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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 7, 2016Sullivan County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 7, 2016, 7:23 PM EDT for Sullivan County, Indiana. It was in force for 37 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 7, 2016, 7:23 PM EDT (23:23 UTC)
Expired
May 7, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Sullivan County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 7, 7:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 150 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2016-05-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2016-05-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 228 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-438 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2063 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
228 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
255 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

013 
WUUS53 KIND 072323
SVRIND
INC153-080000-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0046.160507T2323Z-160508T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
723 PM EDT SAT MAY 7 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA...

* UNTIL 800 PM EDT

* AT 722 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER HUTSONVILLE...
  OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROBINSON...MOVING SOUTHEAST 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...
  CARLISLE...MEROM...GRAYSVILLE...TURTLE CREEK RESERVOIR AND PAXTON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3916 8764 3916 8755 3890 8725 3891 8753
      3896 8751 3899 8758 3899 8756 3900 8758
      3901 8757 3906 8757 3909 8762 3910 8762
      3911 8765 3912 8763 3913 8766
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 316DEG 29KT 3909 8762 

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

JAS
2 follow-up statements
794 
WWUS53 KIND 072340
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
740 PM EDT SAT MAY 7 2016

INC153-080000-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-160508T0000Z/
SULLIVAN IN-
740 PM EDT SAT MAY 7 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY...

AT 739 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PALESTINE...OR
12 MILES EAST OF ROBINSON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 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...
CARLISLE...MEROM...TURTLE CREEK RESERVOIR AND PAXTON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3890 8725 3891 8753 3896 8751 3899 8758
      3899 8756 3900 8758 3901 8757 3906 8757
      3907 8759 3911 8749
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 317DEG 23KT 3900 8751 

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

JAS
211 
WWUS53 KIND 072356
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
756 PM EDT SAT MAY 7 2016

INC153-080005-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-160508T0000Z/
SULLIVAN IN-
756 PM EDT SAT MAY 7 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM EDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
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 200 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3890 8725 3891 8753 3896 8751 3899 8758
      3899 8756 3900 8758 3901 8757 3906 8757
      3907 8759 3911 8749
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 316DEG 29KT 3900 8751 

$$

JAS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 7:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Knox42 min
May 7, 7:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDKnox43 min

Nearby

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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.