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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 144, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 26, 1994Decatur County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 1994, 4:53 PM EST for Decatur County, Indiana. It was in force for 52 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 26, 1994, 4:53 PM EST (21:53 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 1994, 5:45 PM EST
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Whole counties

County Decatur County, IN

The nearest sounding before it

Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 130 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 1994-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 379 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 1994-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 31 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
379 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-58 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
708 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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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 26, 3:15 PM EST, 1 hour 38 minutes before
INZ010>074-262120-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
315 PM EST SUN JUN 26 1994

AT 310 PM EST...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER A PORTION OF
NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE FROM THORNTOWN
IN NORTHWEST BOONE COUNTY TO PICKARD IN SOUTHEASTERN CLINTON COUNTY.
OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE JUST WEST OF CARMEL IN SOUTHWEST
HAMILTON COUNTY. ALL OF THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN
...POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO
THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.
RPG
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 3:16 PM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes before
INZ010>074-262120-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
315 PM EST SUN JUN 26 1994

AT 310 PM EST...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER A PORTION OF
NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE FROM THORNTOWN
IN NORTHWEST BOONE COUNTY TO PICKARD IN SOUTHEASTERN CLINTON COUNTY.
OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE JUST WEST OF CARMEL IN SOUTHWEST
HAMILTON COUNTY. ALL OF THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN
...POSSI.BLE SMALL HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO
THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.
RPG
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 3:30 PM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
INZ010>074-26213015-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
330 PM EST SUN JUN 26 1994

AT 325 PM EST...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER EXTREME SOUTHWEST
HAMILTON COUNTY AND NORTHERN MARION COUNTY. STATE POLICE REPORTED
PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL ROUTE AT 421 AND 334 IN SOUTHERN HAMILTON
COUNTY AS WELL AS AT ROUTE 421 AND INTERSTATE 465 IN NORTHERN MARION
COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES
AN HOUR.

VERY HEAVY RAIN...PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL AND STRONG WINDS CAN
BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST
AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.

MOTORISTS IN SOUTHERN HAMILTON AND NORTHERN MARION COUNTY SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION AS PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS WILL OCCUR AND
LOW LYING AREAS AND UNDERPASSES MAY FLOOD.
RPG

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Special weather statement, Jun 26, 3:33 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
INZ010>074-26213015-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
330 PM EST SUN JUN 26 1994

AT 325 PM EST...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER EXTREME SOUTHWEST
HAMILTON COUNTY AND NORTHERN MARION COUNTY. STATE POLICE REPORTED
PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL ROUTE AT 421 AND 334 IN SOUTHERN HAMILTON
COUNTY AS WELL AS AT ROUTE 421 AND INTERSTATE 465 IN NORTHERN MARION
COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES
AN HOUR.

VERY HEAVY RAIN...PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL AND STRONG WINDS CAN
BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST
AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.

MOTORISTS IN SOUTHERN HAMILTON AND NORTHERN MARION COUNTY SHOULD
EXERCISHE CAUTION AS PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS WILL OCCUR AND
LOW LYING AREAS AND UNDERPASSES MAY FLOOD.
RPG
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 4:30 PM EST, 23 minutes before
INZ048>050-052>080-082>084-087>089-262230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
430 PM EST SUN JUN 26 1994

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A LARGE PART OF
SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 1000 PM EST...

THE WATCH IS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH OF RICHMOND TO 10 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE. SOME CITIES IN THIS WATCH ARE
RICHMOND...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...BEDFORD...JASPER...SEYMOUR AND
MIDISON.

AT 425 PM...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS DEVELOPING FROM INDIANAPOLIS TO
JUST SOUTH OF TERRE HAUTE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MILES
PER HOUR. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY
RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE STORMS.

IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS...MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER AND REMAIN THERE
UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

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Special weather statement, Jun 26, 4:35 PM EST, 18 minutes before
INZ048>050-052>080-082>084-087>089-262230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
430 PM EST SUN JUN 26 1994

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A LARGE PART OF
SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 1000 PM EST...

THE WATCH IS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH OF RICHMOND TO 10 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE. SOME CITIES IN THIS WATCH ARE
RICHMOND...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...BEDFORD...JASPER...SEYMOUR AND
MIDISON.

AT 425 PM...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS DEVELOPING FROM INDIANAPOLIS TO
JUST SOUTH OF TERRE HAUTE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MILES
PER HOUR. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY
RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE STORMS.

IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS...MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER AND REMAIN THERE
UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 11:33 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDParke, Vermillion42 min
Jun 26, 3:39 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMarion36 min
Jun 26, 3:48 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks42 min
Jun 26, 4:15 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMarion30 min
Jun 26, 4:28 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDOwen47 min
Jun 26, 4:53 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown52 min
Jun 26, 6:15 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson, Jennings30 min

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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.