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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN

August 19, 2014Hendricks County, Marion County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at Aug 19, 2014, 10:25 PM EDT for Hendricks County, Marion County, Indiana. It was in force for 65 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
Aug 19, 2014, 10:25 PM EDT (02:25 UTC)
Expired
Aug 19, 2014, 11:30 PM EDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN

Counties Hendricks County, IN, Marion County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 202 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 2014-08-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 917 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 2014-08-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 37 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
917 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1411 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
48 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

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NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 19, 9:53 PM EDT, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 9:53 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 19, 5:41 PM EDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
541 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2014

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-201000-
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-
541 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK: SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE
EVENING.

HAZARDS: MAIN SEVERE THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS. HEAVY RAIN WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL BE A THREAT FROM ANY THUNDERSTORM.

TIMING: MAIN SEVERE THREAT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT.

DISCUSSION: THE REMNANTS OF AN UPPER WAVE OVER ILLINOIS AND A COLD
FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL RESULT IN
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

OUTLOOK: THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY.
NO WIDESPREAD SEVERE STORMS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER
LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL ARE ALWAYS A THREAT FROM ANY
THUNDERSTORM.

DISCUSSION: A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AND STALL
OUT. THIS WILL SERVE TO KEEP THE WEATHER UNSETTLED OVERALL THROUGH
MOST OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
BACK OVER THE REGION FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

&&

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

RYAN

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 19, 8:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
850 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2014

INZ021-029-030-200130-
CARROLL-CLINTON-TIPPECANOE-
850 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN CLINTON...SOUTHERN
CARROLL AND NORTHERN TIPPECANOE COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM EDT...

AT 848 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF WEST LAFAYETTE...OR 7 MILES
NORTH OF LAFAYETTE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND 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...
  DELPHI...
  ROSSVILLE...
  FLORA...

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 4056 8637 4035 8661 4045 8700 4057 8696
      4057 8678 4061 8678
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 286DEG 21KT 4051 8685

RYAN
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 9:44 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
944 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2014

INZ030-031-038-200230-
CLINTON-HOWARD-TIPTON-
944 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR CLINTON...SOUTHWESTERN HOWARD AND
WESTERN TIPTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM EDT...

AT 941 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FRANKFORT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  FRANKFORT...
  KIRKLIN...
  MICHIGANTOWN...
  RUSSIAVILLE...
  KEMPTON...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4022 8611 4022 8624 4019 8624 4018 8651
      4018 8661 4032 8666 4048 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 259DEG 18KT 4025 8651

TDUD
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 9:50 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
950 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2014

INZ036-037-045-046-200230-
BOONE-HENDRICKS-MONTGOMERY-PUTNAM-
950 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN BOONE...HENDRICKS...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES UNTIL 1030
PM EDT...

AT 949 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES NORTH OF GREENCASTLE...OR 16 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CRAWFORDSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  DANVILLE...
  BROWNSBURG...
  GROVELAND...
  NORTH SALEM...
  JAMESTOWN...
  LIZTON...
  PITTSBORO...
  AVON...
  WHITESTOWN...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4002 8632 3971 8633 3970 8690 3989 8692
TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 264DEG 25KT 3983 8676

TDUD
Local storm report, Aug 19, 10:21 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1021 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2014

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

1018 PM     TSTM WND GST     TIPTON                  40.28N  86.04W
08/19/2014  E60 MPH          TIPTON             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

1018 PM     HAIL             TIPTON                  40.28N  86.04W
08/19/2014  E0.25 INCH       TIPTON             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BHH
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 10:22 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1022 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2014

INZ038>040-200300-
HAMILTON-MADISON-TIPTON-
1022 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON...NORTHERN
MADISON AND SOUTHEASTERN TIPTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM EDT...

AT 1020 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR TIPTON...OR 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
KOKOMO...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  ELWOOD...
  ALEXANDRIA...
  FRANKTON...
  ORESTES...
  SUMMITVILLE...

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 4025 8558 4025 8557 4019 8557 4017 8608
      4034 8611 4038 8558
TIME...MOT...LOC 0222Z 269DEG 24KT 4027 8597

RYAN
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 10:25 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1025 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2014

INZ046-047-200330-
HENDRICKS-MARION-
1025 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR HENDRICKS AND MARION COUNTIES
UNTIL 1130 PM EDT...

AT 1023 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR DANVILLE...OR 18 MILES WEST OF
INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  INDIANAPOLIS...
  BROWNSBURG...
  PLAINFIELD...
  SPEEDWAY...
  SOUTHPORT...
  BEECH GROVE...
  LAWRENCE...
  AVON...
  CLERMONT...
  EAGLE CREEK RESERVOIR...
  CAMBY...
  INDIANAPOLIS INT'L AIRPORT...
  WYNNEDALE...
  SPRING HILL...
  CROWS NEST...
  ROCKY RIPPLE...
  NORTH CROWS NEST...
  MERIDIAN HILLS...
  WILLIAMS CREEK...
  MONUMENT CIRCLE...

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 3990 8594 3987 8593 3987 8595 3964 8595
      3963 8602 3967 8662 3991 8657
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 280DEG 27KT 3980 8646

RYAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 8:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDCarroll43 min
Aug 19, 8:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDParke36 min
Aug 19, 8:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDCarroll40 min
Aug 19, 9:25 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDCarroll, Clinton, Howard, Tippecanoe3 hr
Aug 19, 9:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDClinton46 min
Aug 19, 9:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHendricks40 min
Aug 19, 10:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDTipton38 min
Aug 19, 10:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Marion43 min
Aug 19, 10:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDPutnam38 min
Aug 19, 10:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDHendricks, Marion3 hr
Aug 19, 11:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHancock47 min
Aug 19, 11:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDJohnson, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Shelby67 min
Aug 19, 11:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Rush, Shelby49 min
Aug 19, 11:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Greene, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan and 2 more61 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Indiana, 2014Every special weather statement in 2014

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.