Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 1994, 9:38 PM CDT for Jasper County, Newton County, Indiana. It was in force for 52 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 1994, 9:38 PM CDT (02:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 1994, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Jasper County, IN, Newton County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 286 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
- 981 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1633 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 3.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KIND 270239 SVRIND INC073-111-270330- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 938 PM EST (938 PM CDT) TUE APR 26 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM EST (1030 PM CDT) FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHWEST INDIANA ...NORTHERN JASPER COUNTY...NEWTON COUNTY AT 935 PM EST RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 25 MILES WEST OF RENSSELAER. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL AFFECT THE TOWNS OF MORROCO AND LEWISTON BY 950 PM EST. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER SEVERE THlUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. JEH
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, Apr 26, 6:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
INZALL-270500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 644 PM EST TUE APR 26 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FOR THAT PART OF INDIANA NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM DANVILLE ILLINOIS TO ELKHART. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE RENSSELAER...SOUTH BEND AND ELKHART. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. AT 643 PM EST STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. ZIMMERMAN
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 8:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
INZ010-011-019-020-028-270315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 817 PM EST TUE APR 26 1994 A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FOR THAT PART OF INDIANA NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM DANVILLE ILLINOIS TO ELKHART. AT 815 PM EST STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF RENSSELAER NEAR KANKAKEE ILLINOIS SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. BY 915 PM EST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE TO NEAR MOROCCO...20 MILES WEST OF RENSSELAER. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED LARGE HAIL IN ILLINOIS...AND MAY STILL BE SEVERE WHEN THEY MOVE INTO INDIANA. ALSO...REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. ZIMMERMAN
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 8:56 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
INZ010-011-019-020-028-270315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 855 PM EST TUE APR 26 1994 A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FOR THAT PART OF INDIANA NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM DANVILLE ILLINOIS TO ELKHART. AT 850 PM EST VERY STRONG THUDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR THE SOUTHERN TIP OF LAKE MICHIGAN ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS TO NEAR SAINT LOUIS. SOME OF THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 30 MILES WEST OF RENSSELAER AND EXTENDED SOUTHWEST TO NEAR SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS. AT 835 PM EST THE CHICAGO RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO ABOUT 35 MILES WEST OF RENSSELAER. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALSO PRODUCED LARGE HAIL OVER NORTHEAST ILLINOIS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 50 MILES AND HOUR AND MAY MOVE TO NEAR OR JUST NORTHWEST OF RENSSELAER BY 930 PM EST. PERSONS OVER FAR NORTHWEST INDIANA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER. ALSO...REMEMBERF...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. HENDRICKSON
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 9:17 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
INZ010-011-019-020-028-270345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 915 PM EST TUE APR 26 1994 A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FOR THAT PART OF INDIANA NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM DANVILLE ILLINOIS TO ELKHART. AT 912 PM EST VERY STRONG THUDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO TO ABOUT 30 MILES WEST OF RENSSELAER. RADAR INDICATED SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY HAVE PRODUCED SMALL TORNADOES ACROSS NORTHEAST ILLINOIS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 50 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO THE RENSSELAER AREA BY 945 PM EST. MEANWHILE ANOTHER CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED OVER EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS NEAR CHAMPAIGN. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL INDIANA JUST TO THE WEST OF COVINGTON AFTER 1000 PM EST. PERSONS OVER NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL INDIANA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE LWEATHER. ALSO...REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. HENDRICKSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | LaPorte | 52 min |
| Apr 26, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jasper, Newton | 26 min |
| Apr 26, 10:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Jasper | 20 min |
| Apr 26, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Pulaski, Starke | 58 min |
| Apr 26, 11:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall | 57 min |
| Apr 26, 11:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Newton | 39 min |
| Apr 26, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Benton, Warren | 34 min |
| Apr 26, 11:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Elkhart | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 11:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Pulaski, Starke | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 12:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 12:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Tippecanoe | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 12:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Tippecanoe | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 12:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 12:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 12:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 12:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clinton | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 12:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Owen | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 1:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Marion | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 1:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Shelby | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 1:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry, Madison | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 2:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fayette | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 3:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Dubois | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 4:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Gibson, Pike | 53 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.