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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Indianapolis, IN

August 21, 20149 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 21, 2014, 9:11 PM EDT for 9 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 49 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Aug 21, 2014, 9:11 PM EDT (01:11 UTC)
Expired: Aug 21, 2014, 10:00 PM EDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Boone County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Howard County, IN, Madison County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:15 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
Aug 21, 9:45 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 N Noblesville, IN	TREES IN THE ROAD. RELAYED FROM NOBLESVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Aug 21, 9:45 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Anderson, IN	NUMEROUS TREES AND LIMBS DOWN ACROSS TOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 21, 6:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 205 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 536 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -57 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 772 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 156 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 234 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 3.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

482 
WUUS53 KIND 220111
SVRIND
INC011-023-035-057-067-095-135-157-159-220200-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0113.140822T0111Z-140822T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
911 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHERN CLINTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  DELAWARE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN TIPPECANOE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  TIPTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT

* AT 909 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM MARION TO TIPTON TO 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  LAFAYETTE...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
           ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MUNCIE...ANDERSON...TIPTON...ELWOOD...ALEXANDRIA...KEMPTON...
  COLFAX...KIRKLIN...SUMMITVILLE...ATLANTA...ORESTES...FRANKTON...
  GASTON...ARCADIA...SHERIDAN...EATON...MORSE RESERVOIR...CICERO...
  YORKTOWN AND ALBANY.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 147 AND 161.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 232 AND 251.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING
KILLS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

&&

LAT...LON 4010 8530 4005 8620 4019 8670 4022 8670
      4021 8680 4026 8699 4036 8621 4054 8587
      4038 8585 4038 8522 4031 8521 4031 8492
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 290DEG 42KT 4057 8562 4032 8607
          4024 8673

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

KOCH

3 follow-up statements

769 
WWUS53 KIND 220127
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
927 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2014

INC011-023-035-057-067-095-135-157-159-220200-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-140822T0200Z/
TIPTON IN-TIPPECANOE IN-RANDOLPH IN-MADISON IN-HOWARD IN-HAMILTON IN-
BOONE IN-CLINTON IN-DELAWARE IN-
927 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DELAWARE...
SOUTHERN CLINTON...NORTHEASTERN BOONE...NORTHERN HAMILTON...
SOUTHEASTERN HOWARD...MADISON...NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH...SOUTHEASTERN
TIPPECANOE AND TIPTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM EDT...

AT 923 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES WEST OF FAIRMOUNT TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 
TIPTON TO 11 MILES WEST OF FRANKFORT...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 
MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
         ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANDERSON...MUNCIE...ELWOOD...ALEXANDRIA...KIRKLIN...ARCADIA...
SUMMITVILLE...ORESTES...FRANKTON...CICERO...GASTON...MORSE
RESERVOIR...SHERIDAN...RIVER FOREST...EDGEWOOD...COUNTRY CLUB
HEIGHTS...WOODLAWN HEIGHTS...EATON...CHESTERFIELD AND YORKTOWN.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 148 AND 161.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 232 AND 251.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING
KILLS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

&&

LAT...LON 4010 8530 4005 8620 4019 8670 4022 8670
      4021 8680 4026 8699 4036 8621 4054 8587
      4038 8585 4038 8522 4031 8521 4031 8492
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 290DEG 42KT 4037 8574 4018 8608
          4021 8666

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

KOCH

259 
WWUS53 KIND 220150
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
950 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2014

INC067-157-220200-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-140822T0200Z/
TIPPECANOE IN-HOWARD IN-
950 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HOWARD AND
SOUTHEASTERN TIPPECANOE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE 
WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 4010 8530 4005 8620 4019 8670 4026 8669
      4027 8585 4038 8565 4038 8522 4031 8521
      4031 8492
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 290DEG 42KT 4027 8540 4008 8574
          4012 8631

$$

INC011-023-035-057-095-135-159-220200-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-140822T0200Z/
TIPTON IN-RANDOLPH IN-MADISON IN-HAMILTON IN-BOONE IN-CLINTON IN-
DELAWARE IN-
950 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DELAWARE...
SOUTHERN CLINTON...NORTHEASTERN BOONE...NORTHERN HAMILTON...NORTHERN
MADISON...NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH AND SOUTHERN TIPTON COUNTIES UNTIL
1000 PM EDT...

AT 945 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF MUNCIE TO 6 MILES WEST OF
ANDERSON TO 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEBANON...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 
25 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
         ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MUNCIE...CHESTERFIELD...YORKTOWN...DALEVILLE...BALL STATE
UNIVERSITY...ALBANY...SELMA...PARKER CITY...PRAIRIE CREEK RESERVOIR
AND RIDGEVILLE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 148 AND 157.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 232 AND 251.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING
KILLS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

&&

LAT...LON 4010 8530 4005 8620 4019 8670 4026 8669
      4027 8585 4038 8565 4038 8522 4031 8521
      4031 8492
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 290DEG 42KT 4027 8540 4008 8574
          4012 8631

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

KOCH

345 
WWUS53 KIND 220203
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1003 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2014

INC011-023-035-057-095-135-159-220213-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-140822T0200Z/
TIPTON IN-RANDOLPH IN-MADISON IN-HAMILTON IN-BOONE IN-CLINTON IN-
DELAWARE IN-
1003 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR DELAWARE...SOUTHERN CLINTON...
NORTHEASTERN BOONE...NORTHERN HAMILTON...NORTHERN MADISON...
NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH AND SOUTHERN TIPTON COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY.  HOWEVER...HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS.

LAT...LON 4010 8530 4005 8620 4019 8670 4026 8669
      4027 8585 4038 8565 4038 8522 4031 8521
      4031 8492
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 290DEG 42KT 4027 8540 4008 8574
          4012 8631

$$

KOCH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 21, 8:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Carroll	43 min
Aug 21, 8:40 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Carroll, Tippecanoe	3 hr
Aug 21, 8:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Carroll, Clinton	48 min
Aug 21, 8:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Tippecanoe	47 min
Aug 21, 9:12 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Carroll, Clinton, Howard	3 hr
Aug 21, 9:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry and 3 more	43 min
Aug 21, 10:10 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Delaware, Madison	3 hr
Aug 21, 10:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Henry, Randolph	26 min
Aug 21, 10:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Madison, Tipton	3 hr
Aug 21, 10:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Hendricks, Marion	44 min
Aug 21, 11:33 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Hancock, Henry, Madison, Randolph, Rush	117 min
Aug 22, 3:28 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Delaware, Randolph	12 hr
Aug 22, 3:37 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	IND	Carroll, Clinton, Delaware, Hamilton, Henry, Howard and 4 more	12 hr
Aug 22, 7:48 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Carroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe	3 hr
Aug 22, 8:03 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Delaware, Randolph	21 hr
Aug 22, 9:03 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Carroll, Tippecanoe, White	7 days
Aug 22, 9:10 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Carroll, Clinton	3 hr
Aug 22, 2:06 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Delaware, Madison	42 hr
Aug 22, 3:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Delaware, Randolph	12 hr

Nearby

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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.