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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 20, 2016Carroll County, Clinton County, Howard County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2016, 6:12 PM EDT for Carroll County, Clinton County, Howard County, Indiana. It was in force for 33 min. 1 report 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 20, 2016, 6:12 PM EDT (22:12 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2016, 6:45 PM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Carroll County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Howard County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:13 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 20, 6:14 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGRossville, INTREES DOWNED IN ROSSVILLE.

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 20, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 186 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 2016-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 225 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2016-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 51 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
225 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-178 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1180 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
146 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

373 
WUUS53 KIND 202212
SVRIND
INC015-023-067-202245-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0073.160620T2212Z-160620T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
612 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  CLINTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 645 PM EDT

* AT 612 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DELPHI...OR
  13 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE...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...
  FRANKFORT...DELPHI...FLORA...ROSSVILLE...RUSSIAVILLE...KIRKLIN...
  BURLINGTON AND MICHIGANTOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4060 8666 4043 8617 4040 8619 4040 8624
      4034 8624 4018 8637 4018 8639 4040 8670
      4056 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 302DEG 31KT 4051 8665 

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

LEE/MFK
2 follow-up statements
393 
WWUS53 KIND 202225
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
625 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2016

INC015-023-067-202245-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-160620T2245Z/
CARROLL IN-CLINTON IN-HOWARD IN-
625 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN CARROLL...CLINTON AND SOUTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTIES...

AT 625 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF
FRANKFORT...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...
FRANKFORT...DELPHI...FLORA...ROSSVILLE...RUSSIAVILLE...KIRKLIN...
BURLINGTON AND MICHIGANTOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4060 8666 4043 8617 4040 8619 4040 8624
      4034 8624 4018 8637 4018 8639 4040 8670
      4056 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 309DEG 32KT 4040 8656 

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

LEE/MFK
234 
WWUS53 KIND 202239
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
639 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2016

INC015-023-067-202248-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-160620T2245Z/
CARROLL IN-CLINTON IN-HOWARD IN-
639 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CARROLL...CLINTON AND
SOUTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM EDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER SMALL
HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.

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

LAT...LON 4060 8666 4043 8617 4040 8619 4040 8624
      4034 8624 4018 8637 4018 8639 4040 8670
      4056 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 302DEG 31KT 4040 8656 

$$

LEE/MFK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 5:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDCarroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe25 min
Jun 20, 7:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Madison26 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.