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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at Sep 3, 2011, 11:42 PM EDT for Daviess County, Martin County, Indiana. It was in force for 48 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
- Sep 3, 2011, 11:42 PM EDT (03:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 4, 2011, 12:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
Counties Daviess County, IN, Martin County, IN
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 276 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
- 1189 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2058 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Sep 3, 7:26 PM EDT, 4 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 7:26 PM EDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 315 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011 INZ021-028-029-035-043-041000- CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-FOUNTAIN-VERMILLION- 315 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 90S THROUGH 7 PM EDT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN SUNDAY. A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. LIGHTNING IS A THREAT FROM ANY THUNDERSTORM. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ030-031-036>038-044-051-041000- CLINTON-HOWARD-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-TIPTON-PARKE-VIGO- 315 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 90S THROUGH 7 PM EDT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN SUNDAY. A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS A THREAT FROM ANY THUNDERSTORM. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ039>042-045>049-052>057-060>065-067>072-041000- HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION- HANCOCK-HENRY-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN- GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN- LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- 315 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 90S THROUGH 7 PM EDT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS A THREAT FROM ANY THUNDERSTORM. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) KOCH
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 3, 6:18 PM EDT, 5 hours 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
618 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011
INZ035-043-044-032300-
FOUNTAIN-PARKE-VERMILLION-
618 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR FOUNTAIN...NORTHWESTERN PARKE AND
NORTHERN VERMILLION COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT...
AT 616 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTH OF VEEDERSBURG...OR 20 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF DANVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
VEEDERSBURG...
YEDDO...
HILLSBORO...
MELLOTT...
NEWTOWN...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING. WHEN THUNDER ROARS...GO INDOORS.
&&
LAT...LON 4028 8726 4019 8709 4006 8709 3982 8737
3990 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 214DEG 14KT 4001 8729
CPLocal storm report, Sep 3, 6:38 PM EDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
638 PM EDT SAT SEP 03 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0622 PM TSTM WND GST MCCORDSVILLE 39.91N 85.93W
09/03/2011 M58 MPH HANCOCK IN AMATEUR RADIO
LOCATED AT 700 NORTH AND 475 WEST...DIME SIZE HAIL
ACCOMPANIED THE WINDS
&&
BHHSpecial weather statement, Sep 3, 6:39 PM EDT, 5 hours 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 639 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011 INZ040-041-032315- DELAWARE-MADISON- 639 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN DELAWARE AND NORTHERN MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM EDT... AT 634 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ANDERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... ALEXANDRIA... FRANKTON... ORESTES... SUMMITVILLE... GASTON... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. WHEN THUNDER ROARS...GO INDOORS. && LAT...LON 4038 8544 4008 8562 4010 8584 4038 8571 TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 208DEG 14KT 4017 8569 CP
Local storm report, Sep 3, 7:24 PM EDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 8:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Bartholomew | 30 min |
| Sep 3, 9:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Bartholomew | 25 min |
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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.