Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 170, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 1993, 1:44 PM EST for Martin County, Indiana. It was in force for 46 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 28, 1993, 1:44 PM EST (18:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 28, 1993, 2:30 PM EST
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Martin County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 247 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
- 1206 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 920 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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, 11:00 AM EST, 2 hours 44 minutes before
INZALL-282100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1100 AM EST MON JUN 28 1993 IN INDIANA SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA... SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ROCKVILLE IN PARKE COUNTY TO WINCHESTER IN RANDOLPH COUNTY AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM PRINCETON IN GIBSON COUNTY TO LAWRENCEBURG IN DEARBORN COUNTY. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE... INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...BLOOMINGTON ...RICHMOND...COLUMBUS AND SHELBYVILLE. 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. HAINES
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 11:02 AM EST, 2 hours 42 minutes before
INZALL-282100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1100 AM EST MON JUN 28 1993 IN INDIANA SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA... SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ROCKVILLE IN PARKE COUNTY TO WINCHESTER IN RANDOLPH COUNTY AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM PRINCETON IN GIBSON COUNTY TO LAWRENCEBURG IN DEARBORN COUNTY. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE... INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...BLOOMINGTON ...RICHMOND...COLUMBUS AND SHELBYVILLE. 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. HAINES
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 11:32 AM EST, 2 hours 12 minutes before
INZ007>010-281700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1132 AM EST MON JUN 28 1993 ...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER PART OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL INDIANA... AT 1128 AM EST...A NARROW BAND OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 5 TO 10 MILES WIDE EXTENDED FROM THE MUNCIE AREA TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF ANDERSON THROUGH THE SOUTH PART OF INDIANAPOLIS TO ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS. THE NORTH PART OF THE BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR...WHILE THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE BAND WAS MOVING MORE SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH. PEOPLE IN MUNCIE...NEW CASTLE...GREENFIELD...GREENWOOD AND MARTINSVILLE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR BRIEF VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ...GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. . MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF STREET FLOODING. A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WAS LOCATED BEHIND THE BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS AND COVERED MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. . REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STEIGERWALDT
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 11:33 AM EST, 2 hours 11 minutes before
INZ007>010-281700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1132 AM EST MON JUN 28 1993 ...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER PART OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL INDIANA... AT 1128 AM EST...A NARROW BAND OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 5 TO 10 MILES WIDE EXTENDED FROM THE MUNCIE AREA TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF ANDERSON THROUGH THE SOUTH PART OF INDIANAPOLIS TO ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS. THE NORTH PART OF THE BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR...WHILE THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE BAND WAS MOVING MORE SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH. PEOPLE IN MUNCIE...NEW CASTLE...GREENFIELD...GREENWOOD AND MARTINSVILLE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR BRIEF VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ...GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. . MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF STREET FLOODING. A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WAS LOCATED BEHIND THE BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS AND COVERED MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. . REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STEIGERWALDT
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 11:58 AM EST, 1 hour 46 minutes before
INZ007>013-281730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1158 AM EST MON JUN 28 1993 ...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER PART OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL INDIANA... AT 1154 AM EST...A NARROW BAND OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 5 TO 10 MILES WIDE EXTENDED FROM 13 MILES EAST OF MUNCIE TO NEAR SHELBYVILLE TO 20 MILES SOUTH AND 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS. THE NORTH PART OF THE BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR...WHILE THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE BAND WAS MOVING MORE SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH. PEOPLE IN WINCHESTER...HAGERSTOWN...RUSHVILLE...SHELBYVILLE AND MARTINSVILLE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR BRIEF VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. . MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF STREET FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL AND PART OF CENTRAL INDIANA. A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WAS LOCATED BEHIND THE BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS AND COVERED MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. AT 1145 AM EST...AN AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED WINDS GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR AT FARMLAND OR 13 MILES EAST OF MUNCIE. AT 1110 AM EST...AN AMATEUR REDIO OPERATOR REPORTED THAT A 12 INCH DIAMETER TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN IN ANDERSON. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STEIGERWALDT /
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 12:00 PM EST, 1 hour 44 minutes before
INZ007>013-281730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1158 AM EST MON JUN 28 1993 ...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER PART OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL INDIANA... AT 1154 AM EST...A NARROW BAND OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 5 TO 10 MILES WIDE EXTENDED FROM 13 MILES EAST OF MUNCIE TO NEAR SHELBYVILLE TO 20 MILES SOUTH AND 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS. THE NORTH PART OF THE BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR...WHILE THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE BAND WAS MOVING MORE SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH. PEOPLE IN WINCHESTER...HAGERSTOWN...RUSHVILLE...SHELBYVILLE AND MARTINSVILLE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR BRIEF VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. . MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF STREET FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL AND PART OF CENTRAL INDIANA. A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WAS LOCATED BEHIND THE BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS AND COVERED MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. AT 1145 AM EST...AN AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED WINDS GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR AT FARMLAND OR 13 MILES EAST OF MUNCIE. AT 1110 AM EST...AN AMATEUR REDIO OPERATOR REPORTED THAT A 12 fINCH DIAMETER TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN IN ANDERSON. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STEIGERWALDT
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 EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery | 52 min |
| Jun 27, 7:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Morgan, Owen, Putnam | 32 min |
| Jun 27, 7:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke | 35 min |
| Jun 27, 10:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay | 37 min |
| Jun 27, 10:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Owen | 31 min |
| Jun 28, 12:18 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Cass, Miami | 27 min |
| Jun 28, 12:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Miami | 30 min |
| Jun 28, 1:46 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | LaPorte | 59 min |
| Jun 28, 1:57 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jasper, Newton | 33 min |
| Jun 28, 3:09 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | LaPorte | 51 min |
| Jun 28, 3:48 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Starke | 42 min |
| Jun 28, 4:08 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | LaPorte | 52 min |
| Jun 28, 4:31 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Kosciusko | 29 min |
| Jun 28, 10:36 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton | 39 min |
| Jun 28, 12:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene, Sullivan | 47 min |
| Jun 28, 1:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene | 53 min |
| Jun 28, 2:08 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke | 37 min |
| Jun 28, 2:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Lawrence | 36 min |
| Jun 28, 4:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Knox | 30 min |
| Jun 28, 5:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Posey | 55 min |
| Jun 28, 2:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Jasper | 48 min |
| Jun 28, 3:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Richland | 49 min |
| Jun 28, 4:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Lawrence | 32 min |
| Jun 28, 4:39 PM EST | 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.