Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2014
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 21, 2014, 4:46 PM EDT for Fountain County, Montgomery County, Parke County, Indiana. It was in force for 29 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
- May 21, 2014, 4:46 PM EDT (20:46 UTC)
- Expired
- May 21, 2014, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Fountain County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Parke County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 806 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -144 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1032 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
440
WUUS53 KIND 212046
SVRIND
INC045-107-121-212115-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0049.140521T2046Z-140521T2115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
446 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN FOUNTAIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHEASTERN PARKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 515 PM EDT
* AT 445 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF
VEEDERSBURG...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 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...
TURKEY RUN STATE PARK...WALLACE...MARSHALL...SHADES STATE PARK AND
WAVELAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4006 8727 3995 8699 3977 8701 3991 8732
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 295DEG 28KT 3998 8723
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
PUMA1 follow-up statement
302
WWUS53 KIND 212058
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
458 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2014
INC045-107-121-212115-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-140521T2115Z/
PARKE IN-MONTGOMERY IN-FOUNTAIN IN-
458 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
FOUNTAIN...SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHEASTERN PARKE COUNTIES
UNTIL 515 PM EDT...
AT 454 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTH OF
VEEDERSBURG...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHADES STATE PARK AND WAVELAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4003 8721 3995 8699 3987 8700 3987 8701
3982 8700 3982 8701 3977 8701 3977 8702
3990 8729
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 297DEG 27KT 3993 8714
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
LEE/PUMAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clinton, Tippecanoe | 43 min |
| May 21, 2:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Clinton | 25 min |
| May 21, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton | 24 min |
| May 21, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton | 37 min |
| May 21, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Montgomery | 45 min |
| May 21, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone | 35 min |
| May 21, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan | 34 min |
| May 21, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Marion | 31 min |
| May 21, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion | 42 min |
| May 21, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone | 50 min |
| May 21, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Marion | 43 min |
| May 21, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 33 min |
| May 21, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Marion, Shelby | 25 min |
| May 21, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Marion | 49 min |
| May 21, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion | 22 min |
| May 21, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 28 min |
| May 21, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Vermillion, Warren | 21 min |
| May 21, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Putnam | 20 min |
| May 21, 4:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 3 hr |
| May 21, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Vermillion, Warren | 19 min |
| May 21, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Putnam | 47 min |
| May 21, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 32 min |
| May 21, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan | 29 min |
| May 21, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 32 min |
| May 21, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke | 30 min |
| May 21, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Johnson, Rush, Shelby | 30 min |
| May 21, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Morgan | 43 min |
| May 21, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Putnam | 35 min |
| May 21, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Montgomery, Parke | 33 min |
| May 21, 5:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion | 4 hr |
| May 21, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur | 16 min |
| May 21, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur | 31 min |
| May 21, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks | 33 min |
| May 21, 6:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion | 4 hr |
| May 21, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby | 28 min |
| May 21, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jennings | 30 min |
| May 21, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings | 30 min |
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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.