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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Indianapolis, IN

March 27, 20164 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2016, 8:08 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 37 min. 6 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
Mar 27, 2016, 8:08 PM EDT (00:08 UTC)
Expired
Mar 27, 2016, 8:45 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Hendricks County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Marion County, IN, Morgan County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 27, 8:29 PM EDTHAIL 1Indianapolis, INQUARTER SIZE HAIL SOUTH SIDE INDY NEAR US 31 AND THOMPSON RD.
Mar 27, 8:30 PM EDTHAIL 1.255 S Indianapolis, INHALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL FROM THE UINDY AREA AROUND 830 PM
Mar 27, 8:34 PM EDTHAIL 1.5Beech Grove, INNEAR BEECH GROVE CITY HALL
Mar 27, 8:35 PM EDTHAIL 1Indianapolis, INSE INDY NEAR ARLINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN.
Mar 27, 8:36 PM EDTHAIL 1Indianapolis, INHAIL SIZE ESTIMATED AT RAYMOND AND FRANKLIN SE INDY.
Mar 27, 8:39 PM EDTHAIL 1.5Southport, INPING PONG SIZE HAIL NEAR SOUTHPORT HIGH SCHOOL

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 27, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2016-03-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 564 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2016-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 117 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
564 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1161 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
117 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
165 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.6

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The text

As transmitted.

087 
WUUS53 KIND 280008
SVRIND
INC063-081-097-109-280045-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0006.160328T0008Z-160328T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
808 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN HENDRICKS COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 845 PM EDT

* AT 807 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER MOORESVILLE...
  OR 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. 

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  INDIANAPOLIS...CARMEL...FISHERS...GREENWOOD...LAWRENCE...PLAINFIELD...
  BEECH GROVE...SPEEDWAY...MOORESVILLE...SOUTHPORT...AVON...CUMBERLAND...
  MERIDIAN HILLS...BROOKLYN...WARREN PARK...HOMECROFT...ROCKY RIPPLE...
  WILLIAMS CREEK...WYNNEDALE AND SPRING HILL.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 103 AND 122.
 INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 200 AND 202.
 INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 65 AND 93.
 INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 73 AND 96.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3987 8594 3987 8595 3975 8595 3949 8634
      3956 8646 3993 8622 3993 8594
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 218DEG 34KT 3959 8634 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

NIELD
1 follow-up statement
363 
WWUS53 KIND 280025
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
825 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

INC063-109-280034-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160328T0045Z/
HENDRICKS IN-MORGAN IN-
825 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENDRICKS AND
NORTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE AREA. BE ALERT UNTIL WELL
AFTER THE THREAT HAS ENDED.

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

LAT...LON 3987 8594 3987 8595 3975 8595 3955 8625
      3993 8622 3993 8594
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 228DEG 37KT 3970 8616 

$$

INC081-097-280045-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160328T0045Z/
MARION IN-JOHNSON IN-
825 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT
FOR MARION AND NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTIES...

AT 824 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SOUTHPORT...OR
NEAR INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. 

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
INDIANAPOLIS...CARMEL...FISHERS...GREENWOOD...LAWRENCE...BEECH GROVE...
SPEEDWAY...SOUTHPORT...CUMBERLAND...MERIDIAN HILLS...WARREN PARK...
HOMECROFT...ROCKY RIPPLE...WILLIAMS CREEK...WYNNEDALE...SPRING HILL...
CROWS NEST...NORTH CROWS NEST...MONUMENT CIRCLE AND INDIANA STATE
FAIRGROUNDS.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 103 AND 119.
 INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 200 AND 202.
 INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 76 AND 93.
 INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 93 AND 96.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3987 8594 3987 8595 3975 8595 3955 8625
      3993 8622 3993 8594
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 228DEG 37KT 3970 8616 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

NIELD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 8:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Randolph39 min
Mar 27, 8:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJohnson, Marion, Morgan28 min
Mar 27, 8:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan38 min
Mar 27, 8:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton, Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Madison, Marion and 2 more51 min
Mar 27, 8:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Johnson, Rush, Shelby58 min
Mar 27, 9:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Randolph43 min
Mar 28, 3:45 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryINDBartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Decatur, Greene, Jackson and 6 more17 hr

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.