Alert archive / Indiana / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this wind advisory at Mar 8, 2009, 5:13 AM EDT for 39 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Mar 8, 2009, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2009, 5:13 AM EDT (09:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 8, 2009, 6:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2009, 4:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 10 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 09:15 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, 9.2 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 155 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 602 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 267 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KIND 080913 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 513 AM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...MARKEDLY INCREASED WIND GUSTS EARLY THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN MISSOURI WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES BY THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER BY EARLY EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT...TRAILING THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...SWEEPS THROUGH INDIANA. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH BRIEF GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT. STRONG CROSSWINDS ON INTERSTATES 65 AND 69 WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-081715- /O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0003.090308T2200Z-090309T1000Z/ 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 513 AM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT MONDAY. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH SUSTAINED OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KIND 081427 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1027 AM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...MARKEDLY INCREASED WIND GUSTS EARLY THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN MISSOURI WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES BY THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER BY EARLY EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT...TRAILING THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...SWEEPS THROUGH INDIANA. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH BRIEF GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT. STRONG CROSSWINDS ON INTERSTATES 65 AND 69 WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-082200- /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0003.090308T2200Z-090309T1000Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 1027 AM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT MONDAY. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH SUSTAINED OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS73 KIND 082247 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 647 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...STRONG WINDS THROUGH MIDNIGHT... INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-090400- /O.EXT.KIND.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090309T0400Z/ 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 647 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL INDIANA THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH SUSTAINED OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS73 KIND 090352 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1152 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009 INZ051>053-060>065-067>072-090500- /O.EXP.KIND.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090309T0400Z/ VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR- KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS... VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 1152 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. $$ INZ021-028>031-035>049-054>057-090800- /O.EXT.KIND.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090309T0800Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...SHELBYVILLE 1152 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT MONDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT MONDAY. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH...WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY PART OF THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH SUSTAINED OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS73 KIND 090801 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 401 AM EDT MON MAR 9 2009 INZ021-028>031-035>049-054>057-090915- /O.EXP.KIND.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090309T0800Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...SHELBYVILLE 401 AM EDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 7:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Howard | 26 min |
| Mar 7, 9:53 PM EST | Flood Watch | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Tippecanoe, Tipton and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox | 50 min |
| Mar 8, 2:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Greene, Knox, Sullivan | 30 min |
| Mar 8, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin | 44 min |
| Mar 8, 3:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Martin | 19 min |
| Mar 8, 3:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence | 38 min |
| Mar 8, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe | 47 min |
| Mar 8, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe | 36 min |
| Mar 8, 4:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings | 34 min |
| Mar 8, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clinton, Howard, Tipton | 53 min |
| Mar 8, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Lawrence, Martin | 23 min |
| Mar 8, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jennings | 23 min |
| Mar 8, 5:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe, White | 38 hr |
Nearby
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.