Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 245, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 21, 2012, 7:30 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 45 min. 7 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
- Sep 21, 2012, 7:30 PM EDT (23:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 21, 2012, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 7:35 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 5 Ene Indianapolis, IN | QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT 10TH ST AND ARLINGTON AVE. |
| Sep 21, 7:36 PM EDT | HAIL 1.5 | 5 E Indianapolis, IN | HAIL COVERING THE GROUND. |
| Sep 21, 7:40 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 1 W Cumberland, IN | QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED JUST WEST OF CUMBERLAND. |
| Sep 21, 7:40 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Cumberland, IN | |
| Sep 21, 7:44 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 E Cumberland, IN | GOLF BALL HAIL REPORTED JUST EAST OF CUMBERLAND. |
| Sep 21, 7:51 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Ese Cumberland, IN | QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT 100 S AND 700 W. |
| Sep 21, 8:06 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Greenfield, IN | QUARTER SIZED HAIL ON THE EAST SIDE OF GREENFIELD. REPORTED FROM WTHR FACEBOOK PAGE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1240 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
533
WUUS53 KIND 212330
SVRIND
INC057-059-095-097-220015-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0245.120921T2330Z-120922T0015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
730 PM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
HANCOCK COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 815 PM EDT
* AT 725 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 6 MILES NORTH OF NOBLESVILLE TO FISHERS TO INDIANAPOLIS...AND
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANDERSON...
LAWRENCE...
GREENFIELD...
WARREN PARK...
MCCORDSVILLE...
CUMBERLAND...
FORTVILLE...
LAPEL...
INGALLS...
SPRING LAKE...
PENDLETON...
EDGEWOOD...
RIVER FOREST...
WOODLAWN HEIGHTS...
COUNTRY CLUB HEIGHTS...
MARKLEVILLE...
WILKINSON...
SHIRLEY...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 111 AND 115.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 29.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 79 AND 112.
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.
THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY 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 NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...
IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4016 8562 4001 8557 3987 8558 3987 8560
3981 8559 3979 8560 3978 8563 3972 8563
3975 8619 3993 8610 4016 8610
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 272DEG 36KT 4013 8598 3993 8597
3979 8604
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.75IN
$$
RYAN2 follow-up statements
757
WWUS53 KIND 212348
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
748 PM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012
INC097-212358-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0245.000000T0000Z-120922T0015Z/
MARION-
748 PM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3987 8558 3987 8560 3981 8559 3979 8560
3978 8563 3972 8563 3974 8595 3983 8595
3987 8594 4016 8587 4016 8562 4002 8557
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 272DEG 36KT 4012 8574 3992 8574
3978 8581
$$
INC057-059-095-220015-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0245.000000T0000Z-120922T0015Z/
HAMILTON-HANCOCK-MADISON-
748 PM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
HAMILTON...HANCOCK AND SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM EDT...
AT 744 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 6 MILES WEST OF ANDERSON TO 9 MILES NORTH OF GREENFIELD TO
GREENFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANDERSON...GREENFIELD...EDGEWOOD...RIVER FOREST...WOODLAWN
HEIGHTS...COUNTRY CLUB HEIGHTS...MARKLEVILLE...WILKINSON AND
SHIRLEY.
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.
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.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3987 8558 3987 8560 3981 8559 3979 8560
3978 8563 3972 8563 3974 8595 3983 8595
3987 8594 4016 8587 4016 8562 4002 8557
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 272DEG 36KT 4012 8574 3992 8574
3978 8581
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.75IN
$$
RYAN733
WWUS53 KIND 212359
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
759 PM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012
INC057-220009-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0245.000000T0000Z-120922T0015Z/
HAMILTON-
759 PM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3987 8558 3987 8560 3981 8559 3979 8560
3978 8563 3972 8564 3973 8581 3981 8581
4008 8576 4016 8562 4003 8557
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 272DEG 36KT 4005 8559 3985 8560
3971 8568
$$
INC059-095-220015-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0245.000000T0000Z-120922T0015Z/
HANCOCK-MADISON-
759 PM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
HANCOCK AND SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM EDT...
AT 758 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 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ANDERSON TO 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF GREENFIELD
TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GREENFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN MADISON 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.
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.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3987 8558 3987 8560 3981 8559 3979 8560
3978 8563 3972 8564 3973 8581 3981 8581
4008 8576 4016 8562 4003 8557
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 272DEG 36KT 4005 8559 3985 8560
3971 8568
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.75IN
$$
RYANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hendricks | 28 min |
| Sep 21, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain | 37 min |
| Sep 21, 6:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Fountain, Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke | 39 min |
| Sep 21, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion, Montgomery, Putnam | 45 min |
| Sep 21, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Marion | 38 min |
| Sep 21, 7:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Marion | 118 min |
| Sep 21, 7:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 33 min |
| Sep 21, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Rush, Shelby | 47 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.