Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 27, 1996, 4:15 PM EST for Daviess County, Greene County, Indiana. It was in force for 45 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
- Feb 27, 1996, 4:15 PM EST (21:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 27, 1996, 5:00 PM EST
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Daviess County, IN, Greene County, IN
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 4:45 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Washington, 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 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 545 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -87 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KIND 272114 RRA SVRIND INC027-055-272200- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 415 PM EST TUE FEB 27 1996 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA ...NORTHERN DAVIESS COUNTY...SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTY AT 413 PM EST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE TOWN OF MARCO...35 MILES SOUTH OF BLOOMINGTON. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MILES PER HOUR TOWARD THE TOWNS OF PLUMMER AND OWENSBURG. 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. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TMA
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, Feb 27, 2:52 PM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
INZ003>005-010>016-019>024-028>032-035>039-043>047-051>055-060>062- 067>069-081-082-085>088-272130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 255 PM EST TUE FEB 27 1996 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN INDIANA UNTIL 8 PM EST... SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE INDIANAPOLIS...SOUTH BEND... KOKOMO...LAFAYETTE...TERRE HAUTE...BLOOMINGTON AND EVANSVILLE. AT 250 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHWEST INDIANA BETWEEN VINCENNES AND EVANSVILLE AND EXTENDING SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST. LARGE HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNING. TMA
Special weather statement, Feb 27, 2:55 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
INZ003>005-010>016-019>024-028>032-035>039-043>047-051>055-060>062- 067>069-081-082-085>088-272130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 255 PM EST TUE FEB 27 1996 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN INDIANA UNTIL 8 PM EST... SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE INDIANAPOLIS...SOUTH BEND... KOKOMO...LAFAYETTE...TERRE HAUTE...BLOOMINGTON AND EVANSVILLE. AT 250 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHWEST INDIANA BETWEEN VINCENNES AND EVANSVILLE AND EXTENDING SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST. LARGE HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNING. TMA
Special weather statement, Feb 27, 3:43 PM EST, 32 minutes before
INZ003>005-010>016-019>024-028>032-035>039-043>047-051>055-060>062- 067>069-081-082-085>088-272230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 346 PM EST TUE FEB 27 1996 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN INDIANA UNTIL 8 PM EST... AT 340 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR VINCENNES TO LAFAYETTE. THE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 30 MILES PER HOUR. THE LINE WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 15 MILES PER HOUR. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF GREENCASTLE... 30 NORTH OF TERRE HAUTE. THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...STRONG WINDS UP TO 45 MILES PER HOUR AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. TMA
Special weather statement, Feb 27, 3:46 PM EST, 29 minutes before
INZ003>005-010>016-019>024-028>032-035>039-043>047-051>055-060>062- 067>069-081-082-085>088-272230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 346 PM EST TUE FEB 27 1996 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN INDIANA UNTIL 8 PM EST... AT 340 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR VINCENNES TO LAFAYETTE. THE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 30 MILES PER HOUR. THE LINE WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 15 MILES PER HOUR. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF GREENCASTLE... 30 NORTH OF TERRE HAUTE. THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...STRONG WINDS UP TO 45 MILES PER HOUR AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. TMA
Special weather statement, Feb 27, 3:48 PM EST, 27 minutes before
INZ003>005-010>016-019>024-028>032-035>039-043>047-051>055-060>062- 067>069-081-082-085>088-272200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 351 PM EST TUE FEB 27 1996 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN INDIANA UNTIL 8 PM EST... AT 340 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR VINCENNES TO LAFAYETTE. THE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 30 MILES PER HOUR. THE LINE WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 15 MILES PER HOUR. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF GREENCASTLE... 30 NORTHEAST OF TERRE HAUTE. THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND STRONG WINDS UP TO TO 45 MILES PER HOUR ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. TMA
Special weather statement, Feb 27, 3:51 PM EST, 24 minutes before
INZ003>005-010>016-019>024-028>032-035>039-043>047-051>055-060>062- 067>069-081-082-085>088-272200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 351 PM EST TUE FEB 27 1996 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN INDIANA UNTIL 8 PM EST... AT 340 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR VINCENNES TO LAFAYETTE. THE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 30 MILES PER HOUR. THE LINE WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 15 MILES PER HOUR. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF GREENCASTLE... 30 NORTHEAST OF TERRE HAUTE. THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND STRONG WINDS UP TO TO 45 MILES PER HOUR ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. TMA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 5:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Shelby | 41 min |
| Feb 27, 5:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry | 37 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.