Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 10, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 17, 2012, 9:24 AM EST for Lawrence County, Indiana. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2012, 9:24 AM EST (14:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2012, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Lawrence County, IN
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:25 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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 240 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
- 602 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 818 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 844 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
805
WUUS53 KIND 171424
SVRIND
INC093-171500-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0010.120117T1424Z-120117T1500Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
924 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 1000 AM EST
* AT 923 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHOALS...OR
12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEDFORD...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BEDFORD...
MITCHELL...
TUNNELTON...
SPRING MILL STATE PARK...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3869 8668 3880 8668 3890 8668 3885 8628
3876 8627 3874 8628 3873 8631 3869 8630
3869 8631
TIME...MOT...LOC 1424Z 276DEG 49KT 3877 8666
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.75IN
$$
PUMA4 follow-up statements
649
WWUS53 KIND 171435
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
935 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
INC093-171500-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120117T1500Z/
LAWRENCE-
935 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
LAWRENCE COUNTY UNTIL 1000 AM EST...
AT 932 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEDFORD...MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TUNNELTON AND SPRING MILL STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3869 8668 3877 8666 3888 8655 3885 8628
3876 8627 3875 8628 3874 8629 3873 8631
3869 8630
TIME...MOT...LOC 1436Z 284DEG 44KT 3874 8649
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.75IN
$$
PUMA753
WWUS53 KIND 171443
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
943 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
INC093-171500-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120117T1500Z/
LAWRENCE-
943 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
LAWRENCE COUNTY UNTIL 1000 AM EST...
AT 941 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BEDFORD...MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3869 8668 3874 8667 3875 8654 3878 8650
3886 8643 3885 8628 3876 8627 3874 8629
3873 8631 3869 8630
TIME...MOT...LOC 1443Z 284DEG 42KT 3873 8639
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.75IN
$$
PUMA589
WWUS53 KIND 171451
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
951 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
INC093-171500-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120117T1500Z/
LAWRENCE-
951 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
LAWRENCE COUNTY UNTIL 1000 AM EST...
AT 949 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BEDFORD...
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3869 8657 3872 8649 3876 8638 3884 8634
3885 8628 3876 8627 3874 8629 3873 8631
3869 8630
TIME...MOT...LOC 1451Z 285DEG 31KT 3874 8629
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.75IN
$$
PUMA231
WWUS53 KIND 171456
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
956 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
INC093-171506-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120117T1500Z/
LAWRENCE-
956 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 AM EST/900 AM CST/...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3869 8657 3872 8649 3876 8638 3884 8634
3885 8628 3876 8627 3874 8629 3873 8631
3869 8630
TIME...MOT...LOC 1456Z 285DEG 31KT 3873 8624
$$
PUMAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 3:53 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe | 52 min |
| Jan 17, 4:41 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Howard | 34 min |
| Jan 17, 5:55 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Greene, Owen, Sullivan | 65 min |
| Jan 17, 6:10 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan | 35 min |
| Jan 17, 6:13 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Greene, Lawrence, Monroe, Owen and 1 more | 62 min |
| Jan 17, 6:20 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Marion | 25 min |
| Jan 17, 6:29 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Madison | 31 min |
| Jan 17, 6:37 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Sullivan | 68 min |
| Jan 17, 7:06 AM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox | 24 min |
| Jan 17, 7:18 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings | 42 min |
| Jan 17, 7:21 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Decatur, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Johnson and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 17, 7:23 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Decatur, Greene, Jackson and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 17, 7:27 AM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin | 48 min |
| Jan 17, 8:11 AM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence | 49 min |
| Jan 17, 8:39 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jennings | 21 min |
| Jan 17, 8:42 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox | 48 min |
| Jan 17, 9:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Jennings | 30 min |
| Jan 17, 9:11 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Martin | 34 min |
| Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 4 days |
| Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 51 hr |
| Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 19 days |
| Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 23 days |
| Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 23 days |
| Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox, Posey | 21 days |
| Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 14 days |
| Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 4 days |
| Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 16 days |
| Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 19 days |
| Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox | 20 days |
| Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 16 days |
| Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 16 days |
| Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 18 days |
| Jan 17, 12:25 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Decatur, Greene, Jackson and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 17, 6:31 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Rush and 1 more | 4 hr |
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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.