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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 22, 2014Jackson County, Jennings County, Lawrence County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2014, 12:58 AM EDT for Jackson County, Jennings County, Lawrence County, Indiana. It was in force for 47 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
May 22, 2014, 12:58 AM EDT (04:58 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2014, 1:45 AM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Lawrence County, IN

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:58 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 22, 1:00 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG10 E Bedford, INTREES DOWNED.
May 22, 1:05 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG12 Sw North Vernon, INTREES DOWNED.

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 2 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 21, 8:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 187 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2014-05-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 8 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2014-05-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -9 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
8 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-248 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1424 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

436 
WUUS53 KIND 220458
SVRIND
INC071-079-093-220545-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0073.140522T0458Z-140522T0545Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1258 AM EDT THU MAY 22 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHERN JENNINGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...
  EAST CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 145 AM EDT

* AT 1256 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF BROWNSTOWN...AND MOVING EAST 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...
  SEYMOUR...BROWNSTOWN...MEDORA...VALLONIA...CORTLAND...CROTHERSVILLE
  AND PARIS CROSSING.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 37 AND 50.

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 THIS STORM. 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 THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

&&

LAT...LON 3876 8596 3876 8604 3878 8609 3876 8610
      3889 8642 3902 8614 3893 8550 3891 8553
      3888 8553 3888 8557 3886 8557 3885 8560
      3882 8561 3882 8573 3880 8579 3874 8584
      3872 8588
TIME...MOT...LOC 0458Z 290DEG 28KT 3894 8613

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

$$

KOCH
2 follow-up statements
332 
WWUS53 KIND 220512
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
112 AM EDT THU MAY 22 2014

INC071-079-093-220545-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-140522T0545Z/
LAWRENCE IN-JENNINGS IN-JACKSON IN-
112 AM EDT THU MAY 22 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JACKSON...
SOUTHERN JENNINGS AND EAST CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTIES UNTIL 145 AM
EDT...

AT 110 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BROWNSTOWN...
AND MOVING EAST 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...
SEYMOUR...CROTHERSVILLE AND PARIS CROSSING.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 37 AND 51.

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 THIS STORM. 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 THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

&&

LAT...LON 3876 8596 3876 8604 3878 8609 3876 8610
      3889 8642 3902 8614 3893 8550 3891 8553
      3888 8553 3888 8557 3886 8557 3885 8560
      3882 8561 3882 8573 3880 8579 3874 8584
      3872 8588
TIME...MOT...LOC 0512Z 290DEG 28KT 3884 8600

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

$$

KOCH
302 
WWUS53 KIND 220527
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
127 AM EDT THU MAY 22 2014

INC071-079-093-220537-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-140522T0545Z/
LAWRENCE IN-JENNINGS IN-JACKSON IN-
127 AM EDT THU MAY 22 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR JACKSON...SOUTHERN JENNINGS
AND EAST CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM 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 THIS THUNDERSTORM.

IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT.

LAT...LON 3876 8596 3876 8604 3878 8609 3876 8610
      3889 8642 3902 8614 3893 8550 3891 8553
      3888 8553 3888 8557 3886 8557 3885 8560
      3882 8561 3882 8573 3880 8579 3874 8584
      3872 8588
TIME...MOT...LOC 0527Z 290DEG 28KT 3880 8586

$$

KOCH

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 22, 12:11 AM EDT, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 12:11 AM EDT, 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1211 AM EDT THU MAY 22 2014

.UPDATE...
THE AVIATION SECTION HAS BEEN UPDATED BELOW.

&&

.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 316 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2014

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT BRINGING A CHANCE
FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN AND
PROVIDE DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM COULD
BRING SOME RAIN AGAIN TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. FOR THE
MOST PART NEAR TO ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED.

&&

.NEAR TERM /REST OF TONIGHT/...

ISSUED AT 943 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2014

AFTER COORDINATION WITH SPC AND SOME SURROUNDING OFFICES HAVE
EXTENDED THE SVR TSTM WATCH UNTIL 3AM FOR MUCH OF SW CWA TO
ACCOUNT FOR DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE BOUNDARY FROM CENTRAL IL REACHING
INTO THE WRN COUNTIES OF THE CWA...STILL PRODUCING STRONG CORES
AND HAIL WITHIN THESE STORMS. THIS ENVIRONMENT (OUR SW COUNTIES)
HAVE NOT BEEN WORKED OVER YET SO ANTICIPATE THIS ACTIVITY WILL
SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHWARD THE THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IN ADDITION TO SVR
THREATS SUCH AS HAIL AND WINDS...FLOODING IS OF CONCERN AND AN
AREAL FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA UNTIL 530AM FOR
THESE SLOWLY TRAINING STORMS.

MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO TEMPS/POPS/SKY/ETC BASED ON LATEST TRENDS
LATEST ZFP AND GRIDS OUT. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
AHEAD OF AN UPPER WAVE. ATMOSPHERE CONTINUES TO BE FAVORABLE FOR
SEVERE WEATHER SO EXPECT SOME SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.

BASED ON CURRENT DEVELOPMENT AND RAPID UPDATE MODELS...SOUTHEASTERN
FORECAST AREA LOOKS TO HAVE THE MOST COVERAGE LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

COLD FRONT IS STILL TO THE NORTHWEST...AND AS IT SLIDES DOWN THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. WILL KEEP
CHANCE POPS THIS EVENING ALL AREAS AND THEN DECREASE THEM FROM NORTH
TO SOUTH AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES /AND COLD FRONT SLIDES SOUTH/.

FOR TEMPERATURES STUCK WITH A MODEL BLEND.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...

ISSUED AT 316 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2014

FOCUS IS ON ANY CHANCES FOR RAIN EARLY OTHERWISE ON TEMPERATURES.
MODELS ARE CLOSE ENOUGH THAT A BLEND CAN BE USED.

REAL PUSH OF COLDER AIR MOVES IN LATER DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY
INTO THURSDAY EVENING. SOME MODELS TRY TO DEVELOP RAIN ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST FORECAST AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AS A WAVE MOVES THROUGH NEAR
THE BOUNDARY...BUT BELIEVE THEY ARE OVERDOING IT AS SREF AND GFS
ENSEMBLES ARE DRY. WILL KEEP FORECAST DRY.

OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM. COLDER AIR MOVES IN BRIEFLY ON FRIDAY WITH A LITTLE BELOW
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...BUT TEMPERATURE BEGIN REBOUNDING ON SATURDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
ISSUED AT 316 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2014

MODELS ARE CLOSE ENOUGH THAT THE ALLBLEND INITIALIZATION CAN BE
USED.

HIGH PRESSURE AND UPPER RIDGE WILL KEEP DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS
THROUGH MONDAY. AN UPPER TROUGH TO THE WEST COULD BRING SOME SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED STORMS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL
DOWN AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /DISCUSSION FOR THE 220600Z TAFS/...
ISSUED AT 1211 AM EDT THU MAY 22 2014

CONVECTIVE CLUSTER EXPECTED TO BE SOUTH OF THE TAF SITES BY ISSUANCE
TIME. FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHING THROUGH NORTHWEST INDIANA AT THIS
TIME IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE TAF SITES OVERNIGHT...REACHING
KBMG AROUND 221100Z. MOST OF THE INSTABILITY/UPPER SUPPORT HAS
PUSHED OFF TO THE EAST AND SOUTH...SO NOT EXPECTING ANY CONVECTION
ALONG ACTUAL FRONT. SOME MVFR VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IN LIGHT FOG
ARE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF SUNRISE...BUT WITH DRIER
AIR ADVECTING INTO THE AREA...DON/T THINK IFR RESTRICTIONS ARE
LIKELY.

AFTER SUNRISE...IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...EXPECTING
SURFACE WINDS 10-12 KTS FROM 340-360 DEGREES BY LATE MORNING
THURSDAY.

&&

.IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SYNOPSIS...50
NEAR TERM...SMF/50
SHORT TERM...50
LONG TERM....JP/50
AVIATION...JAS

VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IND

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSINDIANAPOLIS
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSINDIANAPOLIS
Hazardous weather outlook, May 21, 9:34 PM EDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
934 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2014

INZ021-028>031-035>049-052>057-061>065-070>072-230145-
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-
SHELBY-RUSH-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-LAWRENCE-
JACKSON-JENNINGS-
934 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK: SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE.

HAZARDS: LARGE HAIL. DAMAGING WINDS. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

TIMING: THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING. THE BEST
CHANCES FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE THROUGH 300 AM.

DISCUSSION: SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THROUGH OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

OUTLOOK: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY.
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS A THREAT WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM.

DISCUSSION: AN UPPER LEVEL LOW TRACKING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
WILL PROVIDE THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
CENTRAL INDIANA ON TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

INZ051-060-067>069-230145-
VIGO-SULLIVAN-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-
934 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK: SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE.

HAZARDS: LARGE HAIL. DAMAGING WINDS. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY DOWNPOURS. RIVER FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF WHITE AND WABASH
RIVERS.

TIMING: THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE INTO THE OVERNIGHT. THE BEST CHANCES
FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE THROUGH 300 AM. RIVER FLOODING ONGOING.

DISCUSSION: SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

OUTLOOK: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY.
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS A THREAT WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. RIVER
FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE WABASH AND WHITE
RIVERS.

DISCUSSION: AN UPPER LEVEL LOW TRACKING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
WILL PROVIDE THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
CENTRAL INDIANA ON TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 21, 8:22 PM EDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
822 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2014

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

0615 PM     HAIL             WAVELAND                39.88N  87.05W
05/21/2014  E2.75 INCH       MONTGOMERY         IN   PUBLIC

            VIA FACEBOOK.

&&

JAS
Local storm report, May 21, 10:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1040 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2014

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

1037 PM     TSTM WND GST     REELSVILLE              39.55N  86.96W
05/21/2014  E55 MPH          PUTNAM             IN   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

&&

JAS
Local storm report, May 21, 11:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1101 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2014

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

0118 PM     HAIL             WEST LAFAYETTE          40.44N  86.91W
05/21/2014  E0.75 INCH       TIPPECANOE         IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0121 PM     HAIL             WEST LAFAYETTE          40.44N  86.91W
05/21/2014  E0.88 INCH       TIPPECANOE         IN   PUBLIC

0208 PM     HAIL             FRANKFORT               40.28N  86.51W
05/21/2014  E1.00 INCH       CLINTON            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ALSO REPORTED.

0213 PM     HAIL             FRANKFORT               40.28N  86.51W
05/21/2014  E1.00 INCH       CLINTON            IN   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            REPORTED JUST SOUTH OF FRANKFORT AIRPORT.

0229 PM     HAIL             8 N LEBANON             40.17N  86.47W
05/21/2014  E1.50 INCH       BOONE              IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            REPORTED NEAR CR 200 E AND 850 N.

0243 PM     HAIL             5 NE LEBANON            40.10N  86.41W
05/21/2014  E1.75 INCH       BOONE              IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            CR 375 E AND SR 47.

0256 PM     HAIL             6 E LEBANON             40.05N  86.36W
05/21/2014  E0.70 INCH       BOONE              IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            CR 350 N AND 600 E.

0308 PM     HAIL             6 NE KIRKLIN            40.25N  86.28W
05/21/2014  E1.00 INCH       CLINTON            IN   AMATEUR RADIO

0311 PM     HAIL             LEBANON                 40.05N  86.47W
05/21/2014  E0.88 INCH       BOONE              IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            LOCATED AT HIGHWAY 421 AND STATE ROUTE 32

0319 PM     HAIL             WESTFIELD               40.05N  86.13W
05/21/2014  E0.50 INCH       HAMILTON           IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0339 PM     HAIL             CARMEL                  39.97N  86.11W
05/21/2014  E0.50 INCH       HAMILTON           IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MIXED WITH HEAVY RAIN...LASTING 2 TO 4 MINUTES IN
            DURATION... LOCATED AT 116 AND MERIDIAN

0344 PM     HAIL             CARMEL                  39.97N  86.11W
05/21/2014  E0.50 INCH       HAMILTON           IN   PUBLIC

            LOCATED NEAR 116TH STREET AND US31

0345 PM     HAIL             7 NE WHITESTOWN         40.07N  86.25W
05/21/2014  E0.50 INCH       BOONE              IN   COCORAHS

0345 PM     HAIL             5 SSW CARMEL            39.90N  86.15W
05/21/2014  E0.50 INCH       MARION             IN   PUBLIC

            REPORT FROM TWITTER

0346 PM     HAIL             1 SE CASTLETON          39.89N  86.04W
05/21/2014  E0.50 INCH       MARION             IN   PUBLIC

0348 PM     HAIL             11 N INDIANAPOLIS       39.94N  86.15W
05/21/2014  E0.50 INCH       HAMILTON           IN   PUBLIC

0349 PM     HAIL             9 NE INDIANAPOLIS       39.87N  86.03W
05/21/2014  E0.25 INCH       MARION             IN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0400 PM     HAIL             9 NW INDIANAPOLIS       39.87N  86.27W
05/21/2014  E0.88 INCH       MARION             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

0411 PM     HAIL             CARMEL                  39.97N  86.11W
05/21/2014  E0.50 INCH       HAMILTON           IN   PUBLIC

            SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE CITY

0416 PM     HAIL             1 E INDIANAPOLIS        39.78N  86.13W
05/21/2014  E1.25 INCH       MARION             IN   PUBLIC

            TIME ESTIMATED. VIA FACEBOOK.

0418 PM     HAIL             1 ENE SPEEDWAY          39.80N  86.23W
05/21/2014  E0.70 INCH       MARION             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            LOCATED AT INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY...RELAYED REPORT

0421 PM     HAIL             LEBANON                 40.05N  86.47W
05/21/2014  E0.25 INCH       BOONE              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0422 PM     HAIL             LEBANON                 40.05N  86.47W
05/21/2014  E0.25 INCH       BOONE              IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            ONE MINUTE DURATION

0423 PM     HAIL             1 NW INDIANAPOLIS       39.79N  86.16W
05/21/2014  E0.88 INCH       MARION             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

0423 PM     HAIL             1 N INDIANAPOLIS        39.79N  86.15W
05/21/2014  E1.00 INCH       MARION             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            LOCATED AT WTHR STUDIO AND 10TH AND MERIDIAN

0424 PM     HAIL             1 NNW INDIANAPOLIS      39.79N  86.15W
05/21/2014  E1.00 INCH       MARION             IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

0424 PM     HAIL             1 SE INDIANAPOLIS       39.77N  86.13W
05/21/2014  E1.00 INCH       MARION             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LOCATED AT FOUNTAIN SQUARE

0425 PM     HAIL             1 NNW INDIANAPOLIS      39.79N  86.15W
05/21/2014  E0.75 INCH       MARION             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LOCATED AT IUPUI

0427 PM     HAIL             BROWNSBURG              39.84N  86.39W
05/21/2014  E0.25 INCH       HENDRICKS          IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE MINUTE DURATION

0429 PM     HAIL             BEECH GROVE             39.72N  86.09W
05/21/2014  E1.00 INCH       MARION             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0430 PM     HAIL             1 N SOUTHPORT           39.67N  86.12W
05/21/2014  E1.25 INCH       MARION             IN   STORM CHASER

0430 PM     HAIL             INDIANAPOLIS            39.78N  86.15W
05/21/2014  M1.00 INCH       MARION             IN   PUBLIC

0433 PM     HAIL             6 S INDIANAPOLIS        39.69N  86.15W
05/21/2014  E1.25 INCH       MARION             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STREET FLOODING

0434 PM     HAIL             6 SE INDIANAPOLIS       39.71N  86.07W
05/21/2014  E1.75 INCH       MARION             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE 65 AND 465

0434 PM     HAIL             PITTSBORO               39.87N  86.46W
05/21/2014  E1.50 INCH       HENDRICKS          IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            LOCATED AT COUNTY ROAD 550 NORTH AND COUNTRY ROAD 400
            EAST

0435 PM     HAIL             BEECH GROVE             39.72N  86.09W
05/21/2014  E0.88 INCH       MARION             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

0435 PM     HAIL             10 SE PERRYSVILLE       39.95N  87.30W
05/21/2014  M1.50 INCH       FOUNTAIN           IN   PUBLIC

            TIME ESTIMATED. VIA FACEBOOK.

0438 PM     HAIL             6 S INDIANAPOLIS        39.69N  86.15W
05/21/2014  E1.00 INCH       MARION             IN   NWS EMPLOYEE

            NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE 465 AND U.S. 31

0438 PM     HAIL             1 SW ZIONSVILLE         39.94N  86.29W
05/21/2014  E0.50 INCH       BOONE              IN   PUBLIC

0440 PM     HAIL             6 S INDIANAPOLIS        39.69N  86.15W
05/21/2014  E1.00 INCH       MARION             IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

0440 PM     TSTM WND GST     6 S INDIANAPOLIS        39.69N  86.15W
05/21/2014  E60 MPH          MARION             IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

0441 PM     HAIL             KINGMAN                 39.97N  87.28W
05/21/2014  E0.70 INCH       FOUNTAIN           IN   AMATEUR RADIO

0443 PM     HAIL             KINGMAN                 39.97N  87.28W
05/21/2014  E1.75 INCH       FOUNTAIN           IN   AMATEUR RADIO

0444 PM     HAIL             2 WNW SOUTHPORT         39.67N  86.15W
05/21/2014  E1.00 INCH       MARION             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

0445 PM     HAIL             3 N ZIONSVILLE          40.00N  86.27W
05/21/2014  E0.88 INCH       BOONE              IN   PUBLIC

0445 PM     HAIL             1 SE BROWNSBURG         39.83N  86.38W
05/21/2014  E0.75 INCH       HENDRICKS          IN   AMATEUR RADIO

0447 PM     HAIL             CLERMONT                39.82N  86.32W
05/21/2014  E0.70 INCH       MARION             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

0448 PM     HAIL             5 SE BEECH GROVE        39.66N  86.02W
05/21/2014  E1.00 INCH       MARION             IN   NWS EMPLOYEE

0450 PM     HAIL             6 SE INDIANAPOLIS       39.71N  86.07W
05/21/2014  E1.25 INCH       MARION             IN   PUBLIC

            TIME ESTIMATED. VIA FACEBOOK.

0453 PM     HAIL             1 NE BAINBRIDGE         39.77N  86.80W
05/21/2014  E0.88 INCH       PUTNAM             IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

0454 PM     HAIL             AVON                    39.76N  86.38W
05/21/2014  E0.25 INCH       HENDRICKS          IN   AMATEUR RADIO

0454 PM     TSTM WND GST     AVON                    39.76N  86.38W
05/21/2014  E60 MPH          HENDRICKS          IN   AMATEUR RADIO

0454 PM     HAIL             SHELBYVILLE             39.52N  85.78W
05/21/2014  E1.00 INCH       SHELBY             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FLOODING OF SOME ROADS AND PARKING LOTS

0454 PM     HAIL             10 SE INDIANAPOLIS      39.67N  86.01W
05/21/2014  E1.00 INCH       MARION             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SOME FLASH FLOODING OF PARKING LOTS AND ROADS

0455 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ESE GREENWOOD         39.60N  86.08W
05/21/2014                   JOHNSON            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED

0500 PM     FLASH FLOOD      LEBANON                 40.05N  86.47W
05/21/2014                   BOONE              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED

0500 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LEBANON                 40.05N  86.47W
05/21/2014                   BOONE              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED

0508 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 S SHELBYVILLE         39.47N  85.78W
05/21/2014  M57 MPH          SHELBY             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

0519 PM     HAIL             COATESVILLE             39.69N  86.67W
05/21/2014  E1.00 INCH       HENDRICKS          IN   AMATEUR RADIO

0530 PM     FLASH FLOOD      INDIANAPOLIS            39.78N  86.15W
05/21/2014                   MARION             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            WATER IS ABOUT 2 FEET DEEP AT NORTH EMERSON AND
            EDGEWOOD DRIVE

0536 PM     FLASH FLOOD      LEBANON                 40.05N  86.47W
05/21/2014                   BOONE              IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            EIGHTEEN INCHES OF WATER ON SMILEY STREET

0539 PM     HAIL             CLAYTON                 39.69N  86.52W
05/21/2014  E1.00 INCH       HENDRICKS          IN   AMATEUR RADIO

0541 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LEBANON                 40.05N  86.47W
05/21/2014                   BOONE              IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            A THREE-FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN ALONG WITH A UTILITY
            POLE...MANY FLOODING REPORTS RECEIVED BUT NO SPECIFICS

0541 PM     FLASH FLOOD      LEBANON                 40.05N  86.47W
05/21/2014                   BOONE              IN   AMATEUR RADIO

0545 PM     HAIL             GREENSBURG              39.34N  85.48W
05/21/2014  E1.25 INCH       DECATUR            IN   PUBLIC

0551 PM     HAIL             BROOKLYN                39.54N  86.37W
05/21/2014  E0.88 INCH       MORGAN             IN   PUBLIC

0554 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 E GREENWOOD           39.62N  86.02W
05/21/2014                   JOHNSON            IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            TWO-FOOT DIAMETER SECTION OF A TREE SPLIT...BLOCKING
            ROCKLANE ROAD...PUBLIC SAFETY ON SCENE

0558 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FLAT ROCK               39.36N  85.83W
05/21/2014                   SHELBY             IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN IN SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTY NEAR COUNTY ROAD
            700 SOUTH AND 300 EAST...FLAT ROCK IS ROUGH
            APPROXIMATION OF CROSS ROADS

0600 PM     HAIL             BROOKLYN                39.54N  86.37W
05/21/2014  E1.00 INCH       MORGAN             IN   PUBLIC

            FROM RETIRED NWS EMPLOYEE

0600 PM     HAIL             MOORESVILLE             39.62N  86.37W
05/21/2014  E1.00 INCH       MORGAN             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0600 PM     FLASH FLOOD      LETTS                   39.23N  85.56W
05/21/2014                   DECATUR            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ALSO 35 MPH WIND AND PEA SIZE HAIL

0603 PM     FLASH FLOOD      LEBANON                 40.05N  86.47W
05/21/2014                   BOONE              IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            TWO FEET OF WATER ON THE ROADS AT 500 BLOCK TO THE 800
            BLOCK OF EAST STREET

0615 PM     HAIL             WAVELAND                39.88N  87.05W
05/21/2014  E2.75 INCH       MONTGOMERY         IN   PUBLIC

            VIA FACEBOOK.

0624 PM     HAIL             NOBLESVILLE             40.06N  86.03W
05/21/2014  E0.25 INCH       HAMILTON           IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0627 PM     HAIL             CLAYTON                 39.69N  86.52W
05/21/2014  E0.25 INCH       HENDRICKS          IN   AMATEUR RADIO

0637 PM     HAIL             7 W DANVILLE            39.76N  86.65W
05/21/2014  E0.25 INCH       HENDRICKS          IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            LOCATED AT STATE ROUTE 75 AND US 40

0650 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 S BEECH GROVE         39.64N  86.09W
05/21/2014                   MARION             IN   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREES DOWN

0705 PM     HEAVY RAIN       BROOKLYN                39.54N  86.37W
05/21/2014  M1.31 INCH       MORGAN             IN   PUBLIC

            NINTY-MINUTE TOTAL ENDING AT 1905 EDT

0714 PM     HAIL             NORTH VERNON            39.01N  85.63W
05/21/2014  E0.25 INCH       JENNINGS           IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

1037 PM     TSTM WND GST     REELSVILLE              39.55N  86.96W
05/21/2014  E55 MPH          PUTNAM             IN   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

&&

BHH
Local storm report, May 22, 12:14 AM EDT, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1214 AM EDT THU MAY 22 2014

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

0530 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 SW SHELBYVILLE       39.42N  85.91W
05/21/2014                   SHELBY             IN   PUBLIC

            2 TREES UPROOTED AND TRAMPOLINE THROWN ON A TREE.

&&

MKOCH
Local storm report, May 22, 12:37 AM EDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1237 AM EDT THU MAY 22 2014

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

1236 AM     HAIL             5 SW BLOOMINGTON        39.12N  86.59W
05/22/2014  E1.00 INCH       MONROE             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SMF
Local storm report, May 22, 12:38 AM EDT, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1238 AM EDT THU MAY 22 2014

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

1206 AM     HAIL             4 NE BLOOMINGTON        39.21N  86.47W
05/22/2014  M0.88 INCH       MONROE             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MKOCH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 21, 8:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Johnson, Shelby4 hr
May 21, 9:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDParke, Vermillion38 min
May 21, 9:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion, Warren51 min
May 21, 9:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Jennings43 min
May 21, 9:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDecatur, Rush38 min
May 21, 9:41 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDClay, Fountain, Hendricks, Montgomery, Owen, Parke and 3 more8 hr
May 21, 9:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion, Vigo45 min
May 21, 10:12 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBoone, Marion17 hr
May 21, 10:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Vigo49 min
May 21, 10:54 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew13 hr
May 22, 12:24 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBrown, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe36 min
May 22, 12:52 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence, Monroe6 hr
May 22, 1:01 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Greene, Sullivan, Vigo44 min
May 22, 1:16 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDClay, Greene, Monroe, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo6 hr
May 22, 2:37 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDLawrence, Martin6 hr
May 22, 6:42 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion24 hr
May 22, 6:42 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Lawrence, Washington3 days
May 22, 6:42 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJohnson24 hr
May 22, 6:42 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDParke, Vermillion, Vigo38 hr
May 22, 11:09 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDGreene, Monroe, Owen3 days
May 22, 11:09 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox4 days
May 22, 11:09 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox4 days
May 22, 11:09 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike5 days
May 22, 11:09 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDSullivan, Vigo59 hr

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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.