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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Indianapolis, IN

March 27, 2016Hamilton County, Madison County, Tipton County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2016, 5:36 PM EDT for Hamilton County, Madison County, Tipton County, Indiana. It was in force for 54 min. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Mar 27, 2016, 5:36 PM EDT (21:36 UTC)
Expired: Mar 27, 2016, 6:30 PM EDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Hamilton County, IN, Madison County, IN, Tipton County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:40 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 27, 5:45 PM EDT	HAIL 0.88	Cicero, IN
Mar 27, 5:48 PM EDT	HAIL 0.75	1 W Cicero, IN
Mar 27, 5:56 PM EDT	HAIL 0.25	8 E Atlanta, IN	NEAR SR 128 AND SR 37.
Mar 27, 5:56 PM EDT	HAIL 1	8 E Atlanta, IN	NEAR SR 128 AND SR 37.
Mar 27, 6:11 PM EDT	HAIL 0.7	Elwood, IN
Mar 27, 6:18 PM EDT	HAIL 1	Elwood, IN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 27, 4:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 209 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1888 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 103 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 158 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

453 
WUUS53 KIND 272136
SVRIND
INC057-095-159-272230-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0002.160327T2136Z-160327T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
536 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHWESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  TIPTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT

* AT 535 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NOBLESVILLE...
  OR 20 MILES NORTH OF INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CARMEL...NOBLESVILLE...ELWOOD...TIPTON...WINDFALL CITY...WESTFIELD...
  CICERO...SHERIDAN...ARCADIA...ATLANTA...SHARPSVILLE...WINDFALL...MORSE
  RESERVOIR AND RIGDON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 4038 8586 4038 8567 3999 8614 4003 8624
      4013 8624 4041 8608 4041 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 212DEG 30KT 4008 8614 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

NIELD

4 follow-up statements

047 
WWUS53 KIND 272149
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
549 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

INC057-095-159-272230-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160327T2230Z/
MADISON IN-HAMILTON IN-TIPTON IN-
549 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MADISON...NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON AND TIPTON
COUNTIES...

AT 549 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF TIPTON...OR 16 MILES WEST OF ANDERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELWOOD...TIPTON...WINDFALL CITY...CICERO...ARCADIA...ATLANTA...WINDFALL AND
RIGDON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 4038 8586 4038 8567 4010 8601 4022 8615
      4041 8604 4041 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 224DEG 42KT 4018 8598 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

NIELD

564 
WWUS53 KIND 272200
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
600 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

INC057-095-159-272230-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160327T2230Z/
MADISON IN-HAMILTON IN-TIPTON IN-
600 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MADISON...NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON AND EASTERN TIPTON
COUNTIES...

AT 559 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ELWOOD...OR 14
MILES NORTHWEST OF ANDERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. 

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELWOOD...TIPTON...WINDFALL CITY...ATLANTA...WINDFALL AND RIGDON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 4038 8586 4038 8567 4015 8595 4021 8603
      4041 8602 4041 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 210DEG 30KT 4024 8589 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

NIELD

013 
WWUS53 KIND 272209
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
609 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

INC057-159-272219-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160327T2230Z/
HAMILTON IN-TIPTON IN-
609 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON AND
EASTERN TIPTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4038 8567 4023 8586 4038 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 220DEG 25KT 4028 8582 

$$

INC095-272230-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160327T2230Z/
MADISON IN-
609 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY...

AT 609 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ELWOOD...OR 13
MILES SOUTHWEST OF FAIRMOUNT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELWOOD AND RIGDON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 4038 8567 4023 8586 4038 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 220DEG 25KT 4028 8582 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

NIELD

688 
WWUS53 KIND 272228
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
628 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

INC095-272238-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160327T2230Z/
MADISON IN-
628 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM EDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS
AND EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4038 8567 4023 8586 4038 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 212DEG 30KT 4028 8582 

$$

NIELD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 27, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Howard, Tipton	44 min
Mar 27, 5:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Greene	35 min
Mar 27, 5:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hamilton, Madison, Marion	48 min
Mar 27, 6:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Madison	17 min
Mar 27, 7:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Delaware, Madison	64 min
Mar 27, 7:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Morgan	28 min

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.