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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 30, 20087 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2008, 11:39 PM EDT for 7 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 51 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 30, 2008, 11:39 PM EDT (03:39 UTC)
Expired: May 31, 2008, 12:30 AM EDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Marion County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Shelby County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:00 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 30, 11:41 PM EDT	HAIL 0.25	5 Sse Brownsburg, IN
May 30, 11:54 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 51	2 E Indianapolis, IN
May 30, 11:55 PM EDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	6 Se Indianapolis, IN	LOCATED AT I465 AND I74
May 30, 11:58 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 58	Mooresville, IN	SMALL TREES AND LIMBS DOWN
May 31, 12:15 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 W Greenwood, IN	LARGE TREE LIMBS WERE DOWN AND A FENCE WAS BLOWN DOWN WEST OF 135 AND EAST OF PETERMAN ROAD ON SMITH VALLEY ROAD.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 19 minutes after it went out.

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 30, 10:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 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-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: 279 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1362 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 102 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 167 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 1.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KIND 310339
SVRIND
INC057-059-063-081-097-109-145-310430-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0032.080531T0339Z-080531T0430Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1139 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  WESTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN HENDRICKS COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 1230 AM EDT

* AT 1137 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER
  CENTRAL MARION COUNTY...OR NEAR INDIANAPOLIS...AND MOVING EAST AT
  48 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HOMECROFT BY 1145 PM EDT...
  WARREN PARK BY 1150 PM EDT...
  CUMBERLAND BY 1155 PM EDT...
  SPRING LAKE BY MIDNIGHT EDT...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 93 AND 128.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 4.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 66 AND 100.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 69 AND 104.

LAT...LON 3950 8592 3959 8640 3992 8633 3996 8587
      3995 8586 3995 8580 3995 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 0339Z 271DEG 42KT 3978 8621

$$

CO

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KIND 310349
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1150 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008

INC057-059-063-081-097-109-145-310430-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080531T0430Z/
HAMILTON-HANCOCK-HENDRICKS-JOHNSON-MARION-MORGAN-SHELBY-
1150 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MORGAN...NORTHERN JOHNSON...NORTHWESTERN SHELBY...
SOUTHEASTERN HENDRICKS...MARION...WESTERN HANCOCK AND SOUTHEASTERN
HAMILTON COUNTIES...

AT 1146 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING EAST AT 48 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CUMBERLAND BY 1155 PM EDT...
  SPRING LAKE BY MIDNIGHT EDT...
  FORTVILLE BY 1205 AM EDT...

LAT...LON 3950 8592 3959 8640 3992 8633 3996 8587
      3995 8586 3995 8580 3995 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 0350Z 271DEG 42KT 3977 8604

$$

CO

000 
WWUS53 KIND 310409
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1209 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

INC057-063-310419-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080531T0430Z/
HAMILTON-HENDRICKS-
1209 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENDRICKS AND
SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3950 8592 3959 8640 3964 8635 3963 8633
      3964 8634 3984 8610 3993 8592 3993 8589
      3994 8587 3995 8586 3995 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 0409Z 272DEG 57KT 3961 8602

$$

INC059-081-097-109-145-310430-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080531T0430Z/
HANCOCK-JOHNSON-MARION-MORGAN-SHELBY-
1209 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MORGAN...NORTHERN JOHNSON...NORTHWESTERN SHELBY...
SOUTHEASTERN MARION AND WESTERN HANCOCK COUNTIES...

AT 1205 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR GREENWOOD...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING EAST AT
55 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  NEW PALESTINE BY 1215 AM EDT...

LAT...LON 3950 8592 3959 8640 3964 8635 3963 8633
      3964 8634 3984 8610 3993 8592 3993 8589
      3994 8587 3995 8586 3995 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 0409Z 272DEG 57KT 3961 8602

$$

CO

000 
WWUS53 KIND 310431
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1231 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

INC059-081-097-109-145-310441-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080531T0430Z/
HANCOCK-JOHNSON-MARION-MORGAN-SHELBY-
1231 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MORGAN...NORTHERN
JOHNSON...NORTHWESTERN SHELBY...SOUTHEASTERN MARION AND WESTERN
HANCOCK COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

LAT...LON 3950 8592 3959 8640 3964 8635 3963 8633
      3964 8634 3984 8610 3993 8592 3993 8589
      3994 8587 3995 8586 3995 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 0409Z 272DEG 57KT 3959 8602

$$

CO

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 30, 6:50 PM EDT, 4 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 6:50 PM EDT, 4 hours 49 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
650 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008

.AVIATION...DISCUSSION FOR 310000Z TAF ISSUANCE. OLD OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY EXTENDING FM NRN IND WSWWD INTO NRN MO WITH BROKEN LN OF
CONVECTION DVLPG ALONG IT. SFC OBS/MODEL DATA SUGGEST THIS OUTFLOW
WL SAG SEWD ACRS THE LOCAL AREA THIS EVEN. INSTABILITY AXIS LOCATED
JUST TO THE SE OF DVLPG CONVECTIVE LN...SO CONVECTION SHOULD
CONTINUE TO DVLP/MAINTAIN ITSELF FOR AWHILE. AS A RESULT...
CONVECTIVE THREAT SHOULD BE HI OVR THE TAF SITES INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HRS. APPEARS GREATEST THREAT WL GRADU SHFT SEWD THIS EVEN...PROBABLY
ENDING AT THE KBMG TERMINAL BE 310700Z OR SO. BRIEF IFR/LIFR CONDS
LIKELY IN THE HEAVIER CONVECTION. SYNOPTIC WND FIELD SUGGEST 30-40KT
SFC WND GUSTS PROBABLE WITH THE CONVECTION AS WELL...HOWEVER
LOCALIZED HIGHER GUSTS PSBL WITH ANY SVR CONVECTION.

NOT SEEING A LOT OF LO CLD COVER DVLPG BEHIND CONVECTIVE LN...SO
XPCTG CIGS GENERALLY ABV 050 AFT CONVECTIVE LN PASSES.

&&

.SHORT TERM.../TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/
MAIN CHALLENGE WL BE TIMING/CVRG AND INTENSITY OR TRWS ACRS THE FA
TNGT AND INTO SATURDAY. REGIONAL RADAR WAS SHOWING TRWS EXTENDING
FM THE LWR GT LKS TO NRN MO. MODELS ARE FAIRLY SIMILAR IN DRAGGING
CD FNT SE ACRS CNTRL INDIANA OVERNGT AS UPR TROF SWINGS E ACRS THE
GT LKS AND OH VLY. ILX SOUNDING REVEALED FAIRLY STG CAP BUT
CONTINUED HEATING AND FNT AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES GETTING CLOSER
ALONG WITH MODEL SOUNDING 3000 J/KG CAPES SHOULD TRIGGER WIDESPREAD
TRWS ACRS THE FA ESP AFT 00Z AS A SEVERE SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE THROUGH WITH PLNTY OF DYNAMICS AS 50 KT LOW LVL JET AND 70 KT
H5 JET MOVE ACRS CNTRL IN AND 100 KT 250 MB JET MOVES ACRS THE GT
LKS. SO...WL GO WITH LIKELY TO OCCASIONAL POPS TNGT AND MENTION
HEAVY RAIN AND SVR IN ZONES WITH FA ALL IN MODERATE RISK. FNT TO MOV
ACRS OUR SRN ZONES ON SATUDAY MRNG. KEPT SMALL CHC IN WITH CAPES
AGAIN BECOMING RATHER UNSTABLE AROUND 2000 J/KG. ACTIVITY SHOULD BE
ENDING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS SFC HIGH PRES BUILDS IN.

MOS TEMPS PRETTY CLOSE AND APPEAR REASONABLE GIVEN LOW LVL THERMAL
PROGS AND EXPECTED CLD CVR.

&&

.LONG TERM.../SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/

FORECAST FOCUS IS CHANCES FOR RAIN THRU THE PD.

ECMWF AND GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH GFS
INCONSISTENT ON ITS SOLUTIONS AS OF LATE. THUS WENT CLOSE TO A BLEND
OF ECMWF/GFS MEAN WHICH IS ALSO CLOSE TO HPC GUIDANCE.

CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL RETURN ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AS STRONG WARM
ADVECTION BEGINS ALOFT. ISENTROPIC PROGS SHOW LIFT ALONG WITH SOME
MOISTURE AT MID LEVELS. THUS ADDED POPS ACROSS SWRN FA DURING THE
AFTN.

CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL THEN CONTINUE THRU MUCH OF THE PD AS A FRONT
MOVES INTO THE AREA AND STALLS OUT. CONFIDENCE NOT HIGH ON ANY
TIMING THAT FAR OUT BUT WENT HIGHER POPS DURING THE DAY WHERE MORE
INSTABILITY WILL BE PRESENT. DID GO DRY ON FRI WITH ECMWF SHOWING
RIDGING ALOFT DOMINATING.

WENT CLOSE TO HPC NUMBERS FOR HIGHS DURING THE PD WHICH SHOULD BE
NEAR AVERAGE FOR EARLY JUNE.

&&

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

&&

SHORT TERM...MK
LONG TERM...CS
AVIATION...JAS

Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 3:16 PM EDT, 8 hours 23 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
316 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008

INZ031-038>042-045>049-052>057-060>065-067>072-311000-
HOWARD-TIPTON-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-
316 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA.

THE GREATEST THREAT FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING
WINDS. BUT LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO A
POSSIBILITY...IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING.

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL ENCOUNTER A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS
ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS THE AREA AFTER 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THE LATE
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE BUT THE MAIN THREAT WILL
BE AFTER 9 PM THIS EVENING WHEN THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND
MOVE EAST INTO INDIANA. THE SEVERE THREAT WILL BE GREATEST
BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM EDT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN ON SATURDAY...AND
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AREAS SOUTH OF INDIANAPOLIS
ON SATURDAY.

THERE WILL BE CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN FROM MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WHILE IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL IF THESE STORMS
WILL BE SEVERE...REMEMBER THAT DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS
A THREAT IN ALL THUNDERSTORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA
THIS EVENING.

&&

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

INZ021-028>030-035>037-043-044-051-311000-
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-
VERMILLION-PARKE-VIGO-
316 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA.

THE GREATEST THREAT FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING
WINDS. BUT LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO A
POSSIBILITY...IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING.

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL ENCOUNTER A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS
ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THE LATE AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE BUT THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE AFTER
9 PM THIS EVENING WHEN THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE EAST
INTO INDIANA. THE SEVERE THREAT WILL BE GREATEST BETWEEN 9 PM AND
3 AM EDT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN ON SATURDAY...AND
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AREAS SOUTH OF INDIANAPOLIS
ON SATURDAY.

THERE WILL BE CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN FROM MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WHILE IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL IF THESE STORMS
WILL BE SEVERE...REMEMBER THAT DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS
A THREAT IN ALL THUNDERSTORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA
AFTER 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

&&

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, May 30, 10:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1022 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008

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

0710 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BATTLE GROUND           40.51N 86.84W
05/30/2008                   TIPPECANOE         IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SUBSTANTIAL TREE DAMAGE...SOME APPARENTLY TWISTED OFF.
            TIME IS ESTIMATED.

1000 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 NNW BLOOMINGDALE      39.86N 87.26W
05/30/2008  E50 MPH          PARKE              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ACCOMPANIED WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN

&&

HEROLD

Local storm report, May 30, 10:45 PM EDT, 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1045 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008

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

1024 PM     TSTM WND GST     6 N INDIANAPOLIS        39.86N 86.15W
05/30/2008  E60 MPH          MARION             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            ALLISONVILLE AND KESSLER BLVD

1027 PM     TSTM WND DMG     9 NNE INDIANAPOLIS      39.90N 86.08W
05/30/2008                   MARION             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            EIGHT INCH TREE BLOWN DOWN AT 86TH ST AND I465

1015 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 SE BROWNSBURG         39.83N 86.38W
05/30/2008  E55 MPH          HENDRICKS          IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

1038 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NE INDIANAPOLIS       39.83N 86.08W
05/30/2008                   MARION             IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            STRUCTURAL DAMAGE

1043 PM     TSTM WND GST     MCCORDSVILLE            39.91N 85.93W
05/30/2008  M70 MPH          HANCOCK            IN   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

HEROLD

Local storm report, May 30, 10:48 PM EDT, 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1048 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008

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

1045 PM     HAIL             5 N GREENFIELD          39.87N 85.77W
05/30/2008  E1.75 INCH       HANCOCK            IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            MAXWELL INDIANA

&&

HEROLD

Local storm report, May 30, 10:51 PM EDT, 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1051 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008

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

1049 PM     HAIL             INGALLS                 39.96N 85.80W
05/30/2008  E1.00 INCH       MADISON            IN   AMATEUR RADIO

1049 PM     TSTM WND GST     INGALLS                 39.96N 85.80W
05/30/2008  E0 MPH           MADISON            IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE BLOWN INTO HOUSE

&&

HEROLD

Local storm report, May 30, 11:04 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1104 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008

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

1049 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 NE INDIANAPOLIS       39.85N 86.05W
05/30/2008                   MARION             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            ROOF OFF HOUSE INTO ROAD

1047 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NE INDIANAPOLIS       39.83N 86.08W
05/30/2008                   MARION             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            5 FT DEEP DITCH FLOODED

1040 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 NE INDIANAPOLIS       39.85N 86.05W
05/30/2008                   MARION             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            ROOF OFF HOUSE INTO ROAD

1047 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NE INDIANAPOLIS       39.83N 86.08W
05/30/2008                   MARION             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROAD DEPRESSION FLOODED

1058 PM     HAIL             SHIRLEY                 39.89N 85.58W
05/30/2008  E1.75 INCH       HENRY              IN   AMATEUR RADIO

1101 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GREENFIELD              39.79N 85.77W
05/30/2008                   HANCOCK            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MINI BARN DOWN

1102 PM     TSTM WND GST     KNIGHTSTOWN             39.80N 85.53W
05/30/2008  E60 MPH          HENRY              IN   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

HEROLD

Local storm report, May 30, 11:06 PM EDT, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1106 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008

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

1105 PM     TSTM WND DMG     KNIGHTSTOWN             39.80N 85.53W
05/30/2008                   HENRY              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HOUSE DAMAGE...6 TO 7 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN...NO POWER IN
            TOWN

&&

HEROLD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 30, 8:00 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Clinton, Howard	34 min
May 30, 8:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Parke, Vermillion	38 min
May 30, 8:21 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Fountain, Parke, Vermillion	39 min
May 30, 8:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clinton, Hamilton, Howard, Tipton	48 min
May 30, 8:35 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion	6 hr
May 30, 8:51 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Montgomery, Parke, Putnam	39 min
May 30, 9:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Parke, Vermillion	45 min
May 30, 9:27 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam	48 min
May 30, 9:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Montgomery, Parke, Putnam	43 min
May 30, 9:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion and 1 more	5 hr
May 30, 10:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Parke, Vermillion	43 min
May 30, 10:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion, Montgomery, Parke and 1 more	49 min
May 30, 10:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Rush, Shelby	58 min
May 30, 10:34 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Hancock	41 min
May 30, 10:47 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Hancock, Henry, Madison	28 min
May 30, 11:03 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Henry, Rush	24 min
May 30, 11:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Henry, Randolph, Rush	4 hr
May 30, 11:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Hendricks, Morgan, Parke, Putnam, Vigo	42 min
May 30, 11:41 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Hendricks, Marion	3 hr
May 30, 11:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hancock, Henry, Madison, Rush, Shelby	46 min
May 31, 12:06 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Johnson, Morgan, Shelby	39 min
May 31, 12:19 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Henry, Randolph	26 min
May 31, 12:29 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Decatur, Rush, Shelby	46 min
May 31, 1:25 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Owen	31 min
May 31, 1:42 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Monroe, Owen	33 min
May 31, 2:00 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan	34 min
May 31, 2:31 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby	29 min
May 31, 11:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Fountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren	5 days
May 31, 11:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren	7 days
May 31, 11:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Parke, Vermillion, Vigo	16 days
May 31, 11:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Sullivan, Vigo	17 days
May 31, 11:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Knox, Sullivan	21 days
May 31, 11:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Knox, Sullivan	21 days

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.