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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 2, 2002Lawrence County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2002, 3:41 PM EST for Lawrence County, Indiana. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 2, 2002, 3:41 PM EST (20:41 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 2002, 4:15 PM EST
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Lawrence County, IN

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 2, 2:30 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 239 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2002-06-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 6 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2002-06-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
6 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-519 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1719 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
167 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.1

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The text

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

809 
WUUS53 KIND 022041
SVRIND
INC093-022115-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
341 PM EST SUN JUN 2 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA

* UNTIL 415 PM EST

* AT 332 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTY...OR ABOUT 6 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF BEDFORD...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

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 YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE IN INDIANAPOLIS.

LAT...LON 3882 8657 3869 8640 3868 8637 3891 8634

JK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 1, 7:22 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDParke38 min
Jun 1, 7:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Parke, Putnam46 min
Jun 1, 8:31 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDOwen29 min
Jun 2, 3:09 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDGreene51 min
Jun 2, 3:50 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Martin55 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 2002Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2002

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.