Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 1993, 3:50 PM EST for Morgan County, Indiana. It was in force for 40 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 1993, 3:50 PM EST (20:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 1993, 4:30 PM EST
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Morgan County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 198 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
- 590 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 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 022052 RRA SVRIND INC109-022130- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 350 PM EST FRI JUL 2 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...... IN CENTRAL INDIANA ...MORGAN COUNTY AT 350 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN SOUTHWEST MORGAN COUNTY INDIANA. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL PASS ACROSS THE TOWNS OF MARTINSVILLE AND CENTERTON. THE OWEN COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED TREES BLOWN DOWN BY HIGH WINDS AT GOSPORT AROUND 340 PM. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. & LINDSEY
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 2, 12:50 PM EST, 3 hours before
INZ004-005-007>009-011-012-015-030000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1250 PM EST FRI JUL 2 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 7 PM EST. THE WATCH AREA INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA WEST OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROCHESTER TO 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE ...LAFAYETTE...BLOOMINGTON....LOGANSPORT...CRAWFORDSVILLE...SULLIVAN ..AND VINCENNES. 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 2, 12:53 PM EST, 2 hours 57 minutes before
INZ004-005-007>009-011-012-015-030000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1250 PM EST FRI JUL 2 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 7 PM EST. THE WATCH AREA INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA WEST OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROCHESTER TO 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE ...LAFAYETTE...BLOOMINGTON....LOGANSPORT...CRAWFORDSVILLE...SULLIVAN ..AND VINCENNES. 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 THRlEATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. TMA
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:06 PM EST, 1 hour 44 minutes before
INZ007-008-011-012-022000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 205 PM EST (105 PM CST) FRI JUL 2 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FOR A LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA. AT 200 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS JUST WEST OF DANVILLE ILLINOIS. THE LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH...AND WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN INDIANA COUNTIES OF BENTON...WARREN...VERMILLION...FOUNTAIN...AND PARKE BY 230 PM. VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE INTO WESTERN INDIANA. ELSEWHERE...THERE WERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM NEAR TERRE HAUTE SOUTHEAST TO NEAR LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY. THOSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN THIS WEEK...SO PEOPLE IN WESTERN AND SOUTHERN INDIANA SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR POTENTIAL FLOODING IF HEAVY RAIN FALLS IN THEIR AREA. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED... PLEASE RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORECEMENT AGENCY. LINDSEY
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:06 PM EST, 1 hour 44 minutes before
INZ007-008-011-012-022000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 205 PM EST (105 PM CST) FRI JUL 2 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FOR A LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA. AT 200 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS JUST WEST OF DANVILLE ILLINOIS. THE LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH...AND WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN INDIANA COUNTIES OF BENTON...WARREN...VERMILLION...FOUNTAIN...AND PARKE BY 230 PM. VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE INTO WESTERN INDIANA. ELSEWHERE...THERE WERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM NEAR TERRE HAUTE SOUTHEAST TO NEAR LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY. THOSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN THIS WEEK...SO PEOPLE IN WESTERN AND SOUTHERN INDIANA SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR POTENTIAL FLOODING IF HEAVY RAIN FALLS IN THEIR AREA. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED... PLEASE RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORECEMENT AGENCY. LINDSEY
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:53 PM EST, 57 minutes before
INZ004-005-007-008-009-011-012-022045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 250 PM EST (150 PM CST) FRI JUL 2 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA. AT 245 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG THE INDIANA/ILLINOIS STATE BORDER FROM GARY TO TERRE HAUTE INDIANA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HEAVY DOWNPOURS FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE ACROSS NEWTON...JASPER...AND BENTON COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA. IN SOUTHERN INDIANA...THERE WERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN BETWEEN BLOOMINGTON AND MADISON. PEOPLE IN WESTERN AND SOUTHERN INDIANA SHOULD STAY ALERT TO THE FLOODING POTENTIAL THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LINDSEY
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:53 PM EST, 57 minutes before
INZ004-005-007-008-009-011-012-022045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 250 PM EST (150 PM CST) FRI JUL 2 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA. AT 245 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG THE INDIANA/ILLINOIS STATE BORDER FROM GARY TO TERRE HAUTE INDIANA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HEAVY DOWNPOURS FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE ACROSS NEWTON...JASPER...AND BENTON COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA. IN SOUTHERN INDIANA...THERE WERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN BETWEEN BLOOMINGTON AND MADISON. PEOPLE IN WESTERN AND SOUTHERN INDIANA SHOULD STAY ALERT TO THE FLOODING POTENTIAL THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LINDSEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 3:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jennings | 43 min |
| Jul 2, 3:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | LaPorte | 51 min |
| Jul 2, 3:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Starke | 38 min |
| Jul 2, 4:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Marion | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 4:17 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke, Vigo | 43 min |
| Jul 2, 4:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Sullivan | 55 min |
| Jul 2, 4:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Putnam | 30 min |
| Jul 2, 5:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 5:22 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Knox | 68 min |
| Jul 2, 5:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Wayne | 32 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.