Alert archive / Indiana / Freeze Warnings in 2012
Freeze Warning 3, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this freeze warning at Apr 6, 2012, 3:41 PM EDT for 7 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Apr 7, 2012, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2012, 3:41 PM EDT (19:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2012, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2012, 9:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
Counties Decatur County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Henry County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Madison County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Rush County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 1113 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
065 WWUS73 KIND 061941 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 341 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA AND NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES FURTHER WEST LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. .WITH CANADIAN AIR REMAINING IN PLACE WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND CALM WINDS FORECAST TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD FROST ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING IN THE FAR EAST. ANY REMAINING AREAS IN THE FAR WEST CAN EXPECT PATCHY FROST. INZ040>042-049-057-065-072-070345- /O.UPG.KIND.FZ.A.0003.120407T0600Z-120407T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KIND.FZ.W.0003.120407T0600Z-120407T1300Z/ MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENRY-RUSH-DECATUR-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...MUNCIE 341 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TEMPERATURE: LOWS AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR AND NEWLY BUDDED PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD FROST IS ANTICIPATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ INZ021-029>031-037>039-048-055-056-064-070345- /O.UPG.KIND.FZ.A.0003.120407T0600Z-120407T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KIND.FR.Y.0003.120407T0600Z-120407T1300Z/ CARROLL-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-HANCOCK- JOHNSON-SHELBY-BARTHOLOMEW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... SHELBYVILLE...COLUMBUS 341 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TEMPERATURE: LOWS OF 33 TO 35 DEGREES EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: NEWLY BUDDING PLANTS WILL REMAIN VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE WITH NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD FROST IS ANTICIPATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ INZ036-045>047-053-054-062-063-070-071-070345- /O.NEW.KIND.FR.Y.0003.120407T0600Z-120407T1300Z/ MONTGOMERY-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-OWEN-MORGAN-MONROE-BROWN- LAWRENCE-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAWFORDSVILLE...INDIANAPOLIS... BLOOMINGTON...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 341 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURE: LOWS OF 33 TO 35 DEGREES EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: NEWLY BUDDING PLANTS WILL REMAIN VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE WITH NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD FROST IS ANTICIPATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ AB/RYAN
4 follow-up statements
217 WWUS73 KIND 070141 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 941 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA AND NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES FURTHER WEST LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. .WITH CANADIAN AIR REMAINING IN PLACE WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND CALM WINDS FORECAST TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD FROST ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING IN THE FAR EAST. ANY REMAINING AREAS IN THE FAR WEST CAN EXPECT PATCHY FROST. INZ040>042-049-057-065-072-070945- /O.CON.KIND.FZ.W.0003.120407T0600Z-120407T1300Z/ MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENRY-RUSH-DECATUR-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...MUNCIE 941 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURE: LOWS AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR AND NEWLY BUDDED PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD FROST IS ANTICIPATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ INZ028-035-043-044-051-052-061-069-070945- /O.EXA.KIND.FR.Y.0003.120407T0600Z-120407T1300Z/ WARREN-FOUNTAIN-VERMILLION-PARKE-VIGO-CLAY-GREENE-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TERRE HAUTE 941 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURE: LOWS OF 33 TO 35 DEGREES EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: NEWLY BUDDING PLANTS WILL REMAIN VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE WITH NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD FROST IS ANTICIPATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ INZ021-029>031-036>039-045>048-053>056-062>064-070-071-070945- /O.CON.KIND.FR.Y.0003.120407T0600Z-120407T1300Z/ CARROLL-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-TIPTON- HAMILTON-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON- SHELBY-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-LAWRENCE-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...INDIANAPOLIS...SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON... COLUMBUS...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 941 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURE: LOWS OF 33 TO 35 DEGREES EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: NEWLY BUDDING PLANTS WILL REMAIN VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE WITH NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD FROST IS ANTICIPATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ JH
434 WWUS73 KIND 070627 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 227 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA AND NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES FURTHER WEST EARLY TODAY. .WITH CANADIAN AIR REMAINING IN PLACE WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND CALM WINDS FORECAST TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD FROST ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING IN THE FAR EAST. ANY REMAINING AREAS IN THE FAR WEST CAN EXPECT PATCHY FROST. INZ040>042-049-057-065-072-071300- /O.CON.KIND.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120407T1300Z/ MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENRY-RUSH-DECATUR-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...MUNCIE 227 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR AND NEWLY BUDDED PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD FROST IS ANTICIPATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS MAY HARM OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ INZ021-028>031-035>039-043>048-051>056-061>064-069>071-071300- /O.CON.KIND.FR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120407T1300Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION- HANCOCK-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN- BARTHOLOMEW-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE... BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 227 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS: NEWLY BUDDING PLANTS WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE WITH NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD FROST IS ANTICIPATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ DRT
581 WWUS73 KIND 071050 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 650 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA AND NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES FURTHER WEST EARLY TODAY. .WITH CANADIAN AIR REMAINING IN PLACE WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND CALM WINDS...STRONG COOLING HAS OCCURRED. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING. INZ040>042-049-057-065-072-071300- /O.CON.KIND.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120407T1300Z/ MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENRY-RUSH-DECATUR-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...MUNCIE 650 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR AND NEWLY BUDDED PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED. WIDESPREAD FROST IS ANTICIPATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS MAY HARM SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ INZ021-028>031-035>039-043>048-051>056-061>064-069>071-071300- /O.CON.KIND.FR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120407T1300Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION- HANCOCK-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN- BARTHOLOMEW-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE... BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 650 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS: NEWLY BUDDING PLANTS WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE WITH NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES. WIDESPREAD FROST IS ANTICIPATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$
388 WWUS73 KIND 071258 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 858 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 INZ040>042-049-057-065-072-071400- /O.EXP.KIND.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120407T1300Z/ MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENRY-RUSH-DECATUR-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...MUNCIE 858 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED INTO THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S...WITH ANY REMAINING FROST DIMINISHING. $$ INZ021-028>031-035>039-043>048-051>056-061>064-069>071-071400- /O.EXP.KIND.FR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120407T1300Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION- HANCOCK-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN- BARTHOLOMEW-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE... BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 858 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... TEMPERATURES HAVE LARGELY WARMED INTO THE LOWER AND MID 40S...WITH ANY REMAINING FROST DIMINISHING. $$ RYAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 3:41 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 23 more | 17 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.