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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 103, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2005, 6:24 PM EST for Bartholomew County, Indiana. It was in force for 36 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
- Jun 5, 2005, 6:24 PM EST (23:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2005, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Bartholomew County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 1:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 618 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -100 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1074 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 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 052324 SVRIND INC005-060000- /O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0103.050605T2324Z-050606T0000Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 624 PM EST SUN JUN 5 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COLUMBUS * UNTIL 700 PM EST * AT 617 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TAYLORSVILLE...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBUS...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... HOPE AROUND 635 PM EST FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. LAT...LON 3934 8596 3920 8598 3921 8571 3934 8571 $$ KOCH
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS53 KIND 052349 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 649 PM EST SUN JUN 5 2005 INC005-060000- /O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0103.000000T0000Z-050606T0000Z/ BARTHOLOMEW- 649 PM EST SUN JUN 5 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 700 PM EST FOR NORTHEASTERN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY... AT 643 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HOPE...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST SUNDAY EVENING FOR INDIANA. LAT...LON 3934 8588 3922 8588 3921 8571 3934 8571 $$ 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 Jun 5, 2:00 PM EST, 4 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 2:00 PM EST, 4 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 200 PM EST SUN JUN 5 2005 .DISCUSSION...UPPR SYS CURRENTLY OVR THE NRN MIDWEST XPCTD TO LIFT OFF TO THE NE ACRS THE WRK GRTLKS AND INTO CANADA BY MON...WITH FLAT RDGG DVLPG TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE OVERALL PTN. FCST FOCUS CENTERS ON POPS. IN THE NR TERM...OLD MESO CONVECTIVE VORT MAX CURRENTLY LOCATED OVR NRN IL WITH SCT TSTMS DVLPG IN THE TAIL OF THE SYS OVR ERN IL...WHILE WEAKENING CDFNT LOOKS TO BE LOCATED ALONG THE MS RVR. EYEBALLING MOVEMENT OF THIS VORT MAX SUGGEST TAIL SHOULD PASS THRU THE AREA DURG THE REST OF THE AFT AND EARLY EVEN...PROBABLY EXITING THE AREA AROUND SUNSET. INSTABILITY AXIS LOCATED JUST AHEAD OF THE VORT TAIL...NR THE IND/IL STATE LN...SO WOULD SUSPECT BEST SVR THREAT WL BE WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE VORT TAIL. WS406 IN EFFECT TIL 02Z. WEAKENING CDFNT LOOKS TO PASS THRU THE AREA LT TONIGHT...SO SOME REMNANT ACTVTY IS PSBL LTR TONIGHT AS WELL. WL GO WITH HIGHEST POPS THIS EVEN...THEN CHC POPS AFTER MIDNIGHT. IN THE LTR PDS...SLIGHTLY DRIER/MORE STABLE AIR MOVS INTO THE AREA BY MON AS UPPR RDGG BLDS...SO CAN PROB KEEP MON/MON NIGHT PCPN FREE. BY TUES AFT...WL BRING IN CHC POPS TO THE SWRN ZONES AS MODELS HINT AT A DISTURBANCE APPROACHING THE AREA ALONG WITH DEEPER MOISTURE RETURN. LO LVL THICKNESSES SUGGEST THE NGM MOS GUIDANCE LOOKS PRETTY GOOD FOR THE MOST PART. DECIDED TO TRIM A FEW DEGS OFF OF THE HIGHS ON TUES OVR THE SWRN ZONES DUE TO INCREASED CLD COVER/PCPN THREAT IN THOSE AREAS. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && JAS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 5:27 AM EST, 12 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 527 AM EST SUN JUN 5 2005 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-061026- 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- 527 AM EST SUN JUN 5 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREATS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. LIGHTNING WILL BE A THREAT ALSO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE WHETHER ANY OF THESE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE. THE MAIN THREAT AT THIS TIME FROM ANY OF THESE STORMS IS LIGHTNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PUMA
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:48 PM EST, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
548 PM EST SUN JUN 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0410 PM TSTM WND GST 1 NW PITTSBORO 39.88N 86.48W
06/05/2005 65 MPH HENDRICKS IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0410 PM HAIL 1 NW PITTSBORO 39.88N 86.48W
06/05/2005 1.25 INCH HENDRICKS IN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
NIELDLocal storm report, Jun 5, 5:59 PM EST, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
559 PM EST SUN JUN 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 W TIPTON 40.28N 86.14W
06/05/2005 TIPTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE BILLBOARD BLOWN DOWN AT HIGHWAY 31 AND 28.
&&
NIELDLocal storm report, Jun 5, 6:02 PM EST, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
602 PM EST SUN JUN 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0412 PM HAIL 1 SE LIZTON 39.88N 86.53W
06/05/2005 1.00 INCH HENDRICKS IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0412 PM TSTM WND GST 1 SE LIZTON 39.88N 86.53W
06/05/2005 66 MPH HENDRICKS IN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
NIELDLocal storm report, Jun 5, 6:05 PM EST, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
605 PM EST SUN JUN 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0557 PM HAIL 7 NNE NASHVILLE 39.30N 86.19W
06/05/2005 0.75 INCH BROWN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
NIELDLocal storm report, Jun 5, 6:09 PM EST, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
609 PM EST SUN JUN 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 PM HAIL ST. PAUL 39.43N 85.63W
06/05/2005 1.00 INCH DECATUR IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0605 PM HAIL 1 W ST. PAUL 39.43N 85.65W
06/05/2005 1.00 INCH SHELBY IN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
NIELDLocal storm report, Jun 5, 6:13 PM EST, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
613 PM EST SUN JUN 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0417 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NW BROWNSBURG 39.86N 86.42W
06/05/2005 59 MPH HENDRICKS IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0417 PM HAIL 2 NW BROWNSBURG 39.86N 86.42W
06/05/2005 0.88 INCH HENDRICKS IN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
NIELDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 3:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Monroe, Owen | 26 min |
| Jun 5, 3:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion | 47 min |
| Jun 5, 3:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Putnam | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 3:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Monroe | 47 min |
| Jun 5, 4:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Hamilton, Howard, Tipton | 55 min |
| Jun 5, 4:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown | 41 min |
| Jun 5, 4:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 5:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Johnson | 22 min |
| Jun 5, 5:17 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison | 47 min |
| Jun 5, 5:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Shelby | 27 min |
| Jun 5, 5:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Monroe | 36 min |
| Jun 5, 5:52 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson | 38 min |
| Jun 5, 5:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush, Shelby | 51 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005
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.