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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 122, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 1987, 7:30 PM EST for Delaware County, Madison County, Indiana. It was in force for 30 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 26, 1987, 7:30 PM EST (00:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 1987, 8:00 PM EST
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Delaware County, IN, Madison County, IN
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 2:22 PM EST, 5 hours 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 220 PM EST SUN JUL 26 1987 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 9PM EST. THERE HAS BEEN NO SEVERE WEATHER REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTHWEST INDIANA 25 MILES WEST AND 25 MILES NORTH OF LAFAYETTE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN THE VICINITY OF GOODLAND...MONTICELLO...LOGANSPORT AND PERU. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREAS OF WILLIAMSPORT...LAFAYETTE ...KOKOMO AND MARION BETWEEN 230 AND 330 PM EST. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND HAIL. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR L(OCAL LAW OFFICE. KENYON
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 3:29 PM EST, 4 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 328 PM EST SUN JUL 26 1987 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. AT 320 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM JUSDT NORTH OF DANVILLE ILLINOIS TO JUST NORTH OF LAFAYETTE TO NEAR MARION AND PORTLAND. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE NEAR ATTICA OR 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE...ALSO 5 MILES EAST OF KOKOMO AND 5 MILES NORTH OF MARION. SOME OF THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL ...GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. BOATERS...SWIMMERS AND PICNICERS IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA SHOULD SEEK SHELTER FROM THE THUNDERSSTORMS. eA SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL INDIANA. ALLSOPP
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 3:54 PM EST, 3 hours 36 minutes before
TTAA0S KIND 262054 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 352 PM EST SUN JUL 26 1987 A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KOKOMO AT 350 PM. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAIN...GUSTY WINDS... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND PERHAPS SMALL HAIL AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST 25 MPH. PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES OF WINDFALL...PHLOX...AND ELWOOD ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 900 THIS EVENING. STAY TUNED TO THIS SOURCE FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ALLSOPP
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 4:58 PM EST, 2 hours 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 500 PM EST SUN JUL 26 1987 IN INDIANA THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA... SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF RICHMOND...AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM VINCENNES TO LEAVENWORTH IN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTHERN INDIANA. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE... TERRE HAUTE...INDIANAPOLIS... BLOOMINGTON...BEDFORD AND MADISON. REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. STEIGERWALDT
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 5:13 PM EST, 2 hours 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 510 PM EST SUN JUL 26 1987 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 900 PM AND FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 1100 PM. ONLY THE FAR NORTHEAST AND FAR SOUTHWEST PARTS OF THE STATE ARE NOT INCLUDED. AT 505 PM INDIANAPOLIS WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS OVER CENTRAL INDIANA FROM 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF INDIANAPOLIS TO RUSHVILLE AND RICHMOND. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 OR 50 MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL WITH THESE STORMS. LIGHTNING IS THE NATIONS LEADING WEATHER RELATED KILLER. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...TAKE SHELTER. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ALLSOPP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 11:48 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion | 27 min |
| Jul 27, 12:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Marion | 33 min |
| Jul 27, 12:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Shelby | 26 min |
| Jul 27, 1:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Sullivan, Vigo | 29 min |
| Jul 27, 1:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Monroe | 28 min |
| Jul 27, 1:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Knox | 43 min |
| Jul 27, 2:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Dubois, Pike | 35 min |
| Jul 27, 2:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Martin | 35 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.