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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 1, 2016Parke County, Putnam County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 1, 2016, 9:01 PM EDT for Parke County, Putnam County, Indiana. It was in force for 25 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, 9:01 PM EDT (01:01 UTC)
Expired: May 1, 2016, 9:26 PM EDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:04 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, 9:20 PM EDT	HAIL 0.7	Greencastle, 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
May 1, 7:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 156 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: 71 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -71 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 494 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 164 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

452 
WUUS53 KIND 020101
SVRIND
INC121-133-020145-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0039.160502T0101Z-160502T0145Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN PARKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 945 PM EDT

* AT 900 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHWEST
  OF GREENCASTLE...OR 24 MILES SOUTH OF CRAWFORDSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT
  35 MPH.

  HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  GREENCASTLE...BAINBRIDGE...FILLMORE...BELLE UNION...CARPENTERSVILLE...
  CECIL HARDEN LAKE AND GROVELAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THIS STORM IS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

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 3978 8714 3985 8669 3963 8669 3963 8666
      3956 8666 3964 8714
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 266DEG 31KT 3971 8702 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

NIELD

2 follow-up statements

494 
WWUS53 KIND 020110
SVSIND

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

INC121-020119-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160502T0145Z/
PARKE IN-
910 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PARKE 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 MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
WEST CENTRAL INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3980 8701 3985 8669 3963 8669 3963 8666
      3956 8666 3962 8701
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 266DEG 31KT 3972 8691 

$$

INC133-020145-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160502T0145Z/
PUTNAM IN-
910 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTY...

AT 909 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GREENCASTLE...OR
22 MILES SOUTH OF CRAWFORDSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GREENCASTLE...BAINBRIDGE...FILLMORE...CARPENTERSVILLE...BELLE UNION AND
GROVELAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3980 8701 3985 8669 3963 8669 3963 8666
      3956 8666 3962 8701
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 266DEG 31KT 3972 8691 

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

NIELD

125 
WWUS53 KIND 020126
SVSIND

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

INC133-020135-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160502T0145Z/
PUTNAM IN-
926 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS
STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
WEST CENTRAL INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3980 8701 3985 8669 3963 8669 3963 8666
      3956 8666 3962 8701
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 266DEG 31KT 3973 8672 

$$

NIELD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 1, 8:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Parke, Putnam	42 min
May 1, 8:05 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe	25 min
May 1, 8:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Parke, Vermillion	48 min
May 1, 8:31 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Montgomery, Tippecanoe	44 min
May 1, 8:33 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Hendricks, Morgan, Putnam	27 min
May 1, 8:50 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	IND	Boone, Clinton, Montgomery, Tippecanoe	40 min
May 1, 8:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hendricks, Marion	64 min
May 1, 9:14 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Hendricks, Marion	46 min
May 1, 9:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Tipton	48 min
May 1, 9:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Knox, Sullivan	50 min
May 1, 9:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hancock, Marion, Shelby	42 min
May 1, 9:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe	46 min
May 1, 10:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Hamilton, Madison, Tipton	42 min
May 1, 10:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Rush	35 min
May 1, 10:27 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Delaware, Henry, Madison	17 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.