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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 1, 2016, 9:27 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 48 min. 5 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
- May 1, 2016, 9:27 PM EDT (01:27 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2016, 10:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Boone County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Tipton County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 9:33 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 3 S Kirklin, IN | LOCATION ESTIMATED BY RADAR. AT 850 NORTH AND 300 WEST |
| May 1, 9:52 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 N Tipton, IN | AT US 31 |
| May 1, 10:04 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Atlanta, IN | |
| May 1, 10:13 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 W Elwood, IN | |
| May 1, 10:24 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 W 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 211 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
652 WUUS53 KIND 020127 SVRIND INC011-023-057-159-020215- /O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0040.160502T0127Z-160502T0215Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 927 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA... NORTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA... TIPTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA... SOUTHEASTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA... * UNTIL 1015 PM EDT * AT 927 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FRANKFORT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FRANKFORT...NOBLESVILLE...LEBANON...TIPTON...WINDFALL CITY...WESTFIELD... CICERO...SHERIDAN...ARCADIA...KIRKLIN...ATLANTA...KEMPTON...WINDFALL AND MORSE RESERVOIR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. && LAT...LON 4007 8586 4008 8649 4031 8649 4039 8586 TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 266DEG 31KT 4020 8635 HAIL...1.00IN WIND...<50MPH $$ NIELD
4 follow-up statements
006 WWUS53 KIND 020134 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 934 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016 INC011-023-057-159-020215- /O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160502T0215Z/ HAMILTON IN-BOONE IN-TIPTON IN-CLINTON IN- 934 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN HAMILTON...NORTHEASTERN BOONE...TIPTON AND SOUTHEASTERN CLINTON COUNTIES... AT 934 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEBANON...OR 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FRANKFORT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT. IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NOBLESVILLE...TIPTON...WINDFALL CITY...WESTFIELD...CICERO...SHERIDAN... ARCADIA...KIRKLIN...ATLANTA...KEMPTON...WINDFALL AND MORSE RESERVOIR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. && LAT...LON 4007 8586 4008 8640 4032 8639 4039 8586 TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 269DEG 32KT 4018 8627 HAIL...1.00IN WIND...<50MPH $$ NIELD
477
WWUS53 KIND 020151
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
951 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
INC011-023-020200-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160502T0215Z/
BOONE IN-CLINTON IN-
951 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BOONE AND
SOUTHEASTERN CLINTON 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 MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
CENTRAL INDIANA.
LAT...LON 4007 8586 4008 8624 4034 8624 4039 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 266DEG 31KT 4019 8608
$$
INC057-159-020215-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160502T0215Z/
HAMILTON IN-TIPTON IN-
951 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN HAMILTON AND TIPTON COUNTIES...
AT 950 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TIPTON...OR 19
MILES SOUTH OF KOKOMO...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NOBLESVILLE...TIPTON...WINDFALL CITY...WESTFIELD...CICERO...SHERIDAN...
ARCADIA...ATLANTA...KEMPTON...WINDFALL AND MORSE RESERVOIR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4007 8586 4008 8624 4034 8624 4039 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 266DEG 31KT 4019 8608
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
NIELD309
WWUS53 KIND 020154
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
954 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
INC057-159-020215-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160502T0215Z/
HAMILTON IN-TIPTON IN-
954 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN HAMILTON AND TIPTON COUNTIES...
AT 953 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TIPTON...OR 19
MILES WEST OF ANDERSON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NOBLESVILLE...TIPTON...WINDFALL CITY...WESTFIELD...CICERO...SHERIDAN...
ARCADIA...ATLANTA...KEMPTON...WINDFALL AND MORSE RESERVOIR.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4007 8586 4008 8624 4034 8624 4039 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 266DEG 31KT 4019 8604
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
NIELD312
WWUS53 KIND 020157
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
957 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
INC057-159-020215-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160502T0215Z/
HAMILTON IN-TIPTON IN-
957 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON AND EASTERN TIPTON COUNTIES...
AT 957 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TIPTON...OR 17
MILES NORTHWEST OF ANDERSON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NOBLESVILLE...TIPTON...WINDFALL CITY...CICERO...ARCADIA...ATLANTA...
WINDFALL AND MORSE RESERVOIR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE WEATHER
INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND
TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...SUCH AS AN INTERIOR ROOM...
A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.
&&
LAT...LON 4007 8586 4008 8610 4035 8615 4039 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 266DEG 31KT 4019 8599
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
NIELDThe 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 | IND | Boone, Clinton, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 40 min |
| May 1, 8:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion | 64 min |
| May 1, 9:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke, Putnam | 25 min |
| May 1, 9:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion | 46 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.