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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 130, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 13, 2004Jackson County, Lawrence County, Martin County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2004, 5:42 PM EST for Jackson County, Lawrence County, Martin County, Indiana. It was in force for 63 min. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jul 13, 2004, 5:42 PM EST (22:42 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2004, 6:45 PM EST
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Jackson County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Martin County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:43 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 13, 6:35 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Orleans, IN	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
Jul 13, 6:35 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Orleans, IN	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
Jul 13, 6:35 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Orleans, IN	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
Jul 13, 6:35 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Orleans, IN	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
Jul 13, 6:35 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Orleans, IN	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
Jul 13, 6:35 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Orleans, IN	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 225 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: 156 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -117 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 883 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 91 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 132242
SVRIND
INC071-093-101-132345-

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

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
  LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BEDFORD
  NORTHEASTERN MARTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA

* UNTIL 645 PM EST

* AT 538 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 26 MILES NORTHWEST OF BROWNSTOWN TO 23 MILES WEST OF
  OOLITIC...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES EAST OF
  BLOOMINGTON TO 25 MILES WEST OF BEDFORD...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
  35 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  OOLITIC AROUND 600 PM EST
  BEDFORD AROUND 605 PM EST
  MITCHELL AROUND 615 PM EST
  SEYMOUR AROUND 625 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 3904 8584 3898 8627 3898 8654 3889 8670
      3889 8691 3857 8667 3880 8582

$$

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, 4 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 1:25 PM EST, 4 hours 17 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 52 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, 5:29 PM EST, 13 minutes before

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

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

0455 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TERRE HAUTE             39.47N 87.38W
07/13/2004                   VIGO               IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE TOPS BROKEN OFF.

&&

55

Local storm report, Jul 13, 5:30 PM EST, 12 minutes before

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

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

0523 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GOSPORT                 39.35N 86.67W
07/13/2004                   OWEN               IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE TOP 12 INCH DIAMETER BROKEN OFF

&&

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Local storm report, Jul 13, 5:33 PM EST, 9 minutes before

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

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

0525 PM     TSTM WND GST     10 W MARTINSVILLE       39.42N 86.61W
07/13/2004  60 MPH           MORGAN             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            GUST REPORTED IN LEWISVILLE.

&&

55

Local storm report, Jul 13, 5:35 PM EST, 7 minutes before

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

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

0525 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STILESVILLE             39.64N 86.63W
07/13/2004                   HENDRICKS          IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN 8 INCH DIAMETER.

&&

55

Local storm report, Jul 13, 5:36 PM EST, 6 minutes before

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

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

0530 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PARAGON                 39.39N 86.56W
07/13/2004                   MORGAN             IN   PUBLIC

            TREES AND POWER LINES DONW.

&&

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Local storm report, Jul 13, 5:40 PM EST, 2 minutes before

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

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

0445 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WEST TERRE HAUTE        39.46N 87.45W
07/13/2004                   VIGO               IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN 12 INCH DIAMETER. BLOCKING OLD PARIS ROAD.

&&

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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, 4:56 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Greene, Owen, Sullivan	64 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, 5:48 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.