Alert archive / Indiana / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this red flag warning at Jun 25, 2012, 4:32 PM EDT for 39 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 5 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
- Jun 25, 2012, 4:32 PM EDT (20:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2012, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 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 20:36 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, 8.5 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -562 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1065 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 7.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
275 WWUS83 KIND 252032 RFWIND URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 432 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...FIRE THREAT CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF AROUND 20 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA. NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 20 OR 25 MPH THREATEN TO PROMOTE FIRE SPREAD. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 15 MPH. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-260200- /O.NEW.KIND.FW.W.0001.120625T2032Z-120626T0200Z/ 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- 432 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR CENTRAL INDIANA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 CARROLL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 WARREN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 TIPPECANOE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 CLINTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 HOWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 FOUNTAIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 MONTGOMERY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 BOONE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 038 TIPTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 MADISON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 DELAWARE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 RANDOLPH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 VERMILLION...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 PARKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 PUTNAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 HENDRICKS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 MARION...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 HANCOCK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 049 HENRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 VIGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 052 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 053 OWEN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 MORGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 JOHNSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 SHELBY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 SULLIVAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 GREENE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 MONROE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 BROWN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 BARTHOLOMEW... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 DECATUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 067 KNOX... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 068 DAVIESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 069 MARTIN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 070 LAWRENCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 071 JACKSON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 072 JENNINGS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS AROUND 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S. * LIGHTNING...NONE. * IMPACTS...MOST OF CENTRAL INDIANA IS UNDER A BURN BAN DUE TO THREAT OF WILDFIRE SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ SMF
2 follow-up statements
256 WWUS83 KIND 252035 CCA RFWIND URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 434 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...FIRE THREAT CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF AROUND 20 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA. NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 20 OR 25 MPH THREATEN TO PROMOTE FIRE SPREAD. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 15 MPH. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-260200- /O.COR.KIND.FW.W.0001.120625T2034Z-120626T0200Z/ 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- 434 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR CENTRAL INDIANA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 CARROLL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 WARREN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 TIPPECANOE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 CLINTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 HOWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 FOUNTAIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 MONTGOMERY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 BOONE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 038 TIPTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 MADISON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 DELAWARE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 RANDOLPH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 VERMILLION...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 PARKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 PUTNAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 HENDRICKS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 MARION...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 HANCOCK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 049 HENRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 VIGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 052 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 053 OWEN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 MORGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 JOHNSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 SHELBY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 SULLIVAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 GREENE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 MONROE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 BROWN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 BARTHOLOMEW... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 DECATUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 067 KNOX... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 068 DAVIESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 069 MARTIN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 070 LAWRENCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 071 JACKSON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 072 JENNINGS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS AROUND 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...LOW TO UPPER 80S THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 70S LATE THIS EVENING. * LIGHTNING...NONE. * IMPACTS...MOST OF CENTRAL INDIANA IS UNDER A BURN BAN DUE TO THREAT OF WILDFIRE SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ SMF
194 WWUS83 KIND 260204 RFWIND URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1004 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-260315- /O.EXP.KIND.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120626T0200Z/ 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- 1004 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR CENTRAL INDIANA... LOOK FOR WIND SPEEDS TO DIMINISH TO 5 TO 10 MPH WHICH WILL HELP IMPROVE THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT. $$ 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.