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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 446
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at May 30, 2003, 11:50 PM EST for 27 counties in Indiana; 16 counties in Kentucky; 21 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 30, 2003, 11:50 PM EST (04:50 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2003, 5:00 AM EST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 64 counties
Bartholomew County, IN, Brown County, IN, Clark County, IN, Dearborn County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Fayette County, IN, Franklin County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Henry County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Madison County, IN, Ohio County, IN, Orange County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Ripley County, IN, Rush County, IN, Scott County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Switzerland County, IN, Union County, IN, Washington County, IN, Wayne County, IN, Boone County, KY, Bracken County, KY, Campbell County, KY, Carroll County, KY, Gallatin County, KY, Grant County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Henry County, KY, Kenton County, KY, Mason County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Owen County, KY, Pendleton County, KY, Robertson County, KY, Trimble County, KY, Brown County, OH, Butler County, OH, Champaign County, OH, Clark County, OH, Clermont County, OH, Clinton County, OH, Darke County, OH, Delaware County, OH, Fayette County, OH, Franklin County, OH, Greene County, OH, Hamilton County, OH, Highland County, OH, Logan County, OH, Madison County, OH, Miami County, OH, Montgomery County, OH, Preble County, OH, Shelby County, OH, Union County, OH, Warren County, OH
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:49 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.
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 7:30 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Jasper, Lake, Newton, Porter | 6 hr |
| May 30, 9:04 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Brown, Carroll and 49 more | 86 min |
| May 30, 9:10 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton and 41 more | 6 hr |
| May 30, 11:21 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Brown, Carroll and 51 more | 84 min |
| May 31, 1:01 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bartholomew, Brown, Clark, Dearborn, Decatur, Delaware and 22 more | 59 min |
| May 31, 2:32 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dearborn, Franklin, Jefferson, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland and 2 more | 28 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.