Alert archive / Indiana / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this high wind warning at Dec 20, 2012, 12:51 PM EST for 39 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Dec 20, 2012, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. 20 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2012, 12:51 PM EST (17:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2012, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2012, 4:01 AM EST
- In force
- 15 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 17:52 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 1:40 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 50 | 3 Sw Martinsville, IN | |
| Dec 20, 1:50 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 40 | Brooklyn, IN | |
| Dec 20, 1:54 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 52 | Indianapolis Int'L Airp, IN | |
| Dec 20, 2:19 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 1 S Thorntown, IN | MEASURED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 43 MPH WITH GUST TO 56 MPH |
| Dec 20, 3:15 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 8 W Frankfort, IN | SEMI BLOWN OVER ON INTERSTATE 65 WEST OF FRANKFORT. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Dec 20, 3:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bloomington, IN | POWER OUT IN PARTS OF BLOOMINGTON. |
| Dec 20, 4:47 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Pendleton, IN | STATE ROAD 38 CLOSED WEST OF PENDLETON DUE TO POWER LINES DOWN |
| Dec 20, 4:57 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bicknell, IN | TREE DOWN |
| Dec 20, 4:57 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Freelandville, IN | POWER LINE DOWN AT LOCATION BETWEEN OAKTOWN AND FREELANDVILLE |
| Dec 20, 5:58 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lynn, IN | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN BLOCKING A ROAD. |
| Dec 20, 8:31 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lebanon, IN | POWER LINES DOWN IN AND AROUND LEBANON |
| Dec 20, 10:27 PM EST | SNOW 0.3 | Bedford, IN | APPROXIMATELY 0.3 INCHES OF SNOW COVERING GRASS AND SIDEWALKS IN THE BEDFORD AREA |
| Dec 20, 10:49 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Indianapolis, IN | 0.5 INCHES MEASURED AT THE NWS OFFICE IN INDIANAPOLIS |
| Dec 20, 10:52 PM EST | SNOW 0.8 | Bedford, IN | |
| Dec 20, 11:17 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 1 S Bargersville, IN | |
| Dec 21, 12:18 AM EST | SNOW 1 | Alexandria, IN | |
| Dec 21, 12:26 AM EST | SNOW 0.8 | 2 S Castleton, IN | |
| Dec 21, 1:13 AM EST | SNOW 0.9 | Indianapolis Int'L Airp, IN | |
| Dec 21, 1:13 AM EST | SNOW 0.9 | Indianapolis Int'L Airp, IN | |
| Dec 21, 3:54 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Alexandria, IN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 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
- 586 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
151 WWUS73 KIND 201751 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1251 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...A VERY POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL INDIANA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH FRIDAY...BRINGING VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH OVERNIGHT...AND WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH AT TIMES. INZ051>053-060>065-067>072-210200- /O.UPG.KIND.WI.Y.0009.121220T1800Z-121221T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KIND.HW.W.0001.121220T1800Z-121221T1200Z/ VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR- KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS... VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 1251 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 7 AM FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTY...PARTICULARLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES IS POSSIBLE...AND LIGHT WEIGHT CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY OR DESTROYED. WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW...THE HIGH WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE THE WET PAVEMENT TO RAPIDLY FREEZE...CAUSING SLICK ROADS. RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THIS EVENING WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT...WITH THE WORST EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT AS WINDS BECOME STRONGER AND SNOW BEGINS TO FALL...RESTRICTING VISIBILITIES TO 1 MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. SECURE OUTDOOR FURNITURE OR TRASH CANS...OR MOVE THEM INSIDE. && $$ INZ021-028>031-035>049-054>057-210200- /O.NEW.KIND.HW.W.0001.121220T1800Z-121221T1200Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...SHELBYVILLE 1251 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 7 AM FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTY...PARTICULARLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES IS POSSIBLE...AND LIGHT WEIGHT CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY OR DESTROYED. WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW...THE HIGH WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE THE WET PAVEMENT TO RAPIDLY FREEZE...CAUSING SLICK ROADS. RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THIS EVENING WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT...WITH THE WORST EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT AS WINDS BECOME STRONGER AND SNOW BEGINS TO FALL...RESTRICTING VISIBILITIES TO 1 MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. SECURE OUTDOOR FURNITURE OR TRASH CANS...OR MOVE THEM INSIDE. && $$ SMF
3 follow-up statements
192 WWUS73 KIND 201946 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 246 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...A VERY POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL INDIANA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH FRIDAY...BRINGING VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH OVERNIGHT...AND WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH AT TIMES. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-210400- /O.CON.KIND.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ 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 246 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: THROUGH 7 AM FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTY...PARTICULARLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES IS POSSIBLE...AND LIGHT WEIGHT CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY OR DESTROYED. WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW TONIGHT...THE HIGH WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE THE WET PAVEMENT TO FREEZE...CAUSING SLICK ROADS. THE WORST IS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT AS WINDS BECOME STRONGER AND SNOW BEGINS TO FALL...RESTRICTING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. SECURE OUTDOOR FURNITURE OR TRASH CANS...OR MOVE THEM INSIDE. && $$ SMF
337 WWUS73 KIND 210203 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 903 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...A VERY POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL INDIANA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH FRIDAY...BRINGING VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT...AND WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH AT TIMES. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-211015- /O.CON.KIND.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 903 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: THROUGH 7 AM FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTY...PARTICULARLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DAMAGE TO SHINGLES... TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. SECURE OUTDOOR FURNITURE OR TRASH CANS...OR MOVE THEM INSIDE. && $$ 50
667 WWUS73 KIND 210901 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 401 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES TODAY. STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA AS A RESULT. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-211500- /O.CAN.KIND.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0010.121221T0901Z-121221T1500Z/ 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 401 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING: THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTY...PARTICULARLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DAMAGE TO SHINGLES... TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 1:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Hamilton, Howard, Madison, Tipton | 43 min |
| Dec 20, 1:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Brown, Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 40 min |
| Dec 20, 2:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Madison | 44 min |
| Dec 20, 2:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Rush, Shelby | 42 min |
| Dec 20, 2:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Decatur, Jennings | 24 min |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Indiana, 2012Every high wind 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.