Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 201, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 1993, 10:34 PM EST for Montgomery County, Indiana. It was in force for 41 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 10, 1993, 10:34 PM EST (03:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 1993, 11:15 PM EST
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Montgomery County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 230 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
- 1533 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1014 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 6.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KIND 110336 RRA SVRIND INC107-110415- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1034 PM EST SAT JUL 10 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1115 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...... IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA ...MONTGOMERY COUNTY AT 1030 PM...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF CRAWFORDSVILLE. THE STORM WILL MOVE OVER CRAWFORDSVILLE BY 1100 PM. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS OF AROUND 60 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS. DS
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 10, 6:44 PM EST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
INZ001-004-110045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 642 PM EST SAT JUL 10 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST FOR EXTREME NORTHWEST INDIANA... AT 635 PM EST RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED IN NORTHWEST INDIANA NEAR MOROCCO AND BROOK...WHICH ARE ABOUT 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE. THESE STORMS CONTAINED HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. OTHER STRONGER STORMS WERE IN ILLINOIS...ABOUT 45 MILES WEST OF LAFAYETTE. THESE STORMS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA BETWEEN 7 AND 730 PM EST NEAR FREELAND PARK...35 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE. PERSONS IN EXTREME NORTHWEST INDIANA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER WHEN THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. ELSON
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 7:40 PM EST, 2 hours 54 minutes before
INZ001-004-110145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 740 PM EST SAT JUL 10 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTHWEST INDIANA UNTIL 11 PM EST... AT 735 PM EST RADAR SHOWED A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTHWEST INDIANA...BUT THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE ACROSS THE BORDER IN ILLINOIS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE JUST ACROSS THE BORDER...ABOUT 40 MILES WEST OF LAFAYETTE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. PEOPLE IN KENTLAND...EARL PARK...AND FREELAND PARK...FROM 35 TO 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE...CAN EXPECT HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL AS THESE STORMS MOVE IN AFTER 8 PM. PEOPLE IN NORTHWEST INDIANA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENING...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS. ELSON
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 7:43 PM EST, 2 hours 51 minutes before
INZ001-004-110145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 740 PM EST SAT JUL 10 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTHWEST INDIANA UNTIL 11 PM EST... AT 735 PM EST RADAR SHOWED A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTHWEST INDIANA...BUT THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE ACROSS THE BORDER IN ILLINOIS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE JUST ACROSS THE BORDER...ABOUT 40 MILES WEST OF LAFAYETTE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. PEOPLE IN KENTLAND...EARL PARK...AND FREELAND PARK...FROM 35 TO 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE...CAN EXPECT HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL AS THESE STORMS MOVE IN AFTER 8 PM. PEOPLE IN NORTHWEST INDIANA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENING...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS. ELSON
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 8:37 PM EST, 1 hour 57 minutes before
INZ001-004-007-110235- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 835 PM EST SAT JUL 10 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTHWEST INDIANA UNTIL 11 PM EST... AT 825 PM EST RADAR SHOWED STRONG STORMS OVER NORTHWEST INDIANA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE...NEAR OXFORD...AND 30 MILES WEST OF LAFAYETTE...NEAR TAB. THOSE STORMS CONTAINED DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST TOWARD OTTERBEIN AND WINTHROP. AT 815 PM...MARBLE SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN WERE REPORTED AT BOSWELL. STORMS WERE WIDELY SCATTERED OVER EAST CENTRAL INDIANA FROM JUST SOUTHEAST OF ANDERSON TO NEW CASTLE. THOSE STORMS WERE ALSO MOVING EAST. THEY HAD DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL. DS
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 9:55 PM EST, 39 minutes before
INZ001-004-110400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 955 PM EST SAT JUL 10 1993 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR EXTREME NORTHWEST INDIANA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE TONIGHT IN EXTREME NORTHWEST INDIANA...BUT ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE. ELSON
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 9:55 PM EST, 39 minutes before
INZ001-004-110400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 955 PM EST SAT JUL 10 1993 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR EXTREME NORTHWEST INDIANA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE TONIGHT IN EXTREME NORTHWEST INDIANA...BUT ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE. ELSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fulton | 21 min |
| Jul 11, 2:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Cass | 46 min |
| Jul 11, 4:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 54 min |
| Jul 11, 5:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Montgomery | 40 min |
| Jul 11, 5:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clinton | 24 min |
| Jul 11, 5:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone | 68 min |
| Jul 11, 5:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Montgomery | 61 min |
| Jul 11, 6:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton | 42 min |
| Jul 11, 6:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke | 50 min |
| Jul 11, 6:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay | 34 min |
| Jul 11, 6:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks | 41 min |
| Jul 11, 6:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Putnam | 43 min |
| Jul 11, 6:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Marion | 64 min |
| Jul 11, 6:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks | 54 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.