Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 24, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 1990, 3:21 AM EST for Vigo County, Indiana. It was in force for 39 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
- May 16, 1990, 3:21 AM EST (08:21 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 1990, 4:00 AM EST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Vigo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 3:30 AM EST | Hail 1.75 | Vigo, 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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 278 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1112 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 311 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 360 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KIND 160821
SVRIND
INC167-160900-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
321 AM EST WED MAY 16 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 AM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA
...VIGO
AT 320 AM EST RADAR INDICATED THAT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS 25 MILES
WEST OF TERRE HAUTE. THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS DOWNED SOME TREES JUST EAST
OF EFFINGHAM ILLINOIS.
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 ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO
DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
HENDRICKSONWhat 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, May 16, 12:11 AM EST, 3 hours 10 minutes before
INZ007>013-160700Z SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1205 AM EST WED MAY 16 1990 AN AREA OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA AT MIDNIGHT. THE STORMS WERE FROM JUST NORTH OF CLINTON TO NEAR BRAZIL... OR 20 MILES NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF TERRE HAUTE. THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO AROUND RICHMOND IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA. ANAOTHER VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHAMPAIGN. THIS STORM MAY REACH NORTHWEST INDIANA NEAR BOSWELL AROUND 1215 TO 1230 AM. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL AHIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN AND INTENSE LIGHTNING. HEAVY RAIN WAS OVER SOUTHEAST INDIANA EAST OF A LOUISVILLE TO RICHMOND LINE. ALLSOPP
Special weather statement, May 16, 1:04 AM EST, 2 hours 17 minutes before
INZ004-005-007>013-160700Z SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1258 AM EST WED MAY 16 1990 A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS IN BENTON COUNTY AT 1250 AM. THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT AT FOWLER REPORTED NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS AT 1245. THE STORM WAS CROSSING THE INTERCHANGE AT I-65 AND U.S. 231 JUST BEFORE 100 AM. THE STORM WILL REACH REYNOLDS AND MONTICELLO BETWEEN 115 AND 130 AM. THE STORM COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...AND STRONG WINDS COULD DOWN POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA FROM ATTICA TO COVINGTON AND FROM NORTH OF GREENCASTLE TO THE WEST SIDE OF INDIANAPOLIS. THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING OUT OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST INDIANA INTO SOUTHWEST OHIO. ALLSOPP
Special weather statement, May 16, 1:28 AM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes before
INZ004-005-007>009-160800Z SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 125 AM EST WED MAY 16 1990 AT 120 AM EST A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR ALVIN ILLINOIS... 40 MILES WEST OF LAFAYEETE. THIS STORM WILL CROSS THE INDIANA BORDER IN WARREN COUNTY AROUND 130AM. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...INTENSE LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL. GUSTY WINDS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THE STORM WILL CROSS U.S. 41 BETWEEN W6ILLIAMSPORT AND CARBONDALE AROUND 145 AM. ALLSOPP ALLSOPP
Special weather statement, May 16, 1:56 AM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
INZ004-005-007>009-160800Z SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 155 AM EST WED MAY 16 1990 AT 150 AM EST THUNDERSTORMS WERE DUMPING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL INDIANA. THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM LOGANSPORT TO FRANKFORT TO JUST SOUTH OF DANVILLE ILLINOIS. HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW AREAS IN COVINGTON...ATICA...AND LAFAYETTE. INTENSE LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STORMS ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS. DRIVE CAREFULLY IN HEAVY RAIN. VISIBILITY MAY BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. STANDING WATER ON ROADS MAY BE DIFFICULT TO SPOT AT NIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD EAST INTO PERU...KOKOMO...CRAWFORDSVILLgE AND NEWPORT BY 230 AM. ALLSOPP
Special weather statement, May 16, 2:32 AM EST, 49 minutes before
INZ004-005-007>009-160900Z SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 230 AM EST WED MAY 16 1990 AT 225 AM EST THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE FROM 20 MILES NORTH OF TERRE HAUTE TO CRAWFORDSVILLE TO JUST EAST OF LAFAYETTE TO DELPHI. STATE POLICE REPORTED STANDING WATER ON INTERSTATE I-65 NORTH OF LAFAYETTE AT 220 AM. PEA SIZE HAIL FELL NEAR WOLCOTT. DRIVE CAREFULLY IN HEAVY RAIN. VISIBILITY MAY BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. STANDING WATER ON ROADS MAY BE DIFFICULT TO SPOT AT NIGHT. OTHER THUNDERSHOWERS WERE WIDESPREAD OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST INDIANA AND CONTINUED WEST INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD EAST INTO GREENCASTLE...LEBANON...AND KOKOMO BY 330 AM. ALLSOPP
Special weather statement, May 16, 3:18 AM EST, 3 minutes before
INZ007>009-011-161000Z SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 315 AM EST WED MAY 16 1990 AT 310 AM EST RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS JUST WEST OF THE INDIANA BORDER...20 MILES NORTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE TO 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL REACH CLINTON AROUND 325 AM AND TERRE HAUTE BETWEEN 330 AND 340 AM. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS ...HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAIN. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE FROM JUST EAST OF CRAWFORDSVILLE TO KOKOMO. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH LEBANON...TIPTON AND MARION BY 4AM. ALLSOPP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 8:26 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks | 3 hr |
| May 15, 8:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hancock, Marion | 3 hr |
| May 15, 8:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Putnam | 3 hr |
| May 15, 9:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Pike | 30 min |
| May 15, 10:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware | 43 min |
| May 16, 4:12 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene, Owen | 33 min |
| May 16, 5:29 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 71 min |
| May 16, 12:26 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Vanderburgh, Warrick | 2 hr |
| May 16, 12:26 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Posey | 2 hr |
| May 16, 1:50 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Dubois | 4 hr |
| May 16, 2:47 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Posey, Vanderburgh | 4 hr |
| May 16, 6:05 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Dubois | 115 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.