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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 15, 2016Henry County, Rush County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2016, 5:13 PM EDT for Henry County, Rush County, Indiana. It was in force for 32 min. 3 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
Jun 15, 2016, 5:13 PM EDT (21:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2016, 5:45 PM EDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Henry County, IN, Rush County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 15, 5:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGKnightstown, INFENCE BLOWN DOWN. LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWNED.
Jun 15, 5:18 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGDunreith, IN4-INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMB DOWN
Jun 15, 5:23 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 492 Nw Straughn, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 15, 4:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 136 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 12:00Z on 2016-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 80 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2016-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 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
80 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-139 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1133 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

358 
WUUS53 KIND 152113
SVRIND
INC065-139-152145-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0068.160615T2113Z-160615T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
513 PM EDT WED JUN 15 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN HENRY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT

* AT 513 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF HAGERSTOWN TO 11 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF GREENFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...TRAINED SPOTTER. AT 512 PM...TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED
           POWER LINES DOWN IN CARTHAGE.

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  NEW CASTLE...RUSHVILLE...GLENWOOD...KNIGHTSTOWN...CARTHAGE...
  SPICELAND...MOORELAND...LEWISVILLE...MILROY...STRAUGHN...
  DUNREITH...MAYS...FALMOUTH...ARLINGTON AND NEW SALEM.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 119 AND 133.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3987 8522 3979 8522 3979 8530 3952 8530
      3945 8539 3945 8551 3962 8563 3977 8563
      4001 8523 3999 8520 3988 8520
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 251DEG 47KT 3999 8522 3966 8565 

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

LEE/TUCEK
1 follow-up statement
361 
WWUS53 KIND 152131
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
531 PM EDT WED JUN 15 2016

INC065-139-152145-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-160615T2145Z/
HENRY IN-RUSH IN-
531 PM EDT WED JUN 15 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENRY AND RUSH COUNTIES...

AT 531 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF FOUNTAIN CITY TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF
GLENWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RUSHVILLE...GLENWOOD...LEWISVILLE...STRAUGHN...MAYS...FALMOUTH...
ARLINGTON AND NEW SALEM.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 126 AND 133.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3987 8522 3979 8522 3979 8530 3952 8530
      3945 8539 3945 8540 3962 8563 3973 8550
      3999 8520 3988 8520
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 251DEG 47KT 4006 8494 3974 8537 

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

LEE/TUCEK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 3:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDGreene, Sullivan42 min
Jun 15, 3:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDGreene39 min
Jun 15, 3:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHamilton40 min
Jun 15, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Marion37 min
Jun 15, 3:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDGreene, Owen, Sullivan31 min
Jun 15, 3:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Martin37 min
Jun 15, 4:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton33 min
Jun 15, 4:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion37 min
Jun 15, 4:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBrown, Greene, Monroe, Owen35 min
Jun 15, 4:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDDaviess, Greene, Knox, Sullivan3 hr
Jun 15, 4:30 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDMarion2 hr
Jun 15, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Knox, Martin28 min
Jun 15, 4:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDecatur, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and 2 more30 min
Jun 15, 4:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hendricks, Montgomery36 min
Jun 15, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Lawrence, Martin32 min
Jun 15, 5:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion and 1 more25 min
Jun 15, 5:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDVigo56 min
Jun 15, 5:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDBoone, Hamilton2 hr
Jun 15, 5:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Greene, Hendricks, Morgan, Owen, Parke and 3 more30 min
Jun 15, 5:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Knox, Sullivan31 min
Jun 15, 6:16 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDMarion3 hr
Jun 15, 6:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Rush, Shelby23 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.