Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 1998, 7:39 PM EST for Decatur County, Indiana. It was in force for 46 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
- Jun 12, 1998, 7:39 PM EST (00:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 1998, 8:25 PM EST
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Decatur County, IN
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 3:45 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 6:45 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 2064 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1235 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 238 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.2
- Supercell composite
- 17.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KIND 130039 RRA SVRIND INC031-130125- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 739 PM EST FRI JUN 12 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... DECATUR COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA * UNTIL 825 PM EST * AT 735 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF GREENSBURG... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE SHELBY COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED A NUMBER OF TREES DOWNED ACROSS THE COUNTY AS THIS STORM MOVED THROUGH BETWEEN 715 AND AND 730 PM. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... GREENSBURG AT 750 PM MECHANICSBURG AT 755 PM H NEWPOINT AT 805 PM GO INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. ELSON &
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
Local storm report, Jun 12, 5:40 PM EST, 1 hour 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
540 PM EST FRI JUN 12 1998
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0445 PM BATTLEGROUND IN WIND DAMAGE
06/12/98 TIPPECANOE SEVERAL TREES DOWN
0520 PM FLORA IN WIND DAMAGE
06/11/98 CARROLL COUPLE OF TREES DOWN
DRTLocal storm report, Jun 12, 5:40 PM EST, 1 hour 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
540 PM EST FRI JUN 12 1998
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0445 PM BATTLEGROUND IN WIND DAMAGE
06/12/98 TIPPECANOE SEVERAL TREES DOWN
0520 PM FLORA IN WIND DAMAGE
06/11/98 CARROLL COUPLE OF TREES DOWN
DRTSpecial weather statement, Jun 12, 6:41 PM EST, 58 minutes before
INZ060>092-130500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 641 PM EST FRI JUN 12 1998 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST... A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST. THE WATCH IS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SULLIVAN TO BLOOMINGTON TO BROOKVILLE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH ARE EVANSVILLE...BEDFORD...BATESVILLE...VINCENNES AND JASPER. VERY STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 50 MILES AN HOUR AND LARGE HAIL. TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS ON 1 INCH AN HOUR MY OCCUR. THE RAIN WILL ONLY LAST FOR AROUND 1 HOUR. TORNADOE WATCHES CONTINIUE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTHCENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 9PM AND UNTIL 10PM FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN INDIANA. THIS IS A DANGEOUS SITUATION. BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER QUICKLY. LISTEN TO RELIABLE SOURCES SUCH AS WEATHER RADIO 2000 FOR THE LATES STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. HAINES
Local storm report, Jun 12, 7:30 PM EST, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
730 PM EST FRI JUN 12 1998
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0520 PM FLORA IN WIND DAMAGE
06/12/98 CARROLL SEVERAL TREES DOWN
0445 PM BATTLEGROUND IN WIND DAMAGE
06/12/98 TIPPICANOE COUPLE OF TREES DOWN
0556 PM KOKOMO IN 15 INCH HEALTH TREE DOWN
06/12/98 HOWARD
0606 PM ADVANCE IN ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND
06/12/98 BOONE
0616 PM LEBANON IN SEVERAL TREES DOWN
06/12/98 BOONE IN
1836 PM TERRE HAUTE IN POWER LINES DOWN
06/12/98 VIGO
0645 PM NORTH TERRE HAUTE IN ESTIMATED 70 MPH WINDS
06/12/98 VIGO
0638 PM MT. COMFORT IN 63 MPH WIND
06/12/98 HANCOCK
0630 PM OAKLANDON IN 3 INCH LIMB DOWN
06/12/98 MARION
0650 PM IRVINGTON IN TREE DOWN
06/12/98 MARION
0710 PM UNKOWN IN 60 MPH WINDF/ TREE DOWN
06/12/98 RANDOLPH
0914 PM CARTHAGE IN TREES DOWN
06/12/98 RUSH
HAINESLocal storm report, Jun 12, 7:30 PM EST, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
730 PM EST FRI JUN 12 1998
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0520 PM FLORA IN WIND DAMAGE
06/12/98 CARROLL SEVERAL TREES DOWN
0445 PM BATTLEGROUND IN WIND DAMAGE
06/12/98 TIPPICANOE COUPLE OF TREES DOWN
0556 PM KOKOMO IN 15 INCH HEALTH TREE DOWN
06/12/98 HOWARD
0606 PM ADVANCE IN ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND
06/12/98 BOONE
0616 PM LEBANON IN SEVERAL TREES DOWN
06/12/98 BOONE IN
1836 PM TERRE HAUTE IN POWER LINES DOWN
06/12/98 VIGO
0645 PM NORTH TERRE HAUTE IN ESTIMATED 70 MPH WINDS
06/12/98 VIGO
0638 PM MT. COMFORT IN 63 MPH WIND
06/12/98 HANCOCK
0630 PM OAKLANDON IN 3 INCH LIMB DOWN
06/12/98 MARION
0650 PM IRVINGTON IN TREE DOWN
06/12/98 MARION
0710 PM UNKOWN IN 60 MPH WINDF/ TREE DOWN
06/12/98 RANDOLPH
0914 PM CARTHAGE IN TREES DOWN
06/12/98 RUSH
HAINESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 7:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Randolph | 35 min |
| Jun 12, 7:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Morgan | 49 min |
| Jun 12, 7:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Rush, Shelby | 49 min |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.