Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Indianapolis, IN

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
245 PM EST TUE MAY 13 1986

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF INDIANA UNTIL
900 PM EST.

AT 235 PM EST...WEATHER RADAR AT THE INDIANAPOLIS AIRPORT SHOWED A
SINGLE THUNDERSTORM NEAR BLOOMFIELD WHICH IS ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF TERRE HAUTE. THIS STORM HAS DEVELOPED SINCE 200 PM EST AND NO MOVEMENT
HAD BEEN DETERMINED.

MORE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS FROM SPRINGFIELD
SOUTH TO MOUNT VERNON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARD THE
INDIANA/ILLINOIS STATE LINE AT 20 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR.

GERY

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
347 PM EST TUE MAY 13 1986

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF
INDIANA...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 900 PM EST.

AT 330 PM EST...WEATHER RADAR AT THE INDIANAPOLIS AIRPORT SHOWED
TWO THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS
ABOUT 5 TO 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLOOMINGTON NEAR MONROE RESERVOIR
...ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH OF INDIANAPOLIS. THE OTHER STORM WAS LOCATED
ABOUT 65 MILES SOUTH OF INDIANAPOLIS NEAR THE JACKSON-WASHINGTON STATE
FOREST.

THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY EAST AT ABOUT 15 MILES AN HOUR. GUSTY
WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. PERSONS
IN THE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER AS THESE STORMS APPROACH.

MORE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER EASTERN CENTRAL ILLINOIS FROM SOUTH
OF MARSEILLES SOUTH THROUGH DANVILLE TO MOUNT VERNON. THESE STORMS WERE
MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR.

GERY

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
430 PM EST TUE MAY 13 1986

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF
INDIANA...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 900 PM EST.

THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST FROM EASTERN ILLINOIS AT 415 PM EST.
ONE STORM HAD CROSSED THE WABASH RIVER IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WAS
10 MILES SOUTH OF VINCENNES...40 MILES NORTH OF EVANSVILLE.

THE OTHER STORMS WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO WESTERN INDIANA BETWEEN 5 PM
AND 530 PM...MAINLY AROUND TERRE HAUTE AND WEST OF LAFAYETTE.

THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST 20 MILES AN HOUR AND MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

A SINGLE THUNDERSHOWER WAS OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA 10 MILES SOUTH OF
BROWNSTOWN...45 MILES NORTHWEST OF LOUISVILLE.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
515 PM EST TUE MAY 13 1986

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF
INDIANA...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 900 PM EST.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ENTERING WESTERN INDIANA AT 505 PM EST.
THE STORMS WERE ALONG THE INDIANA AND ILLINOIS BORDER FROM ABOUT 50
MILES SOUTH OF TERRE HAUTE TO 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE.

AN INTENSE STORM WAS CAYUGA...30 MILES NORTH OF TERRE HAUTE. IT AND
OTHER STORMS WERE MOVING EAST 25 MILES PER HOUR. SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED NEAR CAYUGA AND NEWPORT.

THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

IF YOU SEE THREATENING WEATHER...TAKE SHELTER QUICKLY. REPORT SEVERE
WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

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