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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2011, 3:41 PM EDT for Rush County, Indiana. It was in force for 49 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 2011, 3:41 PM EDT (19:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2011, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Rush County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:44 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 3:52 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 S Milroy, IN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 460 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 720 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
912 WUUS53 KIND 221941 SVRIND INC139-222030- /O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0113.110522T1941Z-110522T2030Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 341 PM EDT SUN MAY 22 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA... * UNTIL 430 PM EDT * AT 339 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF GREENSBURG...OR 15 MILES EAST OF SHELBYVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... NEW SALEM AROUND 405 PM EDT... GLENWOOD AROUND 415 PM EDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 3946 8563 3950 8563 3963 8530 3945 8530 TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 251DEG 19KT 3947 8549 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ NIELD
3 follow-up statements
165 WWUS53 KIND 221959 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 359 PM EDT SUN MAY 22 2011 INC139-222030- /O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-110522T2030Z/ RUSH- 359 PM EDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN RUSH COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM EDT... AT 357 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF RUSHVILLE...OR 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF BATESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... NEW SALEM AROUND 405 PM EDT... GLENWOOD AROUND 420 PM EDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 3946 8563 3950 8563 3963 8530 3945 8530 TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 251DEG 19KT 3948 8539 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ NIELD
250 WWUS53 KIND 222010 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 410 PM EDT SUN MAY 22 2011 INC139-222030- /O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-110522T2030Z/ RUSH- 410 PM EDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN RUSH COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM EDT... AT 407 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RUSHVILLE...OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF BATESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... GLENWOOD AROUND 420 PM EDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 3946 8563 3950 8563 3963 8530 3945 8530 TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 256DEG 19KT 3949 8532 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.75IN $$ NIELD
000 WWUS53 KIND 222027 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 427 PM EDT SUN MAY 22 2011 INC139-222037- /O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-110522T2030Z/ RUSH- 427 PM EDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN RUSH COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM EDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. LAT...LON 3946 8563 3950 8563 3963 8530 3945 8530 TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 256DEG 19KT 3944 8519 $$ NIELD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 9:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain | 45 min |
| May 22, 9:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 30 min |
| May 22, 9:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Sullivan | 38 min |
| May 22, 11:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Clay, Owen | 45 min |
| May 22, 11:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Owen | 49 min |
| May 22, 11:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan | 37 min |
| May 22, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Parke, Putnam, Vigo | 49 min |
| May 22, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hendricks | 41 min |
| May 22, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Madison, Rush, Shelby | 39 min |
| May 22, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings | 67 min |
| May 22, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Rush, Shelby | 27 min |
| May 22, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan | 39 min |
| May 22, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Madison, Rush, Shelby | 44 min |
| May 22, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Marion | 10 min |
| May 22, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Rush | 24 min |
| May 22, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Marion | 48 min |
| May 22, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion | 25 min |
| May 22, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Tippecanoe, Warren | 24 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.