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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 38, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 31, 20084 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2008, 2:00 AM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 31, 2008, 2:00 AM EDT (06:00 UTC)
Expired: May 31, 2008, 2:34 AM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Brown County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Morgan County, IN

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

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

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 209 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: 1830 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 984 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 0 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 0 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KIND 310600
SVRIND
INC013-081-105-109-310645-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0038.080531T0600Z-080531T0645Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
200 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHERN BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 245 AM EDT

* AT 155 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER
  EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF
  BLOOMINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MORGANTOWN BY 220 AM EDT...

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. IF A
TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A
STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 3945 8628 3941 8613 3923 8610 3926 8657
      3927 8660 3931 8658 3937 8661
TIME...MOT...LOC 0600Z 253DEG 32KT 3933 8646

$$

CO

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KIND 310611
SVSIND

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

INC013-081-105-109-310645-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-080531T0645Z/
BROWN-JOHNSON-MONROE-MORGAN-
211 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MONROE...NORTHERN BROWN...SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN AND
SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTIES...

AT 209 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MORGANTOWN...OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF
BLOOMINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MORGANTOWN BY 220 AM EDT...

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. IF A
TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A
STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT...LON 3927 8644 3931 8648 3937 8640 3941 8625
      3941 8613 3923 8610
TIME...MOT...LOC 0611Z 253DEG 32KT 3933 8634

$$

CO

000 
WWUS53 KIND 310623
SVSIND

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

INC105-109-310633-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-080531T0645Z/
MONROE-MORGAN-
223 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MONROE AND
SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3928 8632 3933 8630 3933 8626 3938 8626
      3939 8624 3941 8613 3936 8612 3923 8610
TIME...MOT...LOC 0623Z 267DEG 35KT 3933 8621

$$

INC013-081-310645-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-080531T0645Z/
BROWN-JOHNSON-
223 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN BROWN AND SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTIES...

AT 218 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL
BROWN COUNTY...OR 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF BLOOMINGTON...MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH.

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. IF A
TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A
STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT...LON 3928 8632 3933 8630 3933 8626 3938 8626
      3939 8624 3941 8613 3936 8612 3923 8610
TIME...MOT...LOC 0623Z 267DEG 35KT 3933 8621

$$

CO

000 
WWUS53 KIND 310634
SVSIND

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

INC013-081-310644-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-080531T0645Z/
BROWN-JOHNSON-
234 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BROWN AND
SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3928 8632 3933 8630 3933 8626 3938 8626
      3939 8624 3941 8613 3936 8612 3923 8610
TIME...MOT...LOC 0634Z 267DEG 35KT 3933 8607

$$

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 31, 1:00 AM EDT, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 1:00 AM EDT, 1 hour before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
100 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

.AVIATION...DISCUSSION FOR 310600Z TAF ISSUANCE.

SCT TSRA ACRS THE FA WL CONTINUE TO SINK TO THE SE DURG THE FISRT
COUPLE HRS OF THE TAF PERIOD. CIGS SHUD THEN IMPROVE BY 08Z-10Z TO
VFR CONDITIONS IN THE WAKE OF THE TSRA. MEANWHILE AS TSRA PASS...IFR
CIGS AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

SIGNIFICANT FORCING ACRS THE AREA ENDS BY 12Z AND TIME SECTIONS SHOW
COLUMN DRYING OUT. GOOD SUBSIDENCE ALSO SEEN. WITH ONLY A SLIGHTLY
NEGATIVE CU RULE ACRS THE AREA WL KEEP ONLY A FEW CU ALONG WITH SOME
CI ACRS THE SITES ON SAT AFTERNOON.

&&

.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...JP

Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 3:16 PM EDT, 10 hours 44 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, 10:51 PM EDT, 3 hours 9 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, 2 hours 56 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, 2 hours 54 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

Local storm report, May 30, 11:47 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1147 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008

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

1130 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 NE INDIANAPOLIS      39.88N 86.01W
05/30/2008                   MARION             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES AND TREE LIMBS DOWN. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

1130 PM     FLASH FLOOD      10 NE INDIANAPOLIS      39.88N 86.01W
05/30/2008                   MARION             IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER RUNNING OVER I465. LOCAL RADIO STATION REPORTING
            ABANDONED CARS.

1134 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SE BROWNSBURG         39.82N 86.37W
05/30/2008  M58 MPH          HENDRICKS          IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

1141 PM     HAIL             5 SSE BROWNSBURG        39.77N 86.36W
05/30/2008  E0.25 INCH       HENDRICKS          IN   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

HEROLD

Local storm report, May 31, 12:27 AM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1227 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

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

1158 PM     TSTM WND GST     MOORESVILLE             39.62N 86.37W
05/30/2008  M58 MPH          MORGAN             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SMALL TREES AND LIMBS DOWN

&&

HEROLD

Local storm report, May 31, 12:28 AM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1228 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

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

1015 PM     HAIL             5 E CASTLETON           39.90N 85.96W
05/30/2008  E0.75 INCH       MARION             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE LIMBS DOWN...STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOUSE

1022 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SE BROWNSBURG         39.82N 86.37W
05/30/2008  M65.00 MPH       HENDRICKS          IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

1110 PM     FLASH FLOOD      LEBANON                 40.05N 86.47W
05/30/2008                   BOONE              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FIELDS AND COUNTY ROADS FLOODED COUNTYWIDE

1110 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 N INDIANAPOLIS        39.82N 86.15W
05/30/2008  M70.00 MPH       MARION             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MERIDIAN AND 28TH STREET

1117 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SE BROWNSBURG         39.82N 86.37W
05/30/2008  M67.00 MPH       HENDRICKS          IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS LIMBS AND PARTS OF TREES IN ROADS. WIDESPREAD
            PONDING ALONG ROADS.

1118 PM     TORNADO          6 E LEWISVILLE          39.81N 85.24W
05/30/2008                   HENRY              IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            US40 NEAR WAYNE AND HENRY COUNTY LINE

1135 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SE BROWNSBURG         39.82N 86.37W
05/30/2008  M61.00 MPH       HENDRICKS          IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FREQUENT GUSTS TO ABOVE 50 MPH. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY.

1145 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BROWNSBURG              39.84N 86.39W
05/30/2008                   HENDRICKS          IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            EIGHT INCH TREE LIMB DOWN AT 43 N ROBINWOOD

1154 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 E INDIANAPOLIS        39.78N 86.11W
05/30/2008  M51.00 MPH       MARION             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

1155 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     6 SE INDIANAPOLIS       39.72N 86.07W
05/30/2008                   MARION             IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LOCATED AT I465 AND I74

&&

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, 11:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and 1 more	51 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, 2:31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.