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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Indianapolis, IN

January 26, 201412 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this wind advisory at Jan 26, 2014, 10:31 PM EST for 12 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Jan 26, 2014, 11:00 PM EST. It was in force for 13 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 26, 2014, 10:31 PM EST (03:31 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 26, 2014, 11:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 26, 2014, 11:13 PM EST
In force
13 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN

Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Brown County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Greene County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Knox County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Martin County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Sullivan County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:37 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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 222 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2014-01-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2014-01-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 170 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1600 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
83 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
170 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
102 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.

656 
WWUS73 KIND 270331
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1031 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WINDY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT...

.A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA BETWEEN 11 PM AND 2 AM. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH WILL
ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...WITH WIND GUSTS 

INZ060>065-067>072-271145-
/O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0001.140127T0400Z-140127T1200Z/
SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-
MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...
BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
1031 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  AT 45 TO 50 MPH AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY AS THE FRONT PASSES FROM WEST TO
  EAST BETWEEN 11 PM AND 2 AM. GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR MUCH
  OF THE REST OF THE NIGHT.

* IMPACTS: PRECIPITATION WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONG WINDS...LIKELY
  STARTING AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW.
  BURSTS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL PRODUCE DRASTICALLY REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER OR
WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

RYAN
1 follow-up statement
327 
WWUS73 KIND 270413
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1113 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WINDY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT...

.A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA BETWEEN 11 PM AND 2 AM. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 65 MPH WILL
ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...WITH WIND GUSTS

INZ060>065-067>072-270800-
/O.UPG.KIND.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140127T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KIND.HW.W.0001.140127T0413Z-140127T0800Z/
SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-
MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...
BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
1113 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST MONDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 60 MPH AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY AS THE FRONT PASSES FROM WEST 
  TO EAST BETWEEN 11 PM AND 2 AM. GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR 
  MUCH OF THE REST OF THE NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS: PRECIPITATION WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONG WINDS...
  LIKELY STARTING AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO 
  SNOW. BURSTS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL PRODUCE DRASTICALLY REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-270800-
/O.NEW.KIND.HW.W.0001.140127T0413Z-140127T0800Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE
1113 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 60 MPH AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY AS THE FRONT PASSES FROM WEST 
  TO EAST BETWEEN 11 PM AND 2 AM. GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR 
  MUCH OF THE REST OF THE NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS: PRECIPITATION WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONG WINDS...
  LIKELY STARTING AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO 
  SNOW. BURSTS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL PRODUCE DRASTICALLY REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

PUMA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 26, 11:13 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningINDBartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more4 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.