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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this wind advisory at Dec 19, 2012, 3:42 PM EST for 15 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Dec 20, 2012, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2012, 3:42 PM EST (20:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2012, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2012, 12:51 PM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Brown County, IN, Clay County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Greene County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Knox County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Martin County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Owen County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Vigo County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 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 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 208 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
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
820 WWUS73 KIND 192042 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 342 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM TO IMPACT CENTRAL INDIANA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE PLAINS TO THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. INZ051>053-060>065-067>072-200445- /O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0009.121220T1800Z-121221T1500Z/ VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR- KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS... VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 342 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: FROM 1 PM THURSDAY THROUGH 10 AM FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND UNSECURED ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
845 WWUS73 KIND 200254 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 954 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM TO IMPACT CENTRAL INDIANA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE PLAINS TO THE GREAT LAKES OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. INZ051>053-060>065-067>072-201100- /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0009.121220T1800Z-121221T1500Z/ VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR- KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS... VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 954 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: FROM 1 PM THURSDAY THROUGH 10 AM FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 50
503 WWUS73 KIND 200920 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 420 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM TO IMPACT CENTRAL INDIANA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH FRIDAY...BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. INZ051>053-060>065-067>072-201730- /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0009.121220T1800Z-121221T1500Z/ VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR- KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS... VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 420 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: FROM 1 PM THURSDAY THROUGH 10 AM FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. 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. && $$
462 WWUS73 KIND 201420 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 920 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM TO IMPACT CENTRAL INDIANA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH FRIDAY...BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. INZ051>053-060>065-067>072-202230- /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0009.121220T1800Z-121221T1500Z/ VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR- KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS... VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 920 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 10 AM FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 40 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ SMF
151 WWUS73 KIND 201751 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1251 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...A VERY POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL INDIANA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH FRIDAY...BRINGING VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH OVERNIGHT...AND WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH AT TIMES. INZ051>053-060>065-067>072-210200- /O.UPG.KIND.WI.Y.0009.121220T1800Z-121221T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KIND.HW.W.0001.121220T1800Z-121221T1200Z/ VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR- KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS... VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 1251 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 7 AM FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTY...PARTICULARLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES IS POSSIBLE...AND LIGHT WEIGHT CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY OR DESTROYED. WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW...THE HIGH WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE THE WET PAVEMENT TO RAPIDLY FREEZE...CAUSING SLICK ROADS. RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THIS EVENING WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT...WITH THE WORST EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT AS WINDS BECOME STRONGER AND SNOW BEGINS TO FALL...RESTRICTING VISIBILITIES TO 1 MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. SECURE OUTDOOR FURNITURE OR TRASH CANS...OR MOVE THEM INSIDE. && $$ INZ021-028>031-035>049-054>057-210200- /O.NEW.KIND.HW.W.0001.121220T1800Z-121221T1200Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...SHELBYVILLE 1251 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 7 AM FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTY...PARTICULARLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES IS POSSIBLE...AND LIGHT WEIGHT CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY OR DESTROYED. WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW...THE HIGH WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE THE WET PAVEMENT TO RAPIDLY FREEZE...CAUSING SLICK ROADS. RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THIS EVENING WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT...WITH THE WORST EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT AS WINDS BECOME STRONGER AND SNOW BEGINS TO FALL...RESTRICTING VISIBILITIES TO 1 MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. SECURE OUTDOOR FURNITURE OR TRASH CANS...OR MOVE THEM INSIDE. && $$ SMF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 3:50 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 25 more | 42 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.