Alert archive / Indiana / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this high wind warning at Sep 14, 2008, 12:22 PM EDT for 27 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 4 hr. 30 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2008, 12:22 PM EDT (16:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 14, 2008, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
All 27 counties
Bartholomew County, IN, Brown County, IN, Clay County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Greene County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry 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, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Sullivan County, IN
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 12:31 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bedford, IN | TREES AND LIMBS DOWN. UTILITY LINES DOWN IN SOME AREAS OF THE COUNTY. |
| Sep 14, 12:40 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Dugger, IN | SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED ACROSS TOWN AND COUNTY FROM GRADIENT WINDS CAUSED BY REMNANTS OF IKE. |
| Sep 14, 12:50 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Washington, IN | FOUR INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMB DOWN ON US HIGHWAY 50 |
| Sep 14, 12:51 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bloomfield, IN | SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED ACROSS TOWN AND COUNTY FROM GRADIENT WINDS FROM REMNANTS OF IKE. |
| Sep 14, 1:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bloomington, IN | SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED ACROSS CITY AND COUNTY BY GRADIENT WINDS FROM REMNANTS OF IKE. |
| Sep 14, 1:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Brazil, IN | SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED ACROSS COUNTY BY GRADIENT WINDS FROM REMNANTS OF IKE. |
| Sep 14, 1:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Greencastle, IN | SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED ACROSS COUNTY FROM GRADIENT WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH REMNANTS OF IKE. |
| Sep 14, 1:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Nashville, IN | SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINES DOWNED IN CITY AND COUNTY CAUSED BY GRADIENT WINDS FROM REMNANTS OF IKE. |
| Sep 14, 1:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Spencer, IN | SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED ACROSS COUNTY BY GRADIENT WINDS FROM THE REMNANTS OF IKE. |
| Sep 14, 1:01 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 2 Se Odon, IN | RECORDED ON DAVIS INSTRUMENTS EQUIPMENT. SHORT TREE LIMBS DOWN. |
| Sep 14, 1:18 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Columbus, IN | |
| Sep 14, 1:21 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Columbus, IN | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALL OVER COLUMBUS FROM GRADIENT WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF IKE. |
| Sep 14, 2:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Brownsburg, IN | TREES AND LIMBS DOWN. ESTIMATED WIND SPEED OF 50 MPH. |
| Sep 14, 2:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Franklin, IN | SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED IN CITY AND COUNTY CAUSED BY GRADIENT WIND FROM REMNANTS OF IKE. |
| Sep 14, 2:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | Greensburg, IN | |
| Sep 14, 3:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | Seymour, IN | WEATHERBUG SCHOOL SITE AT SEYMOUR-JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MEASURED 67 MPH WIND. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Sep 14, 3:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Seymour, IN | SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED IN CITY AND COUNTY CAUSED BY GRADIENT WIND FROM REMNANTS OF IKE. |
| Sep 14, 3:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Seymour, IN | STRONG WINDS HAVE FELLED TREES UP TO A FOOT IN DIAMETER AND BROUGHT DOWN SOME PHONE AND POWER LINES IN SEYMOUR |
| Sep 14, 3:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 7 Sw Indianapolis, IN | MEASURED 59 MPH WIND GUST AT INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT |
| Sep 14, 3:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | New Castle, IN | SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED IN CITY AND COUNTY CAUSED BY GRADIENT WIND FROM RMENANTS OF IKE. |
| Sep 14, 3:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Southport, IN | ALUMINUM PORCH ROOF LIFTED OFF. NUMEROUS SMALL TREE BRANCHES, BOTH ALIVE AND DEAD DOWN. WINDS ESTIMATED TO NEAR 65 MPH. |
| Sep 14, 3:32 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Brownsburg, IN | MEASURED 55 MPH GUST WITH TREE LIMBS DOWN |
| Sep 14, 3:37 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Se Brownsburg, IN | |
| Sep 14, 3:42 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 7 Sw Indianapolis, IN | 63 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT |
| Sep 14, 3:47 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Speedway, IN | *** 2 INJ *** PARTIAL COLLAPSE OF LARGE TENT AT INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY. 2 INJURIES REPORTED. |
| Sep 14, 3:52 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Martinsville, IN | SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED ACROSS CITY AND COUNTY CAUSED BY GRADIENT WIND FROM REMNANTS OF IKE. |
| Sep 14, 3:53 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Shelbyville, IN | SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED IN CITY AND COUNTY CAUSED BY GRADIENT WIND FROM REMNANTS OF IKE. |
| Sep 14, 3:55 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Indianapolis, IN | 19 REPORTS OF DOWNED POWER LINES ACROSS THE CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS |
| Sep 14, 4:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Fishers, IN | |
| Sep 14, 4:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Carmel, IN | SMALL LIMBS DOWN...WINDS ESTIMATED 55 MPH |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 210 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
- 141 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -135 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 843 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KIND 141622 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1222 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IKE WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE STATE WILL RESULT IN A WINDY DAY ESPECIALLY ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF IKES TRACK WHERE AN OCCASIONAL GUST IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AS IKE DEPARTS. INZ039>042-045>049-052>057-060>065-067>072-142000- /O.NEW.KIND.HW.W.0001.080914T1622Z-080914T2000Z/ /O.EXT.KIND.WI.Y.0006.080914T2000Z-080915T0000Z/ HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION- HANCOCK-HENRY-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN- GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN- LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 1222 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. AN OCCASIONAL WIND GUST IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE ANY PROPERTY THAT MAY BE EASILY BLOWN ABOUT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ INZ021-028>031-035>038-043-044-051-142000- /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080915T0000Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-VERMILLION-PARKE-VIGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...TERRE HAUTE 1222 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. AN OCCASIONAL WIND GUST IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE ANY PROPERTY THAT MAY BE EASILY BLOWN ABOUT. $$ MK
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KIND 141636 AAA NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1236 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IKE WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE STATE WILL RESULT IN A WINDY DAY ESPECIALLY ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF IKES TRACK WHERE AN OCCASIONAL GUST IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AS IKE DEPARTS. INZ039>042-045>049-052>057-060>065-067>072-142000- /O.CON.KIND.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080914T2000Z/ /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0006.080914T2000Z-080915T0000Z/ HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION- HANCOCK-HENRY-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN- GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN- LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 1236 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. AN OCCASIONAL WIND GUST IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE ANY PROPERTY THAT MAY BE EASILY BLOWN ABOUT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ INZ021-028>031-035>038-043-044-051-142000- /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080915T0000Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-VERMILLION-PARKE-VIGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...TERRE HAUTE 1236 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. AN OCCASIONAL WIND GUST IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE ANY PROPERTY THAT MAY BE EASILY BLOWN ABOUT. $$ MK
000 WWUS73 KIND 141948 AAA NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 348 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2008 INZ039>042-045>049-052>057-060>065-067>072-150000- /O.EXP.KIND.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080914T2000Z/ /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0006.080914T2000Z-080915T0000Z/ HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION- HANCOCK-HENRY-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN- GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN- LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 348 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. AT 342 PM...A WIND GUST OF 63 MPH WAS REPORTED AT THE INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AT EAGLE CREEK AIRPORT A WIND GUST TO 59 MPH WAS REPORTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE ANY PROPERTY THAT MAY BE EASILY BLOWN ABOUT. WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BY 4PM. A WIND ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST FOR WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ INZ021-028>031-035>038-043-044-051-150000- /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080915T0000Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-VERMILLION-PARKE-VIGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...TERRE HAUTE 348 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. AN OCCASIONAL WIND GUST IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE ANY PROPERTY THAT MAY BE EASILY BLOWN ABOUT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 3:45 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more | 16 hr |
| Sep 14, 4:17 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Jackson and 5 more | 3 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Indiana, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.