Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 1990, 5:43 PM EST for Boone County, Indiana. It was in force for 47 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
- Jul 9, 1990, 5:43 PM EST (22:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 9, 1990, 6:30 PM EST
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Boone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 6:08 PM EST | Hail 1.75 | Boone, 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 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 1078 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1196 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KIND 092248
SVRIND
INC011-092330-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
543 PM EST MON JUL 9 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 PM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN CENTRAL INDIANA
...BOONE
AT 543 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM HAD REDEVELOPED NEAR THE MONTGOMERY AND BOONE COUNTY LINE
ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE. THE STORM WAS MOVING TOWARD THE
TOWN OF HAZELRIGG AS IT MOVED EAST SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES PER HOUR.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A
STRONG BU"ILDING. 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.
MPDWhat 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, Jul 9, 4:07 PM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes before
INZ004>010-092100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 400 PM EST MON JUL 9 1990 AT 350 PM EST RADAR SHOWED THUNDERTORMS FROM MUNCIE WEST TO LAFAYETTE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM MUNCIE WEST THROUGH ANDERSON...ARCADIA... KIRKLIN...AND LINDEN WHICH IS 10 MILES NORTH OF CRAWFORDSVILLE BY BY 430 PM EST. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR DAMAGING WINDS ...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN FALL. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA. WJG ADD WORD TO 2ND PARO
Local storm report, Jul 9, 4:30 PM EST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
430 PM EST MON JUL 9 1990
340 PM EST TWO TREES DOWN ACROSS THE ROAD IN THE TOWN OF NORTH
GROVE IN SOUTHEAST MIAMI COUNTY.
412 PM EST FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR GASTON IN NORTHWEST DELAWARE COUNTY.
ALSO 50 MILE PER HOUR WINDS IN SAME LOCATION.
MPDSpecial weather statement, Jul 9, 4:49 PM EST, 54 minutes before
INZ004>010-092100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 447 PM EST MON JUL 9 1990 THE SEVERE THUUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN BOONE AND NORTHEAST MONTGOMERY COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED. AT 445 PM EST STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE STILL OVER PARTS OF BOONE AND HENDRICKS COUNTIES. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO THE INDIANAPOLOS METROPOLITAN AREA BETWEEN 5 AND 530 PM EST. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN INDIANA. PRICE
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 5:03 PM EST, 40 minutes before
INZ010-092230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 501 PM EST MON JUL 9 1990 THE SEVERE THUUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR DELAWARE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED. AT 5 PM EST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS WERE STILL OVER DELAWARE COUNTY BUT THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN INDIANA. PRICE
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 5:13 PM EST, 30 minutes before
INZALL>-092310- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 510 PM EST MON JUL 9 1990 A SEVERE THUUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 9 PM EST. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EST FOR SOUTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY. AT 445 PM EST THE STATE POLICE REPORTED 40 TO 45 MILE AN HOUR WIND IN SOUTHWEST RANDOLPH COUNTY. AT 448 PM EST AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS REPORTED WINDS ESTIMEATED TO NEAR 60 MILES AN HOUR IN GREENFIELD...20 MILES EAST OF INDIANAPOLIS. AT 505 PM EST AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS REPORTED A TREE DOWN IN NEW CASTLE...40 MILES EAST OF INDIANAPOLIS. PRICE
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 5:33 PM EST, 10 minutes before
INZALL>-092330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 531 PM EST MON JUL 9 1990 A SEVERE THUUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 9 PM EST. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EST FOR BOONE COUNTY. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY HAS EXPIRED. AT 525 PM EST STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM ABOUT 35 MILES WEST OF INDIANAPOLIS INTO NORTHWEST BOONE COUNTY AND THEN TO AROUND KOKOMO AND LOGANSPORT. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO 30 MILES EAST OF INDIANAPOLIS. PRICE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 3:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Tipton | 31 min |
| Jul 9, 4:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Montgomery | 35 min |
| Jul 9, 4:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware | 35 min |
| Jul 9, 4:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Randolph | 34 min |
| Jul 9, 5:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone | 33 min |
| Jul 9, 6:19 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Boone | 3 hr |
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.