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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Indianapolis, IN

February 17, 200839 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this wind advisory at Feb 17, 2008, 12:35 PM EST for 39 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 17, 2008, 12:35 PM EST (17:35 UTC)
Expired
Feb 17, 2008, 7:00 PM EST
In force
6 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 17:35 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 12:00Z, 5.6 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 12:00Z on 2008-02-17Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2008-02-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 519 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
457 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
519 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
717 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 171735
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1235 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008

...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...


INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-180000-
/O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0002.080217T1735Z-080218T0000Z/
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
1235 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

WINDS THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 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.

$$

MK
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KIND 171954 AAA
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
254 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008

...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-180000-
/O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080218T0000Z/
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
254 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 35
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 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.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KIND 180013
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
713 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008

...WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES EAST UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST...

.VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE TO
CAUSE VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVER EASTERN INDIANA. WINDS OF
THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE. 

INZ041-042-049-057-064-065-071-072-180500-
/O.EXP.KIND.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080218T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0003.080218T0013Z-080218T0500Z/
DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENRY-RUSH-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNCIE...COLUMBUS...SEYMOUR
713 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH OVER EASTERN
INDIANA. THE WIND GUSTS MAY BE ENHANCED BY THE SHOWERS THAT WILL
MOVE THROUGH. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. WATCH
OUT FOR DEBRIS THAT MAY HAVE BLOWN INTO ROADS.

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>040-043>048-051>056-060>063-067>070-180115-
/O.EXP.KIND.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080218T0000Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-
MARION-HANCOCK-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-SULLIVAN-
GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...VINCENNES...BEDFORD
713 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS WERE SLOWLY DECREASING OVER THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
INDIANA. GUST FROM 30 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION.
WATCH OUT FOR ANY DEBRIS THAT MAY HAVE BLOWN INTO ROADS. 

$$
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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.