Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 1990, 4:04 PM EST for Union County, Indiana. It was in force for 26 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 1990, 4:04 PM EST (21:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 1990, 4:30 PM EST
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Union 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 69 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 302104
SVRIND
INC161-302130-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
404 PM EST SAT JUN 30 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 PM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
...UNION
AT 400 PM EST RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
RICHMOND...NEAR THE WHITEWATER STATE PARK.
THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AS IT MOVES EAST AT 30
MILES AN HOUR.
PEOPLE IN THE WHITWATER STATE PARK...THE TOWNS OF LIBERTY AND LOTUS
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM AND SHOULD PREPARE FOR STRONG
WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN.
IF YOU ARE 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.
STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
WJGWhat 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, 12:01 PM EST, 4 hours 3 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, 2 hours 53 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, 2 hours 7 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
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 2:47 PM EST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
INZ001>010-010300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 245 PM EST SAT JUN 30 1990 IN INDIANA SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 566 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA... NORTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTH OF TERRE HAUTE TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF RICHMOND IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE... SOUTH BEND...FORT WAYNE...MUNCIE... LAFAYETTE AND ANGOLA. 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. A SEVERE THUNDERSTtORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF INDIANA UNTIL 800 PM. HAINES
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 3:04 PM EST, 1 hour before
INZALL-010300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 305 PM EST SAT JUN 30 1990 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF INDIANA IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST.. ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTROM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST AND COVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF INDIANA. AT 300 PM EST RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS FROM LAFAYETTE THROUGH GREENCASTLE...BLOOMINGTON TO NEAR VINCENNES. THE STRONGEST STORMS W~ERE ABOUT 30 MILES EAST AND 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF INDIANAPOLIS...NEAR THE TOWNS OF COATSVILLE AND CROWN CENTER. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. WJG
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 3:46 PM EST, 18 minutes before
INZALL-010300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 345 PM EST SAT JUN 30 1990 TWO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ARE IN EFFECT AND COVER ALL OF INDIANA. THE SOUTHERN WATCH WHICH INCLUDES INDIANAPOLIS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST. THE NORTHERN WATCH IS EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST. AT 330 RADAR SHOWED THRUNDERSTORMS ACROSS INDIANA FROM LAFAYETTE THROUGH INDIANAPOLIS AREA..TO CINCINNATI. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS 10 MILES SOUTH OF INDIANAPOLIS NEAR GREENWOOD AND NEW WHITELAND AND WEST TO MOORSVILLE. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS 25 MILES EAST OF INDIANAPOLIS... ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF GREENFIELD. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAINS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AT THEY MOVE EAST AT 25 TO 30 MILE AN HOUR. 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, 2:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke | 51 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
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.