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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 120, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 1992, 6:04 PM EST for Fayette County, Union County, Indiana. It was in force for 56 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 14, 1992, 6:04 PM EST (23:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 1992, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Fayette County, IN, Union County, IN
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What 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 14, 1:11 PM EST, 4 hours 53 minutes before
INZ004-007-141930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 112 PM EST TUE JUL 14 1992 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FOR MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA... NORTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF PORTLAND. AT 109 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS SHOWING STRONG THUNDER- STORMS MOVING INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA FROM NEAR SOUTH BEND AND EXTENDING SOUTHWEST INTO EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS NEAR DANVILLE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING IN A SHORT LINE FROM NEAR FOWLER ...25 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE TO 35 MILES WEST OF LAFAYETTE ON THE INDIANA AND ILLINOIS BORDER. THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AS IT MOVES THROUGH BENTON AND WARREN COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST INDIANA BETWEEN 110 PM AND 130 PM EST. TMA
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 3:24 PM EST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
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INZ005>013-140400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 355 PM EST TUE JUL 14 1992 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST FOR ALL OF CENTRAL... PART OF NORTHERN AND PART OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA...SOUTHEAST OF LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT WAYNE TO 30 MILES WEST OF LAFAYETTE AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF CINCINNATI OHIO TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF VINCENNES. THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 618 THAT WAS ISSUED EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE...ANDERSON...BEDFORD...CONNERSVILLE... COLUMBUS...FORT WAYNE...INDIANAPOLIS...LAFAYETTE...AND LAWRENCEBURG. 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 STATMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. TMA X ...CORRECTION TO CHANGE WATCH EXPIRATION TIME TO 11 PM EST...
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 5:04 PM EST, 1 hour before
INZ005>013-140400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 505 PM EST TUE JUL 14 1992 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST FOR ALL OF CENTRAL... PART OF NORTHERN AND PART OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA...SOUTHEAST OF LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT WAYNE TO 30 MILES WEST OF LAFAYETTE AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF CINCINNATI OHIO TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF VINCENNES. AT 500 PM EST WEATHER RADAR INDICATED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM FORT WAYNE THROUGH MARION TO FRANKFORT. A SECOND LINE EXTENDS FROM INDIANAPOLIS TO VINCENNES. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEST AT 40 MILES AND HOUR WHILE BOTH LINES WERE GRADUALLY SAGGING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. 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 STATMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RPG
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 5:10 PM EST, 54 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 7:08 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Saint Joseph | 37 min |
| Jul 13, 8:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | LaPorte | 33 min |
| Jul 13, 8:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Saint Joseph | 40 min |
| Jul 13, 9:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Elkhart | 40 min |
| Jul 14, 1:25 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Benton, White | 35 min |
| Jul 14, 1:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Tippecanoe | 47 min |
| Jul 14, 2:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll | 60 min |
| Jul 14, 3:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Vigo | 60 min |
| Jul 14, 3:25 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Carroll, Cass | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:41 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Howard | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry, Randolph | 61 min |
| Jul 14, 6:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Rush, Shelby | 67 min |
| Jul 14, 6:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Wayne | 42 min |
| Jul 14, 6:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Jennings | 53 min |
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