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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 56, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 11, 2016Hendricks County, Marion County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 11, 2016, 8:30 PM EDT for Hendricks County, Marion County, Indiana. It was in force for 30 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 11, 2016, 8:30 PM EDT (00:30 UTC)
Expired: May 11, 2016, 9:00 PM EDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Hendricks County, IN, Marion County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:32 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 11, 8:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Brownsburg, IN	TREE SNAPPED IN AUSTIN MEADOWS SUBDIVISION.
May 11, 8:30 PM EDT	HAIL 0.25	Brownsburg, IN
May 11, 8:46 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 W Speedway, IN	TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED
May 11, 8:47 PM EDT	HAIL 0.25	Avon, IN
May 11, 9:01 PM EDT	HAIL 0.25	Indianapolis, 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 11, 4:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 200 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: 18 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -123 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1437 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 155 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

614 
WUUS53 KIND 120030
SVRIND
INC063-097-120100-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0056.160512T0030Z-160512T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
830 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHEASTERN HENDRICKS COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 900 PM EDT

* AT 829 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BROWNSBURG...
  OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  INDIANAPOLIS...FISHERS...LAWRENCE...BROWNSBURG...BEECH GROVE...SPEEDWAY...
  AVON...CUMBERLAND...MERIDIAN HILLS...WARREN PARK...CLERMONT...ROCKY
  RIPPLE...WILLIAMS CREEK...WYNNEDALE...SPRING HILL...CROWS NEST...NORTH
  CROWS NEST...MONUMENT CIRCLE...INDIANA STATE FAIRGROUNDS AND
  CASTLETON.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 108 AND 127.
 INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 200 AND 202.
 INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 75 AND 93.
 INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 65 AND 97.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND 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 3987 8594 3987 8595 3969 8595 3977 8646
      3992 8639 3993 8603 3993 8594
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 274DEG 24KT 3985 8635 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CP

2 follow-up statements

606 
WWUS53 KIND 120048
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
848 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

INC063-120056-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-160512T0100Z/
HENDRICKS IN-
848 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HENDRICKS 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 1100 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3987 8594 3987 8595 3969 8595 3977 8633
      3984 8633 3992 8630 3993 8608 3993 8594
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 274DEG 24KT 3984 8620 

$$

INC097-120100-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-160512T0100Z/
MARION IN-
848 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR MARION COUNTY...

AT 846 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SPEEDWAY...OR
NEAR INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... INDIANAPOLIS...LAWRENCE...BEECH
GROVE...SPEEDWAY... CUMBERLAND...MERIDIAN HILLS...WARREN
PARK...CLERMONT...ROCKY RIPPLE... WILLIAMS
CREEK...WYNNEDALE...SPRING HILL...CROWS NEST...NORTH CROWS NEST...
MONUMENT CIRCLE...INDIANA STATE FAIRGROUNDS...CASTLETON AND EAGLE
CREEK RESERVOIR.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 109 AND 125.
 INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 200 AND 202.
 INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 77 AND 93.
 INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 70 AND 97.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 3987 8594 3987 8595 3969 8595 3977 8633
      3984 8633 3992 8630 3993 8608 3993 8594
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 274DEG 24KT 3984 8620 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CP

793 
WWUS53 KIND 120100
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
900 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

INC097-120109-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-160512T0100Z/
MARION IN-
900 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MARION COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
900 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 HEAVY
RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3987 8594 3987 8595 3969 8595 3977 8633
      3984 8633 3992 8630 3993 8608 3993 8594
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 274DEG 24KT 3984 8620 

$$

CP

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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.