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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 89, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 9, 1993Hendricks County, Morgan County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 1993, 3:29 AM EST for Hendricks County, Morgan County, Indiana. It was in force for 46 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 9, 1993, 3:29 AM EST (08:29 UTC)
Expired
Jun 9, 1993, 4:15 AM EST
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Whole counties

Counties Hendricks County, IN, Morgan County, IN

The nearest sounding before it

Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 197 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 00:00Z on 1993-06-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1697 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 00:00Z on 1993-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 178 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1697 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1351 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
178 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
281 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
11.4

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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 8, 9:51 PM EST, 5 hours 38 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 9, 1:11 AM EST, 2 hours 18 minutes before
INZ007-008-009-010-090700-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
110 AM EST TUE JUN 9 1993

...THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL INDIANA...

A 100 AM EST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING QUICKLY OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL INDIANA.

THE STORMS WERE FROM ROCKVILLE...THROUGH GREENCASTLE...INDIANAPOLIS AND
NEW CASTLE. THE HEAVIEST STORM WAS ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF NEW CASTLE.

OTHER SHOWERS WERE DEVELOPING IN THE AREAS AROUND MUNCIE...TIPTON AND
CRAWFORDSVILLE.

THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS
AND LIGHTNING. AT THE FIRST SIGNS OF AN APPROACHING STORM...MOVE AWAY
FROM WINDOWS.

ALL OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES
AN HOUR.

WJG
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 1:13 AM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes before
INZ007-008-009-010-090700-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
110 AM EST WED JUN 9 1993

...THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL INDIANA...

A 100 AM EST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING QUICKLY OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL INDIANA.

THE STORMS WERE FROM ROCKVILLE...THROUGH GREENCASTLE...INDIANAPOLIS AND
NEW CASTLE. THE HEAVIEST STORM WAS ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF NEW CASTLE.

OTHER SHOWERS WERE DEVELOPING IN THE AREAS AROUND MUNCIE...TIPTON AND
CRAWFORDSVILLE.

THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS
AND LIGHTNING. AT THE FIRST SIGNS OF AN APPROACHING STORM...MOVE AWAY
FROM WINDOWS.
ALL OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES
AN HOUR.

WJG
CORRECTION FOR DAY
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 2:50 AM EST, 39 minutes before
INZ007>013-090900-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
250 AM EST WED JUN 9 1993

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE RACING ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
INDIANA...

A 245 AM EST NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN
WERE OCCURRING OVER THE MIDDLE AND WESTERN PARTS OF CENTRAL INDIANA.

THE STORMS WERE MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT 55 TO 60 MILES AN HOUR.

THE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS
AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING AS THEY MOVE RAPIDILY NORTHEAST.

BY 345 AM EST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR PERU AND WABASH...
FRANKFORT...TIPTON...KNIGHTSTOWN AND CONNERSVILLE. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE INDIANAPOLIS AREA BETWEEN 3 AND 4 AM EST CAUSING
BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WIND.

WHEN STORMS APPROACH TAKE COVER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES.

REPORT DAMAGING WIND OR LARGE HAIL TO THE NEAREST POLICE AGENCY
FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

GRAY
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 2:51 AM EST, 38 minutes before
INZ007>013-090900-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
250 AM EST WED JUN 9 1993

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE RACING ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
INDIANA...

A 245 AM EST NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN
WERE OCCURRING OVER THE MIDDLE AND WESTERN PARTS OF CENTRAL INDIANA.

THE STORMS WERE MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT 55 TO 60 MILES AN HOUR.

THE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS
AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING AS THEY MOVE RAPIDILY NORTHEAST.

BY 345 AM EST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR PERU AND WABASH...
FRANKFORT...TIPTON...KNIGHTSTOWN AND CONNERSVILLE. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE INDIANAPOLIS AREA BETWEEN 3 AND 4 AM EST CAUSING
BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WIND.

WHEN STORMS APPROACH TAKE COVER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES.

REPORT DAMAGING WIND OR LARGE HAIL TO THE NEAREST POLICE AGENCY
FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

GRAY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 7:11 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBenton64 min
Jun 8, 7:23 PM ESTTornado WarningINDWarren67 min
Jun 8, 7:31 PM ESTTornado WarningINDTippecanoe, White59 min
Jun 8, 7:36 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDLaPorte39 min
Jun 8, 7:41 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFulton, Marshall, Saint Joseph49 min
Jun 8, 7:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDElkhart, Kosciusko31 min
Jun 8, 8:20 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDElkhart, Kosciusko25 min
Jun 8, 8:23 PM ESTTornado WarningINDElkhart, Kosciusko37 min
Jun 8, 8:32 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMiami28 min
Jun 9, 3:44 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJohnson, Marion31 min
Jun 9, 4:09 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock36 min
Jun 9, 4:23 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHenry37 min
Jun 9, 4:40 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDWayne35 min
Jun 9, 4:52 AM ESTTornado WarningINDFayette, Rush38 min
Jun 9, 5:22 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDWarrick38 min
Jun 9, 6:40 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDHenderson, Union2 hr
Jun 9, 7:43 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDDaviess3 hr
Jun 9, 8:47 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDHenderson, Union118 min
Jun 9, 10:43 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDDaviess83 min
Jun 9, 11:35 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDGrayson, Ohio40 min
Jun 9, 1:41 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMuhlenberg, Ohio64 min
Jun 9, 3:15 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDDaviess2 hr
Jun 9, 5:51 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDDaviess49 min
Jun 9, 6:15 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Hancock30 min
Jun 9, 2:10 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDWayne65 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.