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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 143, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 20, 1995Clay County, Vigo County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 1995, 5:51 PM EST for Clay County, Vigo County, Indiana. It was in force for 69 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 20, 1995, 5:51 PM EST (22:51 UTC)
Expired: Jun 20, 1995, 7:00 PM EST
In force: 69 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Whole counties

Counties Clay County, IN, Vigo County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 141 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 694 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1569 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 103 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.

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TTAA00 KIND 202255 RRA
SVRIND
INC021-167-210000-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
551 PM EST TUE JUN 20 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  700 PM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA
 
   ...NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY...VIGO COUNTY
 
STATE POLICE REPORT HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE IN PARKE COUNTY SOUTHEAST OF
ROCKVILLE AT 550 PM. THIS STORM WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH BRAZI
ATERRE HAUTE.
 
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTIONl MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.  HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO
DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
 
 
 
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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

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 2:17 PM EST, 3 hours 34 minutes before

INZ057-065-202015-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
215 PM EST TUE JUN 20 1995

...THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING OVER PARTS OF RUSH AND DECATUR COUNTIES
BY 300 PM. THE STORMS WILL HAVE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY
RAINFALL. HAIL AND STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. THE STORMS HAVE
PRODUCED LARGE HAIL.

AT 210 PM...THE STORMS WERE IN THE CONNERSVILLE AREA. THEY WERE
MOVING SOUTHWEST TOWARD NEW SALEM. PEOPLE IN RUSH AND DECATUR
COUNTIES SHOULD MOVE INDOORS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS THREATEN.

DS

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 3:05 PM EST, 2 hours 46 minutes before

INZ042-046>080-082-083-087-210200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
305 PM EST TUE JUN 20 1995

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 9 PM EST...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 9 PM EST.

IN INDIANA THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDES THAT PORTION SOUTH
OF A LINE FROM TERRE HAUTE TO 40 MILES NORTH OF RICHMOND...EAST OF A
LINE FROM TERRE HAUTE TO 10 MILES EAST OF EVANSVILLE AND NORTH OF A
LINE FROM 10 MILES EAST OF EVANSVILLE TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF
LAWRENCEBURG.

SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE INDIANAPOLIS...BLOOMINGTON
...SEYMOUR...MADISON...RICHMOND...JASPER...TERRE HAUTE...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.

TMA

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 3:06 PM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes before

INZ042-046>080-082-083-087-210200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
305 PM EST TUE JUN 20 1995

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 9 PM EST...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 9 PM EST.

IN INDIANA THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDES THAT PORTION SOUTH
OF A LINE FROM TERRE HAUTE TO 40 MILES NORTH OF RICHMOND...EAST OF A
LINE FROM TERRE HAUTE TO 10 MILES EAST OF EVANSVILLE AND NORTH OF A
LINE FROM 10 MILES EAST OF EVANSVILLE TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF
LAWRENCEBURG.

SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE INDIANAPOLIS...BLOOMINGTON
...SEYMOUR...MADISON...RICHMOND...JASPER...TERRE HAUTE...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 CONDITIOtNS AND LISTEN FOR LATER
STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

TMA

Local storm report, Jun 20, 5:30 PM EST, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
530 PM EST TUE JUN 20 1995

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

1637 PM    PLAINFIELD                IN   0.75 INCH HAIL
6/20/95    HENDRICKS

1645 PM    SOUTH OF PLAINFIELD       IN   1.00 TO 2.50 INCH HAIL
6/20/95    HENDRICKS                      TRUCK AND TRAILER
                                          DAMAGED

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Local storm report, Jun 20, 5:36 PM EST, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
530 PM EST TUE JUN 20 1995

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

1637 PM    PLAINFIELD                IN   0.75 INCH HAIL
6/20/95    HENDRICKS

1645 PM    SOUTH OF PLAINFIELD       IN   1.00 TO 2.50 INCH HAIL
6/20/95    HENDRICKS                      TRUCK AND TRAILER
                                          DAMAG:ED

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 5:46 PM EST, 5 minutes before

INZ001>092-210500-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
546 PM EST TUE JUN 20 1995

IN INDIANA A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES
NORTHWEST OF EVANSVILLE TO NEAR CINCINNATI OHIO.

SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE EVANSVILLE...JASPER...NEW ALBANY AND VEVAY.

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.

ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST FOR
THE REST OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AND PARTS OF CENTRAL INDIANA.

ZIMMERMAN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 20, 3:22 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Henry	63 min
Jun 20, 3:22 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Rush	53 min
Jun 20, 4:32 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hendricks	43 min
Jun 20, 5:22 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Putnam	53 min
Jun 20, 5:22 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Morgan	33 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.