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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 57, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 13, 2005, 2:15 PM EST for Decatur County, Jennings County, Indiana. It was in force for 45 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 13, 2005, 2:15 PM EST (19:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 2005, 3:00 PM EST
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Decatur County, IN, Jennings County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:15 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 13, 12:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1302 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 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 131915
SVRIND
INC031-079-132000-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0057.050513T1915Z-050513T2000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
215 PM EST FRI MAY 13 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA
JENNINGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
* UNTIL 300 PM EST
* AT 211 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF NORTH
VERNON...OR ABOUT 7 MILES EAST OF SEYMOUR...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
NORTH VERNON AROUND 220 PM EST
WESTPORT AROUND 235 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 3904 8582 3887 8575 3902 8548 3919 8545
3930 8559
$$
PUMA1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS53 KIND 131934
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
234 PM EST FRI MAY 13 2005
INC031-079-132000-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0057.000000T0000Z-050513T2000Z/
DECATUR-JENNINGS-
234 PM EST FRI MAY 13 2005
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 300 PM EST FOR
JENNINGS AND SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTIES...
AT 233 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME SIZE HAIL.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WESTPORT...OR ABOUT 22 MILES EAST OF
COLUMBUS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FRIDAY
EVENING FOR INDIANA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST INDIANA.
LAT...LON 3904 8582 3887 8575 3902 8548 3919 8545
3930 8559
$$
PUMAWhat 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 13, 2:05 PM EST, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 13, 2:05 PM EST, 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 205 PM EST FRI MAY 13 2005 .DISCUSSION...FORECAST FOCUS TODAY WILL BE ON TIMING THE EXIT OF CURRENT SYSTEM AFFECTING THE CWA. UPPER RIDGE MOVING EAST AS TROF OVER THE ROCKIES AT 12Z DEEPENS AND MOVES EAST. SFC WMFNT HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE IND CWA CAUSING RAPID DESTABILIZATION AND SCT TSRA TO FORM. CDFNT ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER SYSTEM IS STILL WELL TO THE WEST OF THE CWA. AS FRONT GETS CLOSER AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED. PER PMDHMD REASONING HAVE LEANED TOWARD THE GFS THIS AFTN. CDFNT WILL PASS THROUGH THE CWA AROUND 12Z TOMORROW AS SFC LOW CENTER MOVES TO NORTH CENTRAL OHIO BY 18Z. SHOWERS MAY LINGER UNTIL THE EVENING BUT CLEARING LINE IS WELL DEFINED AND WILL DROP POPS TO SCHC AFT 00Z. FEW MINOR CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #267 UNTIL 01Z ENTIRE CWA. && SALLY
Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 12:50 PM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1250 PM EST FRI MAY 13 2005 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-141100- 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- 1250 PM EST FRI MAY 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8PM EST... THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MILES AN HOUR AND LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE. A SQUALL LINE WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING WHICH MAY PRODUCE MORE DANGEROUS WEATHER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED LATER THIS EVENING. && MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT OUR WEBSITE... HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/IND
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 13, 1:32 PM EST, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
132 PM EST FRI MAY 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0120 PM HAIL 4 NE MARTINSVILLE 39.46N 86.37W
05/13/2005 0.50 INCH MORGAN IN AIRPLANE PILOT
&&
DTUCEKLocal storm report, May 13, 1:48 PM EST, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
148 PM EST FRI MAY 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0105 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 NNW NASHVILLE 39.28N 86.28W
05/13/2005 BROWN IN AMATEUR RADIO
2 FOOT DIAMETER TREES DOWN 2 MILES SOUTH OF HELMSBURG
ALONG LANAM RIDGE ROAD.
0110 PM TSTM WND DMG 9 N NASHVILLE 39.33N 86.24W
05/13/2005 BROWN IN AMATEUR RADIO
6 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN NEAR SPEARSVILLE
0137 PM HAIL BEDFORD 38.86N 86.49W
05/13/2005 0.50 INCH LAWRENCE IN EMERGENCY MNGR
0145 PM HAIL BICKNELL 38.78N 87.31W
05/13/2005 0.50 INCH KNOX IN CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
DRTLocal storm report, May 13, 1:57 PM EST, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
157 PM EST FRI MAY 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0155 PM HAIL 3 W GREENWOOD 39.62N 86.17W
05/13/2005 0.50 INCH JOHNSON IN AMATEUR RADIO
&&
DRTLocal storm report, May 13, 2:04 PM EST, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
204 PM EST FRI MAY 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM TSTM WND GST 5 W GREENWOOD 39.62N 86.21W
05/13/2005 50 MPH JOHNSON IN NWS EMPLOYEE
0200 PM HAIL 5 W GREENWOOD 39.62N 86.21W
05/13/2005 0.50 INCH JOHNSON IN NWS EMPLOYEE
&&
JEZLocal storm report, May 13, 2:10 PM EST, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
210 PM EST FRI MAY 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0159 PM TSTM WND GST 4 NNW SHELBYVILLE 39.58N 85.80W
05/13/2005 59 MPH SHELBY IN ASOS
KGEZ ASOS REPORTED WIND GUST TO 51 KNOTS /59 MPH/.
0148 PM HAIL 4 W GREENWOOD 39.62N 86.19W
05/13/2005 0.88 INCH JOHNSON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE CENTER GROVE AREA FROM
148 PM EST UNTIL 157 PM EST.
&&
JEZLocal storm report, May 13, 2:13 PM EST, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
213 PM EST FRI MAY 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0208 PM HAIL 1 SE VINCENNES 38.67N 87.50W
05/13/2005 0.25 INCH KNOX IN CO-OP OBSERVER
0200 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W GREENWOOD 39.62N 86.17W
05/13/2005 JOHNSON IN AMATEUR RADIO
PART OF A 6 INCH DIAMETER TREE BLOWN DOWN
&&
JEZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 12:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Monroe | 39 min |
| May 13, 1:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Martin | 41 min |
| May 13, 1:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Morgan | 25 min |
| May 13, 1:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Shelby | 39 min |
| May 13, 2:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Rush | 50 min |
| May 13, 2:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Vigo | 22 min |
| May 13, 2:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Morgan, Putnam | 40 min |
| May 13, 2:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin | 38 min |
| May 13, 3:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Putnam | 43 min |
| May 13, 3:05 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Knox | 55 min |
| May 13, 3:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware | 30 min |
| May 13, 3:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Marion | 31 min |
| May 13, 5:29 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Carroll | 14 min |
| May 13, 5:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison, Tipton | 37 min |
| May 13, 6:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Vermillion, Warren | 38 min |
| May 13, 6:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 40 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.