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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 171, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 28, 1993Lawrence County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 1993, 2:24 PM EST for Lawrence County, Indiana. It was in force for 36 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 28, 1993, 2:24 PM EST (19:24 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 1993, 3:00 PM EST
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Whole counties

County Lawrence County, IN

The nearest sounding before it

Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 229 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 12:00Z on 1993-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 153 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 12:00Z on 1993-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 111 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
153 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
735 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
111 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
302 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.5

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The text

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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, 11:32 AM EST, 2 hours 52 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 51 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, 2 hours 26 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, 2 hours 24 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
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 2:16 PM EST, 8 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 7:23 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Montgomery52 min
Jun 27, 7:48 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMorgan, Owen, Putnam32 min
Jun 27, 7:55 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDParke35 min
Jun 27, 10:23 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay37 min
Jun 27, 10:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Owen31 min
Jun 28, 12:18 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDCass, Miami27 min
Jun 28, 12:45 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMiami30 min
Jun 28, 1:46 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDLaPorte59 min
Jun 28, 1:57 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJasper, Newton33 min
Jun 28, 3:09 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDLaPorte51 min
Jun 28, 3:48 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDStarke42 min
Jun 28, 4:08 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDLaPorte52 min
Jun 28, 4:31 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDKosciusko29 min
Jun 28, 10:36 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton39 min
Jun 28, 12:13 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDGreene, Sullivan47 min
Jun 28, 1:07 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDGreene53 min
Jun 28, 1:44 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMartin46 min
Jun 28, 2:08 PM ESTTornado WarningINDFountain, Parke37 min
Jun 28, 4:29 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDKnox30 min
Jun 28, 5:50 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDPosey55 min
Jun 28, 2:57 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Jasper48 min
Jun 28, 3:11 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRichland49 min
Jun 28, 4:13 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDLawrence32 min
Jun 28, 4:39 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDWayne66 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.