Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 1993, 12:32 PM EST for Clinton County, Montgomery County, Indiana. It was in force for 43 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 14, 1993, 12:32 PM EST (17:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 1993, 1:15 PM EST
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Clinton County, IN, Montgomery County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
- 531 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 766 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KIND 141733 RRA SVRIND INC023-107-141815- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1232 PM EST MON JUN 14 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 115 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...S... IN CENTRAL INDIANA ...SOUTHERN CLINTON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA ...MONTGOMERY COUNTY AT 1229 PM EST WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO SOUTHERN CLINTON COUNTY 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FRANKFORT AND ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTH OF CRAWFORDSVILLE IN CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
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, Jun 14, 7:35 AM EST, 4 hours 57 minutes before
INZ004-005-006-007-141330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 735 AM EST MON JUN 14 1993 AT 730 AM EST...A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED MOVING RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND PART OF NORTHWEST INDIANA. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS NORTHWEST OF A LAFAYETTE TO FORT WAYNE LINE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR. AT 720 AM EST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT REMINGTON... WHICH IS 27 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE LAFAYETTE AREA AFTER 8 AM EST. PEOPLE IN LAFAYETTE AND OTHER CITIES SUCH AS LOGANSPORT AND PERU SHOULD STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVES THROUGH YOUR AREA. . DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS. STEIGERWALDT
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 7:36 AM EST, 4 hours 56 minutes before
INZ004-005-006-007-141330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 735 AM EST MON JUN 14 1993 AT 730 AM EST...A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED MOVING RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND PART OF NORTHWEST INDIANA. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS NORTHWEST OF A LAFAYETTE TO FORT WAYNE LINE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR. AT 720 AM EST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT REMINGTON... WHICH IS 27 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE LAFAYETTE AREA AFTER 8 AM EST. PEOPLE IN LAFAYETTE AND OTHER CITIES SUCH AS LOGANSPORT AND PERU SHOULD STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE LINE OdF THUNDERSTORMS MOVES THROUGH YOUR AREA. . DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS. STEIGERWALDT
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 8:45 AM EST, 3 hours 47 minutes before
INZ004-005-006-007-141500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 845 AM EST MON JUN 14 1993 AT 840 AM EST...A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED MOVING RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND PART OF NORTHWEST INDIANA. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHED FROM JUST SOUTHEAST OF LOGANSPORT TO ABOUT 10 MILES OF NORTH OF LAFAYETTE. HEAVY RAIN AND VERY DANGEROUS LIGHTNING HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS THIS MORNING. MANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRAVEL OVER THE SAME PATH...WHICH WILL RESULT IN HEAVY RAINFALL OVER A LOCALIZED AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE THROUGH A LAFAYETTE TO PERU LINE BY 930 AM. PEOPLE IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN AND STAY STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVES THROUGH YOUR AREA. . DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS MAY ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS. . MES
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 8:48 AM EST, 3 hours 44 minutes before
INZ004-005-006-007-141500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 845 AM EST MON JUN 14 1993 AT 840 AM EST...A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED MOVING RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND PART OF NORTHWEST INDIANA. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHED FROM JUST SOUTHEAST OF LOGANSPORT TO ABOUT 10 MILES OF NORTH OF LAFAYETTE. HEAVY RAIN AND VERY DANGEROUS LIGHTNING HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS THIS MORNING. MANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRAVEL OVER THE SAME PATH...WHICH WILL RESULT IN HEAVY RAINFALL OVER A LOCALIZED AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE THROUGH A LAFAYETTE TO PERU LINE BY 930 AM. PEOPLE IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN AND STAY STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVES THROUGH YOUR AREA. . DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS MAY ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS. . MES
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 10:53 AM EST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
INZALL-142100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1053 AM EST MON JUN 14 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA... AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA... SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FORT WAYNE... AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM EVANSVILLE TO 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CINCINNATI. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE... ANDERSON...BLOOMINGTON...BRAZIL... COLUMBUS...EVANSVILLE...GREENSBURG...INDIANAPOLIS...MADISON... PETERSBURG...VINCENNES...TERRE HAUTE...AND VERSAILLES. 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. SBH
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 10:53 AM EST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
INZALL-142100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1053 AM EST MON JUN 14 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA... AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA... SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FORT WAYNE... AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM EVANSVILLE TO 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CINCINNATI. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE... ANDERSON...BLOOMINGTON...BRAZIL... COLUMBUS...EVANSVILLE...GREENSBURG...INDIANAPOLIS...MADISON... PETERSBURG...VINCENNES...TERRE HAUTE...AND VERSAILLES. 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. SBH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 9:12 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Miami | 33 min |
| Jun 14, 10:12 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Madison | 48 min |
| Jun 14, 10:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry | 49 min |
| Jun 14, 11:27 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry, Madison | 48 min |
| Jun 14, 11:39 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Warren | 51 min |
| Jun 14, 12:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Wayne | 41 min |
| Jun 14, 1:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone | 48 min |
| Jun 14, 1:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Cass | 40 min |
| Jun 14, 1:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Rush | 41 min |
| Jun 14, 1:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Marion | 44 min |
| Jun 14, 1:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Putnam | 52 min |
| Jun 14, 2:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Shelby | 51 min |
| Jun 14, 2:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock | 51 min |
| Jun 14, 2:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Morgan | 46 min |
| Jun 14, 3:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Monroe | 50 min |
| Jun 14, 3:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush | 44 min |
| Jun 14, 3:52 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Dubois | 53 min |
| Jun 14, 4:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jennings | 52 min |
| Jun 14, 5:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Spencer | 50 min |
| Jun 14, 6:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Perry | 37 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 1993Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1993
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.