Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 183, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 31, 2012, 4:35 PM EDT for 6 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 40 min. 2 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 31, 2012, 4:35 PM EDT (20:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2012, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Daviess County, IN, Greene County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Martin County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Owen County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 94 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 4:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Freedom, IN | TREES DOWNED ON GLORYVILLE ROAD 1 MILE SW OF FREEDOM. TREES ALSO DOWNED ON PARRISH ROAD AND HARRINGTON ROAD NEAR FREEDOM. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. LATE REPORT. |
| Jul 31, 5:25 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Lyons, IN | TREE LIMBS DOWN. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. |
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 31, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 2241 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -70 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 958 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS53 KIND 312035
SVRIND
INC027-055-093-101-105-119-312115-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0183.120731T2035Z-120731T2115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
435 PM EDT TUE JUL 31 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN DAVIESS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHERN MARTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHWESTERN OWEN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 515 PM EDT
* AT 431 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTH OF LINTON...OR 25 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF TERRE HAUTE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLOOMFIELD...
WORTHINGTON...
FREEDOM...
SWITZ CITY...
LYONS...
NEWBERRY...
SOLSBERRY...
OWENSBURG...
CRANE...
BURNS CITY...
SPRINGVILLE...
ODON...
HARRODSBURG...
FAIRFAX STATE RECREATION AREA...
WEST BOGGS LAKE...
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 3866 8697 3913 8720 3917 8715 3917 8707
3917 8706 3923 8706 3930 8696 3901 8642
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 311DEG 23KT 3916 8708
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN
$$
HOMANN/DWM2 follow-up statements
510
WWUS53 KIND 312048
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
448 PM EDT TUE JUL 31 2012
INC027-055-093-101-105-119-312115-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0183.000000T0000Z-120731T2115Z/
DAVIESS-GREENE-LAWRENCE-MARTIN-MONROE-OWEN-
448 PM EDT TUE JUL 31 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
DAVIESS...GREENE...NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE...NORTHERN MARTIN...
SOUTHWESTERN MONROE AND SOUTHWESTERN OWEN COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM
EDT...
AT 445 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF BLOOMFIELD...OR 20 MILES WEST
OF BLOOMINGTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEWBERRY...SOLSBERRY...ODON...CRANE...BURNS CITY...OWENSBURG...
SPRINGVILLE...SILVERVILLE...HARRODSBURG...INDIAN SPRINGS...FAIRFAX
STATE RECREATION AREA AND WEST BOGGS LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3866 8697 3913 8720 3917 8715 3917 8707
3917 8706 3923 8706 3930 8696 3901 8642
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 317DEG 28KT 3908 8685
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN
$$
HOMANN/DWM522
WWUS53 KIND 312100
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
500 PM EDT TUE JUL 31 2012
INC027-055-093-101-105-119-312115-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0183.000000T0000Z-120731T2115Z/
DAVIESS-GREENE-LAWRENCE-MARTIN-MONROE-OWEN-
500 PM EDT TUE JUL 31 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
DAVIESS...GREENE...NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE...NORTHERN MARTIN...
SOUTHWESTERN MONROE AND SOUTHWESTERN OWEN COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM
EDT...
AT 455 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF BLOOMFIELD...OR 17 MILES WEST
OF BLOOMINGTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOLSBERRY...ODON...CRANE...OWENSBURG...SPRINGVILLE...HARRODSBURG...
FAIRFAX STATE RECREATION AREA...SILVERVILLE...INDIAN SPRINGS...
BURNS CITY AND WEST BOGGS LAKE.
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 3866 8697 3913 8720 3917 8715 3917 8707
3917 8706 3923 8706 3930 8696 3901 8642
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 310DEG 22KT 3908 8679
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN
$$
HOMANN/DWMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Tippecanoe | 26 min |
| Jul 31, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Clay, Greene, Owen | 52 min |
| Jul 31, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hamilton, Marion | 49 min |
| Jul 31, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Martin | 31 min |
| Jul 31, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess | 25 min |
| Jul 31, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox | 32 min |
| Jul 31, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox | 16 min |
| Jul 31, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Shelby | 50 min |
| Jul 31, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur | 41 min |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.