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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 20, 2013Brown County, Greene County, Monroe County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at Jul 20, 2013, 2:16 PM EDT for Brown County, Greene County, Monroe County, Indiana. It was in force for 59 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
Jul 20, 2013, 2:16 PM EDT (18:16 UTC)
Expired
Jul 20, 2013, 3:15 PM EDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN

Counties Brown County, IN, Greene County, IN, Monroe County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 190 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2013-07-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2157 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2013-07-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2157 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-77 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
860 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

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 Jul 20, 1:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 1:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 20, 5:17 AM EDT, 8 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
517 AM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-210930-
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-
517 AM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK: CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

HAZARDS: GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...SMALL HAIL...LIGHTNING.

TIMING: MAINLY THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

DISCUSSION: THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA. AN ISOLATED STRONG STORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

OUTLOOK: THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON SUNDAY NIGHT
AND REMAIN POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

DISCUSSION: STORM CHANCES WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES TRAVERSE
THE REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...ALTHOUGH
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY STRONG OR DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS...HAIL...OR OBSERVED FLOODING WITH STORMS OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS.

&&

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, Jul 20, 1:32 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
132 PM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013

INZ053-054-061>063-201815-
BROWN-GREENE-MONROE-MORGAN-OWEN-
132 PM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR BROWN...NORTHEASTERN GREENE...
MONROE...SOUTHERN MORGAN AND OWEN COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM EDT...

AT 128 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MARTINSVILLE TO
SPENCER...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  BLOOMINGTON...
  SPENCER...
  NASHVILLE...
  MCCORMICKS CREEK STATE PARK...
  STINESVILLE...
  BEANBLOSSOM...
  ELLETTSVILLE...
  LAKE LEMON...
  HELMSBURG...
  SOLSBERRY...
  INDIANA UNIVERSITY...
  YELLOWWOOD LAKE...
  GNAW BONE...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

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 3934 8695 3938 8694 3948 8642 3936 8625
      3934 8625 3934 8623 3923 8608 3916 8608
      3903 8680 3934 8702
TIME...MOT...LOC 1731Z 308DEG 18KT 3936 8637 3928 8683

CP
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 1:37 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
137 PM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013

INZ051>053-060-061-201815-
CLAY-GREENE-OWEN-SULLIVAN-VIGO-
137 PM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN CLAY...GREENE...
SOUTHWESTERN OWEN...SULLIVAN AND SOUTHEASTERN VIGO COUNTIES UNTIL 215
PM EDT...

AT 133 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES WEST OF
SPENCER TO SULLIVAN...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  SULLIVAN...
  LINTON...
  BLOOMFIELD...
  JASONVILLE...
  PAXTON...
  VICKSBURG...
  CARLISLE...
  WORTHINGTON...
  PLEASANTVILLE...
  SWITZ CITY...
  LYONS...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

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 3920 8759 3922 8758 3938 8704 3903 8680
      3890 8735 3890 8749 3919 8762
TIME...MOT...LOC 1737Z 317DEG 12KT 3928 8703 3913 8740

CP
Local storm report, Jul 20, 2:04 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
204 PM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0145 PM     FLOOD            PARAGON                 39.39N  86.56W
07/20/2013                   MORGAN             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED AROUND 3 INCHES OF WATER OVER STATE
            ROAD 67 IN PARAGON

&&

CP
Local storm report, Jul 20, 2:05 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
205 PM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0204 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 S PARAGON             39.35N  86.56W
07/20/2013  M1.51 INCH       MORGAN             IN   COCORAHS

&&

CP
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 2:11 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
211 PM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013

INZ064-065-072-201900-
BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-JENNINGS-
211 PM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN DECATUR...BARTHOLOMEW
AND JENNINGS COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...

AT 206 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 30 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  NORTH VERNON...
  VERNON...
  GRAMMER...
  LETTS...
  SCIPIO...
  WESTPORT...
  COUNTRY SQUIRE LAKES...
  HAYDEN...
  MILLHOUSEN...
  BUTLERVILLE...
  NEBRASKA...
  PARIS CROSSING...

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 3898 8580 3907 8580 3904 8587 3918 8600
      3935 8575 3935 8563 3940 8563 3924 8536
      3919 8543 3891 8544 3891 8553 3888 8553
      3888 8557 3886 8557 3885 8560 3882 8561
      3882 8564
TIME...MOT...LOC 1811Z 310DEG 25KT 3913 8578

MRD/SMF
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 2:16 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
216 PM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013

INZ053-061>063-068>070-201915-
BROWN-DAVIESS-GREENE-LAWRENCE-MARTIN-MONROE-OWEN-
216 PM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN DAVIESS...SOUTHERN
BROWN...GREENE...NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE...NORTHWESTERN MARTIN...MONROE
AND SOUTHERN OWEN COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT...

AT 215 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BLOOMINGTON TO
LINTON...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  BLOOMINGTON...
  BLOOMFIELD...
  NASHVILLE...
  SWITZ CITY...
  LYONS...
  WHITEHALL...
  UNIONVILLE...
  INDIANA UNIVERSITY...
  LAKE LEMON...
  SOLSBERRY...
  NEWBERRY...
  YELLOWWOOD LAKE...
  WOODVILLE HILLS...
  CRANE...
  SMITHVILLE...
  MONROE RESERVOIR...
  HARRODSBURG...
  FAIRFAX STATE RECREATION AREA...
  OWENSBURG...
  ELKINSVILLE...

THESE STORMS 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 3913 8723 3917 8711 3917 8706 3919 8705
      3934 8661 3934 8656 3915 8608 3911 8608
      3882 8695
TIME...MOT...LOC 1816Z 296DEG 14KT 3923 8653 3904 8709

MRD/SMF

The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 20, 8:06 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDWarren24 min
Jul 20, 8:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDFountain, Warren29 min
Jul 20, 10:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDRandolph32 min
Jul 20, 11:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHendricks, Marion47 min
Jul 20, 12:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDJohnson, Shelby45 min
Jul 20, 12:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMorgan, Owen42 min
Jul 20, 1:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDJohnson, Shelby49 min
Jul 20, 1:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBrown, Monroe, Owen43 min
Jul 20, 1:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDGreene, Sullivan38 min
Jul 20, 1:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDBrown, Clay, Greene, Monroe, Morgan, Owen6 hr
Jul 20, 2:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBartholomew, Decatur, Jennings49 min
Jul 20, 2:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDClay, Greene, Monroe, Owen6 hr
Jul 20, 2:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDLawrence39 min
Jul 20, 3:23 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDGreene6 hr
Jul 20, 3:36 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDSullivan6 hr

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Special Weather Statements in Indiana, 2013Every special weather statement in 2013

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.