Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 233, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 22, 1995, 5:06 PM EST for Saint Joseph County, Michigan. It was in force for 25 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 22, 1995, 5:06 PM EST (22:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 22, 1995, 5:31 PM EST
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Saint Joseph County, MI
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 344 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 845 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSBN 222206 RRA SVRSBN MIC149-222240- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN 506 PM EST SAT JUL 22 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SOUTH BEND HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 640 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN ...ST JOSEPH COUNTY MICHIGAN AT 605 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LOCATED JUST EAST OF COREY OR 22 MILES OUTH SOUTHWEST OF KALAMAZOO. MOVEMENT IS TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH. COMMUNITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...CENTREVILLE...NOTTAWA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. SPRIGGS
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, Jul 22, 3:05 PM EST, 2 hours 1 minute before
INZ002>005-010>016-019>023-028>031-035>039-043>047-051>054-060>062- 067>069-081-082-085>087-222110- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 305 PM EST SAT JUL 22 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 800 PM EST FOR THE NORTHWEST HALF OF INDIANA... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO WEST CENTRAL INDIANA... AT 305 PM EST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM COVINGTON TO TERRE HAUTE TO VINCENNES THEN TO EVANSVILLE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST AND EFFECT THE CITIES OF CRAWFORDSVILLE...GREENCASTLE AND SPENCER THROUGH 330 PM. STRONG WINDS TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AS THE STORMS APPROACH. LASHLEY
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 3:06 PM EST, 2 hours before
INZ002>005-010>016-019>023-028>031-035>039-043>047-051>054-060>062- 067>069-081-082-085>087-222110- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 305 PM EST SAT JUL 22 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 800 PM EST FOR THE NORTHWEST HALF OF INDIANA... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO WEST CENTRAL INDIANA... AT 305 PM EST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM COVINGTON TO TERRE HAUTE TO VINCENNES THEN TO EVANSVILLE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST AND EFFECT THE CITIES OF CRAWFORDSVILLE...GREENCASTLE AND SPENCER THROUGH 330 PM. STRONG WINDS TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AS THE STORMS APPROACH. LASHLEY
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 3:15 PM EST, 1 hour 51 minutes before
INZ001>092-230200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 315 PM EST SAT JUL 22 1995 IN INDIANA A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA EAST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES EAST OF SOUTH BEND...TO INDIANAPOLIS...TO 25 MILES EAST OF EVANSVILLE. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE FORT WAYNE...MUNCIE...MARION.... SHELBYVILLE...COLUMBUS...RICHMOND...LAWRENCEBURG...AND MADISON. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN PART OF INDIANA UNTIL 800 PM EST. 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. SBH
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 4:40 PM EST, 26 minutes before
INZ002-003-010>013-019-020-028-029-035-036-043>045-051>053-060-061- 067>069-081-082-085>087-222230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 441 PM EST SAT JUL 22 1995 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN WESTERN INDIANA IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST OF SOUTH BEND TO 20 MILES EAST OF EVANSVILLE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FOR THE REST OF WESTERN INDIANA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST FOR THE EASTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL PARTS OF INDIANA. SBH
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 4:41 PM EST, 25 minutes before
INZ002-003-010>013-019-020-028-029-035-036-043>045-051>053-060-061- 067>069-081-082-085>087-222230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 441 PM EST SAT JUL 22 1995 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN WESTERN INDIANA IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST OF SOUTH BEND TO 20 MILES EAST OF EVANSVILLE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FOR THE REST OF WESTERN INDIANA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST FOR THE EASTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL PARTS OF INDIANA. SBH
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 4:49 PM EST, 17 minutes before
INZ057-065-072-222245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 449 PM EST SAT JUL 22 1995 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS RUSHVILLE...GREENSBURG AND NORTH VERNON BETWEEN 450 AND 515 PM. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS CAN EXPECT BRIEF WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. AT 445 PM THE LEADING EDGE OF AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR SHELBYVILLE TO EAST OF COLUMBUS. A WIND GUST TO 55 MPH WAS REPORTED AT THE COLUMBUS AIRPORT AT 435 PM EST. SBH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 3:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Berrien | 35 min |
| Jul 22, 4:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Berrien | 29 min |
| Jul 22, 4:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Cass | 54 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.