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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 172, NWS Indianapolis, IN

August 11, 2005Delaware County, Henry County, Randolph County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 2005, 2:54 PM EST for Delaware County, Henry County, Randolph County, Indiana. It was in force for 56 min. 2 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: Aug 11, 2005, 2:54 PM EST (19:54 UTC)
Expired: Aug 11, 2005, 3:50 PM EST
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Delaware County, IN, Henry County, IN, Randolph County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 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
Aug 11, 3:30 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Winchester, IN	TREES DOWN, POWER LINES DOWN, STREET FLOODING
Aug 11, 3:30 PM EST	TSTM WND GST 60	8 Sw Winchester, 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 2 storm reports 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 nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 143 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: 1442 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 764 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 13 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 111954
SVRIND
INC035-065-135-112045-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0172.050811T1954Z-050811T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
254 PM EST THU AUG 11 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
  NORTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
  RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA

* UNTIL 345 PM EST

* AT 251 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
  FROM 9 MILES NORTH OF PARKER CITY TO MOUNT SUMMIT...OR ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF MUNCIE TO 13 MILES SOUTH OF
  MUNCIE...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  PARKER CITY AROUND 300 PM EST
  BLOUNTSVILLE AROUND 310 PM EST
  FARMLAND AROUND 315 PM EST
  RIDGEVILLE 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 4031 8524 4016 8525 4017 8534 3997 8545
      4002 8521 4003 8482 4032 8481

$$

CO

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KIND 112020
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
320 PM EST THU AUG 11 2005

INC035-065-135-112045-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0172.000000T0000Z-050811T2045Z/
DELAWARE-HENRY-RANDOLPH-
320 PM EST THU AUG 11 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 345 PM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN HENRY...RANDOLPH AND SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTIES...

AT 318 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM RIDGEVILLE TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF
BLOUNTSVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 20 MILES EAST OF MUNCIE
TO 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MUNCIE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  MODOC AROUND 325 PM EST
  WINCHESTER AROUND 340 PM EST
  LYNN AROUND 345 PM EST

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY
LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY
INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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 4031 8524 4016 8525 4017 8534 3997 8545
      4002 8521 4003 8482 4032 8481

$$

CO

000 
WWUS53 KIND 112034
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
334 PM EST THU AUG 11 2005

INC035-065-112044-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0172.000000T0000Z-050811T2045Z/
DELAWARE-HENRY-
334 PM EST THU AUG 11 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HENRY AND DELAWARE COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 4030 8520 4015 8520 4012 8521 4005 8520
      4002 8521 4003 8482 4032 8481

$$

INC135-112045-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0172.000000T0000Z-050811T2045Z/
RANDOLPH-
334 PM EST THU AUG 11 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 345 PM EST FOR
RANDOLPH COUNTY...

AT 331 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SARATOGA TO MODOC...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 21 MILES NORTHWEST OF GREENVILLE TO 17 MILES NORTHWEST
OF RICHMOND...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  WINCHESTER AROUND 335 PM EST
  LYNN AROUND 345 PM EST

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY
LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY
INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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 4030 8520 4015 8520 4012 8521 4005 8520
      4002 8521 4003 8482 4032 8481

$$

CO

000 
WWUS53 KIND 112050
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
348 PM EST THU AUG 11 2005

INC135-112054-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0172.000000T0000Z-050811T2045Z/
RANDOLPH-
348 PM EST THU AUG 11 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY EXPIRED AT 345
PM EST...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING IS NOW EXITING THE 
COUNTY.

LAT...LON 4030 8520 4015 8520 4012 8521 4005 8520
      4002 8521 4003 8482 4032 8481

$$

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 Aug 11, 2:00 PM EST, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 2:00 PM EST, 54 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
200 PM EST THU AUG 11 2005

.DISCUSSION...INDIANA CAUGHT BETWEEN WEAK HIGH PRES OVR THE GRT LKS
AND A SECOND HIGH ACRS THE SERN STS. A STATIONARY BOUNDARY WAS IN
PLACE ACRS THE STATE SEPARATING THESE TWO SYSTEMS. H20 IMAGERY
SHOWED AN UPPER DISTURBANCE ACRS NRN ILL...PUSHING NE TO THE GRT
LKS. NATIONAL RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS SHRA/TSRA ACRS WI/NRN IL AND NRN
INDIANA. DEWPOINTS ACRS THE FA REMAIN IN THE SWEATY UPPER 60S AND
LOWER 70.

MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE WL BE POPS THE NEXT COUPLE OF PDS.

MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE DIFFICULTY IN HANDLING THE WEAK FRONT ACRS
OUR AREA OVR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MINIMAL UPPER DYNAMICS
AVAILABLE...BUT PLENTY OF LOWER LVL MOISTURE. TIME SECTIONS ALSO
SHOW THIS THROUGH THE PD. NAM AND GFS ALSO APPEAR TO BE HAVING
CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK PROBLEMS BY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. NAM
TRIES TO PUSH THE STATIONARY FRONT LINGERING ACRS THE FA S AS A CD
FRONT ON FRIDAY. GFS DOES NOT PUSH THE FRONT SOUTH MUCH AT ALL.
HENCE CONFIDENCE IS LOW. THE FACT REMAINS THAT A BOUNDARY WILL
CONTINUE TO LINGER ACRS OUR AREA THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...ALONG
WITH A VERY HUMID AIRMASS AS DEWPOINTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN THE
SAME. FURTHERMORE DAYTIME HEATING WL CONTINUE TO ACT AS A TRIGGER
WITH CAPES BETWEEN 2K-3K J/KG EACH AFTERNOON. HENCE WL CONTINUE
DAILY CHC FOR TSRA NEXT FEW DAYS.

WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN H8 TEMPS EXPECTED WL STICK CLOSE TO
PERSISTENCE FOR HIGHS. MAV APPEARS TO BE SLIGHTLY HIGH IN THIS
REGARD. WL STICK CLOSE TO EXPECTED DEWPOINTS FOR LOWS. FURTHERMORE
CROSSOVER TEMPS SUGGEST MORNING PATCHY FOG ACRS THE AREA ESPECIALLY
CONSIDERING AFTERNOON PCPN AND HIGH DEWPOINTS.

&&

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

&&

PUMA

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 11, 5:44 AM EST, 9 hours 10 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
544 AM EST THU AUG 11 2005

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-121044-
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-
544 AM EST THU AUG 11 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT.  SOME OF THESE
STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND.  FREQUENT
LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT FORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY.  ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
IT IS POSSIBLE FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE WITH HAIL AND
DAMAGING WIND THE MAIN THREAT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

&&
MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT OUR WEBSITE...

HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/IND

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 11, 9:39 AM EST, 5 hours 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
939 AM EST THU AUG 11 2005

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

0900 PM     HAIL             4 N WEST LAFAYETTE      40.50N 86.92W
08/10/2005  1.25 INCH        TIPPECANOE         IN   STORM CHASER

            SMALLER HAIL COVERED GROUND

&&

JKWIATKO

Local storm report, Aug 11, 9:42 AM EST, 5 hours 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
942 AM EST THU AUG 11 2005

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

0400 PM     HAIL             4 N WEST LAFAYETTE      40.50N 86.92W
08/10/2005  1.25 INCH        TIPPECANOE         IN   STORM CHASER

            SMALLER HAIL COVERED GROUND

&&

JKWIATKO

Local storm report, Aug 11, 2:00 PM EST, 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
200 PM EST THU AUG 11 2005

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

0145 PM     TSTM WND DMG     KEMPTON                 40.29N 86.23W
08/11/2005                   TIPTON             IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            2 TREES DOWN...POWER OUTAGES ALSO

0150 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     3 N TIPTON              40.33N 86.04W
08/11/2005                   TIPTON             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0145 PM     HAIL             7 W TIPTON              40.28N 86.17W
08/11/2005  0.25 INCH        TIPTON             IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            OFFICER REPORTED HAIL FALLING HEAVILY...UNABLE TO
            MEASURE, SO SIZE IS UNKNOWN

&&

CP

Local storm report, Aug 11, 2:14 PM EST, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
214 PM EST THU AUG 11 2005

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

0205 PM     HAIL             5 W SUMMITVILLE         40.34N 85.74W
08/11/2005  0.25 INCH        MADISON            IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

0205 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 W SUMMITVILLE         40.34N 85.74W
08/11/2005                   MADISON            IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES, TREE LIMBS DOWN

&&

CP

Local storm report, Aug 11, 2:19 PM EST, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
219 PM EST THU AUG 11 2005

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

0205 PM     HAIL             CICERO                  40.12N 86.02W
08/11/2005  0.75 INCH        HAMILTON           IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ALSO POSSIBLE WIND DAMAGE TO SHED

&&

CP

Local storm report, Aug 11, 2:41 PM EST, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
241 PM EST THU AUG 11 2005

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

0225 PM     HAIL             3 W ANDERSON            40.09N 85.74W
08/11/2005  0.75 INCH        MADISON            IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ALSO 44 MPH WINDS

0216 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 ENE SHERIDAN          40.15N 86.17W
08/11/2005                   HAMILTON           IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN, SIDING OFF HOUSE, PARTIAL ROOF OFF BARN

&&

CP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 11, 12:57 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clinton, Howard, Tipton	48 min
Aug 11, 1:07 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Clinton, Tipton	38 min
Aug 11, 1:45 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hamilton, Madison, Tipton	30 min
Aug 11, 2:09 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Madison	67 min
Aug 11, 2:13 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Hamilton, Henry, Madison	62 min
Aug 11, 3:42 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Randolph	2 hr
Aug 11, 5:25 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Fountain, Vermillion, Warren	50 min
Aug 11, 6:10 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Fountain, Parke	35 min
Aug 11, 6:14 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Parke	31 min
Aug 11, 6:44 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Parke, Putnam	61 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 2005 Every 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.