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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 23, 20164 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2016, 12:43 AM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 47 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 23, 2016, 12:43 AM EDT (04:43 UTC)
Expired: Jun 23, 2016, 1:30 AM EDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 90.0 mph

Counties Boone County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Tipton County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:43 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
Jun 23, 12:50 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 E Michigantown, IN	TWO HOG BARNS COLLAPSED...HOUSE DAMAGED. TIME IS APPROXIMATE.

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
Jun 22, 10:33 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 195 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: 2491 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1597 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 170 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 406 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.1
Supercell composite: 41.8

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The text

As transmitted.

074 
WUUS53 KIND 230443
SVRIND
INC011-023-057-159-230530-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0079.160623T0443Z-160623T0530Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1243 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHWESTERN TIPTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHERN CLINTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 130 AM EDT

* AT 1242 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  FRANKFORT... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

  THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM. 

  HAZARD...90 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS 
           MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE 
           HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. HOMES AND 
           BUSINESSES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL ROOF AND WINDOW DAMAGE. 
           EXPECT EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FRANKFORT...CARMEL...FISHERS...NOBLESVILLE...LEBANON...
  ZIONSVILLE...WESTFIELD...CICERO...WHITESTOWN...SHERIDAN...
  KIRKLIN...MICHIGANTOWN...KEMPTON...ULEN AND MORSE RESERVOIR.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 129 AND 158.
 INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 204 AND 211.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT FOR CENTRAL
INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4037 8626 3994 8586 3993 8650 4028 8667
TIME...MOT...LOC 0442Z 310DEG 46KT 4028 8642 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...90MPH
 
$$
JH

2 follow-up statements

680 
WWUS53 KIND 230455
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1255 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

INC011-023-057-159-230530-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-160623T0530Z/
HAMILTON IN-BOONE IN-TIPTON IN-CLINTON IN-
1255 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EDT
FOR HAMILTON...BOONE...SOUTHWESTERN TIPTON AND SOUTHERN CLINTON
COUNTIES...

AT 1254 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES
NORTHWEST OF NOBLESVILLE...OR 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
FRANKFORT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM.

HAZARD...90 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. HOMES AND BUSINESSES 
         WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL ROOF AND WINDOW DAMAGE. EXPECT 
         EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FRANKFORT...CARMEL...FISHERS...NOBLESVILLE...LEBANON...ZIONSVILLE...
WESTFIELD...CICERO...WHITESTOWN...SHERIDAN...KIRKLIN...
MICHIGANTOWN...KEMPTON...ULEN AND MORSE RESERVOIR.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 129 AND 158.
 INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 204 AND 211.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING
WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. SEEK SHELTER
NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT FOR CENTRAL
INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4037 8626 3994 8586 3993 8650 4028 8667
TIME...MOT...LOC 0454Z 310DEG 49KT 4016 8623 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...90MPH
 
$$

NIELD

594 
WWUS53 KIND 230507
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
107 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

INC011-023-057-159-230530-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-160623T0530Z/
HAMILTON IN-BOONE IN-TIPTON IN-CLINTON IN-
107 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EDT
FOR HAMILTON...BOONE...SOUTHWESTERN TIPTON AND SOUTHERN CLINTON
COUNTIES...

AT 107 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
NOBLESVILLE...OR 20 MILES NORTH OF INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 50 MPH.

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM.

HAZARD...90 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. HOMES AND BUSINESSES 
         WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL ROOF AND WINDOW DAMAGE. EXPECT 
         EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FRANKFORT...CARMEL...FISHERS...NOBLESVILLE...LEBANON...ZIONSVILLE...
WESTFIELD...CICERO...WHITESTOWN...SHERIDAN...KIRKLIN...
MICHIGANTOWN...KEMPTON...ULEN AND MORSE RESERVOIR.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 129 AND 158.
 INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 204 AND 211.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT FOR CENTRAL
INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4037 8626 3994 8586 3993 8650 4028 8667
TIME...MOT...LOC 0507Z 309DEG 44KT 4007 8609 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...90MPH
 
$$

NIELD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 22, 8:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Bartholomew	35 min
Jun 23, 12:04 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Carroll, Tippecanoe	45 min
Jun 23, 12:23 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Tippecanoe, Warren	19 min
Jun 23, 12:26 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Carroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe, Tipton	34 min
Jun 23, 12:53 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clinton, Hamilton, Howard, Tipton	37 min
Jun 23, 1:00 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Warren	30 min
Jun 23, 1:11 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, Tipton	34 min
Jun 23, 1:22 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Clinton, Hamilton, Tipton	4 hr
Jun 23, 1:26 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hamilton, Madison, Tipton	34 min
Jun 23, 1:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren	17 min
Jun 23, 1:30 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Henry, Madison, Randolph	45 min
Jun 23, 1:52 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Hamilton, Madison, Tipton	23 min
Jun 23, 2:08 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Montgomery	16 min
Jun 23, 2:13 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Clinton, Montgomery, Tippecanoe	62 min
Jun 23, 2:16 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Carroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe	44 min
Jun 23, 2:23 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Tippecanoe, Warren	6 hr
Jun 23, 2:35 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Tippecanoe, Warren	40 min
Jun 23, 2:42 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Madison, Marion	33 min
Jun 23, 2:56 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Boone, Hamilton, Tipton	6 hr
Jun 23, 3:35 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Rush	25 min
Jun 23, 3:44 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Hamilton, Hancock, Marion	5 hr

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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.