Alert archive / Indiana / Freeze Warnings in 2012
Freeze Warning 7, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this freeze warning at Apr 26, 2012, 3:12 PM EDT for 14 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Apr 27, 2012, 3:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 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 26, 2012, 3:12 PM EDT (19:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 27, 2012, 3:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2012, 8:48 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
Counties Boone County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Henry County, IN, Howard County, IN, Madison County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Warren County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:14 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 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 1201 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
794 WWUS73 KIND 261912 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 312 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A COLD CANADIAN AIRMASS TO CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES COULD DIP TO FREEZING OR BELOW FOR A FEW HOURS LATE TONIGHT. INZ021-029>031-038-040>042-049-270315- /O.UPG.KIND.FZ.A.0007.120427T0700Z-120427T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KIND.FZ.W.0007.120427T0700Z-120427T1300Z/ CARROLL-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-TIPTON-MADISON-DELAWARE- RANDOLPH-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... ANDERSON...MUNCIE 312 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...300 AM TO 900 AM. * TEMPERATURES...30 TO 32 DEGREES * IMPACTS...TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE PLANTS COULD BE HARMED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ INZ028-035>037-039-270315- /O.NEW.KIND.FZ.W.0007.120427T0700Z-120427T1300Z/ WARREN-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRAWFORDSVILLE 312 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. * TIMING...300 AM TO 900 AM. * TEMPERATURES...30 TO 32 DEGREES * IMPACTS...TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE PLANTS COULD BE HARMED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ PUMA
3 follow-up statements
379 WWUS73 KIND 270138 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 938 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A COLD CANADIAN AIRMASS TO CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES COULD DIP TO AROUND FREEZING FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. INZ021-028>031-035>042-049-271000- /O.CON.KIND.FZ.W.0007.120427T0700Z-120427T1300Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE 938 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. * TIMING...300 AM TO 900 AM. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 32 DEGREES * IMPACTS...TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE PLANTS COULD BE HARMED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
720 WWUS73 KIND 270749 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 349 AM EDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .HIGH PRESSURE HAS BROUGHT A COLD CANADIAN AIRMASS TO CENTRAL INDIANA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR FREEZING AROUND DAYBREAK. INZ021-028>031-035>042-049-271300- /O.CON.KIND.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120427T1300Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE 349 AM EDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING. * TIMING...FROM 7AM TO 900 AM. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 32 DEGREES * IMPACTS...TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE PLANTS COULD BE HARMED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
301 WWUS73 KIND 271248 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 848 AM EDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... INZ021-028>031-035>042-049-271400- /O.CAN.KIND.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120427T1300Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE 848 AM EDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING. TEMPERATURES ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING. THUS THE FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED. $$ PUMA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 9:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Rush | 43 min |
| Apr 25, 9:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Rush | 44 min |
| Apr 26, 3:57 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Delaware, Henry, Howard, Madison and 3 more | 11 hr |
Nearby
Freeze Warnings in Indiana, 2012Every freeze warning in 2012
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.