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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Indianapolis, IN

April 11, 200820 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this wind advisory at Apr 11, 2008, 4:39 AM EDT for 20 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Apr 11, 2008, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 11, 2008, 4:39 AM EDT (08:39 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 11, 2008, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 11, 2008, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN

Counties Boone County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry County, IN, Howard County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:41 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 189 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 2008-04-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 57 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 2008-04-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 549 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
57 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-206 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
764 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
81 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
549 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
464 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

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

000 
WWUS73 KIND 110839
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
439 AM EDT FRI APR 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF CENTRAL
INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON...

INZ021-028>031-035>049-111645-
/O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0004.080411T1600Z-080411T2200Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS
439 AM EDT FRI APR 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION HIGHER GUSTS ARE BRIEFLY
POSSIBLE AROUND MIDDAY AS COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THIS COLD
FRONT MAY ALSO PRODUCE A FEW THUNDERSTORM.

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.

$$

JEH
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KIND 111620
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1220 PM EDT FRI APR 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF CENTRAL
INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON...

INZ021-028>031-035>049-112200-
/O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080411T2200Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS
1220 PM EDT FRI APR 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION HIGHER GUSTS ARE BRIEFLY
POSSIBLE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THIS
COLD FRONT MAY ALSO PRODUCE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.

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 111918
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
318 PM EDT FRI APR 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF CENTRAL
INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON...

INZ021-028>031-035>049-112300-
/O.EXT.KIND.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080411T2300Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS
318 PM EDT FRI APR 11 2008

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

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

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
40 MPH UNTIL EARLY EVENING. AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES MORE STABLE
THIS EVENING THE WINDS WILL DECREASE. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE
GUSTY THE REST OF THE NIGHT AT 15 TO 25 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.

$$
HAINES
000 
WWUS73 KIND 112250
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
650 PM EDT FRI APR 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

INZ021-028>031-035>049-120000-
/O.EXP.KIND.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080411T2300Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS
650 PM EDT FRI APR 11 2008

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

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

WIND SPEEDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

PUMA

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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.