Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 1990, 2:09 PM EST for Parke County, Indiana. It was in force for 51 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 1990, 2:09 PM EST (19:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 1990, 3:00 PM EST
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Parke County, IN
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 257 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
- 1097 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1020 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KIND 301910
SVRIND
INC121-302000-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
209 PM EST SAT JUN 30 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 PM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA
...PARKE
AT 206 PM EST THE VERMILLION COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED DAMAGING WINDS IN
THE TOWN OF ST BERNICE WHICH IS 20 MILES NORTH OF TERRE HAUTE.
THE TOWNS OF MECCA...ROCKVILLE AND MANSFIELD AS WELL AS THE RACCOON
LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM.
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER
SEVE.RE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES
WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
HAINESWhat 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 30, 11:13 AM EST, 2 hours 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 1100 AM EST SAT JUN 30 1990 IN INDIANA SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 562 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA... SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLOOMINGTON. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE... TERRE HAUTE...BLOOMINGTON...EVANSVILLE... VINCENNES...JASPER AND PETERSBURG. 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. AT 11 AM EST RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS. THESE STRONG STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE IN SULLIVAN AND KNOX COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA AROUND NOON. IF THREATENING CONDITIONS ARE SSIGHTED MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE AT ONCE. KOLDITZ
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 12:01 PM EST, 2 hours 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 1155 AM EST SAT JUN 30 1990 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FOR A LARGE PART OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA. THE WATCH IS GENERALLY TO THE SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLOOMINGTON. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE... TERRE HAUTE...BLOOMINGTON...EVANSVILLE... VINCENNES...JASPER AND PETERSBURG. AT 1145 AM EST RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL ENTER SULLIVAN AND KNOX COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA AT 1215 PM EST. SO FAR NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS REPORTED BY STATE POLICE IN ILLINOIS. HOWEVER...PERSONS IN SULIVAN AND KNOX COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS. IT THREATENING CONDITIONS ARE SIGHTED...MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE AT ONCE. KOLDITZ
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 1:11 PM EST, 58 minutes before
INZ008>015-010100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 105 PM EST SAT JUN 30 1990 IN INDIANA SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 563 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA... SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTH OF TERRE HAUTE TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF RICHMOND IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE... TERRE HAUTE...INDIANAPOLIS...RICHMOND BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...PETERSBURG...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR AND EVANSVILLE THIS WATCH REPLACES SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 562. 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. WJG
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 1:57 PM EST, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 155 PM EST SAT JUN 30 1989 AT 150 PM EST RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL INDIANA. ONE THUNDERSTORMS WAS 30 MILES EAST OF INDIANAPOLIS...NEAR THE TOWNS OF BELLE UNION AND BROAD PARK. AT 135 PM EST PEA SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED 4 MILES EAST OF GREENCASTLE BY AN AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR. ANOTHER STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES EAST OF CRAWFORDSVILLE. PERSONS IN THE AREAS AROUND CRAWFORDSVILE...MARTINSVILLE..MOORESVILLE AND INDIANAPOLIS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAINS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING BETWEEN 200 AND 230 PM EST. RADAR ALSO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO INDIANA FROM ILLINOIS$ ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE NEAR THE THE TOWN OF CLINTON. WJG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 12:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Vigo | 50 min |
| Jun 30, 12:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Gibson | 30 min |
| Jun 30, 12:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay | 41 min |
| Jun 30, 4:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Union | 26 min |
| Jun 30, 4:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | LaPorte | 45 min |
| Jun 30, 5:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Marshall | 45 min |
| Jun 30, 6:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fulton | 38 min |
| Jun 30, 6:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Miami | 45 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.