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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 74, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 20, 2016Delaware County, Henry County, Madison County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2016, 7:19 PM EDT for Delaware County, Henry County, Madison County, Indiana. It was in force for 26 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
Jun 20, 2016, 7:19 PM EDT (23:19 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2016, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Delaware County, IN, Henry County, IN, Madison County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:22 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
Jun 20, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 171 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 2016-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 177 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 12:00Z on 2016-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 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
177 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1049 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
104 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

680 
WUUS53 KIND 202319
SVRIND
INC035-065-095-202345-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0074.160620T2319Z-160620T2345Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHWESTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 745 PM EDT

* AT 718 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ELWOOD...OR
  9 MILES NORTHWEST OF ANDERSON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ANDERSON...ALEXANDRIA...YORKTOWN...CHESTERFIELD...EDGEWOOD...
  FRANKTON...DALEVILLE...MARKLEVILLE...ORESTES...WOODLAWN HEIGHTS...
  COUNTRY CLUB HEIGHTS AND RIVER FOREST.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 223 AND 240.
 
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 3991 8554 3994 8558 3995 8558 3995 8559
      4013 8586 4021 8586 4029 8578 4014 8535
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 301DEG 27KT 4020 8580 

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

KOCH
2 follow-up statements
193 
WWUS53 KIND 202336
SVSIND

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

INC035-065-095-202345-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-160620T2345Z/
MADISON IN-HENRY IN-DELAWARE IN-
736 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN MADISON...NORTHWESTERN HENRY AND SOUTHWESTERN DELAWARE
COUNTIES...

AT 735 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ANDERSON...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANDERSON...YORKTOWN...CHESTERFIELD...EDGEWOOD...DALEVILLE...
MARKLEVILLE...WOODLAWN HEIGHTS...
COUNTRY CLUB HEIGHTS AND RIVER FOREST.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 223 AND 240.
 
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 3991 8554 3994 8558 3995 8558 3995 8559
      4012 8585 4017 8574 4022 8558 4014 8535
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 307DEG 26KT 4011 8569 

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

KOCH
662 
WWUS53 KIND 202344
SVSIND

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

INC035-065-095-202354-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-160620T2345Z/
MADISON IN-HENRY IN-DELAWARE IN-
744 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MADISON...
NORTHWESTERN HENRY AND SOUTHWESTERN DELAWARE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
745 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 GUSTY
WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

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

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
INDIANAPOLIS.

LAT...LON 3991 8554 3994 8558 3995 8558 3995 8559
      4012 8585 4017 8574 4022 8558 4014 8535
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 301DEG 27KT 4011 8569 

$$

KOCH

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, 6:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDCarroll, Clinton, Howard33 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.