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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 3, 2004Owen County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2004, 3:46 PM EST for Owen County, Indiana. It was in force for 44 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 3, 2004, 3:46 PM EST (20:46 UTC)
Expired: Jul 3, 2004, 4:30 PM EST
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Owen County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 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.

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 3, 12:45 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 173 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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KIND 032046
SVRIND
INC119-032130-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
347 PM EST SAT JUL 3 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN OWEN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA

* UNTIL 430 PM EST

* AT 344 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 OVER CENTRAL OWEN COUNTY...OR
  ABOUT 21 MILES NORTHWEST OF BLOOMINGTON...AND MOVING NORTH AT 35
  MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL NORTHERN OWEN COUNTY AROUND 400 PM EST

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. 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.

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 3929 8695 3926 8683 3944 8665 3945 8695

$$

CO

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 3, 1:10 PM EST, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 1:10 PM EST, 2 hours 36 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, 4 hours 26 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, 2 hours 43 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, 1 hour 11 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.

&&

NIELD

Local storm report, Jul 3, 3:43 PM EST, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
343 PM EST SAT JUL 03 2004

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

0325 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S BRAZIL              39.51N 87.12W
07/03/2004                   CLAY               IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            2 TREES TOOK DOWN POWER LINES ON SOUTH SIDE OF BRAZIL.

&&

RK

The 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, 2:49 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay	41 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, 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

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.