Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 35, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 1, 2016, 7:39 PM EDT for Clay County, Vigo County, Indiana. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report 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
- May 1, 2016, 7:39 PM EDT (23:39 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2016, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Clay County, IN, Vigo County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 7:52 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 7 E Terre Haute, IN | HAIL RANGED FROM THE PEA SIZE TO GOLF BALL SIZE. LASTED FOR A FEW MINUTES. LOCATED ABOUT 1 MILE NE OF ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
032
WUUS53 KIND 012339
SVRIND
INC021-167-020030-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0035.160501T2339Z-160502T0030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
739 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN VIGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 830 PM EDT
* AT 739 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER TERRE HAUTE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TERRE HAUTE...BRAZIL...SEELYVILLE...STAUNTON...NORTH TERRE HAUTE...
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND FONTANET.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 15 AND 22.
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 3961 8727 3961 8713 3944 8712 3944 8742
3953 8746
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 245DEG 20KT 3950 8737
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
NIELD3 follow-up statements
584
WWUS53 KIND 012355
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
755 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
INC021-167-020030-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-160502T0030Z/
VIGO IN-CLAY IN-
755 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN VIGO AND NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES...
AT 755 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BRAZIL...OR 10
MILES NORTHEAST OF TERRE HAUTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRAZIL...SEELYVILLE...STAUNTON AND FONTANET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE WEATHER
INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND
TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...SUCH AS AN INTERIOR ROOM...
A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.
&&
LAT...LON 3961 8727 3961 8713 3947 8712 3950 8732
3959 8732
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 244DEG 25KT 3956 8722
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
NIELD519
WWUS53 KIND 020000
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
800 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
INC021-167-020030-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-160502T0030Z/
VIGO IN-CLAY IN-
800 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN VIGO AND NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES...
AT 759 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BRAZIL...OR 12
MILES NORTHEAST OF TERRE HAUTE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRAZIL...SEELYVILLE...STAUNTON AND FONTANET.
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 3961 8727 3961 8713 3947 8712 3950 8732
3959 8732
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 250DEG 23KT 3956 8718
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
NIELD331
WWUS53 KIND 020015
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
815 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
INC021-167-020025-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-160502T0030Z/
VIGO IN-CLAY IN-
815 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN VIGO AND
NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
WEST CENTRAL INDIANA.
LAT...LON 3961 8727 3961 8713 3947 8712 3950 8732
3959 8732
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 245DEG 20KT 3960 8708
$$
NIELDThe 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, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Sullivan | 46 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 |
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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.