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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 126, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 13, 20044 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2004, 4:56 PM EST for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 64 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: Jul 13, 2004, 4:56 PM EST (21:56 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2004, 6:00 PM EST
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Clay County, IN, Greene County, IN, Owen County, IN, Sullivan County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 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.

Did it verify

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.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 13, 3:30 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 159 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: 1440 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -200 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1045 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 145 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KIND 132156
SVRIND
INC021-055-119-153-132300-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
456 PM EST TUE JUL 13 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
  SULLIVAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
  SOUTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA
  OWEN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA

* UNTIL 600 PM EST

* AT 452 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
  FROM 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPENCER TO FARMERSBURG...OR ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 26 MILES EAST OF TERRE HAUTE TO 14 MILES SOUTH OF
  TERRE HAUTE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  HYMERA AROUND 505 PM EST
  CARLISLE AROUND 510 PM EST
  JASONVILLE AROUND 515 PM EST
  SPENCER AROUND 520 PM EST

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT...LON 3892 8751 3916 8755 3925 8753 3926 8746
      3925 8726 3932 8723 3946 8672 3946 8672
      3893 8670

$$

KOCH

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 Jul 13, 1:25 PM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 1:25 PM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
125 PM EST TUE JUL 13 2004

.DISCUSSION...

FORECAST FOCUS IS ON CHANCES FOR RAIN AND SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT.

MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT AGAIN WITH BIG PICTURE. WILL USE A BLEND.

LARGE SUPERCELL ACROSS NRN IL AT 18Z LOOKS TO MOVE SSE AND MAY ONLY
IMPACT SMALL PORTION OF FORECAST AREA /FA/. WILL WATCH THIS
SITUATION FOR ITS IMPACT ON POPS TONIGHT. OTHERWISE EXPECT SCT TSRA
TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF STRONG COLD FRONT. HIGH INSTABILITY COMBINED
WITH APPROACHING UPPER JET AND TROF WILL PROVIDE FAVORABLE
CONDITIONS FOR THE TSRA. HOWEVER DEEP MOISTURE NOT PRESENT. FOR NOW
BELIEVE A BROKEN LINE OF TSRA WL DEVELOP ALONG FRONT AS IT MOVES
ACROSS FA. THUS PLAN ON GOING 50 POPS...MAINLY BEFORE 06Z AS FRONT
MOVES QUICKLY NW/SE ACROSS FA. WILL WATCH RADAR UP TO TIME TO
PUBLISH GRIDS FOR LATEST TRENDS BEFORE DECIDING FINAL POPS TONIGHT.

DUE TO DECENT WIND FIELDS...STRONG MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND
AFORMENTIONED FORCING...SEVERE STORMS ARE A GOOD BET. WILL PUT
SEVERE MENTION THIS EVENING. DRIER AIR WILL NOT WORK INTO FA UNTIL
LATE SO GUIDANCE TEMPS IN UPPER 60S LOOK OK.

COLD FRONT WILL HAVE EXITED FA BY 12Z AND BULK OF WRAP AROUND
MOISTURE WILL REMAIN NE OF FA. THUS WILL KEEP DRY FORECAST. SUNSHINE
EXPECTED WITH SOME CU FORMING IN AFTN. HI TEMPS WILL BE AROUND 80 TO
THE LOWER 80S. WENT CLOSE TO GUIDANCE NUMBERS.

SOME CONCERN FOR WEEKEND DRY FORECAST AS LATEST GFS NOW SHOWING
PRECIP FRI AND SAT IN NW FLOW. GFS HAS BEEN CONSISTENT NOW WITH
PRECIP ON SAT AND NOT SUN...SO MOVED PRECIP BACK TO SAT. ALSO ADDED
SLIGHT CHC FRI NIGHT TO FIT IN BETTER WITH SURR OFFICES.

&&

.IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

CS

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 3:50 PM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
350 PM EST TUE JUL 13 2004

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-141100-
BARTHOLOMEW-BOONE-BROWN-CARROLL-CLAY-CLINTON-DAVIESS-DECATUR-
DELAWARE-FOUNTAIN-GREENE-HAMILTON-HANCOCK-HENDRICKS-HENRY-HOWARD-
JACKSON-JENNINGS-JOHNSON-KNOX-LAWRENCE-MADISON-MARION-MARTIN-MONROE-
MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-OWEN-PARKE-PUTNAM-RANDOLPH-RUSH-SHELBY-SULLIVAN-
TIPPECANOE-TIPTON-VERMILLION-VIGO-WARREN-
350 PM EST TUE JUL 13 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OVER 70 MPH...AND
POSSIBLE TORNADOES WILL MOVE ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL INDIANA LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. MOST OF THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE WEST OF A
LAFAYETTE TO INDIANAPOLIS TO COLUMBUS LINE.

ADDITIONAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL INDIANA
FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE
STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE
WEATHER WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. AT THIS
TIME...SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

&&

MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT OUR WEBSITE...
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/IND

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 13, 4:12 PM EST, 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
412 PM EST TUE JUL 13 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0410 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 N PERRYSVILLE         40.11N 87.44W
07/13/2004  60 MPH           VERMILLION         IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            SPOTTER REPORTED 60 MPH WINDS AND ONE HALF INCH HAIL AT
            THE STATE ROAD 63 AND INTERSTATE 74 INTERCHANGE.

&&

WFOIND

Local storm report, Jul 13, 4:24 PM EST, 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
424 PM EST TUE JUL 13 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0422 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 NW MARSHALL           39.90N 87.25W
07/13/2004  60 MPH           PARKE              IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            SPOTTER REPORTED 60 MPH WINDS JUST EAST OF TANGIER.

&&

WFOIND

Local storm report, Jul 13, 4:35 PM EST, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
435 PM EST TUE JUL 13 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MARSHALL                39.85N 87.19W
07/13/2004                   PARKE              IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED.

&&

WFOIND

Local storm report, Jul 13, 4:40 PM EST, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
440 PM EST TUE JUL 13 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0420 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MONTEZUMA               39.79N 87.37W
07/13/2004                   PARKE              IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            SEVERAL TREES DOWNED.

&&

WFOIND

Local storm report, Jul 13, 4:47 PM EST, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
447 PM EST TUE JUL 13 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0435 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG WEST TERRE HAUTE        39.46N 87.45W
07/13/2004                   VIGO               IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED ACROSS TERRE HAUTE AREA.

&&

WFOIND

Local storm report, Jul 13, 4:54 PM EST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
454 PM EST TUE JUL 13 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0447 PM     TSTM WND GST     BRAZIL                  39.52N 87.12W
07/13/2004  62 MPH           CLAY               IN   MESONET

&&

WFOIND

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 3:33 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Fountain, Vermillion, Warren	57 min
Jul 13, 4:11 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Parke	49 min
Jul 13, 4:29 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Vigo	31 min
Jul 13, 4:44 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Putnam	46 min
Jul 13, 5:00 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hendricks, Morgan	60 min
Jul 13, 5:16 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Hendricks, Morgan	44 min
Jul 13, 5:18 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Brown, Monroe	57 min
Jul 13, 5:30 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Johnson	60 min
Jul 13, 5:42 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Jackson, Lawrence, Martin	63 min
Jul 13, 5:48 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Knox	42 min
Jul 13, 5:51 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew	54 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.