardest hit areas included Jefferson County and the Madison, Indiana areas southwest toward Clark and Floyd counties. Rainfall totals over the period were in excess of 5 to 7 inches.

A cyclone that developed across the southern plains early on the 4th of February spawned weak low pressure that moved into western Tennessee by early afternoon, crossing eastern Kentucky during the evening hours. A strong southwesterly low level jet developed during the morning hours, bringing ample moisture northeast across the Commonwealth and southern Indiana. With the track of the surface low, southern Indiana experienced northeasterly winds. With antecedent cold air, aided in part by a fresh snowpack, surface temperatures stayed around 30 through the afternoon and evening hours. Brief heavy snow quickly changed to sleet and then freezing rain during the mid-afternoon hours, continuing until just after midnight. Icing, with accumulations of over one quarter of an inch developed across all of southern Indiana. Prior to this one to locally 3 inches of snow fell across southwestern Indiana away from the Ohio River. Ice accumulations brought scattered tree damage and power outages.

Convection developed during the late afternoon hours in extreme southwestern Indiana. One storm moved east right along Interstate 64, developing into a compact, fast moving bow echo that brought widespread damaging winds of 55 to 70 mph along a corridor stretching from Crawford through Harrison, Floyd, and Clark counties. Widespread power outages were reported across Floyd and Clark Counties.

A strong trough exiting the Rockies lead to explosive development of low pressure during the day Wednesday February 11th. At dawn, low pressure near 998 mb formed over southern Missouri. This cyclone deepened to 986 mb as it crossed into southern Michigan by late evening.|Convective showers along an occluded front crossed southern Indiana during the early afternoon. This line brought isolated gusts of 50 to 60 mph. Behind this front, gradient winds increased to 35 mph...with gusts up to 65 mph during the late afternoon and early evening. Scattered structural damage, tree damage and power outages resulted.

A prolonged ice and snow storm began around just after midnight Tuesday January 27 and continued through 11 am Wednesday January 28. The mixed freezing rain and snow that fell over southern Indiana was just one aspect of a widespread overrunning event that brought destructive winter weather from Texas, through the Ohio Valley, into New England. Arctic air centered across the Upper Midwest supplied low level cold air. Several disturbances moved east across a nearly stationary front stalled across the Tennessee Valley. Snow, mixed with sleet along the Ohio River accumulated to around 3 to 5 inches by dawn on January 27th. During the afternoon and into the morning hours on the 28th, freezing rain developed and brought widespread ice accumulations averaging 1/2 inch. Icing lead to widespread tree damage and power outages during the overnight hours spanning the 27th and the 28th. Colder air arrived during the early morning hours on the 28th. Freezing rain changed back to snow with additional accumulations of 3 to 4 inches.

The remnants of Hurricane Ike moved across the Ohio Valley on the morning and afternoon of September 14th. This system combined with an upper level trough and surface cold front approaching the region to bring very strong surface wind gusts to the area. Widespread damage occurred, with measured wind gusts in excess of 81 mph. Three deaths were directly attributed to the storm, along with 4 known injuries across south central Indiana, where more than 100,000 people were without power for several days.

A powerful cold front sparked a lengthy squall line that crossed all of southern Indiana on the evening of January 29. A large number of locations had 60 to as much as 100 mph winds, causing extensive property damage. There were also a few small tornado spin-ups, one of which caused a fatality when a tree fell onto a mobile home near Henryville, Indiana.

A cold front with strong upper level support collided with a very moist air mass over the lower Ohio Valley. Widespread severe thunderstorms resulted, along with three confirmed tornadoes in south central Indiana. The severe storms and tornadoes produced property damage, widespread areas with downed trees and power lines, and some large hail.

A cold front brought severe thunderstorms to much of south central Indiana. Thunderstorm wind damage occurred, mostly in the form of downed trees and power lines. The severe thunderstorms also dropped large hail over much of the area, causing some damage to vehicles.

A strong late season cold front brought an end to a period of warm weather in south central Indiana. It also brought severe thunderstorms with hail and damaging winds. Most of the damage was in the form of downed trees and power lines.

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.

A line of severe thunderstorms crossed south central Indiana through the evening of November 15. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines over much of the area. The most significant property damage was in the vicinity of Celestine in Dubois County.

Trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds over much of south central Indiana.

Thunderstorm winds downed power lines and caused widespread tree damage over south central Indiana. Shingles were blown off roofs at Milltown in Crawford County and at New Salisbury in Harrison County. Highway 31 at Henryville in Clark County was partially blocked by downed trees.

Trees were downed over much of South Central Indiana. There was some roof damage to buildings in the Jasper area (Dubois County). About 7000 homes were without power for several hours in Clarksville and Jeffersonville.

Trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds across South Central Indiana.

Severe thunderstorms produced large hail over much of South Central Indiana. There was widespread hail damage to vehicles and structures in the Salem area. Area businesses also had window and roof damage due to thunderstorm winds. Other parts of South Central Indiana had damage in the form of downed trees and power lines.

Trees and power lines were downed over much of South Central Indiana. Some were blown on to vehicles at Elizabeth in Harrison County. Also in Elizabeth, a church office was destroyed. A double wide mobile home was destroyed 4 miles northeast of Tell City, and several nearby brick homes had roof damage.

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

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines across South Central Indiana.

Trees and power lines were downed over much of South Central Indiana due to thunderstorm winds.