Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 147, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 29, 1990, 5:29 AM EST for Bartholomew County, Indiana. It was in force for 31 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 29, 1990, 5:29 AM EST (10:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 1990, 6:00 AM EST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Bartholomew County, IN
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 5:35 AM EST | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Bartholomew, IN |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 165 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1965 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1458 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 6.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KIND 291029
SVRIND
INC005-291100-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
529 AM EST WED AUG 29 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 AM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN CENTRAL INDIANA
...BARTHOLOMEW
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY RADAR AT 525 AM EST ABOUT
30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF INDIANAPOLIS MOVING TOWARD THE CITY OF
COLUMBUS. PEOPLE IN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY AND THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
SHOULD SEEK SHELTER AWAY FROM WINDOWS IMMEDIATELY.
WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STnAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES
OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM
HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
EDWARDSWhat 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, Aug 29, 2:47 AM EST, 2 hours 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 245 AM EST WED AUG 29 1990 AT 235 AM EST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO PARTS OF EXTREME NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL INDIANA. THE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 40 MILES NORTHWEST NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE NEAR TO CHAMPAIGN ILLINOIS. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG AND GUSTY SURFACE WINDS...HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THE STRONGEST THUNDESTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST WEST OF CHAMPAIGN ILLINOIS AND 20 MILES WEST OF FOWLER INDIANA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ENTER EXTREME WEST CENTRAL INDIANA BETWEEN FOWLER AND NEWPORT AFTER 310 AM EST. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. PRZYBYLINSKI
Special weather statement, Aug 29, 2:57 AM EST, 2 hours 32 minutes before
INZ007>009-011-012-014-015-291400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 250 AM EST WED AUG 29 1990 IN INDIANA THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EST AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA... SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAFAYATTE TO 25 MILES MILES NORTHEAST OF INDIANAPOLIS AND...WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF INDIANAPOLIS TO 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE... CRAWFORDSVILLE...INDIANAPOLIS... TERRE HAUTE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...BEDFORD AND EVANSVILLE. 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. HENDRICKSON
Special weather statement, Aug 29, 3:10 AM EST, 2 hours 19 minutes before
INZ007>009-011-012-014-015-291400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 250 AM EST WED AUG 29 1990 IN INDIANA THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EST AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA... SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAFAYATTE TO 25 MILES MILES NORTHEAST OF INDIANAPOLIS AND...WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF INDIANAPOLIS TO 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE... CRAWFORDSVILLE...INDIANAPOLIS... TERRE HAUTE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...BEDFORD AND EVANSVILLE. 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. ...EXPIRATION TIME OF WATCH SHOULD BE 900 AM EST... HENDRICKSON
Special weather statement, Aug 29, 3:23 AM EST, 2 hours 6 minutes before
INZ004>009-011-012-014-015-290930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 320 AM EST WED AUG 29 1990 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EST FOR A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE... CRAWFORDSVILLE...INDIANAPOLIS... TERRE HAUTE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...BEDFORD AND EVANSVILLE. AT 310 AM EST STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DUMPING HEAVY RAIN FROM INDIANAPOLIS EAST TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF RICHMOND. VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WERE FROM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS TO JUST WEST OF RUSHVILLE. ANOTHER AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS FROM JUST SOUTH OF LOGANSPORT TO 10 MILES NORTH OF DANVILLE ILLINOIS. BLINDING RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND SOME HAIL MAY OCCUR WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE TOWARDS KOKOMO ...LAFAYETTE AND WILLIAMSPORT BETWEEN 320AM AND 345 AM EST. . A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS THAT BORDER WARREN AND VERMILLION COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 4AM EST. PERSONS IN WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF SEVERE STORMS EARLY THIS MORNING. EDWARDS
Special weather statement, Aug 29, 3:51 AM EST, 1 hour 38 minutes before
INZ004>015-290955- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 348 AM EST WED AUG 29 1990 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EST FOR A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA. A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAS FORMED FROM 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF TERRE HAUTE TO 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF INDIANAPOLIS TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF RICHMOND. VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL MOVE ACROSS MARTINSVILLE AND SHELBYVILLE IN CENTRAL INDIANA BETWEEN 350 AM AND 415 AM EST. ANOTHER LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS FROM NEAR KOKOMO TO LAFAYETTE TO DANVILLE ILLINOIS. POTENTIALLY SEVERE STORMS WERE 40 MILES NORTH OF TERRE HAUTE TO 35 MILES WEST OF TERRE HAUTE. PEOPLE IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...IN THE CITIES OF CRAWFORDSVILLE ...TERRE HAUTE AND ROCKVILLE CAN EXPECT INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS TO POUND THEIR AREA AS THE STORM MOVE THROUGH BETWEEN 350 AND 430 AM EST. EDWARDS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 7:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Madison | 45 min |
| Aug 28, 7:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Marion | 42 min |
| Aug 28, 7:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Randolph, Wayne | 47 min |
| Aug 28, 8:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Madison | 47 min |
| Aug 28, 8:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Howard, Tipton | 41 min |
| Aug 28, 8:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Randolph | 29 min |
| Aug 28, 8:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fayette | 33 min |
| Aug 28, 9:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison | 45 min |
| Aug 28, 9:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry | 46 min |
| Aug 28, 9:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Rush | 42 min |
| Aug 28, 9:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Wayne | 36 min |
| Aug 28, 10:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock | 46 min |
| Aug 28, 10:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fayette, Union | 39 min |
| Aug 28, 10:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Marion | 51 min |
| Aug 28, 11:02 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Fayette, Henry, Rush | 118 min |
| Aug 28, 11:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock | 53 min |
| Aug 29, 4:04 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke, Vigo | 41 min |
| Aug 29, 4:16 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Putnam | 29 min |
| Aug 29, 4:38 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Morgan | 37 min |
| Aug 29, 4:56 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson | 34 min |
| Aug 29, 5:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene | 30 min |
| Aug 29, 5:37 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson | 23 min |
| Aug 29, 5:38 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Martin | 37 min |
| Aug 29, 5:43 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jennings | 32 min |
| Aug 29, 5:57 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Fayette, Rush | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 6:06 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 114 min |
| Aug 29, 8:46 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Spencer | 25 min |
| Aug 29, 10:57 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Pike | 33 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 1990Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1990
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.