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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 43, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 18, 1992Johnson County, Morgan County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 1992, 12:13 AM EST for Johnson County, Morgan County, Indiana. It was in force for 62 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 18, 1992, 12:13 AM EST (05:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 1992, 1:15 AM EST
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Whole counties

Counties Johnson County, IN, Morgan County, IN

The nearest sounding before it

Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 183 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dayton/James M C, OH at 00:00Z on 1992-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2881 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dayton/James M C, OH at 00:00Z on 1992-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 103 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2881 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1069 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
206 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.2
Supercell composite
12.7

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KIND 180515
SVRIND
INC081-109-180615-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1213 AM EST THU JUN 18 1992
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  115 AM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...S...
 
IN CENTRAL INDIANA
 
   ...JOHNSON COUNTY...EASTERN MORGAN COUNTY
 
AT 1212 AM EST RADAR SHOW A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF
INDIANAPOLIS. THIS STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE SMITH VALLEY AND GREENWOOD
AREA.
 
PERSONS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING.
 
THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.
 
 
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

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

Local storm report, Jun 17, 10:18 PM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1015 PM EST WED JUN 17 1992

TIME      LOCATION                     EVENT

2200 EST  CYCLONE                      BARN BLOWN DOWN
          CLINTON COUNTY               CORN CRIB DESTROYED
                                       (CLINTON CO SHERIFF)

MES
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 10:48 PM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
INZALL-180900-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
 1040 AM EST WED JUN 17 1992

 IN INDIANA THIS TORNADO                WATCH IS IN EFFECT
 UNTIL 400  AM EST AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA...
 NORTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF INDIANAPOLIS TO 30 MILES
 SOUTH OF RICHMOND...AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST
 OF INDIANAPOLIS TO 30 MILES OF FORT WAYNE.

 SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE... ANDERSON...NOBLESVILLE...MUNCIE...RICHMOND
 ...RUSHVILLE...WINCHESTER...AND INDIANAPOLIS.

 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 THREATEN/ING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR
 LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 10:49 PM EST, 1 hour 24 minutes before
INZALL-180900-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1050 AM EST WED JUN 17 1992

IN INDIANA THIS TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 400  AM EST AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA...
NORTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF INDIANAPOLIS TO 30 MILES
SOUTH OF RICHMOND...AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF INDIANAPOLIS TO 30 MILES OF FORT WAYNE.

SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE... ANDERSON...NOBLESVILLE...MUNCIE...RICHMOND
...RUSHVILLE...WINCHESTER...AND INDIANAPOLIS.

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.
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 10:50 PM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
INZALL-180900-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1050 PM EST WED JUN 17 1992

IN INDIANA THIS TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 400  AM EST AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA...
NORTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF INDIANAPOLIS TO 30 MILES
SOUTH OF RICHMOND...AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF INDIANAPOLIS TO 30 MILES OF FORT WAYNE.

SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE... ANDERSON...NOBLESVILLE...MUNCIE...RICHMOND
...RUSHVILLE...WINCHESTER...AND INDIANAPOLIS.

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.
Local storm report, Jun 17, 10:59 PM EST, 1 hour 14 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1055 PM EST WED JUN 17 1992

TIME      LOCATION                     EVENT

2244 EST  3 SE OF NOBLESVILLE          66 MPH WIND GUST
          HAMILTON COUNTY              (AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR)

2251 EST  ROYALTON                     64 MPH WIND GUST
          (BOONE/HENDRICKS CO LINE)    (AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR)

MES
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 11:00 PM EST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
INZALL-180900-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED WORDING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1050 PM EST WED JUN 17 1992

IN INDIANA THIS TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 400  AM EST AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA...
NORTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF INDIANAPOLIS TO 30 MILES
SOUTH OF RICHMOND...AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF INDIANAPOLIS TO 30 MILES SOUTH OF FORT WAYNE.

SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE... ANDERSON...NOBLESVILLE...MUNCIE...RICHMOND
...RUSHVILLE...WINCHESTER...AND INDIANAPOLIS.

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.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 7:03 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDCarroll, Clinton42 min
Jun 17, 7:03 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDTippecanoe29 min
Jun 17, 7:16 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDSaint Joseph44 min
Jun 17, 7:30 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDCass, Howard, Miami30 min
Jun 17, 8:00 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDCass, Howard, Miami30 min
Jun 17, 8:18 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClinton, Tipton27 min
Jun 17, 8:23 PM ESTTornado WarningINDMiami37 min
Jun 17, 8:33 PM ESTTornado WarningINDHoward27 min
Jun 17, 8:45 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClinton, Tipton30 min
Jun 17, 8:49 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain26 min
Jun 17, 8:54 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton36 min
Jun 17, 8:59 PM ESTTornado WarningINDHoward31 min
Jun 17, 9:14 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClinton, Tipton46 min
Jun 17, 9:33 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Clinton, Hamilton42 min
Jun 17, 9:33 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDTipton42 min
Jun 17, 10:12 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton48 min
Jun 17, 11:00 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Marion60 min
Jun 17, 11:19 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Marion41 min
Jun 17, 11:32 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Madison28 min
Jun 17, 11:46 PM ESTTornado WarningINDBoone14 min
Jun 17, 11:49 PM ESTTornado WarningINDMarion41 min
Jun 17, 11:50 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Madison3 hr
Jun 18, 12:28 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMarion47 min
Jun 18, 12:55 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock65 min
Jun 18, 1:21 AM ESTTornado WarningINDHenry39 min
Jun 18, 1:48 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDHenry, Wayne117 min
Jun 18, 1:48 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDHancock117 min
Jun 18, 2:02 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHenry, Rush43 min
Jun 18, 2:05 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFayette40 min
Jun 18, 2:09 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJohnson, Morgan66 min
Jun 18, 2:35 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDUnion25 min
Jun 18, 3:01 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDJohnson, Morgan, Shelby119 min
Jun 18, 3:01 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDFayette, Rush119 min
Jun 18, 3:01 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDUnion119 min
Jun 18, 3:22 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDJackson, Jennings2 hr
Jun 18, 3:29 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFayette, Rush6 min
Jun 18, 1:44 PM ESTTornado WarningINDHenry, Randolph, Wayne31 min
Jun 18, 2:15 PM ESTTornado WarningINDRandolph, Wayne45 min
Jun 18, 3:04 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJennings26 min

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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.