Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 165, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 1993, 4:08 AM CDT for LaPorte County, Indiana. It was in force for 52 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 28, 1993, 4:08 AM CDT (09:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 28, 1993, 5:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County LaPorte County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 282 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
- 1440 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1291 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
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, Jun 28, 1:25 AM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
INZ001>010-281200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 125 AM EST MON JUN 28 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FOR A LARGE PART OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA NORTH OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTH OF TERRE HAUTE TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF RICHMOND. THIS WATCH AREA DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FAR NORTHEAST CORNER OF INDIANA. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE SOUTH BEND...FORT WAYNE... LAFAYETTE...KOKOMO...MARION...CRAWFORDSVILLE...INDIANAPOLIS AND RICHMOND. 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. TMA
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 1:29 AM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
INZ001>010-281200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 125 AM EST MON JUN 28 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FOR A LARGE PART OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA NORTH OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTH OF TERRE HAUTE TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF RICHMOND. THIS WATCH AREA DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FAR NORTHEAST CORNER OF INDIANA. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE SOUTH BEND...FORT WAYNE... LAFAYETTE...KOKOMO...MARION...CRAWFORDSVILLE...INDIANAPOLIS AND RICHMOND. 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. TMA
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 3:15 AM CDT, 53 minutes before
INZ001-002-004-005-006-007-008-009-010-012-003-280915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 314 AM EST (214 AM CST) MON JUN 28 1993 AT 310 AM EST THE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHWEST INDIANA NEAR LAFAYETTE HAD WEAKENED. THESE WERE MOSTLY RAIN SHOWERS THAT WERE LOCATED ABOUT 10 TO 15 MILES NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST OF LAFAYATTE. MEANWHILE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST INDIANA FROM FORT WAYNE TO JUST NORTH OF PORTLAND AND ALSO OVER EXTREME NORTHERN INDIANA ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH BEND. THERE WAS NO THUNDERTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA. THE THUNDERSTORMS IN FAR NORTHERN AND NORTHEAST INDIANA WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AND HOUR. JEH
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 3:15 AM CDT, 53 minutes before
INZ001-002-004-005-006-007-008-009-010-012-003-280915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 314 AM EST (214 AM CST) MON JUN 28 1993 AT 310 AM EST THE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHWEST INDIANA NEAR LAFAYETTE HAD WEAKENED. THESE WERE MOSTLY RAIN SHOWERS THAT WERE LOCATED ABOUT 10 TO 15 MILES NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST OF LAFAYATTE. MEANWHILE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST INDIANA FROM FORT WAYNE TO JUST NORTH OF PORTLAND AND ALSO OVER EXTREME NORTHERN INDIANA ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH BEND. THERE WAS NO THUNDERTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA. THE THUNDERSTORMS IN FAR NORTHERN AND NORTHEAST INDIANA WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AND HOUR. JEH
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 3:50 AM CDT, 18 minutes before
INZ001-002-004-005-006-007-008-009-010-012-003-281000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 350 AM EST MON JUN 28 1993 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LAFAYATTE TO MUNCIE. IT STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 700 AM EST. AT 345 AM EST VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER EXTREME NORTHERN ILLINOIS...FAR NORTHWEST INDIANA NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN AND ALSO OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST INDIANA NEAR PORTLAND. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. JH D NEAR 15.3N 98.1W FORECAST VALID 28/1800Z 15.8N 99.6W MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT 34 KT... 50NE 50SE 50SW 50NW FORECAST VALID 29/0600Z 16.4N 101.0W MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT 34 KT... 50NE 50SE 50SW 50NW FORECAST VALID 29/1800Z 17.0N 102.4W MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 15.4N 98.5W EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE OUTLOOK VALID 30/0600Z 17.7N 104.0W MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT OUTLOOK VALID 01/0600Z 19.0N 107.0W MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT NEXT ADVISORY AT 28/1500Z MAYFIELD
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 3:51 AM CDT, 17 minutes before
INZ001-002-004-005-006-007-008-009-010-012-003-281000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 350 AM EST MON JUN 28 1993 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LAFAYATTE TO MUNCIE. IT STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 700 AM EST. AT 345 AM EST VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER EXTREME NORTHERN ILLINOIS...FAR NORTHWEST INDIANA NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN AND ALSO OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST INDIANA NEAR PORTLAND. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. JH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery | 52 min |
| Jun 27, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Morgan, Owen, Putnam | 32 min |
| Jun 27, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke | 35 min |
| Jun 27, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay | 37 min |
| Jun 27, 10:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Owen | 31 min |
| Jun 28, 12:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Cass, Miami | 27 min |
| Jun 28, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Miami | 30 min |
| Jun 28, 1:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | LaPorte | 59 min |
| Jun 28, 1:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jasper, Newton | 33 min |
| Jun 28, 3:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | LaPorte | 51 min |
| Jun 28, 3:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Starke | 42 min |
| Jun 28, 4:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Kosciusko | 29 min |
| Jun 28, 10:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton | 39 min |
| Jun 28, 12:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene, Sullivan | 47 min |
| Jun 28, 1:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene | 53 min |
| Jun 28, 1:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Martin | 46 min |
| Jun 28, 2:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke | 37 min |
| Jun 28, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Lawrence | 36 min |
| Jun 28, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Knox | 30 min |
| Jun 28, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Posey | 55 min |
| Jun 28, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Jasper | 48 min |
| Jun 28, 3:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Richland | 49 min |
| Jun 28, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Lawrence | 32 min |
| Jun 28, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Wayne | 66 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.