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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 23, 2011, 8:45 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 28 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
- Mar 23, 2011, 8:45 PM EDT (00:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2011, 9:13 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Hancock County, IN, Henry County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 9:10 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 3 S Knightstown, IN | AT SR 140 AND RUSHVILLE RD. |
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, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 88 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -125 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1241 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -148 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
895 WUUS53 KIND 240045 SVRIND INC059-065-139-145-240130- /O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0031.110324T0045Z-110324T0130Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 845 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... HANCOCK COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA... SOUTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA... NORTHWESTERN RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA... NORTHERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA... * UNTIL 930 PM EDT * AT 842 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREENFIELD...OR 14 MILES NORTH OF SHELBYVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... MORRISTOWN AROUND 855 PM EDT... CARTHAGE AND ARLINGTON AROUND 905 PM EDT... KNIGHTSTOWN AROUND 910 PM EDT... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 94 AND 119. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 100 AND 104. 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. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3988 8596 3987 8548 3960 8550 3964 8596 TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 272DEG 31KT 3972 8579 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.50IN $$ 77/TDUD
3 follow-up statements
558 WWUS53 KIND 240058 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 858 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 INC059-065-139-145-240130- /O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110324T0130Z/ HANCOCK-HENRY-RUSH-SHELBY- 858 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN SHELBY...NORTHWESTERN RUSH...HANCOCK AND SOUTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM EDT... AT 854 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GREENFIELD...OR 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHELBYVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF HANCOCK... NORTHERN SHELBY...NORTHWESTERN RUSH AND SOUTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3988 8596 3987 8548 3960 8550 3964 8596 TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 273DEG 28KT 3972 8558 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.50IN $$ PUMA
398 WWUS53 KIND 240102 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 902 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 INC059-065-139-145-240130- /O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110324T0130Z/ HANCOCK-HENRY-RUSH-SHELBY- 902 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN SHELBY...NORTHWESTERN RUSH...SOUTHEASTERN HANCOCK AND SOUTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM EDT... AT 900 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF RUSHVILLE...OR 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHELBYVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN RUSH COUNTY. 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. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3988 8579 3987 8548 3960 8550 3963 8581 TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 273DEG 28KT 3971 8554 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.50IN $$ 77/TDUD
981 WWUS53 KIND 240113 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 913 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 INC059-065-139-145-240123- /O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110324T0130Z/ HANCOCK-HENRY-RUSH-SHELBY- 913 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SHELBY... NORTHWESTERN RUSH...SOUTHEASTERN HANCOCK AND SOUTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3988 8579 3987 8548 3960 8550 3963 8581 TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 273DEG 28KT 3970 8543 $$ PUMA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 8:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison | 24 min |
| Mar 23, 8:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Marion | 31 min |
| Mar 23, 8:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Marion | 22 min |
| Mar 23, 8:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry, Madison, Randolph | 48 min |
| Mar 23, 8:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Shelby | 25 min |
| Mar 23, 8:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Rush, Shelby | 26 min |
Nearby
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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.