Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 235, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 7, 2012, 3:49 PM EDT for Fountain County, Parke County, Vermillion County, Indiana. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 7, 2012, 3:49 PM EDT (19:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2012, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Fountain County, IN, Parke County, IN, Vermillion County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 11:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 367 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -412 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1436 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
243 WUUS53 KIND 071949 SVRIND INC045-121-165-072030- /O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0235.120907T1949Z-120907T2030Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 349 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN FOUNTAIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA... NORTHERN PARKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA... CENTRAL VERMILLION COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA... * UNTIL 430 PM EDT * AT 345 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 RIDGE FARM...OR 17 MILES SOUTH OF DANVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NEWPORT... ROCKVILLE... DANA... CAYUGA... LODI... MONTEZUMA... KINGMAN... YEDDO... BLOOMINGDALE... TURKEY RUN STATE PARK... MARSHALL... WALLACE... JUDSON... 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. && LAT...LON 4000 8754 4002 8710 3975 8710 3978 8754 TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 273DEG 35KT 3990 8761 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ KOCH
3 follow-up statements
786 WWUS53 KIND 072007 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 407 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012 INC045-121-165-072030- /O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0235.000000T0000Z-120907T2030Z/ FOUNTAIN-PARKE-VERMILLION- 407 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN FOUNTAIN...NORTHERN PARKE AND CENTRAL VERMILLION COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT... AT 403 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NEWPORT...OR 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DANVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ROCKVILLE...MONTEZUMA...KINGMAN...YEDDO...BLOOMINGDALE...TURKEY RUN STATE PARK...MARSHALL...WALLACE AND JUDSON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 4000 8754 4002 8710 3975 8710 3978 8754 TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 273DEG 35KT 3988 8739 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ KOCH
354
WWUS53 KIND 072021
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
421 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012
INC165-072031-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0235.000000T0000Z-120907T2030Z/
VERMILLION-
421 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL VERMILLION COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3984 8737 3986 8736 3988 8738 3988 8737
3990 8737 4001 8733 4002 8710 3975 8710
3978 8738 3983 8739
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 268DEG 39KT 3980 8730
$$
INC045-121-072030-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0235.000000T0000Z-120907T2030Z/
FOUNTAIN-PARKE-
421 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
FOUNTAIN AND NORTHERN PARKE COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT...
AT 417 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES
SOUTH OF NEWPORT...OR 22 MILES NORTHEAST OF PARIS...MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCKVILLE...KINGMAN...YEDDO...BLOOMINGDALE...TURKEY RUN STATE
PARK...MARSHALL...JUDSON AND WALLACE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3984 8737 3986 8736 3988 8738 3988 8737
3990 8737 4001 8733 4002 8710 3975 8710
3978 8738 3983 8739
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 268DEG 39KT 3980 8730
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
KOCH065
WWUS53 KIND 072030
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
430 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012
INC045-121-072041-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0235.000000T0000Z-120907T2030Z/
FOUNTAIN-PARKE-
430 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FOUNTAIN AND
NORTHERN PARKE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
LAT...LON 3984 8737 3986 8736 3988 8738 3988 8737
3990 8737 4001 8733 4002 8710 3975 8710
3978 8738 3983 8739
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 268DEG 39KT 3980 8730
$$
KOCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 11:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Howard | 48 min |
| Sep 7, 12:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Tipton | 39 min |
| Sep 7, 12:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Howard, Madison, Tipton | 38 min |
| Sep 7, 12:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Henry, Madison | 53 min |
| Sep 7, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry, Madison, Randolph | 48 min |
| Sep 7, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Madison | 52 min |
| Sep 7, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke, Putnam | 24 min |
| Sep 7, 7:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 42 min |
| Sep 7, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Sullivan, Vigo | 35 min |
| Sep 7, 7:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam | 46 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.