Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 67, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 24, 1997, 9:15 PM EST for Vigo County, Indiana. It was in force for 30 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
- Aug 24, 1997, 9:15 PM EST (02:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 1997, 9:45 PM EST
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Vigo County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 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
- 1758 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 969 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 87 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 349 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.4
- Supercell composite
- 13.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
148 WUUS1 KIND 250216 RRA SVRIND INC167-250245- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 915 PM EST SUN AUG 24 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 945 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA ...SOUTHERN VIGO COUNTY AT 914 PM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES WEST OF TERRE HAUTE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE TO NEAR BLACKHAWK AND LEWIS BY 940 PM. 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 DONT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. 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, Aug 24, 6:20 PM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes before
INZ070-071-250030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 619 PM EST SUN AUG 24 1997 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA... AT 618 PM DOPPLER RADAR WAS SHOWING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY...NEAR THE TOWNS OF GUTHRIE AND BARTLETTSVILLE. THIS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL AFFECT THE BEDORD AREA THROUGH 645 PM. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO WESTERN JACKSON COUNTY BY 630 PM AND CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEAST. EXPECT STRONG WINDS OF 40 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL. DEADLY LIGHTNING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH. LASHLEY
Special weather statement, Aug 24, 6:32 PM EST, 2 hours 43 minutes before
INZ043>045-051>054-060>064-067>071-250030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 632 PM EST SUN AUG 24 1997 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA... AT 630 PM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP OVER WEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA. THESE STORMS WERE SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM COVINGTON TO COLUMBUS TO MADISON AND WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. SOME CITIES TO BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE GREENCASTLE...TERRE HAUTE...SULLIVAN...BLOOMINGTON...BEDFORD AND BROWNSTOWN. EXPECT BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL OF UP TO AN INCH...STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING AS THESE STORMS MOVE THROUGH. YOU SHOULD MOVE INDOORS AS THESE STORMS APPROACH AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LASHLEY
Special weather statement, Aug 24, 6:33 PM EST, 2 hours 42 minutes before
INZ043>045-051>054-060>064-067>071-250030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 632 PM EST SUN AUG 24 1997 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA... AT 630 PM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP OVER WEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA. THESE STORMS WERE SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM COVINGTON TO COLUMBUS TO MADISON AND WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. SOME CITIES TO BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE GREENCASTLE...TERRE HAUTE...SULLIVAN...BLOOMINGTON...BEDFORD AND BROWNSTOWN. EXPECT BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL OF UP TO AN INCH...STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING AS THESE STORMS MOVE THROUGH. YOU SHOULD MOVE INDOORS AS THESE STORMS APPROACH AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LASHLEY
Local storm report, Aug 24, 8:23 PM EST, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
823 PM EST SUN AUG 24 1997
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0721 PM 3 E MARTINSVILLE IN 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/24/97 MORGAN
0721 PM 2 N MARTINSVILLE IN 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/24/97 MORGAN
0730 PM TRAFALGAR IN 2.75 INCH HAIL
08/24/97 JOHNSON
0730 PM MORGANTOWN IN 2.00 INCH HAIL
08/24/97 MORGAN
LASHLEYSpecial weather statement, Aug 24, 9:04 PM EST, 11 minutes before
INZ051-052-060-061-069-070-250300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 904 PM EST SUN AUG 24 1997 ...THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER WEST CENTRAL INDIANA... STRONG STORMS WERE NEAR WORTHINGTON...25 MILES WEST OF BLOOMINGTON. THEY WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST 45 MPH AND SHOULD BE JUST WEST OF BEDFORD BETWEEN 930 AND 1000 PM. OTHER STORMS WERE 15 MILES WEST OF TERRE HAUTE AND MOVING SOUTHEAST. THEY SHOULD BE NEAR JASONVILLE BETWEEN 930 AND 1000 PM. THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. HAIL IS POSSIBLE. DS
Special weather statement, Aug 24, 9:05 PM EST, 10 minutes before
INZ051-052-060-061-069-070-250300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 904 PM EST SUN AUG 24 1997 ...THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER WEST CENTRAL INDIANA... STRONG STORMS WERE NEAR WORTHINGTON...25 MILES WEST OF BLOOMINGTON. THEY WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST 45 MPH AND SHOULD BE JUST WEST OF BEDFORD BETWEEN 930 AND 1000 PM. OTHER STORMS WERE 15 MILES WEST OF TERRE HAUTE AND MOVING SOUTHEAST. THEY SHOULD BE NEAR JASONVILLE BETWhEEN 930 AND 1000 PM. THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. HAIL IS POSSIBLE. DS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 7:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Morgan | 31 min |
| Aug 24, 7:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson | 50 min |
| Aug 25, 12:50 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess | 30 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 1997Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1997
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.