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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 19, 2001Johnson County, Shelby County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2001, 8:04 PM EST for Johnson County, 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 outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties.

The facts

Issued: Jun 19, 2001, 8:04 PM EST (01:04 UTC)
Expired: Jun 19, 2001, 8:45 PM EST
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

Counties Johnson County, IN, Shelby County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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 19, 4:00 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 192 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 961 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1910 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS53 KIND 200104
SVRIND
INC081-145-200145-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
804 PM EST TUE JUN 19 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA
  SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SHELBYVILLE

* UNTIL 845 PM EST

* AT 801 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER PRINCES LAKES...OR ABOUT 15 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  FRANKLIN AT 820 PM EST
  SHELBYVILLE AT 845 PM EST

VERY LARGE HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THE STORM...PUT YOUR CAR IN A GARAGE AND MOVE TO A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOJUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE IN INDIANAPOLIS.

LAT...LON 3938 8628 3933 8612 3940 8567 3967 8585

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.

NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 19, 3:00 PM EST, 5 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 3:00 PM EST, 5 hours 4 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
300 PM EST TUE JUN 19 2001

FORECAST FOCUS WILL BE FROPA AND PCPN ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

SFC DEWPOINTS ARE IN THE UPPER 60S WITH CU FIELD EXPANDING NORTH
FROM SOUTHERN INDIANA.  AT 19Z CDFNT IS APPROX FROM THE UP OF MICH
TO SW MISSOURI.  LAPS DATA HAS LIS IN THE -6 TO -8 RANGE WITH CAPES
ANYWHERE FROM 2200 TO 4200 J/KG THROUGHOUT THE CWA.  SOME CONVECTION
FIRING IN THE NW CWA OUT AHEAD OF SFC FNT.  WILL MAKE FINAL DECISION
NEAR PRESS TIME ON WORDING IN ZONES WERE TSRA ARE CONCERNED.

DUE TO NCEP BACKUP TEST MM5 AND NOGAPS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO CHOOSE
FROM TODAY.  MM5 AND NOGAPS CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS RUNS OF THE
ETA/AVN IN BRINGING CDFNT THRU THE STATE BY 00Z.  BEST DYNAMICS
REMAIN BEHIND THE FNT WITH BULLSEYS OF UVVS AND H3 DIVERG OVR
CENTRAL INDIANA AFTER FROPA.  THIS CONTINUES INTO LATE WED MORNING
AS ABUNDANT MOISTURE IS STILL AVAILABLE.  WILL CONT POPS INTO EARLY
WED AFTN.  BASED ON HPC MANUAL PROGS...WILL LEAVE ALL BUT SE CWA DRY
ON THURS AS FRONT IS NEAR THE OHIO RIVER BY THEN.

FWC IS ONLY MOS AVAIL CURRENTLY AND TEMPS LOOK GOOD AND SEE NO
REASON TO STRAY.

.IND...NONE.
SALLY

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 19, 6:52 PM EST, 1 hour 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
652 PM EST TUE JUN 19 2001

TIME(EST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....3

0640 PM    CALVERTVILLE              IN   1 INCH HAIL
06/19/01   GREENE                         REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR.

Local storm report, Jun 19, 6:54 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
654 PM EST TUE JUN 19 2001

TIME(EST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0640 PM    KIRKSVILLE                IN   .88 INCH HAIL
06/19/01   MONROE                         REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 7:01 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes before

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>056-060>062-067-200100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
701 PM EST TUE JUN 19 2001

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL
INDIANA UNTIL 900 PM EST...
...AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY THAT COVERS VERMILLION...
FOUNTAIN...TIPPECANOE AND CARROLL COUNTIES HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL
900 PM EST...

AT 655 PM EST THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM KOKOMO TO BOWERS TO CLINTON.  THE STORMS ARE MOVING VERY
SLOWLY TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST AND WILL BE NEAR ELWOOD...LEBANON
AND BLOOMINGDALE BY 800 PM EST.

ANOTHER CLUSTER OF STORMS WAS FROM BLOOMINGTON TO LYONS TO
PLAINVILLE.  THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN PRODUCING HAIL UP TO ONE INCH
IN DIAMETER AND WINDS ESTIMATED TO 60 MPH.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER
STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.

Local storm report, Jun 19, 7:07 PM EST, 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
707 PM EST TUE JUN 19 2001

TIME(EST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0650 PM    BLOOMFIELD                IN   WIND DAMAGE
06/19/01   GREENE                         REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR. TREES DOWN AT
                                          GREEN COUNTY COaURT HOUSE.

Local storm report, Jun 19, 7:24 PM EST, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
724 PM EST TUE JUN 19 2001

TIME(EST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0720 PM    BLOOMINGTON               IN   .75 INCH HAIL
06/19/01   MONROE                         REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 8:04 PM EST, 0 minutes before

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-200200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
804 PM EST TUE JUN 19 2001

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL
INDIANA UNTIL 900 PM EST...

...AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR
VERMILLION...FOUNTAIN...TIPPECANOE AND CARROLL COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM
EST...

AT 755 PM EST VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING 30 MILES
SOUTHWEST AND ALSO 25 TO 30 MILES SOUTH OF INDIANAPOLIS.  ONE OF THE
STORMS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF MARTINSVILLE AND ANOTHER
STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBUS.  THOSE
STORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND ZHAIL.

MEANWHILE OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST NORTH OF
GREENCASTLE...NEAR KOKOMO AND AROUND BEDFORD AND JUST WEST OF
SHELBYVILLE.

ALL OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 19, 7:20 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Johnson	40 min
Jun 19, 7:39 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Owen, Putnam	36 min
Jun 19, 7:43 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Brown	32 min
Jun 19, 8:14 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Jackson	31 min
Jun 19, 8:25 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Rush	50 min
Jun 19, 8:33 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Marion	57 min
Jun 19, 8:49 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Shelby	26 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.