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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 173, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 21, 1995Gallatin County, Illinois

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 1995, 6:00 PM CDT for Gallatin County, Illinois. It was in force for 30 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 21, 1995, 6:00 PM CDT (23:00 UTC)
Expired: Jun 21, 1995, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Whole counties

County Gallatin County, IL

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 232 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: 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

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KEVV 212301 RRA
SVREVV
ILC059-212330-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EVANSVILLE IN
600 PM CDT WED JUN 21 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EVANSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  630 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
 
   ...GALLATIN COUNTY
 
AT 558 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR JUNCTION
ILLINOIS MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH. TREES WERE REPORTED BLOWN DOWN IN
SHAWNEETOWN WHEN THE STORM MOVED THROUGH. TAKE COVER IF THREATENING
WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA.
 
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
 
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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 21, 3:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 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, 1 hour 52 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, 1 hour 51 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, 1 hour 37 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

Local storm report, Jun 21, 5:03 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
505 PM EST WED JUN 21 1995

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

335 PM     VALLONIA                  IN   WIND DAMAGE
6/21/95    JACKSON                        TREE FELL ON CAR

335 PM     INDIANAPOLIS              IN   1.00 INCH HAIL
6/21/95    MARION

400 PM     6W LEBANON                IN   WIND DAMAGE
6/21/95    BOONE                          3 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN

417 PM     N ANDERSON                IN   1.00 INCH HAIL
6/21/95    MADISON

440 PM     ELWOOD                    IN   0.75 INCH HAIL
6/21/95    MADISON

443 PM     ELWOOD                    IN   1.00 INCH HAIL
6/21/95    MADISON

Local storm report, Jun 21, 5:05 PM CDT, 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
505 PM EST WED JUN 21 1995

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

335 PM     VALLONIA                  IN   WIND DAMAGE
6/21/95    JACKSON                        TREE FELL ON CAR

335 PM     INDIANAPOLIS              IN   1.00 INCH HAIL
6/21/95    MARION

400 PM     6W LEBANON                IN   WIND DAMAGE
6/21/95    BOONE                          3 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN

417 PM     N ANDERSON                IN   1.00 INCH HAIL
6/21/95    MADISON

440 PM     ELWOOD                    IN   0.75 INCH HAIL
6/21/95    MADISON

443 PM     ELWOOD                    IN   1.00 INCH HAIL
6/21/95    MADISON

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 20, 7:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Lawrence	45 min
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

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.