Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 1994, 12:20 AM EST for Daviess County, Knox County, Indiana. It was in force for 40 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 1994, 12:20 AM EST (05:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 1994, 1:00 AM EST
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Daviess County, IN, Knox County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 221 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
- 2999 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1036 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.8
- Supercell composite
- 10.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KEVV 270523 SVREVV INC027-083-270600- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EVANSVILLE IN 1220 AM CDT (1220 AM EST) WED APR 27 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EVANSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 100 AM CDT (100 AM EST) FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA ...DAVIESS COUNTY...KNOX COUNTY AT 1220 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE WABASH RIVER...ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF VINCENNES INDIANA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT AROUND 45 MPH...AND WILL MOVE TO VINCENNES BY 1230 AM ...TO NEAR BICKNELL BY 1245 AM AND TO NEAR WASHINGTON INDIANA BY 1 AM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...YOU SHOULD TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS. TT
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 EST, 5 hours 35 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 EST, 4 hours 3 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 EST, 3 hours 24 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 EST, 3 hours 3 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
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 9:53 PM EST, 2 hours 27 minutes before
INZALL-270800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 950 PM EST TUE APR 26 1993 IN INDIANA A NEW TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EST AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA...SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ELKHART TO DANVILLE ILLINOIS AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM SULLIVAN TO NASHVILLE TO PORTLAND. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE NEW TORNADO WATCH ARE...FORT WAYNE...KOKOMO... LAFAYATTE...INDIANAPOLIS AND TERRE HAUTE. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT NORTH OF A LINE FROM ELKHART TO DANVILLE ILLINOIS UNTIL MIDNIGHT. 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. JEH
Local storm report, Apr 26, 10:48 PM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1048 PM EST TUE APR 26 1994
TIME (EST) COUNTY LOCATION EVENT
1025 PM JASPER SHERIFFS DEPUTY REPORTED 50 TO 60 MPH
2 WINDS WEST OF RENSSELAER
1035 PM JAPSER PENNY SIZE HAIL AT THE SHERIFFS OFFICE
IN RENSSELAER
DEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 9:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jasper, Newton | 52 min |
| Apr 26, 10:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | LaPorte | 52 min |
| Apr 26, 10:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jasper, Newton | 26 min |
| Apr 26, 10:44 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Jasper | 20 min |
| Apr 26, 10:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Pulaski, Starke | 58 min |
| Apr 26, 11:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall | 57 min |
| Apr 26, 11:36 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Newton | 39 min |
| Apr 26, 11:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Benton, Warren | 34 min |
| Apr 26, 11:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Elkhart | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 11:52 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Pulaski, Starke | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 12:02 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 12:04 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Tippecanoe | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 12:12 AM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Tippecanoe | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 12:19 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 12:36 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 12:40 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clinton | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 12:47 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Owen | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 1:26 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Marion | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 1:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Shelby | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 1:55 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry, Madison | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 2:21 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fayette | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 3:31 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Dubois | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 4:42 AM EST | 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.