Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 1993, 5:59 PM EST for Fountain County, Indiana. It was in force for 46 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 27, 1993, 5:59 PM EST (22:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 1993, 6:45 PM EST
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Fountain County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 260 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
- 22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -210 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1657 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 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 272301 RRA SVRIND INC011-045-107-272345- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 559 PM EST SUN JUN 27 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 645 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...S... IN CENTRAL INDIANA ...BOONE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA ...FOUNTAIN COUNTY...MONTGOMERY COUNTY AT 555 PM EST RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS IN MONTOGERY AND FOUNTAIN COUNTIES. A SEVERE STORM WILL MOVE INTO BOONE COUNTY. THE TOWNS OF VEDERSBURG...LAFAYETTE AND CRAWFORDSVILLE ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. HAINES N
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 27, 2:06 PM EST, 3 hours 53 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
210 PM EST SUN JUN 27 1993
...SUMMARY OF SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS RECEIVED FOR JUNE 27...
TIME LOCATION EVENT
155 PM EST FULTON CO STATE POLICE REPORTED LIMBS DOWN AT
KEWANNA
HAINESLocal storm report, Jun 27, 2:10 PM EST, 3 hours 49 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
210 PM EST SUN JUN 27 1993
...SUMMARY OF SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS RECEIVED FOR JUNE 27...
TIME LOCATION EVENT
155 PM EST FULTON CO STATE POLICE REPORTED LIMBS DOWN AT
KEWANNA
HAINESSpecial weather statement, Jun 27, 3:05 PM EST, 2 hours 54 minutes before
INZ004-007-008-003-272100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 305 PM EST SUN JUN 27 1993 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BENTON AND NEWTON COUNTIES IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE THUNDERSTORM BENTON COUNTY HAS DECREASED IN STRENGTH. THE THUNDERSTORM THAAT WS IN WHITE COUNTY HAS MOVED INTO TIPPECANOE COUNTY. AS OF 304 PM NO MORE SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED FROM THESE STORMS. THE STORMS DUE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REDEVELOP INTO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE WEATHER SERVICE WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO. HAINES : A &].;6R-`6bbht~nVVvB" |B`Rjv6^ .$V<j
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 3:08 PM EST, 2 hours 51 minutes before
INZ004-007-008-003-272100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 305 PM EST SUN JUN 27 1993 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BENTON AND NEWTON COUNTIES IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE THUNDERSTORM BENTON COUNTY HAS DECREASED IN STRENGTH. THE THUNDERSTORM THAAT WS IN WHITE COUNTY HAS MOVED INTO TIPPECANOE COUNTY. AS OF 304 PM NO MORE SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED FROM THESE STORMS. THE STORMS DUE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REDEVELOP INTO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE WEATHER SERVICE WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO. HAINES
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 4:02 PM EST, 1 hour 57 minutes before
INZ004-005-007-008-009-010-011-012-272300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 400 PM EST (300 PM CST) SUN JUN 27 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF CENTRAL INDIANA NORTH OF A LINE FROM TERRE HAUTE TO RICHMOND UNTIL 900 PM EST. AT 345 PM EST A LINE OF VERY INTENSE THUNERSTORMS WAS IN NORTHCENTRAL INDIANA. THE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF LAFAYETTE TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF FORT WAYNE. THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DECREASED SOME IN STRENGTH SINCE 330 PM BUT STILL REMAIN STRONG. AT 353 PM AMATEUR RAIDIO OPERATORS REPORTED PEAS SIZE HAIL AT OTTERBEAN IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST BENTON COUNTY. AT 354 PM A HAM RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED A SEMI-HEALTHY MAPLE TREE HAD ITS TOP TAKEN OFF BURLINGTON IN CARROLL COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY EAST AS THE LINE SINKS TO THE SOUTH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO LAFAYETTE...KOKOMO AND MARION AREAS BY 500 PM EST. THE TERRE HAUTE AND INDIANAPOLIS AREAS SHOULD BE FREE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL AT LEAST 600 PM. HAINES &
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 4:02 PM EST, 1 hour 57 minutes before
INZ004-005-007-008-009-010-011-012-272300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 400 PM EST (300 PM CST) SUN JUN 27 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF CENTRAL INDIANA NORTH OF A LINE FROM TERRE HAUTE TO RICHMOND UNTIL 900 PM EST. AT 345 PM EST A LINE OF VERY INTENSE THUNERSTORMS WAS IN NORTHCENTRAL INDIANA. THE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF LAFAYETTE TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF FORT WAYNE. THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DECREASED SOME IN STRENGTH SINCE 330 PM BUT STILL REMAIN STRONG. AT 353 PM AMATEUR RAIDIO OPERATORS REPORTED PEAS SIZE HAIL AT OTTERBEAN IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST BENTON COUNTY. AT 354 PM A HAM RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED A SEMI-HEALTHY MAPLE TREE HAD ITS TOP TAKEN OFF BURLINGTON IN CARROLL COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY EAST AS THE LINE SINKS TO THE SOUTH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO LAFAYETTE...KOKOMO AND MARION AREAS BY 500 PM EST. THE TERRE HAUTE AND INDIANAPOLIS AREAS SHOULD BE FREE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL AT LEAST 600 PM. HAINES &
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 9:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Elkhart | 29 min |
| Jun 27, 1:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fulton | 26 min |
| Jun 27, 2:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Benton, Newton | 40 min |
| Jun 27, 2:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | White | 53 min |
| Jun 27, 3:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton | 48 min |
| Jun 27, 4:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Tippecanoe | 50 min |
| Jun 27, 4:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware | 44 min |
| Jun 27, 4:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Madison | 49 min |
| Jun 27, 5:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Marion | 44 min |
| Jun 27, 5:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Tippecanoe | 37 min |
| Jun 27, 5:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Montgomery | 46 min |
| Jun 27, 6:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke | 35 min |
| Jun 27, 6:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Putnam | 47 min |
Nearby
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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.