Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 232, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2011, 2:15 AM EDT for Lawrence County, Indiana. It was in force for 30 min. 3 reports 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
- Jun 20, 2011, 2:15 AM EDT (06:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2011, 2:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Lawrence County, IN
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:15 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2:25 AM EDT | HAIL 1.25 | Mitchell, IN | TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Jun 20, 2:29 AM EDT | HAIL 1 | Mitchell, IN | |
| Jun 20, 2:36 AM EDT | HAIL 1.25 | Mitchell, 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 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 730 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
410
WUUS53 KIND 200615
SVRIND
INC093-200645-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0232.110620T0615Z-110620T0645Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
215 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 245 AM EDT
* AT 210 AM 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
SOUTHWEST OF BEDFORD...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AT WILLIAMS WITH THIS STORM.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
OOLITIC AROUND 220 AM EDT...
BEDFORD AROUND 225 AM EDT...
MITCHELL AROUND 230 AM EDT...
SPRING MILL STATE PARK AND TUNNELTON AROUND 240 AM 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.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3891 8668 3888 8628 3877 8628 3874 8628
3873 8631 3869 8630 3868 8631 3869 8668
TIME...MOT...LOC 0614Z 273DEG 15KT 3875 8657
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
502 follow-up statements
452
WWUS53 KIND 200632
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
232 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011
INC093-200645-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0232.000000T0000Z-110620T0645Z/
LAWRENCE-
232 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
LAWRENCE COUNTY UNTIL 245 AM EDT...
AT 229 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES
SOUTH OF BEDFORD...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
IN ADDITION...AT 229 AM QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN MITCHELL
WITH THIS STORM.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
SPRING MILL STATE PARK AND TUNNELTON AROUND 240 AM EDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3869 8661 3890 8661 3888 8628 3874 8628
3873 8631 3869 8630 3868 8631
TIME...MOT...LOC 0631Z 273DEG 15KT 3875 8648
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
50089
WWUS53 KIND 200645
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
245 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011
INC093-200655-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0232.000000T0000Z-110620T0645Z/
LAWRENCE-
245 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
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 3869 8661 3890 8661 3888 8628 3874 8628
3873 8631 3869 8630 3868 8631
TIME...MOT...LOC 0632Z 273DEG 15KT 3875 8647
$$
50The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 1:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 36 min |
| Jun 20, 2:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Morgan | 52 min |
| Jun 20, 3:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Montgomery | 24 min |
| Jun 20, 3:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan | 44 min |
| Jun 20, 3:59 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan | 46 min |
| Jun 20, 4:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 46 min |
| Jun 20, 5:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Rush, Shelby | 45 min |
| Jun 20, 5:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Shelby | 4 hr |
| Jun 20, 5:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Morgan, Shelby | 51 min |
| Jun 20, 5:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Tippecanoe, Warren | 51 min |
| Jun 20, 6:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion | 44 min |
| Jun 20, 6:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Rush, Shelby | 51 min |
| Jun 20, 6:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion, Tipton | 56 min |
| Jun 20, 6:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren | 49 min |
| Jun 20, 7:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 20, 7:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Marion, Rush, Shelby | 54 min |
| Jun 20, 7:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Tippecanoe, Warren | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 7:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren | 48 min |
| Jun 20, 7:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hamilton, Hancock | 44 min |
| Jun 20, 7:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush, Shelby | 51 min |
| Jun 20, 8:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Decatur, Rush | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 8:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Hamilton, Howard, Madison and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 8:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush | 39 min |
| Jun 20, 8:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Tippecanoe | 48 min |
| Jun 20, 8:59 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 9:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 38 min |
| Jun 20, 9:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Marion | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 9:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 10:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hancock, Marion, Rush, Shelby | 65 min |
| Jun 20, 10:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hendricks | 49 min |
| Jun 20, 10:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Clinton, Tippecanoe | 47 min |
| Jun 20, 11:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Tippecanoe, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Decatur, Hancock, Rush, Shelby | 4 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Shelby | 9 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson | 48 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 4 days |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 25 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 25 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 11 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Morgan, Owen | 71 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Morgan, Owen | 71 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Owen | 4 days |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 5 days |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 6 days |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 7 days |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 11 days |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox | 12 days |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 6 days |
| Jun 20, 11:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Tipton | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Tippecanoe, Warren | 24 hr |
| Jun 20, 3:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Decatur, Hamilton, Hancock, Johnson and 3 more | 24 hr |
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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.