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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2012, 7:17 AM EDT for Decatur County, Jackson County, Jennings County, Indiana. It was in force for 43 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
- Aug 5, 2012, 7:17 AM EDT (11:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
Counties Decatur County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 3062 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 842 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 5, 7:00 AM EDT, 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 7:00 AM EDT, 17 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 527 AM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012 INZ030-031-037>039-046-047-054-055-060930- CLINTON-HOWARD-BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-HENDRICKS-MARION-MORGAN- JOHNSON- 527 AM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. OUTLOOK: THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. HAZARDS: DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...LIGHTNING. TIMING: BEST CHANCES FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE BEFORE 1000 AM. CHANCES FOR STORMS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY...ENDING BY 200 PM. DISCUSSION: A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE DRY WEATHER TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. OUTLOOK: THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. LIGHTNING IS A THREAT FROM ANY STORM. DISCUSSION: A COLD FRONT WILL BRING CHANCES FOR STORMS LATE IN THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY EARLY THIS MORNING. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ062>064-067>072-060930- MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON- JENNINGS- 527 AM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. OUTLOOK: THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. HAZARDS: GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...LIGHTNING. TIMING: CHANCES FOR STORMS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON...ENDING BEFORE 800 PM. DISCUSSION:A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE DRY WEATHER TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. OUTLOOK: THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. LIGHTNING IS A THREAT FROM ANY STORM. DISCUSSION: A COLD FRONT WILL BRING CHANCES FOR STORMS LATE IN THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ021-028-029-035-036-043>045-051>053-060-061-060930- CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-SULLIVAN-GREENE- 527 AM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. OUTLOOK: THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. HAZARDS: GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...LIGHTNING. TIMING: CHANCES FOR STORMS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY...ENDING BY 200 PM. DISCUSSION: A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE DRY WEATHER TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. OUTLOOK: THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. LIGHTNING IS A THREAT FROM ANY STORM. DISCUSSION: A COLD FRONT WILL BRING CHANCES FOR STORMS LATE IN THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ040>042-048-049-056-057-065-060930- MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HANCOCK-HENRY-SHELBY-RUSH-DECATUR- 527 AM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. OUTLOOK: THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. HAZARDS: DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...LIGHTNING. TIMING: BEST CHANCES FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE BEFORE NOON. CHANCES FOR STORMS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON...ENDING BEFORE 800 PM. DISCUSSION:A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE DRY WEATHER TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. OUTLOOK: THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. LIGHTNING IS A THREAT FROM ANY STORM. DISCUSSION: A COLD FRONT WILL BRING CHANCES FOR STORMS LATE IN THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY THIS MORNING. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE)
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:53 AM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 553 AM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012 INZ054>056-051045- JOHNSON-MORGAN-SHELBY- 553 AM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR JOHNSON...EASTERN MORGAN AND SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL 645 AM EDT... AT 551 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOORESVILLE...OR 17 MILES SOUTH OF INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... SHELBYVILLE... GREENWOOD... FRANKLIN... BARGERSVILLE... TRAFALGAR... NEW WHITELAND... WHITELAND... BOGGSTOWN... MARIETTA... FAIRLAND... GENEVA... WALDRON... THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED ROADWAY. && LAT...LON 3937 8565 3936 8638 3963 8634 3965 8564 TIME...MOT...LOC 0953Z 270DEG 33KT 3954 8622 JH
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:56 AM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
556 AM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012
INZ048-051030-
HANCOCK-
556 AM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR HANCOCK COUNTY UNTIL 630 AM
EDT...
AT 555 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAWRENCE...OR 13 MILES EAST
OF INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
GREENFIELD...
SPRING LAKE...
WILKINSON...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3978 8562 3978 8563 3976 8563 3971 8564
3972 8595 3974 8596 3993 8592 3993 8587
3994 8586 3994 8559
TIME...MOT...LOC 0956Z 269DEG 31KT 3981 8588
JHSpecial weather statement, Aug 5, 6:23 AM EDT, 54 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 8:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Howard, Madison, Tipton | 77 min |
| Aug 4, 8:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Randolph | 39 min |
| Aug 4, 9:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Randolph | 99 min |
| Aug 5, 3:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Tippecanoe, Warren | 58 min |
| Aug 5, 4:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Montgomery, Tipton | 43 min |
| Aug 5, 5:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion | 61 min |
| Aug 5, 5:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Madison, Marion | 52 min |
| Aug 5, 5:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Johnson, Shelby | 52 min |
| Aug 5, 5:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hancock | 34 min |
| Aug 5, 6:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Henry, Rush, Shelby | 52 min |
| Aug 5, 6:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry, Rush | 28 min |
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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.