Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 123, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 1995, 7:19 PM EST for Dubois County, Spencer County, Indiana. It was in force for 41 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 1995, 7:19 PM EST (00:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 1995, 8:00 PM EST
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Dubois County, IN, Spencer County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 231 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
- 3366 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1273 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KEVV 090022 RRA SVREVV INC037-147-090100- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EVANSVILLE IN 719 PM CDT (719 PM EST) THU JUN 8 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EVANSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM CDT (800 PM EST) FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA ...DUBOIS COUNTY...SPENCER COUNTY AT 715 PM CDT...A CLUSTER OF STRONG AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS WARRICK COUNTY INDIANA. 1 INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED IN THE NEWBURG AREA SHORTLY AFTER THE 7 PM CDT. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LINCOLN CITY AND FERDINAND ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. IF YOU LIVE IN THE WARNED AREA...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. MM &
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, 2:14 PM EST, 5 hours 5 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 EST, 3 hours 24 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 EST, 2 hours 29 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 EST, 1 hour 30 minutes 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
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 6:57 PM EST, 22 minutes before
INZ060>064-067>072-076>078-081>089-090100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 657 PM EST THU JUN 8 1995 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PART OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 1000 PM EST... AT 645 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING AROUND EVANSVILLE. THEY WILL MOVE EAST ALONG THE OHIO RIVER. OTHER STORMS WERE OVER SOUTH ILLINOIS. THEY WERE MOVING EAST AND SHOULD REACH SOUTHWEST INDIANA BETWEEN 800 AND 830 PM. THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA SHOULD LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. DS
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 6:59 PM EST, 20 minutes before
INZ060>064-067>072-076>078-081>089-090100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 657 PM EST THU JUN 8 1995 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PART OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 1000 PM EST... AT 645 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING AROUND EVANSVILLE. THEY WILL MOVE EAST ALONG THE OHIO RIVER. OTHER STORMS WERE OVER SOUTH ILLINOIS. THEY WERE MOVING EAST AND SHOULD REACH SOUTHWEST INDIANA BETWEEN 800 AND 830 PM. THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA SHOULD LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. DS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 7:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Warrick | 29 min |
| Jun 8, 7:42 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Spencer, Warrick | 63 min |
| Jun 8, 8:15 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Perry | 45 min |
| Jun 8, 8:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Posey, Vanderburgh | 59 min |
| Jun 8, 9:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Spencer, Warrick | 63 min |
| Jun 8, 9:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Perry | 63 min |
| Jun 9, 5:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Gibson, Vanderburgh | 46 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995
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.