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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 11, 2005Clinton County, Tipton County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 11, 2005, 3:17 PM EST for Clinton County, Tipton County, Indiana. It was in force for 43 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
May 11, 2005, 3:17 PM EST (20:17 UTC)
Expired
May 11, 2005, 4:00 PM EST
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Clinton County, IN, Tipton County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 206 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2005-05-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1689 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2005-05-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 148 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1689 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-80 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1125 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
148 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
84 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KIND 112017
SVRIND
INC023-159-112100-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0021.050511T2017Z-050511T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
317 PM EST WED MAY 11 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA
  TIPTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA

* UNTIL 400 PM EST

* AT 309 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF KEMPTON...OR ABOUT 9 MILES EAST
  OF FRANKFORT...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  TIPTON AROUND 335 PM EST
  WINDFALL AROUND 345 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 4038 8635 4020 8632 4026 8593 4040 8595

$$

JK
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KIND 112038
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
337 PM EST WED MAY 11 2005

INC023-112047-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050511T2100Z/
CLINTON-
337 PM EST WED MAY 11 2005

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

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED EAST OF THE COUNTY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4039 8622 4020 8623 4026 8593 4040 8595

$$

INC159-112100-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050511T2100Z/
TIPTON-
337 PM EST WED MAY 11 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 400 PM EST FOR
TIPTON COUNTY...

AT 331 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE 
HAIL.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF TIPTON...OR 
ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KOKOMO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4039 8622 4020 8623 4026 8593 4040 8595

$$

JK
000 
WWUS53 KIND 112048
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
348 PM EST WED MAY 11 2005

INC159-112100-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050511T2100Z/
TIPTON-
348 PM EST WED MAY 11 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 400 PM EST FOR
TIPTON COUNTY...

AT 344 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.  THIS STORM WAS 
LOCATED JUST WEST OF TIPTON...OR ABOUT 14 MILES SOUTH OF 
KOKOMO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WINDFALL.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR EAST
CENTRAL INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4039 8622 4020 8623 4026 8593 4040 8595

$$

JEH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 11, 3:00 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Madison60 min
May 11, 3:22 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDParke, Putnam38 min
May 11, 3:28 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Montgomery47 min
May 11, 3:51 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRandolph39 min
May 11, 3:55 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton, Tipton35 min
May 11, 3:57 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMontgomery, Parke, Putnam63 min
May 11, 4:00 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware45 min
May 11, 4:17 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone43 min
May 11, 4:19 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMadison31 min
May 11, 4:23 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRandolph52 min
May 11, 4:27 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton48 min
May 11, 4:45 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton45 min
May 11, 5:05 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Montgomery40 min
May 11, 5:05 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHenry, Madison55 min
May 11, 5:07 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRandolph38 min
May 11, 5:20 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Putnam40 min
May 11, 5:26 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock49 min
May 11, 5:38 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDDelaware, Madison2 hr
May 11, 5:41 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Madison62 min
May 11, 5:54 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHenry36 min
May 11, 6:08 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRush, Shelby67 min
May 11, 6:08 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks37 min
May 11, 6:13 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock22 min
May 11, 6:18 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDParke27 min
May 11, 6:31 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMorgan44 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.