Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 1990, 3:51 AM EST for Delaware County, Madison County, Indiana. It was in force for 39 min. 3 reports 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
- Jun 9, 1990, 3:51 AM EST (08:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 1990, 4:30 AM EST
- In force
- 39 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 3:55 AM EST | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Madison, IN | |
| Jun 9, 4:05 AM EST | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Delaware, IN | |
| Jun 9, 4:14 AM EST | Hail 1.75 | Delaware, 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 2996 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1027 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 5.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KIND 090858 COR
SVRIND
INC035-095-090930-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED...CORRECTION
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
351 AM EST SAT JUN 9 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 AM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
...DELAWARE
IN CENTRAL INDIANA
...NORTHEAST MADISON
AT 345 AM EST THE INDIANA STATE POLICE RELAYED A REPORTED OF STRONG
WINDS IN ALEXANDRIA...WHICH IS 15 MILES WEST OF MUNCIE.
AT 348 AM EST RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR ALEXANDRIA
MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR TOWARD THE CITY OF MUNCIE
AND THE TOWN OF ANTHONY.
WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND 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.
WJG
CORRECTION FOR HEADER TIMEWhat 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, Jun 8, 10:15 PM EST, 5 hours 36 minutes before
INZ004>010-090345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 1015 PM EST FRI JUN 8 1990 AT 1005 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT INDIANAPOLIS DETECTED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL INDIANA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE BETWEEN LEBANON AND THORNTOWN ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF INDIANAPOLIS. MONTGOMERY COUNTY POLICE REPORTED SMALL HAIL FROM THIS STORM AS IT MOVED THROUGH CRAWFORDSVILLE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE DECREASING IN STRENGTH. ANOTHER AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS BETWEEN WESTFIELD AND LAPEL ABOUT 20 MILE NORTHEAST OF INDIANAPOLIS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE NEAR ANDERSON BY 1045 PM. ANY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE VE!RY HEAVY RAIN...INTENSE LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL AS THEY MOVE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. HAINES
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 10:58 PM EST, 4 hours 53 minutes before
INZ007>010-090500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 1055 PM EST FRI JUN 8 1990 AT 1050 PM EST...A 25 MILE WIDE BAND OF SHOWERS AND SOME VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS TO 8 MILES SOUTH OF MUNCIE. SEVERAL REPORTS OF MARBLE SIZE HAIL WERE RECEIVED FROM AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS NEAR ANDERSON AND 7 MILES WEST OF MUNCIE BETWEEN 1025 AND 1035 PM EST. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST...10 MILES NORTH AND 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS AND SOME SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED AS THESE STORMS CONTINUING MOVING EAST AT 35 MsILES AN HOUR ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA. . CITIES IN THE PATH OF THE STRONGEST STORMS INCLUDE BROWNSBURG...THE NORTH PART OF INDIANAPOLIS...FORTVILLE AND SHIRLEY. BRIEF STREET FLOODING IS LIKELY IN THESE CITIES. STEIGERWALDT
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 11:51 PM EST, 4 hours before
INZ009>010-090545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 1147 PM EST FRI JUN 8 1990 AT 1140 PM EST...SHOWERS AND A FEW VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL INDIANA. THE PRECIPITATION WAS IN A 25 TO 30 MILE WIDE BAND THAT EXTENDED FROM 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF INDIANAPOLIS TO 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MUNCIE. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE 10 MILES NORTHWEST AND 10 AND 20 MILES SOUTH OF MUNCIE. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS 35 MILES NORTH OF INDIANAPOLIS. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...BRIEF VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS AND EVEN SOME SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED AS THESE STORMS CONTINUE MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL INDIANA. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE MUNCIE...CHESTERFIELD AND NEW CASTLE. BRIEF STREET FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE CITIES. STEIGERWALDT
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 1:08 AM EST, 2 hours 43 minutes before
INZ009>010-090545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 107 AM EST SAT JUN 9 1990 AT 1255 PM EST...SHOWERS AND A FEW VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH WEST...NORTH CENTRAL...AND EAST CENTRAL INDIANA. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WAS IN A 25 MILE WIDE BAND THAT EXTENDED FROM 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE TO 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF MUNCIE. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE IN NORTH WEST INDIANA...5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PERU IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF MUNCIE. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...BRIEF VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS AND EVEN SOME SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED AS THESE STORMS CONTINU/E MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. BRIEF FLOODING OF ROADWAYS WILL OCCUR AS THESE STORMS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. DUMEYER
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 2:11 AM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
INZ009>010-090800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 207 AM EST SAT JUN 9 1990 AT 155 AM EST...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND SEVERAL VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH WEST...NORTH CENTRAL...AND NORTH EAST INDIANA. IT EXTENDED FROM 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE TO 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MUNCIE. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 10 MILES NORTH OF LAFAYETTE IN NORTH WEST INDIANA...NEAR THE COMMUNITIES OF BROOKSTON AND DELPHI. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE BETWEEN LOGANSPORT AND KOKOMO DURING THE NEXT HOUR AND WILL BE NEAR BUNKER HILL AROUND 300 AM. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE LOCATED EAST NORTH EAST OF MARION IN NORTH EAST INDIANA...NEAR MONTPEyLIER AND VAN BUREN. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...BRIEF VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS AND EVEN SOME SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED AS THESE STORMS CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA. DUMEYER
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 3:16 AM EST, 35 minutes before
INZ009>010-090545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 312 AM EST SAT JUN 9 1990 AT 255 AM EST...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND SEVERAL VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH WEST...NORTH CENTRAL...AND NORTH EAST INDIANA. IT EXTENDED FROM 30 MILES WEST OF LAFAYETTE TO 40 MILES NORTH EAST OF MUNCIE. DURING THE PAST HOUR THE LINE HAS BEGUN TO MOVE SOUTH EAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR...WHILE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORM CELLS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED BETWEEN FRANKFORT AND KOKOMO IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COMMUNITIES OF TIPTON AND ELWOOD AND SHOULD BE NEAR ANDERSON BY 400 AM. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...BRIEF VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS AND EVEN SOME SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE STATE. IN ADDITION...BRIEF FLOODING OF ROADWAYS IS LIKELY. DUMEYER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 7:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Knox | 36 min |
| Jun 9, 4:44 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Madison | 2 hr |
| Jun 9, 5:06 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Randolph | 2 hr |
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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.