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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 1, 20164 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 1, 2016, 9:40 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 50 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, 9:40 PM EDT (01:40 UTC)
Expired: May 1, 2016, 10:30 PM EDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

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

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 173 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.

630 
WUUS53 KIND 020140
SVRIND
INC027-055-083-153-020230-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0041.160502T0140Z-160502T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
940 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...
  NORTHERN DAVIESS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA...

* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT

* AT 939 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RUSSELLVILLE...
  OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAWRENCEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 55 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...
  BLOOMFIELD...RUSSELLVILLE...BICKNELL...ODON...LYONS...CARLISLE...ELNORA...
  OAKTOWN...BRUCEVILLE...PLAINVILLE...SANDBORN...EDWARDSPORT...NEWBERRY...
  PLEASANTVILLE AND FREELANDVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3888 8754 3889 8754 3889 8753 3890 8753
      3890 8752 3892 8753 3892 8752 3896 8751
      3904 8692 3879 8693 3875 8750 3877 8750
      3877 8751 3878 8749 3882 8753 3885 8753
      3886 8755
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 264DEG 48KT 3887 8753 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RYAN

3 follow-up statements

801 
WWUS53 KIND 020154 RRA
SVSIND

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

INC027-055-083-153-020230-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-160502T0230Z/
GREENE IN-KNOX IN-SULLIVAN IN-DAVIESS IN-
954 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN GREENE...NORTHEASTERN KNOX...SOUTHEASTERN SULLIVAN
AND NORTHERN DAVIESS COUNTIES...

AT 953 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF
RUSSELLVILLE...OR 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF VINCENNES...MOVING EAST AT 50
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...
BLOOMFIELD...RUSSELLVILLE...BICKNELL...ODON...LYONS...CARLISLE...ELNORA...
OAKTOWN...BRUCEVILLE...PLAINVILLE...SANDBORN...EDWARDSPORT...NEWBERRY...
PLEASANTVILLE AND FREELANDVILLE.

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.

CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3888 8754 3889 8754 3889 8753 3890 8753
      3890 8752 3892 8753 3892 8752 3896 8751
      3904 8692 3879 8693 3875 8750 3877 8750
      3877 8751 3878 8749 3882 8753 3885 8753
      3886 8755
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 262DEG 44KT 3889 8737 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RYAN

476 
WWUS53 KIND 020210
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1010 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

INC153-020219-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-160502T0230Z/
SULLIVAN IN-
1010 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

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

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

LAT...LON 3890 8724 3898 8724 3904 8692 3879 8693
      3880 8725 3890 8730
TIME...MOT...LOC 0209Z 264DEG 44KT 3890 8718 

$$

INC027-055-083-020230-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-160502T0230Z/
GREENE IN-KNOX IN-DAVIESS IN-
1010 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN GREENE...NORTHEASTERN KNOX AND NORTHERN DAVIESS
COUNTIES...

AT 1009 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF
LINTON...OR 23 MILES NORTHEAST OF VINCENNES...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLOOMFIELD...ODON...LYONS...ELNORA...PLAINVILLE...SANDBORN...EDWARDSPORT
AND NEWBERRY.

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.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
INDIANAPOLIS.

CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3890 8724 3898 8724 3904 8692 3879 8693
      3880 8725 3890 8730
TIME...MOT...LOC 0209Z 264DEG 44KT 3890 8718 

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

RYAN

650 
WWUS53 KIND 020225
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1025 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

INC027-055-083-020235-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-160502T0230Z/
GREENE IN-KNOX IN-DAVIESS IN-
1025 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GREENE...
NORTHEASTERN KNOX AND NORTHERN DAVIESS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1030
PM EDT...
                
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 WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER SMALL HAIL
AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

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

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
INDIANAPOLIS.

LAT...LON 3890 8724 3898 8724 3904 8692 3879 8693
      3880 8725 3890 8730
TIME...MOT...LOC 0223Z 264DEG 48KT 3890 8718 

$$

RYAN

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, 9:01 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, 9:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Tipton	48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.