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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 56, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 19, 2011, 11:33 AM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 25 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
- Apr 19, 2011, 11:33 AM EDT (15:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2011, 11:58 AM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Hancock County, IN, Henry County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 554 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 491 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 609 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
951 WUUS53 KIND 191533 SVRIND INC059-065-139-145-191615- /O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0056.110419T1533Z-110419T1615Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1133 AM EDT TUE APR 19 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... NORTHERN RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA... NORTHERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA... * UNTIL 1215 PM EDT * AT 1128 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BEECH GROVE...OR 6 MILES EAST OF INDIANAPOLIS...AND MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... GREENFIELD AROUND 1140 AM EDT... MORRISTOWN AROUND 1145 AM EDT... KNIGHTSTOWN...CARTHAGE...WILKINSON AND SHIRLEY AROUND 1150 AM EDT... DUNREITH...SPICELAND...GREENSBORO AND MAYS AROUND 1155 AM EDT... LEWISVILLE AND NEW CASTLE AROUND NOON EDT... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 94 AND 127. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 100 AND 103. 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 3970 8532 3964 8597 3985 8596 3994 8535 TIME...MOT...LOC 1533Z 260DEG 60KT 3976 8593 WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.75IN $$ KOCH
1 follow-up statement
997 WWUS53 KIND 191558 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1158 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 INC059-065-139-145-191608- /O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-110419T1615Z/ HANCOCK-HENRY-RUSH-SHELBY- 1158 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN SHELBY...NORTHERN RUSH...HANCOCK AND SOUTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. LAT...LON 3970 8532 3964 8597 3985 8596 3994 8535 TIME...MOT...LOC 1558Z 260DEG 60KT 3983 8539 $$ KOCH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1:25 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Martin | 22 min |
| Apr 19, 3:35 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Martin | 25 min |
| Apr 19, 4:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe | 48 min |
| Apr 19, 5:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Jackson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin | 4 hr |
| Apr 19, 6:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Jackson | 4 hr |
| Apr 19, 6:42 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Jennings | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Parke | 51 min |
| Apr 19, 9:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 19, 9:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hendricks, Marion | 52 min |
| Apr 19, 9:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Jennings | 30 min |
| Apr 19, 10:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Putnam, Vigo | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 10:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Vigo | 51 min |
| Apr 19, 11:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion, Morgan | 26 min |
| Apr 19, 11:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Parke | 47 min |
| Apr 19, 11:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Marion | 4 hr |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 34 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox | 27 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox, Posey | 29 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene | 3 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Shelby | 3 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe, White | 35 hr |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson | 9 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 20 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 23 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 22 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 23 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Dubois, Martin, Pike | 23 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Madison | 48 hr |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison | 3 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Marion | 3 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 3 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 4 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Morgan, Owen | 12 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Morgan, Owen | 12 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Owen | 18 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 22 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 21 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 23 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 16 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 22 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 31 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 17 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 31 days |
| Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 34 days |
| Apr 19, 11:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hendricks, Putnam | 49 min |
| Apr 19, 11:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Boone | 44 min |
| Apr 19, 11:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Montgomery, Vermillion | 43 min |
| Apr 19, 12:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Montgomery, Parke | 43 min |
| Apr 19, 12:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and 5 more | 48 hr |
| Apr 19, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Madison, Tipton | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 12:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison | 10 min |
| Apr 19, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Madison, Randolph | 21 min |
| Apr 19, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry, Randolph, Rush | 17 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.