Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 166, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 1995, 4:57 PM CDT for Vanderburgh County, Indiana. It was in force for 33 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 21, 1995, 4:57 PM CDT (21:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 1995, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Vanderburgh County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 228 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
- 223 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 650 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KEVV 212158 RRA SVREVV INC163-212230- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EVANSVILLE IN 457 PM CDT WED JUN 21 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EVANSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA ...VANDERBURGH COUNTY AT 455 PM CDT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED JUST EAST OF EVANSVILLE. THE STORM WAS MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH AND SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE CITY OF EVANSVILLE BY 510 PM CDT. TAKE COVER IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. 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. BLOCK
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 21, 3:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 335 PM EST WED JUN 21 1995 TIME (EST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... .
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 3:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
INZ037-039-046>048-054>056-212115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 347 PM EST WED JUN 21 1995 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY EXPIRED AT 345 PM EST... AT 345 PM EST STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER THE SOUTHERH HALF OF MARION COUNTY WITH THE STORMS MOVING TO THE WEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. RADAR INDICATED THAT THESE STORMS HAVE DECREASED IN INTENSITY DURING THE PAST HALF. THESE STORMS WILL STILL CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS. PERSONS IN MARION COUNTY AS WELL THE GREATER INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR FLOODED ROADWAYS AND ESPECIALLY UNDERPASSES THAT NORMALLY FLOOD DURING HEAVY RAINS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO WALK THROUGH OR DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. RPG
Local storm report, Jun 21, 3:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 355 PM EST WED JUN 21 1995 TIME (EST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... ...REMARKS... 310 PM SOUTHPORT AT EMERSON IN 3 TO 4 INCH DIA TREES 06/21/95 MARION DOWN 323 PM 16TH STREET AT SPEEDWAY 3/4 INCH HAIL 06/21/95 MARION 330 PM 4300 IN SHADELAND 1 INCH HAIL 06/21/95 MARION TA
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 4:08 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
INZ010-011-013-015>089-212230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 408 PM EST WED JUN 21 1995 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST PORTION OF CENTRAL INDIANA...EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST INDIANA UNTIL 8 PM EST... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL INDIANA...WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA UNTIL 9 PM EST... AT 405 PM EST STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA WITH THE STORMS MOVING TO THE WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENT AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RPG
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 4:09 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
INZ010-011-013-015>089-212230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 408 PM EST WED JUN 21 1995 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST PORTION OF CENTRAL INDIANA...EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST INDIANA UNTIL 8 PM EST... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL INDIANA...WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA UNTIL 9 PM EST... AT 405 PM EST STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA WITH THE STORMS MOVING TO THE WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PE2RSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENT AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RPG
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 4:23 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
INZ026-027-033-034-041-042-049-050-212200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 423 PM EST WED JUN 21 1995 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA EXPIRED AT 415 PM EST... AT 420 PM EST RADAR INDICATED THAT THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED WESTWARD INTO DELAWARE AND HENRY COUNTIES. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DO HOWEVER CONTINUE ACROSS RANDOLPH COUNTY AND MAY STILL CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. PERSONS IN RANDOLPH COUNTY SHOULD BE ALERT FOR FLOODING OF LOCAL ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS THAT NORMALLY FLOOD DURING HEAVY RAINS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO WALK THROUGH OR DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. RPG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Monroe | 39 min |
| Jun 20, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Knox | 45 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 20, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Posey | 44 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, 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
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.