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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 11, 2005Rush County, Shelby County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 11, 2005, 6:08 PM EST for Rush County, Shelby County, Indiana. It was in force for 67 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, 6:08 PM EST (23:08 UTC)
Expired: May 11, 2005, 7:15 PM EST
In force: 67 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:10 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
May 11, 12:25 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
May 11, 3:40 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 158 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: 358 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -94 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1333 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 87 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 112308
SVRIND
INC139-145-120015-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0040.050511T2308Z-050512T0015Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA
  NORTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA

* UNTIL 715 PM EST

* AT 601 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MORRISTOWN...OR ABOUT 16 MILES NORTH OF
  SHELBYVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CARTHAGE AROUND 620 PM EST
  RUSHVILLE AROUND 640 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 3978 8562 3969 8564 3970 8590 3956 8580
      3957 8537 3979 8532

$$

JK

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KIND 112324
SVSIND

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

INC139-145-120015-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-050512T0015Z/
RUSH-SHELBY-
623 PM EST WED MAY 11 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 715 PM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN SHELBY AND NORTHERN RUSH COUNTIES...

AT 614 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MORRISTOWN...OR ABOUT 13 MILES
NORTHEAST OF SHELBYVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  RUSHVILLE AROUND 650 PM EST

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 3978 8562 3969 8564 3970 8590 3956 8580
      3957 8537 3979 8532

$$

JK

000 
WWUS53 KIND 112340
SVSIND

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

INC145-112349-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-050512T0015Z/
SHELBY-
639 PM EST WED MAY 11 2005

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

SEVERE STORMS HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM THE COUNTY...BUT MAY RETURN LATER 
THIS EVENING.

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 3978 8553 3968 8556 3956 8562 3957 8537
      3979 8532

$$

INC139-120015-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-050512T0015Z/
RUSH-
639 PM EST WED MAY 11 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 715 PM EST FOR
NORTHERN RUSH COUNTY...

AT 632 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF
RUSHVILLE...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHELBYVILLE...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  RUSHVILLE AROUND 655 PM EST

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 3978 8553 3968 8556 3956 8562 3957 8537
      3979 8532

$$

JK

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 May 11, 2:30 PM EST, 3 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 11, 2:30 PM EST, 3 hours 38 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
230 PM EST WED MAY 11 2005

.DISCUSSION...A WARM FRONT STRETCHED FM NRN MO ACRS CENTRAL IL TO
NRN INDIANA EARLY THIS PM. 88D SHOWS TSRA DEVELOPING ALONG THE
BOUNDARY. SFC DEWPOINTS ACRS THE FA ARE IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 60S
AND TEMPS HAVE RISEN TO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 80S.

FORECAST CHALLENGE TDY WL BE TSRA CHCS.

MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE OVERALL PATTERN...BUT ARE A BIT
DIFFERENT WITH THE SMALLER DETAILS. MODELS KEEP WEAK UPPER RIDE ACRS
THE AREA WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF DYNAMICS TO PUSH ACRS THE AREA.
HOWEVER LWR LVLS CONTINUE TO HAVE PLENTY OF MOISTURE TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY AS WARM FRONT SLOWLY SAGS S ACRS INDIANA ON THURSDAY.
BEST Q VECTOR CONVERGENCE IS FOUND ACRS IL AND NRN INDIANA TONIGHT
AND THURS. TIME SECTIONS SHOW GOOD MOISTURE PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA
TONIGHT AND NAM IS A BIT STRONGER WITH THE VV THAN THE GFS. GIVEN
EXPECTED DEVELOPMENT UPSTREAM ALONG THIS BOUNDARY AND H8-H3 LAYER
THICKNESS PROPAGATION EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS CERTAINLY LOOK GOOD
TONIGHT. CURRENT CAPES ACRS THE FA ARE 2500-3500 J/KG. HENCE WL
CONTINUE TSRA CHCS TONIGHT AND CONTINUE MENTION OF POSSIBLE SVR.
GIVEN THE MOIST AIR MASS ACRS THE AREA AND EXPECTED PCPN WL LEAN
TOWARD WETBULB TEMPS FOR LOWS...WHICH SHUD BE A BIT WARMER THAN
MAV/FWC.

AS FRONT SAGS S ACRS THE FA ON THURS...SFC FLOW BECOME NE-E AND WE
VACATE THE WARM SECTOR FOR THE MOMENT. GIVEN MORE CLDS EXPECTED ON
THURS WL LEAN A BIT COLDER THAN THE MAV TEMPS FOR
HIGHS...PARTICULARLY ACRS THE NRN PART OF THE FA. GOOD CONVERGENCE
WL STILL BE ON PLACE ACRS THE ARE ON THURS WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
IN THE AREA AND SMALL TSRA CHC WL CONTINUE TO BE NEEDED. NO SVR
MENTION THOUGH AS CAPES WL BE MUCH LOWER AND ERLY SFC FLOW NOT AS
FAVORABLE.

THURS NIGHT AND FRI WARM FRONT LIFTS BACK NORTH AND WE ARRIVE IN THE
WARM SECTOR ONCE AGAIN. FOR THE MOMENT WL FOCUS TSRA CHCS ON THUS
NIGHT AND AGAIN ON FRI AFTERNOON WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND
APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM THE NW. GIVEN EXPECTED DYNAMICS...CAPES
AND TIMING OF THE SYS ON FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING SVR STORMS STILL
POSSIBLE AT THIS POINT. WITH SOME WAA ON THURS NIGHT INTO FRI AND WL
LEAN TOWARD THE HIGHER SIDE OF MAV LOWS/HIGHS FOR THURSDAY
NIGHT/FRIDAY.

&&

.IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...SVR TSRA WATCH 246 UNTIL 00Z FOR
NE FA.

&&

PUMA

Hazardous weather outlook, May 11, 3:29 PM EST, 2 hours 39 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
329 PM EST WED MAY 11 2005

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-121100-
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-
329 PM EST WED MAY 11 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA. SOME OF THE
STORMS WILL CONTAIN SEVERE HAIL. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SEVERE
STORMS ARE GOING TO BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
LIGHTNING...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WOULD AGAIN BE THE HAZARDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS AND ANY SIZE HAIL THAT IS
RECEIVED TONIGHT.

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

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

JP

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 11, 5:26 PM EST, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
526 PM EST WED MAY 11 2005

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

0523 PM     HAIL             4 N ELWOOD              40.33N 85.84W
05/11/2005  1.00 INCH        MADISON            IN   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

JB

Local storm report, May 11, 5:45 PM EST, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
545 PM EST WED MAY 11 2005

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

0537 PM     HAIL             3 W ALEXANDRIA          40.26N 85.73W
05/11/2005  0.75 INCH        MADISON            IN   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0538 PM     HAIL             SUMMITVILLE             40.34N 85.64W
05/11/2005  0.75 INCH        MADISON            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0538 PM     HAIL             NEW CASTLE              39.92N 85.36W
05/11/2005  0.75 INCH        HENRY              IN   AMATEUR RADIO

0542 PM     HAIL             6 W DANVILLE            39.76N 86.63W
05/11/2005  0.75 INCH        HENDRICKS          IN   AMATEUR RADIO

0541 PM     HAIL             FORTVILLE               39.94N 85.85W
05/11/2005  0.75 INCH        HANCOCK            IN   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

JB

Local storm report, May 11, 5:46 PM EST, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
546 PM EST WED MAY 11 2005

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

0510 PM     HAIL             NOBLESVILLE             40.06N 86.03W
05/11/2005  1.00 INCH        HAMILTON           IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JB

Local storm report, May 11, 5:53 PM EST, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
553 PM EST WED MAY 11 2005

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

0545 PM     HAIL             2 N ALEXANDRIA          40.29N 85.68W
05/11/2005  1.00 INCH        MADISON            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JB

Local storm report, May 11, 5:57 PM EST, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
557 PM EST WED MAY 11 2005

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

0554 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NEW CASTLE              39.92N 85.36W
05/11/2005                   HENRY              IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            10 TO 12 INCH TREES DOWN AND PENNY SIZE HAIL

&&

JB

Local storm report, May 11, 6:06 PM EST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
606 PM EST WED MAY 11 2005

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

0555 PM     HAIL             5 E BAINBRIDGE          39.76N 86.72W
05/11/2005  1.25 INCH        PUTNAM             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 11, 3:00 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Madison	60 min
May 11, 3:17 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clinton, Tipton	43 min
May 11, 3:22 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Parke, Putnam	38 min
May 11, 3:28 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Montgomery	47 min
May 11, 3:51 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Randolph	39 min
May 11, 3:55 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hamilton, Tipton	35 min
May 11, 3:57 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Montgomery, Parke, Putnam	63 min
May 11, 4:00 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware	45 min
May 11, 4:17 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone	43 min
May 11, 4:19 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Madison	31 min
May 11, 4:23 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Randolph	52 min
May 11, 4:27 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hamilton	48 min
May 11, 4:45 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hamilton	45 min
May 11, 5:05 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Montgomery	40 min
May 11, 5:05 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Henry, Madison	55 min
May 11, 5:07 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Randolph	38 min
May 11, 5:20 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hendricks, Putnam	40 min
May 11, 5:26 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hancock	49 min
May 11, 5:38 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Delaware, Madison	2 hr
May 11, 5:41 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Madison	62 min
May 11, 5:54 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Henry	36 min
May 11, 6:08 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hendricks	37 min
May 11, 6:13 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hancock	22 min
May 11, 6:18 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Parke	27 min
May 11, 6:31 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Morgan	44 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.