Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 18, 1996, 4:05 PM EST for Ripley County, Indiana. It was in force for 55 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 18, 1996, 4:05 PM EST (21:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 1996, 5:00 PM EST
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Ripley County, IN
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 4:54 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Batesville, IN |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1255 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 500 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 535 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 KILN 182103 RRA SVRILN INC041-047-137-182200- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 405 PM EST THU JAN 18 1996 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA ...FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA ...FRANKLIN COUNTY...RIPLEY COUNTY DOPPLER RADAR IS INDICATING A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST INDIANA. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS RIPLEY COUNTY AND INTO FAYETTE AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS SINCE THEY CAN EASILY SHATTER IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WINDS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR APPLIANCES UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. LOTT
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.
NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jan 18, 2:40 PM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 2:40 PM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
FORECAST COORDINATION MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 240 PM EST THU JAN 18 1996 WL BE SHORT WITH DISCUSSION DESPITE SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT. WIND FIELDS ARE VERY IMPRESSIVE...ESPECIALLY SPEED SHEAR. BIG ? IS HOW TO HANDLE DAMAGING WINDS IF THEY OCCUR. NO THUNDER HAS BEEN REPORTED THUS FAR AND WOULD HAVE TO GO WITH NPW FOR 1 HR OR LESS AS LINE OF SHOWERS MOVE THRU. ALSO ? WHETHER GUSTS WL REACH 58 MPH IN THESE SHOWERS. OTHER THAN TORNADO...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND HIGH MESOSCALE WINDS... WL ALSO BE THINKING ABOUT RIVER FLOODING...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW...OH...ALMOST FORGOT THE ARCTIC AIRMASS. BELIEVE FROPA THRU CVG...LUK AND DAY AROUND 06Z AND CMH BY 09Z. TEMP WL PLUMMET AND WL ISSUE SPS FOR DRAMATIC COLD FRONT...HIGHLIGHTING PLUNGE AND WIND CHILLS. DO NOT THINK SNOW ACCUMULATION A PROBLEM. SNOW LINGERED OVER MO TODAY BUT 500 MB LOW LIFTS NE AND OPENS UP AND NVA OVER OUR RGN FRI MORNG SO LESS THAN 1 INCH ACCUM. BELIEVE SLEET AND ZR WL LAST 2 TO 3 HRS BEHIND FNT. NO TIME FOR NUMBERS BUT WL HIGHLIGHT FALLING DAYTIME TEMPS ON FRI. BELIEVE SINGLE DIGITS POSS SAT MORNG IF CLRG TAKES PLACE. NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHING SAT WL BRING INC CLDS OR BECMG CLDY FOR SAT. SANDLER
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 18, 10:45 AM EST, 5 hours 20 minutes before
OHZ015-016-024>026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082- 088-INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-182200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1045 AM EST THU JAN 18 1996 ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST INDIANA AND OHIO... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND GREAT LAKES BY TONIGHT. AS THE INTENSIFYING LOW APPROACHES ...VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE. TRAVELLERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SANDLER
Special weather statement, Jan 18, 10:46 AM EST, 5 hours 19 minutes before
OHZ015-016-024>026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082- 088-INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-182200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1045 AM EST THU JAN 18 1996 ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST INDIANA AND OHIO... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND GREAT LAKES BY TONIGHT. AS THE INTENSIFYING LOW APPROACHES ...VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE. TRAVELLERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SANDLER
Special weather statement, Jan 18, 2:05 PM EST, 2 hours before
INZ058-066-050-190000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 206 PM EST THU JAN 18 1996 ...THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN KANSAS CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 7 PM EST... AT 200 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE STRETCHING ACROSS WESTERN INDIANA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE TO THE EAST AND APPROACH RICHMOND BY 6 PM. THE LEADING EDGE OF MAINLY RAIN SHOWERS WILL REACH EAST CENTRAL INDIANA BY 4 PM. UNSEASONABLY WARM AND MOIST AIR HAS SPREAD INTO THE OHIO VALLEY...OUT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THIS COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS EASTERN INDIANA TO PRODUCE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE COUNTIES IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE: FAYETTE...FRANKLIN...AND WAYNE COUNTIES 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 STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE. KEJLLS
Special weather statement, Jan 18, 2:06 PM EST, 1 hour 59 minutes before
INZ058-066-050-190000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 206 PM EST THU JAN 18 1996 ...THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN KANSAS CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 7 PM EST... AT 200 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE STRETCHING ACROSS WESTERN INDIANA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE TO THE EAST AND APPROACH RICHMOND BY 6 PM. THE LEADING EDGE OF MAINLY RAIN SHOWERS WILL REACH EAST CENTRAL INDIANA BY 4 PM. UNSEASONABLY WARM AND MOIST AIR HAS SPREAD INTO THE OHIO VALLEY...OUT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THIS COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS EASTERN INDIANA TO PRODUCE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE COUNTIES IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE: FAYETTE...FRANKLIN...AND WAYNE COUNTIES 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 STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE. KELLS
Special weather statement, Jan 18, 3:05 PM EST, 1 hour before
INZ074-058-066-075-073-080-050-KYZ091-097-093-089-090-095-092-099- 094-096-201-190100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 305 PM EST THU JAN 18 1996 ...THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNANDO WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 8 PM EST... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 7 PM EST... AT 245 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL INDIANA. THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AND BE SITUATED NEAR A LINE FROM RICHMOND...INDIANA SOUTHWARD TO CARROLLTON...KENTUCKY BY 4 PM. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP UNSEASONABLY WARM AND MOIST AIR NORTHWARD INTO PORTIONS OF EASTERN INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY. A SQUALL LINE WILL PUSH TO THE EAST AND ACROSS THE AREA DURING EVENING. THIS LINE WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR THE SEVERE WEATHER. THE COUNTIES IN THE TORNADO WATCH INCLUDE: IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA: DEARBORN...OHIO...RIPLEY...AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY: BOONE...BRACKEN...CAMPBELL...CARROLL...GALLATIN...GRANT...KENTON...MASON OWEN...AND PENDLETON COUNTIES. THE COUNTIES IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDE: IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA: FAYETTE...FRANKLIN...AND WAYNE COUNTIES REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND 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 STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. KELLS
Special weather statement, Jan 18, 3:10 PM EST, 55 minutes before
INZ074-058-066-075-073-080-050-KYZ091-097-093-089-090-095-092-099- 094-096-201-190100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 305 PM EST THU JAN 18 1996 ...THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNANDO WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 8 PM EST... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 7 PM EST... AT 245 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL INDIANA. THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AND BE SITUATED NEAR A LINE FROM RICHMOND...INDIANA SOUTHWARD TO CARROLLTON...KENTUCKY BY 4 PM. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP UNSEASONABLY WARM AND MOIST AIR NORTHWARD INTO PORTIONS OF EASTERN INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY. A SQUALL LINE WILL PUSH TO THE EAST AND ACROSS THE AREA DURING EVENING. THIS LINE WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR THE SEVERE WEATHER. THE COUNTIES IN THE TORNADO WATCH INCLUDE: IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA: DEARBORN...OHIO...RIPLEY...AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY: BOONE...BRACKEN...CAMPBELL...CARROLL...GALLATIN...GRANT...KENTON...MASON OWEN...AND PENDLETON COUNTIES. THE COUNTIES IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDE: IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA: FAYETTE...FRANKLIN...AND WAYNE COUNTIES REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND 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 STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. KELLS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 4:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fayette, Franklin | 55 min |
| Jan 18, 4:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Wayne | 50 min |
| Jan 18, 4:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Union | 43 min |
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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.