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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 1, 20164 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 1, 2016, 5:29 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 1, 2016, 5:29 PM EDT (21:29 UTC)
Expired: May 1, 2016, 6:15 PM EDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Daviess County, IN, Greene County, IN, Knox County, IN, Sullivan County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 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 12:00Z, 9.5 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.

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: 7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -293 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 483 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 92 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.9

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The text

As transmitted.

139 
WUUS53 KIND 012129
SVRIND
INC027-055-083-153-012215-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0032.160501T2129Z-160501T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
529 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA...
  NORTHEASTERN KNOX COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA...
  NORTHEASTERN DAVIESS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA...

* UNTIL 615 PM EDT

* AT 529 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF
  LINTON...OR 23 MILES NORTHEAST OF VINCENNES...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BLOOMFIELD...ODON...LYONS...ELNORA...SANDBORN...SWITZ CITY...NEWBERRY...
  CRANE AND PLEASANTVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

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

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE WEATHER
INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND
TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER SUCH AS AN INTERIOR ROOM...A
BATHROOM...CLOSET OR BASEMENT.

&&

LAT...LON 3899 8731 3907 8689 3890 8690 3882 8690
      3882 8692 3879 8692 3887 8732
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 270DEG 22KT 3892 8721 

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

NIELD

4 follow-up statements

853 
WWUS53 KIND 012139
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
539 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

INC153-012148-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160501T2215Z/
SULLIVAN IN-
539 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3886 8726 3890 8725 3891 8724 3899 8723
      3907 8689 3882 8690 3882 8692 3879 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 268DEG 22KT 3893 8713 

$$

INC027-055-083-012215-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160501T2215Z/
GREENE IN-KNOX IN-DAVIESS IN-
539 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN GREENE...NORTHEASTERN KNOX AND NORTHEASTERN DAVIESS
COUNTIES...

AT 538 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF
LINTON...OR 26 MILES NORTHEAST OF VINCENNES...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLOOMFIELD...ODON...LYONS...ELNORA...SANDBORN...NEWBERRY AND CRANE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

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

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE WEATHER
INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND
TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...SUCH AS AN INTERIOR ROOM...
A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.

&&

LAT...LON 3886 8726 3890 8725 3891 8724 3899 8723
      3907 8689 3882 8690 3882 8692 3879 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 268DEG 22KT 3893 8713 

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

NIELD

144 
WWUS53 KIND 012146
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
546 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

INC083-012156-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160501T2215Z/
KNOX IN-
546 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KNOX COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3890 8712 3890 8709 3891 8714 3898 8717
      3907 8689 3890 8690 3889 8690 3883 8691
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 269DEG 22KT 3893 8707 

$$

INC027-055-012215-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160501T2215Z/
GREENE IN-DAVIESS IN-
546 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN GREENE AND NORTHEASTERN DAVIESS COUNTIES...

AT 546 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
LINTON...OR 29 MILES NORTHEAST OF VINCENNES...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLOOMFIELD...LYONS...NEWBERRY AND CRANE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

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

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE WEATHER
INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND
TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...SUCH AS AN INTERIOR ROOM...
A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.

&&

LAT...LON 3890 8712 3890 8709 3891 8714 3898 8717
      3907 8689 3890 8690 3889 8690 3883 8691
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 269DEG 22KT 3893 8707 

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

NIELD

583 
WWUS53 KIND 012154
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
554 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

INC027-055-012215-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160501T2215Z/
GREENE IN-DAVIESS IN-
554 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GREENE AND NORTHEASTERN DAVIESS COUNTIES...

AT 553 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
BLOOMFIELD...OR 27 MILES WEST OF BEDFORD...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLOOMFIELD...LYONS...NEWBERRY AND CRANE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

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

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE WEATHER
INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND
TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...SUCH AS AN INTERIOR ROOM...
A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.

&&

LAT...LON 3889 8708 3898 8709 3905 8689 3890 8690
      3889 8690 3883 8691
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 269DEG 22KT 3893 8700 

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

NIELD

834 
WWUS53 KIND 012208
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
608 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

INC027-012217-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160501T2215Z/
DAVIESS IN-
608 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DAVIESS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3891 8701 3899 8697 3901 8689 3899 8689
      3899 8690 3897 8689 3890 8690 3890 8694
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 267DEG 22KT 3895 8690 

$$

INC055-012215-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160501T2215Z/
GREENE IN-
608 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY...

AT 607 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BLOOMFIELD...OR
22 MILES WEST OF BEDFORD...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3891 8701 3899 8697 3901 8689 3899 8689
      3899 8690 3897 8689 3890 8690 3890 8694
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 267DEG 22KT 3895 8690 

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

NIELD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 1, 4:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Greene, Knox, Sullivan	41 min
May 1, 6:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Greene, Martin	33 min
May 1, 6:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Lawrence	62 min
May 1, 6:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Jennings	42 min
May 1, 6:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Jennings	20 min
May 1, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Decatur	48 min
May 1, 7:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Vigo	36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.