Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 239, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 1995, 4:51 PM EST for Perry County, Spencer County, Indiana. It was in force for 54 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 23, 1995, 4:51 PM EST (21:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 1995, 5:45 PM EST
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Perry County, IN, Spencer County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
- 324 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -141 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 894 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KEVV 232152 RRA SVREVV INC123-147-232245- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EVANSVILLE IN 451 PM CDT (451 PM EST) SUN JUL 23 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EVANSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 545 PM CDT (545 PM EST) FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA ...PERRY COUNTY...SPENCER COUNTY AT 450 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA NEAR...DALE AND LINCOLN CITY IN INDIANA...ABOUT 30 MILES EAST OF EVANSVILLE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL REACH ST MEINRAD AND BRISTOL BY 515 PM CDT. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS MOVE INDOORS. 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. NIEMEIER
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 23, 3:19 PM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
INZ028>030-035>049-051>057-060>065-070>072-232100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 319 PM EST SUN JUL 23 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM TIL 7 PM EST FOR SOUTH HALF OF INDIANA... AT 315 PM EST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER EXTREME EASTERN AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN INDIANA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE OCCURRING FROM JUST SOUTHEAST OF INDIANAPOLIS SOUTHWEST TO BLOOMINGTON AND VINCENNES. OTHER STRONG STORMS WILL MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...INCLUDING THE TERRE HAUTE AREA BY 330 PM EST. OTHER STORMS WERE EXITING EASTERN INDIANA NEAR RICHMOND ALL STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 25 MPH. IF STORMS APPROACH...BE SAFE AND GO TO A RENINFORCED SHELTER. DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL...FLOODING RAINS...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE. TUCEK
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 3:19 PM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
INZ028>030-035>049-051>057-060>065-070>072-232100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED HEADLINE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 319 PM EST SUN JUL 23 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 7 PM EST FOR SOUTH HALF OF INDIANA... AT 315 PM EST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER EXTREME EASTERN AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN INDIANA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE OCCURRING FROM JUST SOUTHEAST OF INDIANAPOLIS SOUTHWEST TO BLOOMINGTON AND VINCENNES. OTHER STRONG STORMS WILL MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...INCLUDING THE TERRE HAUTE AREA BY 330 PM EST. OTHER STORMS WERE EXITING EASTERN INDIANA NEAR RICHMOND ALL STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 25 MPH. IF STORMS APPROACH...BE SAFE AND GO TO A RENINFORCED SHELTER. DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL...FLOODING RAINS...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE. TUCEK
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 3:24 PM EST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
INZ028>030-035>049-051>057-060>065-070>072-232100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED HEADLINE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 319 PM EST SUN JUL 23 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 7 PM EST FOR SOUTH HALF OF INDIANA... AT 315 PM EST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER EXTREME EASTERN AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN INDIANA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE OCCURRING FROM JUST SOUTHEAST OF INDIANAPOLIS SOUTHWEST TO BLOOMINGTON AND VINCENNES. OTHER STRONG STORMS WILL MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...INCLUDING THE TERRE HAUTE AREA BY 330 PM EST. OTHER STORMS WERE EXITING EASTERN INDIANA NEAR RICHMOND ALL STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 25 MPH. IF STORMS APPROACH...BE SAFE AND GO TO A RENINFORCED SHELTER. DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL...FLOODING RAINS...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE. TUCEK
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 3:59 PM EST, 52 minutes before
INZ035>037-043>046-051>054-060>062-232155- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 400 PM EST SUN JUL 23 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 7 PM EST FOR SOUTH HALF OF INDIANA... AT 355 PM EST STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO WEST CENTRAL INDIANA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR ROCKVILLE IN PARKE COUNTY TO TERRE HAUTE AND THEN SOUTHWEST INTO ILLINOIS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MPH. PERSONS IN EASTERN PARKE SOUNTY...BOATERS ON RACCOON RESERVOIR AND PERSONS IN EASTERN VIGO AND CLAY COUNTIES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES. ALSO LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RPG(
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 4:00 PM EST, 51 minutes before
INZ035>037-043>046-051>054-060>062-232155- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 400 PM EST SUN JUL 23 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 7 PM EST FOR SOUTH HALF OF INDIANA... AT 355 PM EST STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO WEST CENTRAL INDIANA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR ROCKVILLE IN PARKE COUNTY TO TERRE HAUTE AND THEN SOUTHWEST INTO ILLINOIS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MPH. PERSONS IN EASTERN PARKE SOUNTY...BOATERS ON RACCOON RESERVOIR AND PERSONS IN EASTERN VIGO AND CLAY COUNTIES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES. ALSO LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RPG
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 4:26 PM EST, 25 minutes before
INZ032>089-232215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 426 PM EST SUN JUL 23 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 7 PM EST FOR SOUTH HALF OF INDIANA... AT 420 PM EST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM RICHMOND TO COLUMBUS TO EVANSVILLE. ANOTHER AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER WESTCENTRAL INDIANA FROM GREENCASTLE TO SULLIVAN. ALL OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR GREENCASTLE AND JUST SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBUS. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED WITHIN THE HALF HOUR WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SAFE AREAS IN A SUITABLE SHELTER AND BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HAVEN ON SHORE AREAS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAINS AND PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RPG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox | 61 min |
| Jul 23, 2:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Marion | 52 min |
| Jul 23, 2:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Martin | 35 min |
| Jul 23, 4:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Dubois | 57 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.