Severe Thunderstorm Warning 150, NWS Indianapolis, IN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
145 PM EST THU JUL 22 2004

.DISCUSSION...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH COVERS THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE
FORECAST AREA THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON.

A COLD FRONT WAS MOVING SOUTH FROM THE UPPER GREAT LAKES THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WAS PUSHING INTO THE DAKOTAS FROM CANADA.
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WAS JUST WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER ILLINOIS AND WERE MOVING GENERALLY EAST.

DEW POINTS WERE IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S THIS AFTERNOON. THE AIR
WAS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE WITH LIFTED INDEXES AROUND -10C. CAPES WERE
UP TO 4000 J/KG. BOUNDARY OVER ILLINOIS FROM LAST NIGHTS CONVECTION
WILL MOVE EAST AND STORMS WILL SPREAD OVER THE FORECAST AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PRECIPITABLE WATER AROUND 2 INCHES. LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE.

MODELS HAVE THE COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. STORMS
SHOULD BE MOST NUMEROUS OVER THE NORTH PART OF THE AREA THIS EVENING
AND SOUTH PART LATER TONIGHT. FRONT SHOULD BE BY BY FRIDAY MORNING.
WILL LIMIT TOMORROW TO CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTH IN THE
MORNING. ETA HAS A STRONGER SOUTH PUSH OF THE COOLER AIR...AS
EXPECTED WITH BETTER LOW LEVEL RESOLUTION. UPPER FLOW WILL STAY WEST
AS SHORT WAVE DROPS SOUTH FROM CANADA AND THROUGH THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. SKIES WILL BE SLOW TO CLEAR TOMORROW.

WILL ADD CHANCE PRECIPITATION TO MONDAY SOUTH. GFS HAS AN UPPER LOW
FORMING OVER THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WITH AN UPPER TROUGH SOUTH
TO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. THE APPROACH OF THE UPPER LOW TUESDAY WILL
MAKE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA. HAVE EXTENDED THE CHANCE
INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE AIR WILL STILL BE SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE UNDER THE
UPPER LOW.

WILL TEND TOWARD THE COOLER MET. AIR IS QUITE COOL BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT AND MET SHOULD RESOLVE THE COOLER AIR BETTER THAN THE MAV.

&&

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

&&

DS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1230 PM EST THU JUL 22 2004

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-231100-
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-
1230 PM EST THU JUL 22 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON.
STORMS WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT. STORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS. HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE.
HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSING LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

HEAT INDEXES WILL BE AROUND 100 IN MANY AREAS THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY...AND THEN AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS MAY BE ACTIVATED TONIGHT.

&&

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

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1207 PM EST THU JUL 22 2004

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

0700 PM     HAIL             2 E STATE LINE CITY     40.20N 87.49W
07/21/2004  0.75 INCH        WARREN             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

1133 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ANDERSON                40.09N 85.69W
07/21/2004                   MADISON            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            14 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMB DOWN. LANDED ON VEHICLE. NO
            INJURIES.

0656 PM     TSTM WND GST     6 N CAYUGA              40.03N 87.46W
07/21/2004  0 MPH            VERMILLION         IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            60-70 MPH WIND GUST.

0930 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CLOVERDALE              39.52N 86.80W
07/21/2004                   PUTNAM             IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN.

0730 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 NE ROCKVILLE         39.87N 87.10W
07/21/2004                   PARKE              IN   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREES DOWN NEAR BYRON.

0930 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BEECH GROVE             39.72N 86.09W
07/21/2004                   MARION             IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LARGE TREE AND SEVERAL LIMBS DOWN.

0830 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LADOGA                  39.92N 86.80W
07/21/2004                   MONTGOMERY         IN   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            POWER LINES DOWN.

0730 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ALAMO                   39.98N 87.06W
07/21/2004                   MONTGOMERY         IN   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREES DOWN

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FLORA                   40.54N 86.52W
07/21/2004                   CARROLL            IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN.

0930 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N FRANKLIN            39.54N 86.06W
07/21/2004                   JOHNSON            IN   NWS EMPLOYEE

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN. POWERPOLES SNAPPED.

&&

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1220 PM EST THU JUL 22 2004

INZ028-029-035-036-043-044-051-222300-
FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-PARKE-TIPPECANOE-VERMILLION-VIGO-WARREN-
1220 PM EST THU JUL 22 2004

..SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #665 REMAINS IN EFFECT...

THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES IN THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF INDIANA...

   NORTHWEST   WEST CENTRAL

SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE...

  CRAWFORDSVILLE  GARY            LAFAYETTE       RENSSELAER
  TERRE HAUTE

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

INC007-073-089-091-111-127-131-149-181-222300-
NORTHWEST
  BENTON          JASPER          LA PORTE        LAKE
  NEWTON          PORTER          PULASKI         STARKE
  WHITE

INC045-107-121-157-165-167-171-222300-
WEST CENTRAL
  FOUNTAIN        MONTGOMERY      PARKE           TIPPECANOE
  VERMILLION      VIGO            WARREN