Alert archive / Indiana / Wind Advisories in 2013
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this wind advisory at Apr 18, 2013, 3:19 AM EDT for 39 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Apr 18, 2013, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2013, 3:19 AM EDT (07:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 18, 2013, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2013, 3:27 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 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 07:22 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, 7.3 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
- 412 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 356 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 444 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 11.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
363 WWUS73 KIND 180719 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 319 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING TOWARD THE REGION WILL RESULT IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-181530- /O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0002.130418T1500Z-130418T2200Z/ 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 319 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: THROUGH 600 PM. * WINDS: WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT SECURED MAY BE EASILY BLOWN ABOUT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE... PARTICULARLY ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS ABOVE 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SMF
2 follow-up statements
291 WWUS73 KIND 181537 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1137 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING TOWARD THE REGION WILL RESULT IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-182200- /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130418T2200Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 1137 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: THROUGH 600 PM. * WINDS: WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT SECURED MAY BE EASILY BLOWN ABOUT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE... PARTICULARLY ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS ABOVE 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
824 WWUS73 KIND 181927 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 327 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... .LACK OF SUNSHINE HAS HINDERING MIXING OF HIGHER WINDS TO THE GROUND. THUS...SUSTSAINED WINDS TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED AWAY FROM THUNDERSTORMS. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-182030- /O.CAN.KIND.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130418T2200Z/ 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 327 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SUSTSAINED WINDS TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED AWAY FROM THUNDERSTORMS. $$ KOCH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 8:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 3 hr |
| Apr 18, 10:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Vermillion, Warren | 63 min |
| Apr 18, 10:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion | 44 min |
| Apr 18, 11:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 47 hr |
| Apr 18, 11:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Marion | 36 hr |
| Apr 18, 11:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Carroll | 60 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Boone, Clinton, Montgomery | 5 hr |
| Apr 18, 4:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe | 6 hr |
| Apr 18, 5:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Clay, Parke, Putnam | 3 hr |
| Apr 18, 7:51 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Montgomery, Parke | 51 hr |
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.