Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 170, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2012, 4:08 PM EDT for Brown County, Monroe County, Indiana. It was in force for 52 min. 6 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 27, 2012, 4:08 PM EDT (20:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2012, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Brown County, IN, Monroe County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 4:09 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | 1 N Bloomington, IN | ON SR37 JUST NORTH OF TOWN. |
| Jul 27, 4:09 PM EDT | HAIL 0.25 | 1 N Bloomington, IN | ON SR37 JUST NORTH OF TOWN. |
| Jul 27, 4:20 PM EDT | HAIL 0.5 | 3 Wsw Bloomington, IN | |
| Jul 27, 4:24 PM EDT | HAIL 0.5 | 3 S Bloomington, IN | DISTANCE FROM BLOOMINGTON ESTIMATED |
| Jul 27, 4:26 PM EDT | HAIL 0.7 | Bloomington, IN | AT 8TH AND ROGERS |
| Jul 27, 4:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Ellettsville, IN | TWELVE INCH DIAMETER TREE SNAPPED OFF AT BASE NEAR INTERSECTION OF NORTH HARTSTRAIT ROAD AND RATLIFF ROAD |
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 27, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 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
- 970 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -125 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1296 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
001
WUUS53 KIND 272008
SVRIND
INC013-105-272100-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0170.120727T2008Z-120727T2100Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
408 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 500 PM EDT
* AT 405 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 5 MILES
NORTHWEST OF BLOOMINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLOOMINGTON...
INDIANA UNIVERSITY...
UNIONVILLE...
LAKE LEMON...
WOODVILLE HILLS...
YELLOWWOOD LAKE...
HELMSBURG...
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 3916 8668 3922 8668 3932 8665 3928 8621
3905 8629
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 285DEG 20KT 3922 8656
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
SMF3 follow-up statements
562
WWUS53 KIND 272025
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
425 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012
INC013-105-272100-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0170.000000T0000Z-120727T2100Z/
BROWN-MONROE-
425 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN BROWN
AND CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT...
AT 423 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
BLOOMINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
UNIONVILLE...LAKE LEMON...WOODVILLE HILLS...YELLOWWOOD LAKE AND
HELMSBURG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3916 8667 3920 8661 3926 8654 3928 8621
3905 8629
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 285DEG 20KT 3919 8644
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
TDUD969 WWUS53 KIND 272041 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 441 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012 INC013-105-272100- /O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0170.000000T0000Z-120727T2100Z/ BROWN-MONROE- 441 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN BROWN AND EAST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 437 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 WEST OF NASHVILLE...OR 9 MILES EAST OF BLOOMINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL BROWN 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 3913 8653 3922 8646 3921 8623 3905 8629 TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 285DEG 20KT 3916 8632 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ TDUD
347 WWUS53 KIND 272101 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 501 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012 INC013-105-272111- /O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0170.000000T0000Z-120727T2100Z/ BROWN-MONROE- 501 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BROWN AND EAST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3913 8653 3922 8646 3921 8623 3905 8629 TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 285DEG 20KT 3916 8633 $$ TDUD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 1:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Putnam | 30 min |
| Jul 27, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Marion | 29 min |
| Jul 27, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison, Marion | 23 min |
| Jul 27, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison | 30 min |
| Jul 27, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Parke, Putnam, Vigo | 26 min |
| Jul 27, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Hendricks, Morgan, Parke, Putnam | 47 min |
| Jul 27, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan | 50 min |
| Jul 27, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur | 35 min |
| Jul 27, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison, Tipton | 37 min |
| Jul 27, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion | 29 min |
| Jul 27, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Jackson, Monroe | 47 min |
| Jul 27, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Rush, Shelby | 24 min |
| Jul 27, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene, Lawrence | 37 min |
| Jul 27, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson | 39 min |
| Jul 27, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Marion | 25 min |
| Jul 27, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Marion, Shelby | 26 min |
| Jul 27, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene, Lawrence, Monroe | 24 min |
| Jul 27, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jennings | 14 min |
| Jul 27, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Lawrence | 38 min |
| Jul 27, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence | 29 min |
| Jul 27, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Lawrence | 45 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.