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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this wind advisory at Mar 2, 2012, 3:30 AM EST for 39 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Mar 2, 2012, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2012, 3:30 AM EST (08:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2012, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2012, 1:00 AM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
All 39 counties
Bartholomew County, IN, Boone County, IN, Brown County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clay County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Greene County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry County, IN, Howard County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Knox County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion County, IN, Martin County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN, Warren County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:29 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 2012 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 380 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
052 WWUS73 KIND 020830 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 330 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO MICHIGAN TODAY AND PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-021630- /O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0003.120302T2100Z-120303T0300Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 330 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...400 PM TO 1000 PM * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE * IMPACTS...ANY LOOSE ITEMS OUTSIDE WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 50
3 follow-up statements
579 WWUS73 KIND 021530 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO MICHIGAN TODAY AND PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-022330- /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0003.120302T2100Z-120303T0300Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 1030 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...400 PM TO 1000 PM * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE * IMPACTS...ANY LOOSE ITEMS OUTSIDE WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
828 WWUS73 KIND 030246 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 946 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT... .STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA BEHIND A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA EARLIER TODAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA...BUT THEY HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. SO...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED ACROSS THAT PART OF THE FORECAST AREA. INZ051>057-060>065-067>072-030400- /O.CAN.KIND.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120303T0300Z/ VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE- BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON- JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE... BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 946 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE WEAKENED ACROSS THIS AREA...BUT THEY WILL STILL REMAIN STRONG OUT OF THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AND SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH. $$ INZ021-028>031-035>049-030600- /O.EXT.KIND.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120303T0600Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS 946 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY. * TIMING...CURRENT TO 1 AM EST. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...ANY LOOSE ITEMS OUTSIDE WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 77/TDUD
723 WWUS73 KIND 030558 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1258 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 INZ021-028>031-035>049-030700- /O.EXP.KIND.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120303T0600Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS 1258 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL STILL GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH FOR A WHILE EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT NO GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 5:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Monroe | 47 min |
| Mar 2, 6:43 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Johnson, Shelby | 47 min |
| Mar 2, 7:04 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hancock | 41 min |
| Mar 2, 7:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Rush | 45 min |
| Mar 2, 7:39 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Delaware | 51 min |
| Mar 2, 8:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Randolph | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 8:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Henry, Randolph | 58 min |
| Mar 2, 9:31 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 9:58 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 47 min |
| Mar 2, 10:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Morgan, Putnam | 50 min |
| Mar 2, 10:29 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Lawrence | 31 min |
| Mar 2, 10:46 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison and 3 more | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 11:01 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison and 5 more | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 1:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Howard | 29 min |
| Mar 2, 1:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Fountain, Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 43 min |
| Mar 2, 1:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Parke, Putnam, Vigo | 41 min |
| Mar 2, 1:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 2:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen, Parke, Putnam | 36 min |
| Mar 2, 2:11 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 2:22 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe | 23 min |
| Mar 2, 2:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison and 2 more | 41 min |
| Mar 2, 2:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Madison, Tipton | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 3:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Randolph, Rush, Shelby | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 3:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Jennings | 21 min |
| Mar 2, 3:44 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Jennings | 16 min |
| Mar 2, 3:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Rush | 13 min |
Nearby
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.