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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Indianapolis, IN

April 28, 201139 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this wind advisory at Apr 28, 2011, 12:40 AM EDT for 39 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 28, 2011, 12:40 AM EDT (04:40 UTC)
Expired
Apr 28, 2011, 4:16 AM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
All 39 counties

Bartholomew County, IN, Boone County, IN, Brown County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clay County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Greene County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry County, IN, Howard County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Knox County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion County, IN, Martin County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:42 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 194 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2011-04-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2011-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
695 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

582 
WWUS73 KIND 280440
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1240 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING...

.STRONG WINDS ARE OCCURRING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-280900-
/O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0004.110428T0440Z-110428T0900Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-
JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-
DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...
SEYMOUR
1240 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH 3 AM IN WESTERN
  INDIANA...5 AM IN EASTERN INDIANA.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: TREES MAY BE DOWNED AS THE GROUND IS VERY SATURATED
  FROM RECENT RAINS. UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NIELD
1 follow-up statement
163 
WWUS73 KIND 280816
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
416 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

.STRONG WINDS OBSERVED WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT
HAVE SUBSIDED AS THE FRONT HAS PUSHED INTO OHIO. WIND GUSTS TO
NEAR 30 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
NIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY...AND MAY BLOW
AROUND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-280930-
/O.CAN.KIND.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110428T0900Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-
JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-
DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...
SEYMOUR
416 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH HAVE SUBSIDED ACROSS CENTRAL
INDIANA...HOWEVER...BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED LATER TODAY
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 25 MPH AND WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 40
MPH POSSIBLE.

$$

NIELD

The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 9:03 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDClay, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan and 4 more7 hr
Apr 27, 9:59 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Hendricks3 hr
Apr 27, 10:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDRandolph35 min
Apr 27, 10:58 PM EDTTornado WarningINDDelaware, Randolph27 min
Apr 27, 11:19 PM EDTTornado WarningINDRandolph15 min
Apr 28, 1:08 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDCarroll, Tippecanoe, White41 hr
Apr 28, 5:27 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Montgomery30 hr
Apr 28, 6:36 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Hamilton, Howard and 5 more29 hr
Apr 28, 6:47 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDClay, Greene, Hendricks, Marion, Montgomery, Morgan and 6 more29 hr
Apr 28, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDJohnson47 min
Apr 28, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBrown, Monroe30 min
Apr 28, 4:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDKnox38 min
Apr 28, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBartholomew48 min
Apr 28, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDJackson48 min
Apr 28, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMartin46 min
Apr 28, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson, Jennings20 min
Apr 28, 5:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMonroe38 min
Apr 28, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDJennings23 min
Apr 28, 6:32 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDHamilton, Marion23 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.