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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 189, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 25, 2006Putnam County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2006, 6:35 PM EDT for Putnam County, Indiana. It was in force for 17 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 25, 2006, 6:35 PM EDT (22:35 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2006, 6:52 PM EDT
In force: 17 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Putnam County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:35 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 25, 2:34 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 153 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: 117 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -212 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1749 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KIND 252236
SVRIND
INC133-252315-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0189.060525T2235Z-060525T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
635 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT

* AT 631 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO
  GOLF BALL SIZE.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BAINBRIDGE...OR ABOUT
  19 MILES SOUTH OF CRAWFORDSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  ROACHDALE AROUND 640 PM EDT...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT...LON 3985 8698 3967 8692 3966 8670 3990 8674

$$

JK

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS53 KIND 252252
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
652 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006

INC133-252302-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0189.000000T0000Z-060525T2315Z/
PUTNAM-
652 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

STORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.

LAT...LON 3985 8698 3967 8692 3966 8670 3990 8674

$$

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 25, 1:35 PM EDT, 5 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 1:35 PM EDT, 5 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
135 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006

.AVIATION...18Z -18Z TAFS
FORECAST PROBLEM WILL BE WITH TIMING THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE SHORT TERM.  BASED ON SPC MESO DISCUSSION HAVE TIMED TSRA INTO
EACH SITE ANYWHERE FROM 20Z TO 00Z.  SOME SHOWERS ALREADY SHOWING UP
ON 88D AND SAT PICS SHOW CBS SCT AROUND THE TERMINAL SITES.  HAVE
INDICATED AS SUCH IN THE TAFS. KEPT WINDSPEEDS UP AFTER FROPA AS
GRADIENT REMAINS TIGHT.

AFTER H5 LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST LLVL MOISTURE WL RMN IN PLACE
THRU THE TAF PD.  WENT WITH SOME 4-5SM FOG AFTER THE TSRA PASSES AND
CONTINUED THROUGH THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD.

&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...MAIN CONCERN FOR THIS FCST WL BE SVR WEATHER TNGT
AS STG SHEAR AND VERY UNSTABLE ATMS IN PLACE AHEAD OF APRCHG CD FNT
THAT STRETCHED FM ERN WI TO NWRN IL AND NRN MO AT 16Z. VSBL SAT LOOP
WAS SHOWING A BAND OF SC EXTENDING FM AROUND IWX TO JUST NE OF
VINCENNES WITH THE WIDESPREAD SC DECK ACRS THE UPR MIDWEST INVOF AN
UPR LOW ACRS ERN WI.

MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON SLIDING A S/W ON THE SRN PERIPHERY OF
THE UPR LOW E ACRS THE FA THIS EVE ALONG WITH THE ILL-DEFINED SFC CD
FNT. MODELS WERE ALL SHOWING NICE ELONGATED UVM FIELD ACRS THE FA
THIS EVE. MEANWHILE...35 MPH SFC-700 MB SHEAR MAGNITUDE IN PLACE
ALONG WITH CAPES TO 3500 J/KG. AS A RESULT...MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE
WEATHER ACRS THE SERN HALF OF THE IND CWA. LITTLE TO NO CIN AND
LIFTING MECHANISMS SHOULD ALLOW NUMEROUS TRWS TO DVLP LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVE. BULK OF THE PRECIP SHOULD BE OVER TNGT
AND COMPLETELY ENDING BY NOON TOMORROW. CU RULE DEVELOPMENT PROGS
INDICATING BKN CU ON FRI. OTHERWISE...THE WEEKEND IS EPECTED TO BE
DRY WITH TEMPS WARMING WELL INTO THE 80S AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN.

MOS TEMPS CLOSE AND APPEAR REASONABLE BASED ON CURRENT UPSTREAM
TEMPS...LOW LVL THERMAL PROGS AND EXPECTED CLD CVR.

&&

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

AVIATION...SALLY
PUBLIC...KOCH

Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 4:09 PM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
409 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-262015-
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-
JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-
DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
309 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006 /409 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA
THROUGH THE EVENING. ISOLATED TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE
HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE
STORMS ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH
OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE)

KOCH

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 25, 5:48 PM EDT, 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
548 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006

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

0455 PM     HAIL             5 NE GREENSBURG         39.39N 85.41W
05/25/2006  E1.00 INCH       DECATUR            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SMITH

Local storm report, May 25, 5:54 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
554 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006

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

0550 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 E FRANKTON            40.22N 85.70W
05/25/2006                   MADISON            IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN

&&

SMITH

Local storm report, May 25, 6:07 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
607 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006

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

0557 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NW ANDERSON           40.14N 85.75W
05/25/2006                   MADISON            IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROOF SHEETING BLOWN INTO AIR....EST GUST 44MPH

&&

SMITH

Local storm report, May 25, 6:22 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
622 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006

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

0618 PM     HAIL             BLOOMINGTON             39.17N 86.52W
05/25/2006  M0.88 INCH       MONROE             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SMITH

Local storm report, May 25, 6:33 PM EDT, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
633 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006

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

0626 PM     HAIL             PARKER CITY             40.19N 85.20W
05/25/2006  M0.75 INCH       RANDOLPH           IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SMITH

Local storm report, May 25, 6:34 PM EDT, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
634 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006

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

0625 PM     TSTM WND DMG     W ANDERSON              40.09N 85.69W
05/25/2006                   MADISON            IN   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            14 INCH DIAMETER LIVE TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD

&&

PGRAY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 24, 8:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hendricks, Morgan	41 min
May 24, 8:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Knox, Sullivan	52 min
May 24, 8:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Johnson, Marion, Morgan	27 min
May 24, 8:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene	48 min
May 24, 9:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Greene, Martin	31 min
May 24, 9:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Lawrence	33 min
May 25, 3:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Sullivan, Vigo	44 min
May 25, 3:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Greene, Knox, Sullivan	47 min
May 25, 3:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Johnson, Rush, Shelby	42 min
May 25, 3:27 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Clay, Greene, Owen, Sullivan	48 min
May 25, 3:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Henry	47 min
May 25, 3:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson	39 min
May 25, 3:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Knox	48 min
May 25, 3:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby	16 min
May 25, 3:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Randolph	41 min
May 25, 4:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Rush	42 min
May 25, 4:06 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Daviess, Knox	39 min
May 25, 4:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe	38 min
May 25, 4:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Greene, Monroe, Morgan, Owen	49 min
May 25, 4:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Decatur, Shelby	45 min
May 25, 4:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe	51 min
May 25, 4:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion	23 min
May 25, 4:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Lawrence, Martin	34 min
May 25, 4:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Clinton, Tipton	46 min
May 25, 4:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan	30 min
May 25, 4:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Decatur, Rush	21 min
May 25, 4:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Montgomery, Parke, Putnam	27 min
May 25, 5:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Johnson, Lawrence, Shelby	39 min
May 25, 5:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Madison, Marion, Putnam and 1 more	55 min
May 25, 5:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings	38 min
May 25, 6:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Randolph	37 min
May 25, 6:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Henry	17 min
May 25, 6:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Monroe, Morgan, Owen	34 min
May 25, 7:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan	35 min
May 25, 7:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Monroe, Morgan, Owen	26 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.