Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2004
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 94, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2004, 2:49 PM EST for Clay County, Indiana. It was in force for 41 min. 1 report 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 3, 2004, 2:49 PM EST (19:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2004, 3:30 PM EST
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Clay County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:53 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 3, 3:25 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Brazil, IN | 2 TREES TOOK DOWN POWER LINES ON SOUTH SIDE OF BRAZIL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 36 minutes after it went out.
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 3, 12:45 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 155 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 201 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 716 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS53 KIND 031949
SVRIND
INC021-032030-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
249 PM EST SAT JUL 3 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA
* UNTIL 330 PM EST
* AT 243 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CLAY CITY...OR ABOUT 18
MILES SOUTHEAST OF TERRE HAUTE...AND MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
CENTER POINT AROUND 305 PM EST
HARMONY AROUND 320 PM EST
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 3939 8724 3918 8712 3918 8707 3933 8707
3940 8698 3959 8709
$$
COWhat 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 3, 1:10 PM EST, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 1:10 PM EST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 110 PM EST SAT JULY 3 2004 .DISCUSSION...ABBREVIATED DISCO DUE TO SVR WX. ALL IN ALL VIGOROUS UPPER SYSTEM WILL DRAG LINE OF TSTRMS ACROSS THE THE AREA TODAY INTO TONIGHT. WILL KEEP HIGH POPS GIVEN SETUP ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN WORDING DUE TO PRECIPITABLE WATERS AND WARM CLD DEPTH. SOME SMALL POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL STORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON GIVEN EXPECTED INSTABILITY BY LATE DAY. WILL KEEP SMALL CHCS IN THE FORECAST BUT ASIDE FROM WEAK SIGNAL OF COMPLEX ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN IN LITTLE FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL STORMS SHOULD KEEP THE THREAT SMALL. SFC BOUNDARY ALONG WITH INCREASING SHEAR PARAMETERS/WESTERLIES WILL KEEP THE THREAT FOR STORMS IN THE FORECAST MON INTO TUESDAY. GREATEST CHCS STILL APPEAR TUES TOWARD WEDS AS THE SFC COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. ALL IN ALL LITTLE CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...TORNADO WATCH 540 FOR ALL BUT HENRY, DELAWARE, AND RANDOLPH UNTIL 7 PM EST. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 11:20 AM EST, 3 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1120 AM EST SAT JUL 3 2004 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-041100- 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- 1120 AM EST SAT JUL 3 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATER TODAY ACROSS THE AREA. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND SMALL DIME SIZE HAIL. LATEST INDICATIONS ALSO SUGGEST THAT THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR TORNADOES THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY AFTER 3 PM AND MAINLY WEST OF A KOKOMO TO COLUMBUS LINE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL IF AND WHEN SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY TIME FRAME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AFTER 3 PM TODAY...WEST OF A KOKOMO TO COLUMBUS LINE. && MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT OUR WEBSITE... HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/IND CO
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 1:03 PM EST, 1 hour 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 103 PM EST SAT JUL 3 2004 INZ021-028>031-035>040-043>048-051>057-060>065-067>072-040000- CARROLL-HOWARD-TIPPECANOE-WARREN-CLINTON-TIPTON-MADISON-FOUNTAIN- HAMILTON-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-VERMILLION-PARKE-HANCOCK-MARION-HENDRICKS- PUTNAM-RUSH-SHELBY-JOHNSON-MORGAN-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-DECATUR-BARTHOLOMEW- BROWN-MONROE-SULLIVAN-JENNINGS-GREENE-JACKSON-LAWRENCE-KNOX-MARTIN- DAVIESS- 103 PM EST SAT JUL 3 2004 ...TORNADO WATCH #540 REMAINS IN EFFECT... TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM.
Local storm report, Jul 3, 2:35 PM EST, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
235 PM EST SAT JUL 03 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SSW TERRE HAUTE 39.42N 87.41W
07/03/2004 VIGO IN COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORT SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 63
NORTHEAST OF PRARIETON.
&&
NIELDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Vigo | 50 min |
| Jul 3, 2:52 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Martin | 53 min |
| Jul 3, 3:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke | 60 min |
| Jul 3, 3:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Putnam | 55 min |
| Jul 3, 3:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Owen | 44 min |
| Jul 3, 4:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clinton, Tippecanoe | 45 min |
| Jul 3, 4:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Marion | 42 min |
| Jul 3, 5:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Howard | 52 min |
| Jul 3, 6:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison | 54 min |
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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.