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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 220, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 9, 2012, 9:58 PM EDT for 6 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 62 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
- Aug 9, 2012, 9:58 PM EDT (01:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2012, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Brown County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Shelby County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 10:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Shelbyville, IN | TREE ON CAR ON W BROADWAY STREET AND TREE ON HOUSE ON NORTH STREET. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 8:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 339 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -117 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 841 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
474
WUUS53 KIND 100158
SVRIND
INC005-013-081-105-109-145-100300-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0220.120810T0158Z-120810T0300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
958 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHERN BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
JOHNSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
EASTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
* AT 956 PM 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 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREENWOOD TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF
MARTINSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO
ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHELBYVILLE...
COLUMBUS...
FRANKLIN...
NASHVILLE...
BARGERSVILLE...
MORGANTOWN...
NEW WHITELAND...
BEANBLOSSOM...
HELMSBURG...
WHITELAND...
TRAFALGAR...
SPEARSVILLE...
PEOGA...
PRINCES LAKES...
GNAW BONE...
BOGGSTOWN...
EDINBURGH...
MARIETTA...
TAYLORSVILLE...
FLAT ROCK...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 60 AND 98.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 113 AND 122.
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 THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3907 8590 3927 8653 3963 8625 3953 8563
3946 8563
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 281DEG 26KT 3953 8620 3929 8637
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.88IN
$$
NIELD3 follow-up statements
933
WWUS53 KIND 100214
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1014 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012
INC005-013-081-105-109-145-100300-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0220.000000T0000Z-120810T0300Z/
BARTHOLOMEW-BROWN-JOHNSON-MONROE-MORGAN-SHELBY-
1014 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
BROWN...BARTHOLOMEW...JOHNSON...NORTHEASTERN MONROE...EASTERN MORGAN
AND SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM EDT...
AT 1010 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM FRANKLIN TO NASHVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. NICKEL
SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHELBYVILLE...COLUMBUS...NASHVILLE...PEOGA...PRINCES LAKES...GNAW
BONE...BOGGSTOWN...EDINBURGH...MARIETTA...TAYLORSVILLE...FLAT
ROCK...CLIFFORD...GENEVA...WALDRON AND HOPE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3907 8590 3927 8653 3963 8625 3953 8563
3946 8563
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 281DEG 26KT 3951 8605 3927 8622
WIND...HAIL 70MPH 0.88IN
$$
KOCH137
WWUS53 KIND 100219
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1019 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012
INC105-109-100229-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0220.000000T0000Z-120810T0300Z/
MONROE-MORGAN-
1019 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MONROE AND
EASTERN MORGAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3907 8590 3921 8631 3934 8626 3934 8625
3936 8625 3962 8615 3953 8563 3946 8563
TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 281DEG 26KT 3950 8600 3926 8618
$$
INC005-013-081-145-100300-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0220.000000T0000Z-120810T0300Z/
BARTHOLOMEW-BROWN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-
1019 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
BROWN...BARTHOLOMEW...JOHNSON AND SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL 1100
PM EDT...
AT 1015 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM FRANKLIN TO NASHVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. NICKEL
SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHELBYVILLE...COLUMBUS...GNAW BONE...BOGGSTOWN...EDINBURGH...
MARIETTA...TAYLORSVILLE...FLAT ROCK...CLIFFORD...GENEVA...WALDRON
AND HOPE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
INTENSE SQUALL LINES CAN OCCASIONALLY PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES IN
ADDITION TO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. THIS STORM HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3907 8590 3921 8631 3934 8626 3934 8625
3936 8625 3962 8615 3953 8563 3946 8563
TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 281DEG 26KT 3950 8600 3926 8618
WIND...HAIL 70MPH 0.88IN
$$
KOCH980
WWUS53 KIND 100242
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1042 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012
INC013-081-100251-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0220.000000T0000Z-120810T0300Z/
BROWN-JOHNSON-
1042 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN BROWN AND JOHNSON
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3907 8590 3913 8608 3927 8607 3930 8604
3935 8595 3940 8596 3958 8594 3953 8563
3946 8563
TIME...MOT...LOC 0241Z 281DEG 26KT 3947 8580 3923 8598
$$
INC005-145-100300-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0220.000000T0000Z-120810T0300Z/
BARTHOLOMEW-SHELBY-
1042 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BARTHOLOMEW
AND SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM EDT...
AT 1039 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM SHELBYVILLE TO COLUMBUS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. NICKEL SIZE
HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHELBYVILLE...COLUMBUS...FLAT ROCK...CLIFFORD...GENEVA...WALDRON
AND HOPE.
A TORNADO WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SHELBY
COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF A
TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY
INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE... SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR
ROOM.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3907 8590 3913 8608 3927 8607 3930 8604
3935 8595 3940 8596 3958 8594 3953 8563
3946 8563
TIME...MOT...LOC 0241Z 281DEG 26KT 3947 8580 3923 8598
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.88IN
$$
NIELDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 8:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush | 36 min |
| Aug 9, 8:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks | 32 min |
| Aug 9, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe | 30 min |
| Aug 9, 8:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Tippecanoe, Warren | 42 min |
| Aug 9, 8:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Morgan, Owen, Parke, Putnam | 38 min |
| Aug 9, 8:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion | 35 min |
| Aug 9, 8:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Howard | 47 min |
| Aug 9, 9:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush | 14 min |
| Aug 9, 9:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe | 39 min |
| Aug 9, 9:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren | 49 min |
| Aug 9, 9:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Shelby | 47 min |
| Aug 9, 10:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 29 min |
| Aug 9, 10:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Johnson, Shelby | 26 min |
| Aug 9, 10:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Rush, Shelby | 43 min |
| Aug 9, 10:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Rush, Shelby | 49 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.