Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 114, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 6, 2012, 8:08 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 52 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 6, 2012, 8:08 PM EDT (00:08 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2012, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Fountain County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Parke County, IN, Vermillion County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 8:36 PM EDT | HAIL 0.25 | 1 E Newtown, IN | ON STATE ROUTE 55. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 1208 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -88 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1947 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
326
WUUS53 KIND 070008
SVRIND
INC045-107-121-165-070100-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0114.120507T0008Z-120507T0100Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
808 PM EDT SUN MAY 6 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
FOUNTAIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHEASTERN PARKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTH CENTRAL VERMILLION COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 900 PM EDT
* AT 806 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
VEEDERSBURG...OR 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF CRAWFORDSVILLE...AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...
NEWTOWN...
YEDDO...
MELLOTT...
KINGMAN...
HILLSBORO...
WINGATE...
TURKEY RUN STATE PARK...
WALLACE...
WAYNETOWN...
NEW RICHMOND...
ALAMO...
LINDEN...
SHADES STATE PARK...
WAVELAND...
NEW MARKET...
DARLINGTON...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 6 AND 38.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4027 8727 4025 8709 4021 8709 4022 8688
4019 8669 3980 8706 4003 8751
TIME...MOT...LOC 0008Z 297DEG 25KT 4015 8721
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
HOMANN/RYAN3 follow-up statements
250
WWUS53 KIND 070026
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
826 PM EDT SUN MAY 6 2012
INC165-070036-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0114.000000T0000Z-120507T0100Z/
VERMILLION-
826 PM EDT SUN MAY 6 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL VERMILLION
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 4016 8729 4023 8710 4021 8709 4022 8686
4019 8669 3980 8706 3999 8744 4002 8744
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 303DEG 21KT 4001 8730
$$
INC045-107-121-070100-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0114.000000T0000Z-120507T0100Z/
FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-PARKE-
826 PM EDT SUN MAY 6 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
FOUNTAIN...NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHEASTERN PARKE COUNTIES
UNTIL 900 PM EDT...
AT 823 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF VEEDERSBURG...OR 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DANVILLE
ILLINOIS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...MELLOTT...YEDDO...HILLSBORO...KINGMAN...WINGATE...
NEW RICHMOND...WAYNETOWN...WALLACE...TURKEY RUN STATE PARK...
LINDEN...ALAMO...SHADES STATE PARK...WAVELAND...NEW MARKET AND
DARLINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4016 8729 4023 8710 4021 8709 4022 8686
4019 8669 3980 8706 3999 8744 4002 8744
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 303DEG 21KT 4001 8730
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
HOMANN/RYAN933
WWUS53 KIND 070040
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
840 PM EDT SUN MAY 6 2012
INC045-107-121-070100-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0114.000000T0000Z-120507T0100Z/
FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-PARKE-
840 PM EDT SUN MAY 6 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
FOUNTAIN...NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHEASTERN PARKE COUNTIES
UNTIL 900 PM EDT...
AT 835 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES
NORTHEAST OF NEWPORT...OR 21 MILES WEST OF CRAWFORDSVILLE...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...NEW RICHMOND...WAYNETOWN...WALLACE...TURKEY RUN
STATE PARK...LINDEN...ALAMO...SHADES STATE PARK...WAVELAND...NEW
MARKET AND DARLINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4022 8710 4021 8709 4022 8684 4019 8669
3987 8699 3987 8701 3980 8706 3995 8737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 303DEG 21KT 3994 8724
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
HOMANN/RYAN185
WWUS53 KIND 070052
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
852 PM EDT SUN MAY 6 2012
INC045-107-121-070102-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0114.000000T0000Z-120507T0100Z/
FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-PARKE-
852 PM EDT SUN MAY 6 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FOUNTAIN...
NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHERN PARKE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
900 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 4022 8710 4021 8709 4022 8684 4019 8669
3987 8699 3987 8701 3980 8706 3995 8737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 303DEG 21KT 3990 8716
$$
HOMANN/RYANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 7:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 41 min |
| May 7, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Randolph | 47 min |
| May 7, 4:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Delaware | 3 hr |
| May 7, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Randolph | 21 min |
| May 7, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Randolph | 18 min |
| May 7, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hendricks | 23 min |
| May 7, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Marion | 48 min |
| May 7, 6:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Jackson | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.