Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 178, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 1993, 1:15 PM EST for Monroe County, Indiana. It was in force for 30 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 1, 1993, 1:15 PM EST (18:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 1993, 1:45 PM EST
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Monroe County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 854 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 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, Jul 1, 11:10 AM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
INZ008>015-012100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1110 AM EST THU JUL 1 1993 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL AND ALL OF SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 4 PM EST. THE WATCH AREA INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA SOUTH OF A LINE FROM TERRE HAUTE TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF RICHMOND. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS... EVANSVILLE...SEYMOUR...CONNERSVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...AND BRAZIL. 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, Jul 1, 11:11 AM EST, 2 hours 4 minutes before
INZ008>015-012100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1110 AM EST THU JUL 1 1993 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL AND ALL OF SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 4 PM EST. THE WATCH AREA INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA SOUTH OF A LINE FROM TERRE HAUTE TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF RICHMOND. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS... EVANSVILLE...SEYMOUR...CONNERSVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...AND BRAZIL. 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 WARNINZGS. TMA
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 12:10 PM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
INZ007-008-009-010-011-012-013-014-015-010615- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1210 PM EST THU JUL 1 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 4 PM EST... AT 1155 AM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN INDIANA. THESE EXTENDED FROM JUST NORTH OF LAFAYETTE SOUTH TO NEAR LINTON...ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF TERRE HAUTE. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM IN THIS AREA WAS JUST NORTH OF LINTON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PEOPLE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IN NEEDED. REMEMBER TO REPORT ALL SEVERE WEATHER TO YOU NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. MES ...CORRECTION FOR TIME....
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 12:12 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
INZ007-008-009-010-011-012-013-014-015-010615- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1210 AM EST (1110 PM CST) THU JUL 1 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 4 PM EST... AT 1155 AM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN INDIANA. THESE EXTENDED FROM JUST NORTH OF LAFAYETTE SOUTH TO NEAR LINTON...ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF TERRE HAUTE. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM IN THIS AREA WAS JUST NORTH OF LINTON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PEOPLE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IN NEEDED. REMEMBER TO REPORT ALL SEVERE WEATHER TO YOU NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. MES
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 12:12 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
INZ007-008-009-010-011-012-013-014-015-010615- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1210 AM EST (1110 PM CST) THU JUL 1 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 4 PM EST... AT 1155 AM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN INDIANA. THESE EXTENDED FROM JUST NORTH OF LAFAYETTE SOUTH TO NEAR LINTON...ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF TERRE HAUTE. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM IN THIS AREA WAS JUST NORTH OF LINTON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PEOPLE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IN NEEDED. REMEMBER TO REPORT ALL SEVERE WEATHER TO YOU NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. MES
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 12:15 PM EST, 1 hour before
INZ007-008-009-010-011-012-013-014-015-010615- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1210 PM EST THU JUL 1 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 4 PM EST... AT 1155 AM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN INDIANA. THESE EXTENDED FROM JUST NORTH OF LAFAYETTE SOUTH TO NEAR LINTON...ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF TERRE HAUTE. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM IN THIS AREA WAS JUST NORTH OF LINTON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PEOPLE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENI"NG WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IN NEEDED. REMEMBER TO REPORT ALL SEVERE WEATHER TO YOU NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. MES ...CORRECTION FOR TIME....
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 1:32 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Jackson | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 1:32 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Monroe | 19 min |
| Jul 1, 2:15 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Jackson | 30 min |
| Jul 1, 2:40 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Jennings | 30 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.