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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Indianapolis, IN

September 27, 200927 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this wind advisory at Sep 27, 2009, 3:54 PM EDT for 27 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Sep 28, 2009, 5:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 27, 2009, 3:54 PM EDT (19:54 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 28, 2009, 5:00 AM EDT
Expired
Sep 28, 2009, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
All 27 counties

Boone County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clay 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, Johnson County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion 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, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:00 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 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 12:00Z on 2009-09-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2009-09-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
763 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
92 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 271954
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
354 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA...

.STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND A POTENT COLD FRONT
THAT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW
MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA ON MONDAY.

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-280400-
/O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0008.090928T1200Z-090929T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE
354 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 30 MPH...WITH WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE
ANTICIPATED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA ALONG AND NORTH OF A
TERRE HAUTE TO RUSHVILLE LINE ON MONDAY. THESE WILL BE THE
STRONGEST WINDS EXPERIENCED ACROSS THE AREA IN SEVERAL MONTHS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KIND 280201
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1001 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA...

.STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A POTENT COLD FRONT THAT WILL
PASS THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA
ON MONDAY.

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-281015-
/O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0008.090928T1200Z-090929T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE
1001 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 30 MPH...WITH WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE
ANTICIPATED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA ALONG AND NORTH OF A
TERRE HAUTE TO RUSHVILLE LINE ON MONDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 280758
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
358 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA...

.STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF A POTENT COLD FRONT.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA ON MONDAY.

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-281600-
/O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0008.090928T1200Z-090929T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE
358 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING. 

SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 30 MPH...WITH WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE
ANTICIPATED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA ALONG AND NORTH OF A
TERRE HAUTE TO RUSHVILLE LINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 280857
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
457 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA...

.STRONG WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE WAKE OF A POTENT COLD FRONT.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY.

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-281700-
/O.EXT.KIND.WI.Y.0008.090928T0900Z-090929T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE
457 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 30 MPH...WITH WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE
ANTICIPATED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA ALONG AND NORTH OF A
TERRE HAUTE TO RUSHVILLE LINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 281531
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1131 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA...

.STRONG WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE WAKE OF A POTENT COLD FRONT.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY.

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-282345-
/O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090929T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE
1131 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 30 MPH...WITH WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING ALONG AND NORTH OF A TERRE HAUTE TO RUSHVILLE LINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE ANY ITEMS THAT MAY BE EASILY BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

&&

$$

JN/JP
000 
WWUS73 KIND 281951
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
351 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA...

.STRONG WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE WAKE OF A POTENT COLD FRONT.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY.

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-290000-
/O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090929T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE
351 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 30 MPH...WITH WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING ALONG AND NORTH OF A TERRE HAUTE TO RUSHVILLE LINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE ANY ITEMS THAT MAY BE EASILY BLOWN ABOUT.

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 290002
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
802 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009


INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-290115-
/O.EXP.KIND.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090929T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE
802 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED FROM THE HIGHER SPEEDS SEEN EARLIER TODAY.

WIND GUSTS OVER 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT.

$$

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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.