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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Indianapolis, IN

March 23, 2011Hamilton County, Madison County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 23, 2011, 6:39 PM EDT for Hamilton County, Madison County, Indiana. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 23, 2011, 6:39 PM EDT (22:39 UTC)
Expired
Mar 23, 2011, 7:30 PM EDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Hamilton County, IN, Madison County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:38 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

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 196 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2011-03-23Temperature 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2011-03-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 311 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
1527 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
311 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
327 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.

981 
WUUS53 KIND 232239
SVRIND
INC057-095-232330-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0018.110323T2239Z-110323T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
639 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  WEST CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 730 PM EDT

* AT 636 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8
  MILES NORTHEAST OF NOBLESVILLE...OR 16 MILES WEST OF ANDERSON...AND
  MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  FRANKTON AROUND 655 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 4013 8572 4009 8608 4023 8607 4023 8587
      4025 8586 4025 8577
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 270DEG 26KT 4016 8594
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN

$$

77/TDUD
2 follow-up statements
993 
WWUS53 KIND 232253
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
653 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

INC057-095-232330-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110323T2330Z/
HAMILTON-MADISON-
653 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
HAMILTON AND WEST CENTRAL MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM EDT...

AT 648 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8
MILES NORTHWEST OF ANDERSON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON AND WEST CENTRAL MADISON COUNTIES.

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 4013 8572 4012 8597 4023 8596 4023 8587
      4025 8586 4025 8577
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 269DEG 36KT 4016 8574
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN

$$

PUMA
865 
WWUS53 KIND 232328
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
728 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

INC057-095-232338-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110323T2330Z/
HAMILTON-MADISON-
728 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON AND WEST
CENTRAL MADISON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM EDT/630 PM CDT/...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 4013 8572 4012 8597 4023 8596 4023 8587
      4025 8586 4025 8577
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 269DEG 36KT 4017 8528

$$

PUMA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 23, 12:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDaviess32 min
Mar 23, 1:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Martin40 min
Mar 23, 1:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Johnson, Rush, Shelby40 min
Mar 23, 1:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRush, Shelby33 min
Mar 23, 1:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Martin48 min
Mar 23, 1:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDLawrence42 min
Mar 23, 1:48 PM EDTTornado WarningINDDecatur, Rush, Shelby42 min
Mar 23, 2:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur42 min
Mar 23, 2:10 PM EDTTornado WarningINDJackson35 min
Mar 23, 2:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson, Lawrence22 min
Mar 23, 2:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Randolph35 min
Mar 23, 2:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJennings23 min
Mar 23, 2:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson11 min
Mar 23, 6:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDTipton40 min
Mar 23, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHamilton48 min
Mar 23, 6:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDelaware40 min
Mar 23, 6:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDFountain48 min
Mar 23, 6:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Vermillion45 min
Mar 23, 6:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMadison25 min
Mar 23, 7:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDParke, Vermillion34 min
Mar 23, 7:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware32 min
Mar 23, 7:12 PM EDTTornado WarningINDMontgomery33 min
Mar 23, 7:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDParke39 min
Mar 23, 7:25 PM EDTTornado WarningINDMontgomery21 min
Mar 23, 7:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton40 min
Mar 23, 7:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Putnam30 min
Mar 23, 7:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDRandolph49 min
Mar 23, 7:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks23 min
Mar 23, 7:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton, Madison49 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.