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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this wind advisory at Mar 12, 2014, 1:00 AM EDT for 39 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Mar 12, 2014, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2014, 1:00 AM EDT (05:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 12, 2014, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2014, 2:26 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
All 39 counties
Bartholomew County, IN, Boone County, IN, Brown County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clay County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Greene County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry County, IN, Howard County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Knox County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion County, IN, Martin County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN, Warren County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1019 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 310 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 448 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
499 WWUS73 KIND 120500 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 100 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE OHIO RIVER WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO CENTRAL INDIANA STARTING EARLY THIS MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-121300- /O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0003.140312T1000Z-140312T2000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 100 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: BEGINNING IN PARTS OF THE AREA AROUND 6 AM AND LESSENING BY AROUND 4 PM. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: DRIVING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS AND HIGHWAYS MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS SEMIS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. MINOR TREE AND BUILDING DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CP
3 follow-up statements
002 WWUS73 KIND 120844 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 444 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE OHIO RIVER WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO CENTRAL INDIANA STARTING EARLY THIS MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-121645- /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0003.140312T1000Z-140312T2000Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 444 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: BEGINNING IN PARTS OF THE AREA AROUND 6 AM AND LESSENING BY AROUND 4 PM. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: DRIVING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS AND HIGHWAYS MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS SEMIS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. MINOR TREE AND BUILDING DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
654 WWUS73 KIND 121401 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1001 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE OHIO RIVER WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO CENTRAL INDIANA STARTING EARLY THIS MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-122000- /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140312T2000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 1001 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: DRIVING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS AND HIGHWAYS MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS SEMIS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. MINOR TREE AND BUILDING DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RYAN
517 WWUS73 KIND 121826 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 226 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-121930- /O.CAN.KIND.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140312T2000Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 226 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...HOWEVER WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. $$ RYAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 6:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Rush, Shelby | 30 min |
| Mar 12, 10:22 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 10 days |
| Mar 12, 10:22 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 13 days |
| Mar 12, 10:22 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 13 days |
| Mar 12, 10:22 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox | 8 days |
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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.