Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2016, 5:42 PM EDT for Hamilton County, Madison County, Marion County, Indiana. It was in force for 48 min. 4 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, 5:42 PM EDT (21:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2016, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 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, Marion County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:46 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 0.25 | Fishers, IN | |
| Mar 27, 5:45 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 6 W Mccordsville, IN | HAIL LASTED FOR FIVE MINUTES...LARGEST STONES QUARTER SIZE. |
| 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. |
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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
789
WUUS53 KIND 272142
SVRIND
INC057-095-097-272230-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0003.160327T2142Z-160327T2230Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
542 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
EASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT
* AT 541 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER FISHERS...OR
10 MILES NORTHEAST OF INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
INDIANAPOLIS...ANDERSON...CARMEL...FISHERS...NOBLESVILLE...LAWRENCE...
ELWOOD...WESTFIELD...PENDLETON...LAPEL...EDGEWOOD...FRANKTON...MERIDIAN
HILLS...WILLIAMS CREEK...WOODLAWN HEIGHTS...COUNTRY CLUB HEIGHTS...
RIVER FOREST...CASTLETON AND GEIST RESERVOIR.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 200 AND 216...AND
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 220 AND 221.
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 4015 8558 3993 8588 3993 8594 3989 8594
3987 8596 3987 8615 3998 8616 4022 8587
4022 8586 4023 8586 4029 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 213DEG 35KT 3992 8605
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
NIELD3 follow-up statements
636
WWUS53 KIND 272151
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
551 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016
INC097-272201-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160327T2230Z/
MARION IN-
551 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL INDIANA.
LAT...LON 4015 8558 3993 8588 3993 8603 4006 8607
4022 8587 4022 8586 4023 8586 4029 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 213DEG 35KT 4000 8598
$$
INC057-095-272230-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160327T2230Z/
MADISON IN-HAMILTON IN-
551 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR MADISON AND EASTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES...
AT 551 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FISHERS...OR 16
MILES WEST OF ANDERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANDERSON...FISHERS...NOBLESVILLE...ELWOOD...PENDLETON...LAPEL...EDGEWOOD...
FRANKTON...WOODLAWN HEIGHTS...COUNTRY CLUB HEIGHTS AND RIVER FOREST.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 203 AND 216...AND
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 220 AND 221.
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 4015 8558 3993 8588 3993 8603 4006 8607
4022 8587 4022 8586 4023 8586 4029 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 213DEG 35KT 4000 8598
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
NIELD790
WWUS53 KIND 272203
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
603 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016
INC057-272213-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160327T2230Z/
HAMILTON IN-
603 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL INDIANA.
LAT...LON 4021 8567 4016 8586 4023 8586 4029 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 226DEG 26KT 4024 8582
$$
INC095-272230-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160327T2230Z/
MADISON IN-
603 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY...
AT 603 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ELWOOD...OR 12
MILES NORTHWEST OF ANDERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELWOOD AND FRANKTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4021 8567 4016 8586 4023 8586 4029 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 226DEG 26KT 4024 8582
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
NIELD684
WWUS53 KIND 272228 RRA
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
628 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016
INC095-272238-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160327T2230Z/
MADISON IN-
628 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS
AND EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL INDIANA.
LAT...LON 4021 8567 4016 8586 4023 8586 4029 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 213DEG 35KT 4024 8582
$$
NIELDThe 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, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison, Tipton | 54 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.