Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 30, 2012, 5:38 PM EDT for Delaware County, Randolph County, Indiana. It was in force for 52 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
- Mar 30, 2012, 5:38 PM EDT (21:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2012, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Delaware County, IN, Randolph County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 142 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.
591 WUUS53 KIND 302138 SVRIND INC035-135-302230- /O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0072.120330T2138Z-120330T2230Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 538 PM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA... CENTRAL RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA... * UNTIL 630 PM EDT * AT 536 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MUNCIE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WINCHESTER... PRAIRIE CREEK RESERVOIR... SELMA... PARKER CITY... FARMLAND... UNION CITY... 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 4013 8543 4023 8538 4023 8480 4006 8481 TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 269DEG 28KT 4018 8535 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.50IN $$ KOCH
2 follow-up statements
945 WWUS53 KIND 302158 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 558 PM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012 INC035-302208- /O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-120330T2230Z/ DELAWARE- 558 PM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN DELAWARE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS. LAT...LON 4006 8481 4011 8522 4023 8520 4023 8480 TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 269DEG 28KT 4018 8515 $$ INC135-302230- /O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-120330T2230Z/ RANDOLPH- 558 PM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL RANDOLPH COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM EDT... AT 550 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 9 MILES EAST OF MUNCIE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WINCHESTER...FARMLAND AND UNION CITY. 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. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS. && LAT...LON 4006 8481 4011 8522 4023 8520 4023 8480 TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 269DEG 28KT 4018 8515 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ RYAN
471 WWUS53 KIND 302223 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 623 PM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012 INC135-302232- /O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-120330T2230Z/ RANDOLPH- 623 PM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL RANDOLPH COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM EDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS. LAT...LON 4006 8481 4011 8522 4023 8520 4023 8480 TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 271DEG 37KT 4013 8470 $$ RYAN
The 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, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Madison | 44 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, 5:43 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 |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 2012Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2012
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.