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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN

April 9, 2015Boone County, Montgomery County, Parke County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at Apr 9, 2015, 9:29 AM EDT for Boone County, Montgomery County, Parke County, Indiana. It was in force for 91 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 9, 2015, 9:29 AM EDT (13:29 UTC)
Expired
Apr 9, 2015, 11:00 AM EDT
In force
91 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN

Counties Boone County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Parke County, IN

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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 Apr 9, 9:27 AM EDT, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 9:27 AM EDT, 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 5:27 AM EDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
527 AM EDT THU APR 9 2015

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-101000-
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-
527 AM EDT THU APR 9 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK: THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
CENTRAL INDIANA FOR MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...INDEPENDENT OF CONVECTION...MAY GUST
TO AROUND 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

HAZARDS: DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...LARGE HAIL...CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND
REDUCED VISIBILITY...ISOLATED TORNADOES.

TIMING: BEST THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS FROM MID AFTERNOON TODAY
INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION: A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL
INDIANA TONIGHT. PERIODIC THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED AHEAD
AND ALONG THE FRONTAL ZONE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STRONGER
STORMS THIS MORNING MAY PRODUCE HAIL. THE BETTER THREAT FOR MORE
NUMEROUS SEVERE STORMS WILL DEVELOP FROM THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS
AND LINGER WELL INTO THE NIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE
HAIL...FLASH FLOODING...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH
STORMS THAT DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

OUTLOOK: THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE EARLY NEXT WEEK...FROM
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AREA RIVERS BY THIS
WEEKEND...AND LINGER INTO NEXT WEEK.

DISCUSSION: HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA DURING THE
WEEKEND. ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM MAY AFFECT THE AREA BY EARLY NEXT
WEEK WITH THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FROM THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS
TODAY INTO TONIGHT.

&&

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

JAS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 9, 6:14 AM EDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
614 AM EDT THU APR 9 2015

INZ028-035-043-091100-
FOUNTAIN-VERMILLION-WARREN-
614 AM EDT THU APR 9 2015

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN FOUNTAIN...NORTHWESTERN
VERMILLION AND WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 700 AM EDT...

AT 612 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CATLIN...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DANVILLE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 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...
  COVINGTON...
  WILLIAMSPORT...
  GESSIE...
  FOSTER...
  STATE LINE CITY...
  PENCE...
  WEST LEBANON...
  TAB...
  ATTICA...
  RAINSVILLE...
  PINE VILLAGE...

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 4039 8753 4048 8736 4048 8720 4040 8709
      4030 8709 4003 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1014Z 230DEG 43KT 4007 8771

RYAN
Special weather statement, Apr 9, 6:59 AM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
659 AM EDT THU APR 9 2015

INZ028-029-035-091145-
FOUNTAIN-TIPPECANOE-WARREN-
659 AM EDT THU APR 9 2015

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN FOUNTAIN...NORTHERN
TIPPECANOE AND WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 745 AM EDT...

AT 658 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WILLIAMSPORT...OR 21 MILES NORTHEAST OF
DANVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  LAFAYETTE...
  WEST LAFAYETTE...
  RAINSVILLE...
  PINE VILLAGE...
  SHADELAND...
  PURDUE UNIVERSITY...
  BATTLE GROUND...

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 8672 4054 8669 4052 8672 4014 8722
      4033 8748 4048 8729 4048 8710 4056 8710
      4057 8709
TIME...MOT...LOC 1059Z 221DEG 29KT 4029 8725

RYAN
Special weather statement, Apr 9, 9:29 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
929 AM EDT THU APR 9 2015

INZ030-035>037-043>045-051-052-091500-
BOONE-CLAY-CLINTON-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-PARKE-PUTNAM-VERMILLION-VIGO-
929 AM EDT THU APR 9 2015

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN CLAY...SOUTHERN
CLINTON...NORTHWESTERN BOONE...SOUTHEASTERN FOUNTAIN...MONTGOMERY...
PARKE...NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM...SOUTHERN VERMILLION AND NORTHEASTERN
VIGO COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 AM EDT...

AT 925 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 7 MILES EAST OF CLINTON...OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST
OF TERRE HAUTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HEAVY RAINS LEADING TO FLOODED STREETS IS THE MAIN CONCERN WITH
THESE STORMS. HAIL TO A HALF INCH DIAMETER IS POSSIBLE IN STRONGER
STORMS ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  CRAWFORDSVILLE...
  ROCKVILLE...
  LEBANON...
  MECCA...
  BRIDGETON...
  MONTEZUMA...
  CARBON...
  LENA...
  BLOOMINGDALE...
  MARSHALL...
  JUDSON...
  CECIL HARDEN LAKE...
  TURKEY RUN STATE PARK...
  KINGMAN...
  YEDDO...
  WAVELAND...
  RUSSELLVILLE...
  WALLACE...
  SHADES STATE PARK...
  BAINBRIDGE...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

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 4020 8708 4019 8624 3992 8659 3992 8669
      3985 8669 3941 8727 3974 8751
TIME...MOT...LOC 1328Z 224DEG 30KT 3965 8726

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 8, 9:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDHancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby5 hr
Apr 9, 6:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDWarren46 min
Apr 9, 6:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDTippecanoe, Warren46 min
Apr 9, 7:21 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion38 hr
Apr 9, 7:21 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJohnson7 days
Apr 9, 7:21 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMonroe, Morgan, Owen3 days
Apr 9, 7:21 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMonroe, Morgan, Owen4 days
Apr 9, 10:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBoone, Clinton, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks and 8 more37 min
Apr 9, 10:51 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDBoone, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Delaware, Fountain and 13 more4 hr
Apr 9, 11:27 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDCarroll, Fountain, Tippecanoe, Warren4 hr
Apr 9, 11:36 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDHancock7 days
Apr 9, 11:36 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren4 days
Apr 9, 11:36 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDHenry, Rush, Shelby7 days
Apr 9, 11:36 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDPutnam7 days
Apr 9, 11:36 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDOwen28 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.