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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this winter storm warning at Dec 28, 2012, 9:58 PM EST for 8 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 11 hr. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2012, 9:58 PM EST (02:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2012, 9:07 AM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Knox County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Martin County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 10:15 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Odon, IN | TIME ESTIMATED...RELAYED BY TELEVISION STATION |
| Dec 29, 12:20 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Bedford, IN | |
| Dec 29, 6:10 AM EST | SNOW 7.5 | Williams, IN | |
| Dec 29, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 8 | 2 Nw Washington, IN | |
| Dec 29, 7:09 AM EST | SNOW 8 | Loogootee, IN | RELAYED BY TELEVISION STATION FROM VIEWER |
| Dec 29, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 2 | 1 Ssw Edinburgh, IN | |
| Dec 29, 8:23 AM EST | SNOW 4.6 | 2 Wsw Decker, IN | |
| Dec 29, 8:50 AM EST | SNOW 7.8 | Williams, IN | |
| Dec 29, 8:51 AM EST | SNOW 7.5 | 3 Sw Williams, IN | |
| Dec 29, 9:07 AM EST | SNOW 8.1 | Vincennes, IN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 227 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
- 746 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 98 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
358 WWUS43 KIND 290258 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 958 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...SNOW ON THE WAY... .LOW PRESSURE PASSING THROUGH KENTUCKY WILL CAUSE SNOW IN CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT. INZ064-065-067>072-291100- /O.NEW.KIND.WS.W.0003.121229T0258Z-121229T1200Z/ /O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121229T1200Z/ BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 958 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING: OVERNIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ040-045>048-051-052-291100- /O.EXA.KIND.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121229T1200Z/ MADISON-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-VIGO-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE 958 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. * ACCUMULATIONS: THREE TO FIVE INCHES. * TIMING: OVERNIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ INZ041-042-049-053>057-060>063-291100- /O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121229T1200Z/ DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENRY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN- GREENE-MONROE-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNCIE...SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON 958 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. * ACCUMULATIONS: THREE TO FIVE INCHES. * TIMING: OVERNIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
3 follow-up statements
770 WWUS43 KIND 290305 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1005 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...SNOW ON THE WAY... .LOW PRESSURE PASSING THROUGH KENTUCKY WILL CAUSE SNOW IN CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT. INZ064-065-067>072-291115- /O.CAN.KIND.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121229T1200Z/ /O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121229T1200Z/ BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 1005 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND REPLACED IT WITH A WINTER STORM WARNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING: OVERNIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ040>042-045>049-051>057-060>063-291115- /O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121229T1200Z/ MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY- VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE- BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS... TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON 1005 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. * ACCUMULATIONS: THREE TO FIVE INCHES. * TIMING: OVERNIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
123 WWUS43 KIND 290746 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 246 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE PASSING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY WILL ALLOW SNOW TO CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. INZ064-065-067>072-291500- /O.EXT.KIND.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121229T1500Z/ BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 246 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING: THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ037>039-291500- /O.EXB.KIND.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121229T1500Z/ BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON- 246 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ADDITIONAL COUNTIES IN CENTRAL INDIANA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. * ACCUMULATIONS: THREE TO FIVE INCHES. * TIMING: THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ INZ040>042-045>049-051>057-060>063-291500- /O.EXT.KIND.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121229T1500Z/ MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY- VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE- BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS... TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON 246 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. * ACCUMULATIONS: THREE TO FIVE INCHES. * TIMING: THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SMF
290 WWUS43 KIND 291407 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 907 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 INZ064-065-067>072-291515- /O.CAN.KIND.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121229T1500Z/ BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 907 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE LATER DAY. ROADS MAY STILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. $$ INZ037>042-045>049-051>057-060>063-291515- /O.CAN.KIND.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121229T1500Z/ BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS- MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH- SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS... TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON 907 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE LATER TODAY. SOME ROADS MAY STILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. $$ 50
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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.