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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 125, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 30, 2005Delaware County, Randolph County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2005, 5:56 PM EST for Delaware County, Randolph County, Indiana. It was in force for 49 min. 4 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: Jun 30, 2005, 5:56 PM EST (22:56 UTC)
Expired: Jun 30, 2005, 6:45 PM EST
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Delaware County, IN, Randolph County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:57 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
Jun 30, 6:00 PM EST	HAIL 1	Muncie, IN
Jun 30, 6:16 PM EST	HAIL 0.75	2 E Albany, IN	DIME SIZE HAIL AT STATE ROUTE 1 AND 28
Jun 30, 6:26 PM EST	TSTM WND GST 60	Parker City, IN
Jun 30, 6:27 PM EST	HAIL 1	Parker City, IN

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 5 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 4 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
Jun 30, 3:40 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 160 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: 1111 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1140 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 89 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 106 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 302256
SVRIND
INC035-135-302345-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0125.050630T2256Z-050630T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
556 PM EST THU JUN 30 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MUNCIE
  NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA

* UNTIL 645 PM EST

* AT 553 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  MUNCIE...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SELMA AROUND 605 PM EST
  ALBANY AROUND 620 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 4032 8553 4017 8547 4018 8522 4022 8513
      4032 8513

$$

4 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KIND 302311
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
611 PM EST THU JUN 30 2005

INC035-135-302345-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-050630T2345Z/
DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-
611 PM EST THU JUN 30 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 645 PM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH AND NORTHERN DELAWARE COUNTIES...

AT 610 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME SIZE HAIL...
AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
SELMA...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF MUNCIE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  PARKER CITY AROUND 620 PM EST

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST
THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4032 8553 4017 8547 4018 8522 4022 8513
      4032 8513

$$

000 
WWUS53 KIND 302327
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
627 PM EST THU JUN 30 2005

INC035-135-302345-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-050630T2345Z/
DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-
627 PM EST THU JUN 30 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 645 PM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH AND EAST CENTRAL DELAWARE COUNTIES...

AT 619 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DIME SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. 
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PARKER CITY...OR ABOUT 9 MILES EAST OF
MUNCIE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST
THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4031 8527 4017 8536 4018 8522 4022 8513
      4032 8513

$$

JEO

000 
WWUS53 KIND 302340
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
640 PM EST THU JUN 30 2005

INC035-302350-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-050630T2345Z/
DELAWARE-
640 PM EST THU JUN 30 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR DELAWARE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST
THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4031 8522 4018 8523 4018 8522 4022 8513
      4032 8513

$$

INC135-302345-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-050630T2345Z/
RANDOLPH-
640 PM EST THU JUN 30 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 645 PM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY...

AT 632 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME SIZE HAIL...
AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
PARKER CITY...OR ABOUT 14 MILES EAST OF MUNCIE...MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST
THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4031 8522 4018 8523 4018 8522 4022 8513
      4032 8513

$$
JEO

000 
WWUS53 KIND 302345
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
644 PM EST THU JUN 30 2005

INC135-302354-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-050630T2345Z/
RANDOLPH-
644 PM EST THU JUN 30 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY
EXPIRES AT 645 PM EST...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF 
RANDOLPH COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN 
EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4031 8522 4018 8523 4018 8522 4022 8513
      4032 8513

$$

JEO

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 30, 2:15 PM EST, 3 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 2:15 PM EST, 3 hours 41 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
215 PM EST THU JUN 30 2005

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH INDIANA OVERNIGHT
BRINGING A WELCOME CHANGE TO THE WEATHER. MAIN PROBLEM WILL BE THE
TIMING OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORMS MOVED THROUGH MAINLY THE
NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA THIS MORNING. THIS HAS CAUSED THE
ATMOSPHERE TO BECOME A LITTLE MORE STABLE IN THE NORTH.

IN THE SOUTH CAPES RUNNING 4000. THIS IN ADDITION STRONG MID LEVEL
FLOW MAY BRING MORE STORMS TO THE AREA OVERNIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES
THROUGH. WILL GO WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATER THIS
EVENING THEN INCREASE TO SCATTERED. THE MAIN SEVERE THREAT OF THESE
STORMS WILL BE STRONG WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL. THIS
AFTERNOON TEMPS DROPPING 5-8 AFTER FROPA. WITH THE FRONT NOT MOVING
THROUGH UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING THE MAIN TEMPERATURE EFFECT WILL
NOT OCCUR UNTIL FRIDAY.

MORE PLEASANT WEATHER WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO INDIANA ON FRIDAY.
PROJECTED SOUNDINGS ARE DRY BUT SOME CU MAY STILL DEVELOP. ETA CU
RULE HAS SCT-BKN WHILE THE GFS HAS CLEAR. SOME INSTABILITY WILL
REMAIN WITH THE CYC FLOW SO WILL GO PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPS WILL BE 5-8
LOWER THEN TODAY.

FLOW FROM NW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. SKIES WILL
CLEAR WHICH WILL ALLOW GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING. WILL DROP TEMPS TO
NEAR THE CURRENT FOREAST VALUES IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.

&&

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

&&

HAINES

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 4:07 PM EST, 1 hour 49 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
407 PM EST THU JUN 30 2005

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-011100-
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-
254 PM EST THU JUN 30 2005

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

AN EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS REMAINS OVER CENTRAL INDIANA. A COLD
FRONT MOVING THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL GENERATE STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING
WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN.  HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE LESS LIKELY
BY STILL A POSSIBILITY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE WILL
BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. AT THE PRESENT
TIME THESE SHOULD NOT BE SEVERE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SEVERE WEATHER SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT. MONITOR WEATHER RADIO
FOR THE LATEST STATUS OF THE STORMS.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 30, 12:44 PM EST, 5 hours 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1244 PM EST THU JUN 30 2005

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

1254 PM     HAIL             4 W KOKOMO              40.48N 86.21W
06/28/2005  1.00 INCH        HOWARD             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER AND WINDS TO 40
            MPH WERE REPORTED BY A SPOTTER.

0104 PM     HAIL             WINCHESTER              40.17N 84.98W
06/28/2005  0.75 INCH        RANDOLPH           IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A SPOTTER REPORTED PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL IN WINCHESTER.
            REPORT RELAYED BY NWS WILMINGTON.

0145 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 NW NEW CASTLE         40.00N 85.47W
06/28/2005                   HENRY              IN   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            SEVERAL TREES AND LIMBS DOWNED. REPORTED BY COUNTY
            HIGHWAY.

0200 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SW MUNCIE             40.15N 85.46W
06/28/2005                   DELAWARE           IN   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            SEVERAL TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY COUNTY HIGHWAY.

0555 PM     HAIL             1 W NASHVILLE           39.20N 86.25W
06/28/2005  0.75 INCH        BROWN              IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

DTUCEK

Local storm report, Jun 30, 12:58 PM EST, 4 hours 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1258 PM EST THU JUN 30 2005

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

0200 PM     TSTM WND DMG     9 S INDIANAPOLIS        39.65N 86.15W
06/29/2005                   MARION             IN   NEWSPAPER

            TREES DOWNED NEAR STOP 11 AND MADISON ROADS. ONE TREE
            FELL ON A CAR.

0525 PM     HAIL             9 S GREENCASTLE         39.51N 86.84W
06/29/2005  0.88 INCH        PUTNAM             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

DTUCEK

Local storm report, Jun 30, 5:47 PM EST, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
547 PM EST THU JUN 30 2005

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

0542 PM     HAIL             3 N GREENTOWN           40.52N 85.96W
06/30/2005  0.50 INCH        HOWARD             IN   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            REPORTED BY GREENTOWN TOWN MARSHALL.

&&

DTUCEK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 30, 10:28 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hamilton, Madison	32 min
Jun 30, 4:51 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Howard	41 min
Jun 30, 5:36 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Howard	24 min
Jun 30, 6:08 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Henry, Madison	37 min
Jun 30, 6:28 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Randolph	47 min
Jun 30, 6:46 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Henry	45 min
Jun 30, 6:57 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Greene, Owen	44 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.