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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 162, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 24, 2012, 9:40 AM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 50 min. 4 reports 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
- Jul 24, 2012, 9:40 AM EDT (13:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2012, 10:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Delaware County, IN, Howard County, IN, Madison County, IN, Tipton County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 9:55 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Greentown, IN | TWO FOOT DIAMETER LIMB DOWNED BY THUNDERSTORM WIND IN TOWN OF SYCAMORE. |
| Jul 24, 9:55 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sharpsville, IN | POWER KNOCKED OUT BY STORM WINDS AT TRI-CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. |
| Jul 24, 9:55 AM EDT | TSTM WND GST 56 | Kokomo, IN | |
| Jul 24, 10:00 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Kokomo, IN | TWO TREE LIMBS DOWN...APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH IN DIAMETER. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 8:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 1858 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -130 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1124 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
097
WUUS53 KIND 241340
SVRIND
INC035-067-095-159-241430-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0162.120724T1340Z-120724T1430Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
940 AM EDT TUE JUL 24 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHERN TIPTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 1030 AM EDT
* AT 939 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM WABASH TO KOKOMO...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
INDIAN HEIGHTS...
SHARPSVILLE...
GREENTOWN...
WINDFALL...
SUMMITVILLE...
GASTON...
EATON...
ALBANY...
SELMA...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 43 AND 51.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING
IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 4057 8586 4038 8585 4038 8522 4017 8522
4040 8624 4043 8626 4057 8615
TIME...MOT...LOC 1340Z 307DEG 50KT 4079 8579 4040 8616
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.75IN
$$
RYAN2 follow-up statements
847
WWUS53 KIND 241357
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
957 AM EDT TUE JUL 24 2012
INC035-067-095-159-241430-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-120724T1430Z/
DELAWARE-HOWARD-MADISON-TIPTON-
957 AM EDT TUE JUL 24 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
DELAWARE...HOWARD...NORTHERN MADISON AND NORTHERN TIPTON COUNTIES
UNTIL 1030 AM EDT...
AT 952 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 6 MILES EAST OF LA FONTAINE TO TIPTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55
MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SUMMITVILLE...GASTON...EATON...ALBANY AND SELMA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 4057 8586 4038 8585 4038 8522 4017 8522
4040 8624 4043 8626 4057 8615
TIME...MOT...LOC 1357Z 307DEG 50KT 4064 8554 4028 8589
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.75IN
$$
HOMANN/RYAN304 WWUS53 KIND 241413 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1013 AM EDT TUE JUL 24 2012 INC067-159-241423- /O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-120724T1430Z/ HOWARD-TIPTON- 1013 AM EDT TUE JUL 24 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HOWARD AND NORTHERN TIPTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 4032 8586 4038 8586 4038 8522 4017 8522 TIME...MOT...LOC 1413Z 307DEG 50KT 4050 8531 4014 8566 $$ INC035-095-241430- /O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-120724T1430Z/ DELAWARE-MADISON- 1013 AM EDT TUE JUL 24 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE AND NORTHERN MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 AM EDT... AT 1011 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MONTPELIER TO ANDERSON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... EATON...ALBANY AND SELMA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. && LAT...LON 4032 8586 4038 8586 4038 8522 4017 8522 TIME...MOT...LOC 1413Z 307DEG 50KT 4050 8531 4014 8566 WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.75IN $$ HOMANN/RYAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 3:18 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more | 41 hr |
| Jul 24, 6:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry, Randolph | 39 min |
| Jul 24, 8:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Tippecanoe, Tipton | 59 min |
| Jul 24, 10:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry, Randolph | 46 min |
| Jul 24, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Jackson | 53 min |
| Jul 24, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Jackson | 46 min |
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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.