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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Indianapolis, IN

November 11, 201527 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this wind advisory at Nov 11, 2015, 3:49 AM EST for 27 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Nov 12, 2015, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 11, 2015, 3:49 AM EST (08:49 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 12, 2015, 1:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 12, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
All 27 counties

Boone County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clay County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry County, IN, Howard County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion 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, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:49 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 189 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 2015-11-11Temperature 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 2015-11-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2076 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
111 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.

786 
WWUS73 KIND 110849
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
349 AM EST WED NOV 11 2015

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-111700-
/O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0003.151112T1000Z-151113T0000Z/
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
349 AM EST WED NOV 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH LATE
  TONIGHT WITH WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND THEN BECOME WEST ON
  THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE AND LIGHT WEIGHT
  OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND.

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.

&&

$$

JH
7 follow-up statements
518 
WWUS73 KIND 111445
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
945 AM EST WED NOV 11 2015

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-112245-
/O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0003.151112T1000Z-151113T0000Z/
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
945 AM EST WED NOV 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH LATE 
  TONIGHT WITH WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND THEN BECOME WEST ON 
  THURSDAY. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE AND LIGHT 
  WEIGHT OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS OF
45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
059 
WWUS73 KIND 112033
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
333 PM EST WED NOV 11 2015

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-120445-
/O.EXT.KIND.WI.Y.0003.151112T0600Z-151113T0000Z/
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
333 PM EST WED NOV 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY...

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH LATE
  TONIGHT WITH WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH AND THEN BECOME WEST ON
  THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE AND THIS COULD
  RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE
  BLOWN ABOUT.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS OF
45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
CP
544 
WWUS73 KIND 120250
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
950 PM EST WED NOV 11 2015

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-121100-
/O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0003.151112T0600Z-151113T0000Z/
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
950 PM EST WED NOV 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH LATE 
  TONIGHT WITH WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH AND THEN BECOME WEST ON 
  THURSDAY. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE AND THIS COULD 
  RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS 
  WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS OF
45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
429 
WWUS73 KIND 120913
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
413 AM EST THU NOV 12 2015

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY...

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-121715-
/O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-151113T0000Z/
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
413 AM EST THU NOV 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM MID MORNING TO EARLY
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH AND WITH GUSTS AS 
  HIGH AS 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. SOME TREE DAMAGE IS
  POSSIBLE AND THIS COULD RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS OF
45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

JH
962 
WWUS73 KIND 121501
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1001 AM EST THU NOV 12 2015

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE DAY...

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-122315-
/O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-151113T0000Z/
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
1001 AM EST THU NOV 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF TO 25 TO 30 MPH AND WITH
  GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. SOME TREE DAMAGE IS 
  POSSIBLE AND THIS COULD RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. 
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS OF
45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
268 
WWUS73 KIND 122037
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
337 PM EST THU NOV 12 2015

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS INTO THE EARLY EVENING...

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-130000-
/O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-151113T0000Z/
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
337 PM EST THU NOV 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM.

* WINDS...SOUTH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF TO 25 TO 30 MPH AND WITH
  GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. SOME TREE DAMAGE IS 
  POSSIBLE AND THIS COULD RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. 
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS OF
45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

CP
134 
WWUS73 KIND 130014
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
714 PM EST THU NOV 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-130115-
/O.EXP.KIND.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-151113T0000Z/
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
714 PM EST THU NOV 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS HAVE TAPERED OFF BUT WILL REMAIN BREEZY OUT OF THE WEST WITH
SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH.

$$

TDUD

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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.