Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 27, 1996, 5:19 PM EST for Shelby County, Indiana. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 27, 1996, 5:19 PM EST (22:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 27, 1996, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Shelby County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 341 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 521 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 214 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KIND 272219 RRA SVRIND INC145-272300- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 519 PM EST TUE FEB 27 1996 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL INDIANA ...SHELBY COUNTY AT 520 PM EST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LOCATED IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY MOVING EAST INTO SHELBY COUNTY. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH AND LARGE HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM AS IT MOVES THROUGH SHELBY COUNTY. SOME TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE SHELBYVILLE...SMITHLAND...LEWIS CREEK AND MOUNT AUBURN. 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. LASHLEY
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, 3:43 PM EST, 1 hour 36 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, 1 hour 33 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, 1 hour 31 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, 1 hour 28 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, 4:18 PM EST, 1 hour 1 minute before
INZ009-018-026-027-033-034-040>042-048>050-056>059-063>066-070>080- 083-084-089-280400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 420 PM EST TUE FEB 27 1996 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 11 PM EST... ...ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND NORTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 8 PM EST... IN INDIANA THE NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES EAST OF EVANSVILLE TO ANGOLA. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ARE FORT WAYNE...MUNCIE...RICHMOND GREENSBURG...COLUMBUS...SEYMOUR AND MADISON. 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 POHSSIBLE WARNING. JEH
Special weather statement, Feb 27, 4:20 PM EST, 59 minutes before
INZ009-018-026-027-033-034-040>042-048>050-056>059-063>066-070>080- 083-084-089-280400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 420 PM EST TUE FEB 27 1996 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 11 PM EST... ...ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND NORTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 8 PM EST... IN INDIANA THE NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES EAST OF EVANSVILLE TO ANGOLA. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ARE FORT WAYNE...MUNCIE...RICHMOND GREENSBURG...COLUMBUS...SEYMOUR AND MADISON. 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. JEH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 4:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene | 45 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.