Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Indianapolis, IN

Issued

May 5, 2003, 8:43 AM EST (13:43 UTC)

Expired

May 5, 2003, 9:30 AM EST

In force

47 min

Issued by

NWS Indianapolis, IN

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Jackson County, IN, Lawrence County, IN

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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WUUS53 KIND 051343
SVRIND
INC071-093-051430-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
842 AM EST MON MAY 5 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SEYMOUR
  EASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA

* UNTIL 930 AM EST

* AT 836 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF MEDORA...OR ABOUT 8 MILES EAST
  OF BEDFORD...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SEYMOUR AT 855 AM EST

THE MAIN THREAT FROM THIS STORM WILL BE LARGE HAIL. LAWRENCE COUNTY 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED NICKLE SIZE HAIL OCCURING WITH THIS 
STORM.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...
DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.

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 3898 8643 3875 8635 3882 8584 3902 8582

$$

PUMA

NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 5, 3:10 AM EST, 5 hours 33 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
310 AM EST MON MAY 5 2003

WILL STORMS DEVELOP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON.

AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER THE FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS
MORNING. STORMS SHOULD BE OUT OF THE AREA BY LATE MORNING. QUESTION
IS IF STORMS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON.

LOW PRESSURE WAS OVER IOWA EARLY THIS MORNING. A WARM FRONT EXTENDED
SOUTHEAST FROM THE LOW THROUGH SOUTHWEST INDIANA. AN UPPER LOW WAS
JUST NORTHWEST OF THE SURFACE LOW AND A SHORT WAVE EXTENDED
SOUTHEAST INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. THUNDERSTORMS COVERED MUCH OF
THE FORECAST AREA.

STORMS SHOULD CONTINUE MOVING EAST THIS MORNING. STORMS WILL
DECREASE BY LATE IN THE MORNING. THE WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE NORTHEAST.

MODELS CONTINUE TO FORECAST EXTREME INSTABILITY THIS AFTERNOON OVER
THE AREA...BUT FORECAST LITTLE OR NO LIFT. WHILE SHEAR
WEAKENS...SUPERCELLS COULD STILL FORM IN THE EXTREME INSTABILITY.
INSTABILITY DECREASES TONIGHT. MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE LITTLE OR
NO LIFT...SO STORMS NOT LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. A SURFACE
BOUNDARY IS FORECAST NEAR THE OHIO RIVER LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY
BY BOTH THE ETA AND GFS. WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER
THE SOUTH LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

WILL BE SOME SUNSHINE LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. WILL GO
WITH THE WARMER MET TEMPERATURES WHICH HAD BEEN PERFORMING BETTER
THAN THE MAV UNTIL YESTERDAY. DEW POINTS SHOULD STAY HIGH
TONIGHT...SO WARMER MET LOOKS BETTER. COULD BE MORE CLOUDINESS
TOMORROW...BUT STILL EXPECT SOME AFTERNOON SUNSHINE.

.IND...NONE.

DS

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-061100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
551 AM EST MON MAY 5 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. STORMS SHOULD
REMAIN BELOW SEVERE THRESHOLDS THROUGH EARLY MORNING. STORMS COULD
DEVELOP AGAIN LATE IN THE MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON...AND BECOME
SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOME PART OF CENTRAL INDIANA EACH
DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON.

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MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING URL...

HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/IND (ALL LOWER CASE)

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 2003Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2003

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