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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 257, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 22, 2006Greene County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2006, 5:46 PM EDT for Greene County, Indiana. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 22, 2006, 5:46 PM EDT (21:46 UTC)
Expired: Jun 22, 2006, 6:30 PM EDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Greene County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 22, 12:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 187 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: 1783 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1138 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 0.7

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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 Jun 22, 5:25 PM EDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 5:25 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
525 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2006

.AVIATION...WL KEEP VFR CONDS WITH TEMPO TRWS AND MVFR THROUGH THE
NGT PER RADAR TRENDS AND MODEL OUTPUT. ACTIVITY SHOULD BE ENDING
DURING THE MRNG ON FRI FM NW-SE AS THE FNT SETTLES SE. CU
DEVELOPMENT PROGS INDICATING BKN AFTERNOON CU BORDERLINE VFR/MVFR
BASED ON MOS SFC TEMP/DEW PT FCST. COULD ALSO BE RESTRICTIONS IN
VSBYS TNGT IN HEAVIER STORMS AND TOWARD MRNG IN MORE STRATIFORM
PRECIP.

.PREV DISCUSSION...RADAR SHOWS CONVECTION DEVELOPING AND PUSHING
ACRS CENTRAL INDIANA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. H20 IMAGERY SHOWS A
SECOND S/W NEAR KANSAS CITY THAT WL IMPACT OUR AREA LATER. SFC
DEWPOINTS VERY MOIST IN THE LOWER 70S. REMNANTS OF EARLIER MCS HAVE
PROVIDED A TRIGGER FOR TSRA DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON.

MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE WL BE TIMING OF PCPN EVENTS OVER THE NEXT
12-24 HRS.

NAM SEEMS TO BE HAVING SOME PROBLEMS DEFINING AND PROPAGATING THE H5
S/W. GFS LOOKS MUCH BETTER HERE AND WL USE THE GFS. ATTM EXPECTING 2
ROUNDS OF TSRA ACRS CENTRAL INDIANA OVR THE NEXT 12-24 HRS. THE
FIRST ROUND IS CURRENTLY ONGOING AND PUSHING ACRS THE FA. AFTER THIS
ROUND IS OVR EXPECT A LULL IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS AS ATMOS RESETS A BIT.
GFS THEN BRINGS NEXT SYSTEM IN LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS
STRONG VV IS SEEN PARTICULARLY AROUND 12Z. TIME SECTIONS SHOW A VERY
MOIST COLUMN AND VERY STRONG VV AHEAD OF THE NEXT S/W. FORECAST
SOUNDINGS TONIGHT REMAIN QUITE UNSTABLE WITH LI/S NEAR -10 AND
PLENTY OF CAPE...NEAR 4000-5000 J/KG. PRECIPITABLE H2O VALUES NEAR
1.64 SUGGEST TORRENTIAL RAINS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS.

CD FRONT WL PUSH SOUTH ACRS INDIANA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AS LOW PRES
TRAVERSES NE ALONG THE OH RVR. GIVEN OUR PROXIMITY TO THE LOW
MORNING CLDS AND SHRA SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS WE REMAIN ON THE NW SIDE
OF THIS SYSTEM. THE LOW PULLS AWAY ON FRI NIGHT AND COOL HIGH PRES
OVR NRN IL AND THE WRN GRT LKS BUILDS ACRS INDIANA. WL TRY AND FOCUS
BEST POPS FOR FRI DURG THE MORNING HOURS AND SLOWLY TAPER THEM OFF
THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE DAY.

GIVEN THE EXPECTED CLDS AND RAIN WL LOOK TOWARD WETBULB TEMPS
TONIGHT AND WILL VEER AWAY FROM MAV AT SITES WHERE MAV DOES NOT
HANDLE THIS TOO WELL. FRI HIGHS LOOK GOOD AND WL STICK CLOSE. FRI
LOW MAY BE A BIT COOL... WL WORK A COMPROMISE THERE.

DRY AND WARMER WX FOR SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN. GIVEN THE EXPECTED
SUNSHINE WL BUMP UP HIGHS 1-2 DEGREES FROM FRI.

&&

IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ACROSS
ALL BUT FAR NRN TIER UNTIL 8 PM EDT.

&&

PUMA
AVIATION...KOCH

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 5:30 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
530 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2006

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-231000-
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-
430 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2006 /530 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2006/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL
INDIANA THROUGH TONIGHT. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY
RAIN...FLOODING AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE THE PRIMARY
THREATS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE MAINLY IN THE
EVENING.

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

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY...ALONG AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM TERRE HAUTE TO MUNCIE, WITH THE MAIN THREAT
AGAIN BEING DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE FRIDAY, SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY...FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA. THERE IS
ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS REGION WIDE MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. AT THIS TIME SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

KOCH

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 22, 2:15 PM EDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
215 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2006

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

0130 PM     TSTM WND DMG     12 NW TIPTON            40.41N 86.20W
06/22/2006                   TIPTON             IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN BETWEEN COUNTY ROADS ELEVEN HUNDRED
            WEST AND 1000 WEST ON COUNTY ROAD 650 NORTH.

&&

NIELD

Local storm report, Jun 22, 2:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
249 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2006

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

0246 PM     HAIL             3 NNE SOUTHPORT         39.70N 86.10W
06/22/2006  U0.75 INCH       MARION             IN   NWS EMPLOYEE

            DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY OFF DUTY NWS METEOROLOGIST AT
            INTERSTATES 465 AND 65.

&&

NIELD

Local storm report, Jun 22, 3:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
306 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2006

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

0302 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 SE INDIANAPOLIS       39.69N 86.04W
06/22/2006                   MARION             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STOP SIGN BLOWN DOWN BY TSTM WND

&&

PGRAY

Local storm report, Jun 22, 3:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
322 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2006

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

0320 PM     HAIL             4 S FRANKLIN            39.43N 86.06W
06/22/2006  E0.88 INCH       JOHNSON            IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            NICKLE SIZE HAIL AT JOHNSON COUNTY AIRPORT

&&

PGRAY

Local storm report, Jun 22, 4:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
416 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2006

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

0315 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RUSHVILLE               39.61N 85.45W
06/22/2006                   RUSH               IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE ON POWERLINE/POWER OUTAGE IN RUSHVILLE

&&

PGRAY

Local storm report, Jun 22, 5:18 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
518 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2006

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

0300 PM     TSTM WND DMG     INDIANAPOLIS            39.78N 86.15W
06/22/2006                   MARION             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE UPRROTED ON 2 HOMES W MAJOR DMG. LARGE LIMBS DOWN.

&&

PGRAY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 22, 12:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Vermillion	39 min
Jun 22, 12:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Carroll	45 min
Jun 22, 12:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Montgomery, Tippecanoe	40 min
Jun 22, 12:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Howard	64 min
Jun 22, 1:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Sullivan, Vigo	40 min
Jun 22, 1:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone	43 min
Jun 22, 2:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Morgan	32 min
Jun 22, 2:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hendricks, Marion	60 min
Jun 22, 3:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Johnson	30 min
Jun 22, 3:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hancock	64 min
Jun 22, 3:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Johnson, Shelby	48 min
Jun 22, 3:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Rush	49 min
Jun 22, 3:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew	45 min
Jun 22, 4:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew	41 min
Jun 22, 5:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Knox	56 min
Jun 22, 5:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Jennings	39 min
Jun 22, 6:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Sullivan, Vigo	56 min
Jun 22, 6:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Owen	42 min
Jun 22, 6:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Parke, Vigo	45 min
Jun 22, 6:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Morgan, Putnam	48 min
Jun 22, 7:48 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Clay, Daviess, Greene, Knox, Martin, Owen and 5 more	4 hr

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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.