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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 122, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 8, 1995Vanderburgh County, Warrick County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 1995, 6:49 PM CDT for Vanderburgh County, Warrick County, Indiana. It was in force for 41 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 8, 1995, 6:49 PM CDT (23:49 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 1995, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Whole counties

Counties Vanderburgh County, IN, Warrick County, IN

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 227 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 1995-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1351 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 1995-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 76 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1351 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-200 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
853 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KEVV 082351 RRA
SVREVV
INC163-173-090030-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EVANSVILLE IN
649 PM CDT THU JUN 8 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EVANSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  730 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
 
   ...VANDERBURGH COUNTY...WARRICK COUNTY
 
AT 647 PM CDT QUARTER SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED BY INDIANA STATE POLICE
NEAR THE EASTLAND MALL IN EVANSVILLE. THIS STORM IS MOVING TOWARDS THE
NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH. THIS MOVING THROUGH THE CITY OF EVANSVILLE
NOW AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR BOONVILLE BY 710 PM. IF YOU ARE IN THE
PATH OF THIS STORM TAKE SHELTER NOW.
 
 
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A
STRONG BUILDING.  DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...
AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
 
 
SLEIGHTER
 
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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

Local storm report, Jun 8, 1:35 PM CDT, 5 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
130 PM EST THU JUN 8 1995

TIME(EST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1200 xPM    NEEDMORE                  IN   WIND DAMAGE
6/8/95     BROWN                          *** 2 INJ ***
                                          ONE TREE FELL ON A PICKUP
                                          TRUCK
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 2:11 PM CDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
INDSPSIND
TTAA00 KIND DDHHMM
INZ040>042-048>050-056>059-064>066-071>075-077>080-082100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
211 PM EST THU JUN 8 1995

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES THAT WERE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST
INDIANA HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.  AS OF 210 PM EST NO WATCHES WERE
IN EFFECT ANYWHERE IN INDIANA.

ELSON
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 2:14 PM CDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before
INDSPSIND
TTAA00 KIND DDHHMM
INZ040>042-048>050-056>059-064>066-071>075-077>080-082100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
211 PM EST THU JUN 8 1995

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES THAT WERE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST
INDIANA HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.  AS OF 210 PM EST NO WATCHES WERE
IN EFFECT ANYWHERE IN INDIANA.

ELSON
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
INZ001>092-090300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
350 PM  EST THU JUN 08 1995

IN INDIANA A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTH
OF TERRE HAUTE TO 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLUMBUS...AND WEST OF A
LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLUMBUS TO LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY.

SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE BLOOMINGTON...SEYMOUR...BEDFORD...
NEW ALBANY...JASPER...EVANSVILLE...AND VINCENNES.

REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS 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.

ELSON
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 4:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
INZ001>092-090300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
450 PM  EST THU JUN 08 1995

IN INDIANA A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTH
OF TERRE HAUTE TO 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLUMBUS...AND WEST OF A
LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLUMBUS TO LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY.

SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE BLOOMINGTON...SEYMOUR...BEDFORD...
NEW ALBANY...JASPER...EVANSVILLE...AND VINCENNES.

NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED OR DETECTED IN THE SOUTHERN HALD OF
THE HOOSIER STATE IN THE PAST HOUR. MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS
WELL TO THE WEST...WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LOUIS MISSOURI.

REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN
AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.    BP
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 5:49 PM CDT, 1 hour before
INZ002>089-090300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
550 PM  EST THU JUN 08 1995

IN INDIANA A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTH
OF TERRE HAUTE TO 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLUMBUS...AND WEST OF A
LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLUMBUS TO LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY.

SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE BLOOMINGTON...SEYMOUR...BEDFORD...
NEW ALBANY...JASPER...EVANSVILLE...AND VINCENNES.

NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED OR DETECTED IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF
THE HOOSIER STATE IN THE PAST HOUR. MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS
WELL TO THE WEST...THE LEADING EDGE OF THE PRECIPITATION IS EAST OF
SAINT LOUIS MISSOURI.

REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN
AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.                                         BP

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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.