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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 145, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 1995, 7:30 PM CDT for Lawrence County, Illinois; Knox County, Indiana. It was in force for 45 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 20, 1995, 7:30 PM CDT (00:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 1995, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Lawrence County, IL, Knox County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 299 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
- 864 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 947 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KEVV 210030 RRA SVREVV ILC101-INC083-190115- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EVANSVILLE IN 730 PM CDT (730 PM EST) SUN JUN 18 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EVANSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 815 PM CDT (815 PM EST) FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS ...LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA ...KNOX COUNTY AT 725 PM CDT...A SEVERE WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 64 MPH WINDS WITH A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR BRUCEVILLE...10 MILES NORTH OF VINCENNES. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 20 MPH. LAWRENCEVILLE AND VINCENNES ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. IF YOU ARTE 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. &
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, 5:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 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
Local storm report, Jun 20, 6:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 615 PM EST TUE JUN 20 1995 TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... 1750 PM MILROY IN 60 TO 70 MPH 6/20/95 RUSH 1805 PM IN 1.00 INCH HAIL 6/20/95 CLAY/VIGO COUNTY LINE
Local storm report, Jun 20, 6:38 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 640 PM EST TUE JUN 20 1995 TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... 627 PM SEELYVILLE IN 50 TO 60 MPH WINDS 6/20/95 VIGO 0.25 INCH HAIL
Local storm report, Jun 20, 6:40 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 640 PM EST TUE JUN 20 1995 TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... 627 PM SEELYVILLE IN 50 TO 60 MPH WINDS 6/20/95 VIGO 0.25 INCH HAIL
Local storm report, Jun 20, 7:26 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 727 PM EST TUE JUN 20 1995 TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... 700 PM FLATROCK IN 7-10 TREES AND POWER 6/20/95 SHELBY LINES BLOWN DOWN 703 PM BLOOMINGTON IN TREES AND POWER LINES 6/20/95 MONROE BLOWN DOWN ON EAST SIDE
Local storm report, Jun 20, 7:27 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 727 PM EST TUE JUN 20 1995 TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... 700 PM FLATROCK IN 7-10 TREES AND POWER 6/20/95 SHELBY LINES BLOWN DOWN 703 PM BLOOMINGTON IN TREES AND POWER LINES 6/20/95 MONROE BLOWN DOWN ON EAST SIDE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Richland | 41 min |
| Jun 20, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Wabash | 42 min |
| Jun 20, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jasper | 42 min |
| Jun 20, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Wayne | 29 min |
| Jun 20, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Edwards | 29 min |
| Jun 20, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | White | 44 min |
| Jun 20, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Wayne | 32 min |
| Jun 21, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Gallatin | 30 min |
| Jun 20, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Monroe | 39 min |
| Jun 20, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Gibson | 44 min |
| Jun 20, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Spencer | 41 min |
| Jun 21, 12:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Rush | 61 min |
| Jun 21, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock | 60 min |
| Jun 21, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Rush | 66 min |
| Jun 21, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Marion | 47 min |
| Jun 21, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Perry | 59 min |
| Jun 21, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Randolph | 56 min |
| Jun 21, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jennings | 40 min |
| Jun 21, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton | 60 min |
| Jun 21, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Martin | 44 min |
| Jun 21, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Tipton | 61 min |
| Jun 21, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Vermillion, Vigo | 45 min |
| Jun 21, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Vanderburgh | 33 min |
| Jun 21, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone | 41 min |
| Jun 21, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Howard | 69 min |
| Jun 21, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clinton | 48 min |
| Jun 21, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Morgan | 40 min |
| Jun 21, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Posey | 31 min |
| Jun 21, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Miami | 49 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.