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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Indianapolis, IN

March 13, 200633 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this wind advisory at Mar 13, 2006, 4:18 AM EST for 33 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Mar 13, 2006, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 13, 2006, 4:18 AM EST (09:18 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 13, 2006, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Mar 13, 2006, 7:00 PM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
All 33 counties

Bartholomew County, IN, Boone County, IN, Brown County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clay County, IN, Clinton 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, Johnson County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion 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), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:18 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 192 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 2006-03-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 730 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 2006-03-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 286 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
730 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
565 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
286 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
322 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.5
Supercell composite
5.6

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The text

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

000 
WWUS73 KIND 130918
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
418 AM EST MON MAR 13 2006

...WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.AN AREA OF STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO MICHIGAN TODAY AND
DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE STATE. STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY
THE FRONT AND LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEHIND IT.

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-131730-
/O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0004.060313T1800Z-060314T0500Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS
418 AM EST MON MAR 13 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
EST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH
THE EVENING. GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SUSTAINED
WINDS AROUND 30 MPH.

THESE WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KIND 131919
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
219 PM EST MON MAR 13 2006

...WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.AN AREA OF STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN MICHIGAN
TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR AS THE LOW MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST.

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-140000-
/O.EXT.KIND.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060314T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS
219 PM EST MON MAR 13 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING. GUSTS OF 45 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH.

THESE WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KIND 132352
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
652 PM EST MON MAR 13 2006

...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST...


INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-140100-
/O.EXP.KIND.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060314T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS
652 PM EST MON MAR 13 2006

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

ALTHOUGH...IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE WINDY TONIGHT. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

KOCH

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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.