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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 7, 2011, 8:15 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 45 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
- May 7, 2011, 8:15 PM EDT (00:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2011, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clay County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Vigo County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 3086 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
523 WUUS53 KIND 080015 SVRIND INC021-121-133-167-080100- /O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0095.110508T0015Z-110508T0100Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 815 PM EDT SAT MAY 7 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA... SOUTHERN PARKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA... SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA... NORTHEASTERN VIGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA... * UNTIL 900 PM EDT * AT 812 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 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRAZIL...OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF TERRE HAUTE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... CARBON AROUND 825 PM EDT... SEELYVILLE AROUND 830 PM EDT... BRAZIL...KNIGHTSVILLE...HARMONY AND STAUNTON AROUND 840 PM EDT... CORY AROUND 855 PM EDT... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 15 AND 33. 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 EXHIBITED SOME WEAK ROTATION. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH ONE IS NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. && LAT...LON 3973 8716 3949 8692 3936 8723 3963 8737 TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 325DEG 16KT 3960 8720 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ 77/TDUD
3 follow-up statements
698 WWUS53 KIND 080025 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 825 PM EDT SAT MAY 7 2011 INC021-121-133-167-080100- /O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-110508T0100Z/ CLAY-PARKE-PUTNAM-VIGO- 825 PM EDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN CLAY...NORTHEASTERN VIGO...SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM AND SOUTH CENTRAL PARKE COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT... AT 824 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BRAZIL...OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF TERRE HAUTE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... SEELYVILLE AROUND 830 PM EDT... BRAZIL AND STAUNTON AROUND 835 PM EDT... KNIGHTSVILLE AND HARMONY AROUND 840 PM EDT... CORY AROUND 855 PM EDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. THIS STORM HAS EXHIBITED SOME WEAK ROTATION. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH ONE IS NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE... SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. && LAT...LON 3968 8712 3949 8692 3936 8723 3963 8737 TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 325DEG 16KT 3956 8717 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ 77/TDUD
938
WWUS53 KIND 080038
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
838 PM EDT SAT MAY 7 2011
INC121-080048-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-110508T0100Z/
PARKE-
838 PM EDT SAT MAY 7 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PARKE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3961 8718 3961 8707 3949 8692 3936 8723
3958 8734
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 325DEG 16KT 3951 8713
$$
INC021-133-167-080100-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-110508T0100Z/
CLAY-PUTNAM-VIGO-
838 PM EDT SAT MAY 7 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
CLAY...NORTHEASTERN VIGO AND SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES UNTIL 900
PM EDT...
AT 836 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
BRAZIL...OR 14 MILES EAST OF TERRE HAUTE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20
MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
CORY AROUND 855 PM EDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
THIS STORM HAS EXHIBITED SOME WEAK ROTATION. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP
QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH ONE IS NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE... SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
&&
LAT...LON 3961 8718 3961 8707 3949 8692 3936 8723
3958 8734
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 325DEG 16KT 3951 8713
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
77/TDUD798
WWUS53 KIND 080051
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
851 PM EDT SAT MAY 7 2011
INC021-133-167-080101-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-110508T0100Z/
CLAY-PUTNAM-VIGO-
851 PM EDT SAT MAY 7 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN CLAY...NORTHEASTERN
VIGO AND SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 900 PM EDT/800
PM CDT/...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE
STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 3961 8718 3961 8707 3949 8692 3936 8723
3958 8734
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 325DEG 16KT 3946 8709
$$
77/TDUDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 8:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Clay, Sullivan, Vigo | 52 min |
| May 7, 8:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Clay, Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 5 hr |
| May 7, 8:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Owen, Putnam, Sullivan, Vigo | 6 hr |
| May 7, 9:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Sullivan, Vigo | 43 min |
| May 7, 9:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 20 min |
| May 7, 9:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 20 min |
| May 7, 9:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Martin | 38 min |
| May 7, 10:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Greene, Lawrence, Martin | 48 min |
| May 7, 10:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Martin | 6 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.