Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 30, 2012, 5:16 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 44 min. 3 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
- Mar 30, 2012, 5:16 PM EDT (21:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2012, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Henry County, IN, Madison County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 5:21 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | 9 Se Noblesville, IN | |
| Mar 30, 5:36 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Nw Wilkinson, IN | AT INTERSECTION OF NASHVILLE ROAD AND CO ROAD 775E. HAIL FELL FOR FIVE MINUTES. |
| Mar 30, 5:40 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Nw Shirley, IN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 825 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 249 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 364 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
715 WUUS53 KIND 302116 SVRIND INC057-059-065-095-302200- /O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0068.120330T2116Z-120330T2200Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 516 PM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA... NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA... WESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA... SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA... * UNTIL 600 PM EDT * AT 513 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 EAST OF FISHERS...OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANDERSON...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... INGALLS... PENDLETON... MARKLEVILLE... WILKINSON... SHIRLEY... MIDDLETOWN... KENNARD... CADIZ... GREENSBORO... SULPHUR SPRINGS... SPRINGPORT... MOUNT SUMMIT... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 8 AND 30. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 123 AND 124. 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 4007 8537 3984 8538 3993 8597 4007 8597 TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 274DEG 29KT 3998 8585 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ KOCH
2 follow-up statements
339
WWUS53 KIND 302129
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
529 PM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012
INC057-302139-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-120330T2200Z/
HAMILTON-
529 PM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3984 8538 3993 8587 3995 8587 4005 8576
4007 8537
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 274DEG 29KT 3997 8572
$$
INC059-065-095-302200-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-120330T2200Z/
HANCOCK-HENRY-MADISON-
529 PM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
HANCOCK...WESTERN HENRY AND SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM
EDT...
AT 522 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 10 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF ANDERSON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARKLEVILLE...WILKINSON...SHIRLEY...MIDDLETOWN...KENNARD...CADIZ...
GREENSBORO...SULPHUR SPRINGS...SPRINGPORT AND MOUNT SUMMIT.
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 8538 3993 8587 3995 8587 4005 8576
4007 8537
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 274DEG 29KT 3997 8572
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
RYAN339
WWUS53 KIND 302149
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
549 PM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012
INC095-302159-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-120330T2200Z/
MADISON-
549 PM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3984 8538 3991 8565 3995 8563 3995 8558
4005 8558 4006 8557 4007 8537
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 274DEG 29KT 3996 8551
$$
INC059-065-302200-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-120330T2200Z/
HANCOCK-HENRY-
549 PM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
HANCOCK AND WESTERN HENRY COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT...
AT 541 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 10 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF ANDERSON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CADIZ...GREENSBORO...SULPHUR SPRINGS...SPRINGPORT AND MOUNT SUMMIT.
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 8538 3991 8565 3995 8563 3995 8558
4005 8558 4006 8557 4007 8537
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 274DEG 29KT 3996 8551
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
RYANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 43 min |
| Mar 30, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton | 18 min |
| Mar 30, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Marion, Montgomery, Putnam | 49 min |
| Mar 30, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Parke, Putnam | 46 min |
| Mar 30, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Vigo | 49 min |
| Mar 30, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Madison, Tipton | 44 min |
| Mar 30, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Shelby | 45 min |
| Mar 30, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Morgan, Putnam | 47 min |
| Mar 30, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Hendricks, Marion, Shelby | 46 min |
| Mar 30, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Randolph | 40 min |
| Mar 30, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Randolph | 11 min |
| Mar 30, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware | 24 min |
| Mar 30, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Randolph | 52 min |
| Mar 30, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Owen, Putnam | 47 min |
| Mar 30, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Shelby | 45 min |
| Mar 30, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Morgan, Owen, Putnam and 1 more | 51 min |
| Mar 30, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Rush, Shelby | 45 min |
| Mar 30, 6:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Putnam | 116 min |
| Mar 30, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Rush, Shelby | 44 min |
| Mar 30, 6:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Clay, Johnson, Morgan, Owen, Shelby | 2 hr |
| Mar 30, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush | 21 min |
| Mar 30, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Knox | 15 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.