Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 146, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 29, 1996, 8:55 PM EST for Carroll County, Cass County, Indiana. It was in force for 50 min. 2 reports 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
- Oct 29, 1996, 8:55 PM EST (01:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 29, 1996, 9:45 PM EST
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Carroll County, IN, Cass County, IN
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 9:03 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind | Flora, IN | |
| Oct 29, 9:44 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind | Logansport, 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
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 268 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 917 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 354 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 377 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 8.9
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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, Oct 29, 6:34 PM EST, 2 hours 21 minutes before
INZ021>023-028>031-038-300100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 634 PM EST TUE OCT 29 1996 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF INDIANA UNTIL 11 PM EST... THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM DANVILLE ILLINOIS TO MARION TO ELKHART. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE...GARY...LAPORTE...SOUTH BEND ...PLYMOUTH...RENSSELAER...WARSAW...PERU...KOKOMO AND LAFAYETTE. AT 633 PM EST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING EXTREME NORTHWEST INDIANA. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING RAPIDLY EAST AT 50 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH 8 PM EST. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS ALREADY PRODUCED WIND DAMAGE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH HAVE BEEN COMMON WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. TMA
Special weather statement, Oct 29, 6:36 PM EST, 2 hours 19 minutes before
INZ021>023-028>031-038-300100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 634 PM EST TUE OCT 29 1996 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF INDIANA UNTIL 11 PM EST... THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM DANVILLE ILLINOIS TO MARION TO ELKHART. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE...GARY...LAPORTE...SOUTH BEND ...PLYMOUTH...RENSSELAER...WARSAW...PERU...KOKOMO AND LAFAYETTE. AT 633 PM EST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING EXTREME NORTHWEST INDIANA. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING RAPIDLY EAST AT 50 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH 8 PM EST. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS ALREADY PRODUCED WIND DAMAGE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH HAVE BEEN COMMON WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS XEVENING AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. TMA
Special weather statement, Oct 29, 7:03 PM EST, 1 hour 52 minutes before
INZ035>037-039>041-043>049-051>057-060>065-067>071-076-077-081>089- 300500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 705 PM EST TUE OCT 29 1996 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA DOES NOT INCLUDE EXTREME EASTERN OR SOUTHEAST INDIANA. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MUNCIE TO 30 WEST MILES WEST OF LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO INCLUDES ALL OF INDIANA WHICH IS JUST SOUTH OF THE TORNADO WATCH. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ARE...CRAWFORDSVILLE...TERRE HAUTE...INDIANAPOLIS...ANDERSON... SULLIVAN...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...SEYMOUR...JASPER AND EVANSVILLE. AT 700 PM EST RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM EXTREME NORTHWEST INDIANA TO JUST EAST OF SAINT LOUIS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH AND HAVE PRODUCED 60 MPH WIND GUSTS ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS. REPEATING...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA UNTIL MIDNIGHT. HENDRICKSON
Special weather statement, Oct 29, 7:05 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes before
INZ035>037-039>041-043>049-051>057-060>065-067>071-076-077-081>089- 300500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 705 PM EST TUE OCT 29 1996 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA DOES NOT INCLUDE EXTREME EASTERN OR SOUTHEAST INDIANA. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MUNCIE TO 30 WEST MILES WEST OF LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO INCLUDES ALL OF INDIANA WHICH IS JUST SOUTH OF THE TORNADO WATCH. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ARE...CRAWFORDSVILLE...TERRE HAUTE...INDIANAPOLIS...ANDERSON... SULLIVAN...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...SEYMOUR...JASPER AND EVANSVILLE. AT 700 PM EST RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM EXTREME NORTHWEST INDIANA TO JUST EAST OF SAINT LOUIS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH AND HAVE PRODUCED 60 MPH WIND GUSTS ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS. REPEATING...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA UNTIL MIDNIGHT. HENDRICKSON
Special weather statement, Oct 29, 8:50 PM EST, 5 minutes before
INZ006>009-017-018-025>027-033-034-042-300700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 852 PM EST TUE OCT 29 1996 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEAST INDIANA UNTIL 200 AM EST. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS FOR THAT PART OF INDIANA ALONG AND NORTH OF WINCHESTER AND ALSO EAST OF THE TORNADO WATCH WHICH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST INDIANA. ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA UNTIL MIDNIGHT. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTHEAST INDIANA ARE...ANGOLA...FORT WAYNE...BLUFFTON AND HUNTINGTON. AT 845 PM EST A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF SOUTH BEND TO JUST WEST OF TERRE HAUTE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. REPEATING...A NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEAST INDIANA UNTIL 200 AM EST. HENDRICKSON
Special weather statement, Oct 29, 8:52 PM EST, 3 minutes before
INZ006>009-017-018-025>027-033-034-042-300700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 852 PM EST TUE OCT 29 1996 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEAST INDIANA UNTIL 200 AM EST. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS FOR THAT PART OF INDIANA ALONG AND NORTH OF WINCHESTER AND ALSO EAST OF THE TORNADO WATCH WHICH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST INDIANA. ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA UNTIL MIDNIGHT. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTHEAST INDIANA ARE...ANGOLA...FORT WAYNE...BLUFFTON AND HUNTINGTON. AT 845 PM EST A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF SOUTH BEND TO JUST WEST OF TERRE HAUTE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. REPEATING...A NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEAST INDIANA UNTIL 200 AM EST. HENDRICKSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 7:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Warren | 47 min |
| Oct 29, 8:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Tippecanoe | 49 min |
| Oct 29, 8:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clinton, Montgomery | 50 min |
| Oct 29, 9:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Howard, Tipton | 42 min |
| Oct 29, 9:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone | 42 min |
| Oct 29, 9:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Miami | 42 min |
| Oct 29, 10:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion | 57 min |
| Oct 29, 10:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton | 57 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 1996Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1996
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.