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Excessive Heat Watch 1, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 1, 20126 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this excessive heat watch at Jul 1, 2012, 4:27 AM EDT for 6 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Jul 2, 2012, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 1, 2012, 4:27 AM EDT (08:27 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 2, 2012, 10:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jul 1, 2012, 3:17 PM EDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN

Counties Daviess County, IN, Greene County, IN, Knox County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Martin County, IN, Sullivan County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this excessive heat watch 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 excessive heat watch went out at Jul 1, 3:55 AM EDT, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 3:55 AM EDT, 32 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 8:29 PM EDT, 7 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
829 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

INZ021-028>031-038-020030-
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-TIPTON-
829 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK: A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8PM EDT SUNDAY.
THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. SEVERE
STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

HAZARDS: LOWEST TEMPERATURES NEAR 70 ALONG WITH HIGH HUMIDITY
TONIGHT WONT HELP PEOPLE RECOVER MUCH FROM EXTREME DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE KILLER LIGHTNING.

TIMING: BOTH WARM HUMID CONDITIONS AND A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE ALL NIGHT.

DISCUSSION: A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT WILL REMAIN ACROSS CENTRAL
INDIANA AS A VERY HOT...HUMID AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS REMAINS ACROSS
OUR REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

OUTLOOK: A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8PM EDT SUNDAY.
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY. SOME MAY BE SEVERE.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO POSSIBLE MOST OF THE TIME THROUGH
INDEPENDENCE DAY. IT IS TOO EARLY TO SAY IF THESE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE.

REMEMBER...ANY STORM IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF LIGHTENING.

DISCUSSION: A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL REMAIN ACROSS OUR
REGION...WHILE A STRONG UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS JUST
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF OUR REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED SUNDAY.
&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

INZ035>037-039>042-046>049-056-057-020030-
FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-
HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-SHELBY-RUSH-
829 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK: A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8PM EDT SUNDAY.
THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED STORMS
COULD BE SEVERE.

HAZARDS: LOWEST TEMPERATURES NEAR 70 ALONG WITH HIGH HUMIDITY
TONIGHT WONT HELP PEOPLE RECOVER MUCH FROM EXTREME DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS OR KILLER
LIGHTNING.

TIMING: BOTH WARM HUMID CONDITIONS AND A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE ALL NIGHT.

DISCUSSION: A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT WILL REMAIN ACROSS CENTRAL
INDIANA AS A VERY HOT...HUMID AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS REMAINS ACROSS
OUR REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

OUTLOOK: A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8PM EDT SUNDAY.
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY. SOME MAY BE
SEVERE.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO POSSIBLE MOST OF THE TIME THROUGH
INDEPENDENCE DAY. IT IS TOO EARLY TO SAY IF THESE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE.

REMEMBER...ANY STORM IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF LIGHTENING.

DISCUSSION: A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL REMAIN ACROSS OUR
REGION...WHILE A STRONG UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS JUST
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF OUR REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT AND AGAIN SUNDAY.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

INZ043>045-051>055-060>065-067>072-020030-
VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SULLIVAN-
GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-
LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
829 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK: A EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8PM EDT SUNDAY.
THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED
STORMS MAY BE SEVERE.

HAZARDS: LOWEST TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 70S ALONG WITH HIGH
HUMIDITY TONIGHT WONT HELP PEOPLE RECOVER MUCH FROM EXTREME
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS OR
KILLER LIGHTNING.

TIMING: BOTH WARM HUMID CONDITIONS AND A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE ALL NIGHT.

DISCUSSION: A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT WILL REMAIN ACROSS CENTRAL
INDIANA AS A VERY HOT...HUMID AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS REMAINS ACROSS
OUR REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

OUTLOOK: AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM SUNDAY.
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY. SOME MAY BE
SEVERE.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO POSSIBLE MOST OF THE TIME THROUGH
INDEPENDENCE DAY. IT IS TOO EARLY TO SAY IF THESE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE.

REMEMBER...ANY STORM IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF LIGHTENING.

DISCUSSION: A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL REMAIN ACROSS OUR
REGION...WHILE A STRONG UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS JUST
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF OUR REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT AND AGAIN SUNDAY.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

JJK

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 3:01 AM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
301 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

INZ052-053-010730-
CLAY-OWEN-
301 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR EASTERN CLAY AND NORTHERN OWEN
COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM EDT...

AT 259 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPENCER...OR 25 MILES EAST
OF TERRE HAUTE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  SPENCER...
  MCCORMICKS CREEK STATE PARK...
  DEVORE...
  GOSPORT...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3942 8703 3946 8663 3936 8664 3935 8666
      3933 8666 3933 8668 3925 8668 3926 8705
TIME...MOT...LOC 0701Z 268DEG 23KT 3935 8693

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 3:25 AM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
325 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

INZ053-062-010800-
MONROE-OWEN-
325 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN MONROE AND SOUTHEASTERN
OWEN COUNTIES UNTIL 400 AM EDT...

AT 321 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SPENCER...OR 11 MILES WEST
OF BLOOMINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  BLOOMINGTON...
  STINESVILLE...
  ELLETTSVILLE...
  WHITEHALL...
  INDIANA UNIVERSITY...
  UNIONVILLE...
  LAKE LEMON...
  WOODVILLE HILLS...

&&

LAT...LON 3913 8668 3917 8669 3917 8679 3934 8678
      3933 8638 3912 8637
TIME...MOT...LOC 0725Z 270DEG 23KT 3922 8667

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 3:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDOwen29 min
Jul 1, 3:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMonroe35 min
Jul 1, 5:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDJohnson, Morgan30 min
Jul 1, 7:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDJennings28 min
Jul 1, 1:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDCarroll40 min
Jul 1, 1:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDCarroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe57 min
Jul 1, 2:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDTipton22 min
Jul 1, 3:17 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryINDBartholomew, Brown, Clay, Daviess, Decatur, Greene and 9 more29 hr
Jul 1, 4:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRandolph38 min
Jul 1, 5:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDecatur, Jennings38 min
Jul 1, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDKnox49 min
Jul 1, 6:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson, Jennings41 min
Jul 1, 6:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDKnox47 min
Jul 1, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Knox47 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.