Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Indianapolis, IN

Issued

Jun 2, 1987, 3:39 PM EST (20:39 UTC)

Expired

Jun 2, 1987, 4:05 PM EST

In force

26 min

Issued by

NWS Indianapolis, IN

Area

Whole counties

Counties Clinton County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
339 PM EST TUE JUN 2 1987
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 405 PM EST FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF
 
CENTRAL INDIANA... WEST CLINTON
 
WEST CENTRAL INDIANA... SOUTHEAST TIPPERCANOE
                                                                         
AT 335 PM EST...RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WEST OF COLFAX... 
OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 
20 MPH. 
 
THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY LARGE HAIL. 
                                                                         
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH           
...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.  FOR         
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.       
                                                                         
IF YOU AR$E CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A           
STRONG BUILDING.  DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND       
DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.               
 
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In the hours before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1240 PM EST TUE JUN 2 1987

VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL
INDIANA AT 1230 PM EST.

STORMS WERE 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WHEATFIELD...OR 30 MILES SOUTH OF
GARY...10 MILES WEST OF OXFORD...OR 30 MILES WEST OF LAFAYETTE...AND
BETWEEN CAYUGA AND ATTICA...OR ABOUT 25 TO 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
LAFAYETTE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR WITH THE
STORMS. HAIL AND STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS WILL HAVE
GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY RAINFALL. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...
GET INSIDE TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

DS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
100 PM EST TUE JUN 2 1987

GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN NORTHWEST INDIANA.

THE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN DEMOTTE...OR 30 MILES SOUTH OF GARY...BY
THE DEMOTTE TOWN MARSHALL AT 1250 PM EST.

THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST 20 MPH AND WILL PASS JUST NORTH OF
WHEATFIELD BY 115 PM.

DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR WITH THE STORM.
HAIL AND STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE.
.
DS

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN                                       1121 PM EST TUE JUN 2 1987

1251 PM EST JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
            IN DEMOTTE.= DEMOTTE IS ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHEAST
            OF CHICAGO ILLINOIS.
WVE

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN                                       1125 PM EST TUE JUN 2 1987

122 PM EST TIPPECANOE COUNTY...MARBLE SIZE HAIL 3 MILES WEST OF
           WEST LAFAYAETTE AND SR 26. REPORTED BY INDIANA STATE
           POLICE.

WVE

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 1987Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1987

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.