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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Indianapolis, IN

March 9, 200639 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this wind advisory at Mar 9, 2006, 10:30 PM EST for 39 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 9, 2006, 10:30 PM EST (03:30 UTC)
Expired
Mar 10, 2006, 5:00 AM EST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
All 39 counties

Bartholomew County, IN, Boone County, IN, Brown County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clay County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Greene County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry County, IN, Howard County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Knox County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion County, IN, Martin County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:32 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 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 194 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 00:00Z on 2006-03-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2006-03-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 77 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-56 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
515 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS73 KIND 100330
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1030 PM EST THU MAR 9 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL LIFT
NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA OVERNIGHT. NON-THUNDERSTORM
WIND GUSTS TO 57 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 5 AM EST.

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-101000-
/O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0003.060310T0330Z-060310T1000Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...
SEYMOUR
1030 PM EST THU MAR 9 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY. 

NON-THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 57 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 5 AM
EST. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO
57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING 
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KIND 100903
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
403 AM EST FRI MAR 10 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY...

.STRONG WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING AS STRONG LOW
PRESSURE EXITS THE AREA.

INZ051>053-060>065-067>072-101015-
/O.CAN.KIND.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060310T1000Z/
VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-
KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...
VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
403 AM EST FRI MAR 10 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. WIND GUSTS OVER 30 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING...BUT THE STRONG WINDS HAVE ENDED.

$$

INZ021-028>031-035>049-054>057-101015-
/O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060310T1000Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...SHELBYVILLE
403 AM EST FRI MAR 10 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO
57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KIND 101002
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
502 AM EST FRI MAR 10 2006

INZ021-028>031-035>049-054>057-101115-
/O.EXP.KIND.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060310T1000Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...SHELBYVILLE
502 AM EST FRI MAR 10 2006

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED
SOMEWHAT...BUT GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
ABOUT 800 AM.

$$

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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.