Alert archive / Indiana / Freeze Warnings in 2012
Freeze Warning 5, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this freeze warning at Apr 11, 2012, 4:04 AM EDT for 39 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Apr 12, 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 11, 2012, 4:04 AM EDT (08:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 12, 2012, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 12, 2012, 9:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 7 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 08:05 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, 8.1 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2968 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
695 WWUS73 KIND 110804 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 404 AM EDT WED APR 11 2012 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING AS WELL AS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW INTO CENTRAL INDIANA THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW FREEZING EARLY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-111300- /O.UPG.KIND.FZ.A.0005.120412T0600Z-120412T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KIND.FZ.W.0005.120412T0600Z-120412T1300Z/ /O.CON.KIND.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120411T1300Z/ 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 404 AM EDT WED APR 11 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...32 DEGREES OR BELOW. * IMPACTS...CROPS AND SENSITIVE VEGETATION COULD BE HARMED OR KILLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ JAS
6 follow-up statements
776 WWUS73 KIND 111309 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 909 AM EDT WED APR 11 2012 ...TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY ... .COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT CENTRAL INDIANA AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE REGION. CALM WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW FREEZING AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES COULD FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S RESULTING IN A HARD FREEZE ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-112115- /O.EXP.KIND.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120411T1300Z/ /O.CON.KIND.FZ.W.0005.120412T0600Z-120412T1300Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 909 AM EDT WED APR 11 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE FREEZE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY. * TEMPERATURE...32 DEGREES OR BELOW. * IMPACTS...CROPS AND SENSITIVE VEGETATION COULD BE HARMED OR KILLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ HOMANN/SMF
782 WWUS73 KIND 111311 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 911 AM EDT WED APR 11 2012 ...TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY ... .COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT CENTRAL INDIANA AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE REGION. CALM WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW FREEZING AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES COULD FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S IN OUTLYING AREAS RESULTING IN A HARD FREEZE. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-112115- /O.CON.KIND.FZ.W.0005.120412T0600Z-120412T1300Z/ 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 911 AM EDT WED APR 11 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY... * TEMPERATURE...32 DEGREES OR BELOW. * IMPACTS...CROPS AND SENSITIVE VEGETATION COULD BE HARMED OR KILLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ HOMANN/SMF
815 WWUS73 KIND 111843 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 243 PM EDT WED APR 11 2012 ...TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY... .COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT CENTRAL INDIANA AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE REGION. CALM WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW FREEZING AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES COULD FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S IN OUTLYING AREAS RESULTING IN A HARD FREEZE. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-120245- /O.CON.KIND.FZ.W.0005.120412T0600Z-120412T1300Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 243 PM EDT WED APR 11 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY... * TEMPERATURES...32 DEGREES OR BELOW. * TIMING...2 AM EDT TO 9 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...CROPS AND SENSITIVE VEGETATION COULD BE HARMED OR KILLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ HOMANN/SMF
602 WWUS73 KIND 120108 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 908 PM EDT WED APR 11 2012 ...TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY... .COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT CENTRAL INDIANA AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE REGION. CALM WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW FREEZING AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES COULD FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S IN OUTLYING AREAS RESULTING IN A HARD FREEZE. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-120915- /O.CON.KIND.FZ.W.0005.120412T0600Z-120412T1300Z/ 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 908 PM EDT WED APR 11 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...2 AM EDT TO 9 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...CROPS AND SENSITIVE VEGETATION COULD BE HARMED OR KILLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ PUMA
352 WWUS73 KIND 120720 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 320 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012 ...TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING EARLY THIS MORNING... .COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT CENTRAL INDIANA AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE REGION. CALM WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW FREEZING AGAIN EARLY THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES COULD FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S IN OUTLYING AREAS RESULTING IN A HARD FREEZE. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-121300- /O.CON.KIND.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120412T1300Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 320 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING. * TIMING...2 AM EDT TO 9 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...CROPS AND SENSITIVE VEGETATION COULD BE HARMED OR KILLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ PUMA
043 WWUS73 KIND 121313 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 913 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-121415- /O.EXP.KIND.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120412T1300Z/ 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 913 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE FREEZE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HOWEVER...PATCHY FROST IS EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ SMF
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.