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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 82, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 23, 20164 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2016, 1:11 AM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 34 min. 7 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 23, 2016, 1:11 AM EDT (05:11 UTC)
Expired: Jun 23, 2016, 1:45 AM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 80.0 mph

Counties Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Madison County, IN, Tipton County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:15 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, 1:14 AM EDT	TSTM WND GST 50	3 S Lapel, IN	LOCATED AT HARDSCRABBLE...STATE ROADS 13 AND 38
Jun 23, 1:24 AM EDT	TSTM WND GST 59	2 S Tipton, IN
Jun 23, 1:33 AM EDT	TSTM WND GST 50	2 S Elwood, IN
Jun 23, 1:50 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ne Anderson, IN	18 TO 24-INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN AT ALEXANDRIA PIKE AND GRAND AVENUE...MAPLE WOOD CEMETARY AREA
Jun 23, 1:50 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ne Anderson, IN	ABOUT 20 OR MORE TREES IN THE AREA ABOUT 30 FEET UP OFF THE GROUND HAVE BEEN TOPPED OUT. SEVERAL UTILITY LINES AND 18 TO 24-INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN AT ALEXANDRIA PIKE AND GRAND AVENUE...MAPLE WOOD CEMETARY AREA
Jun 23, 1:50 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ne Anderson, IN	MULTIPLE TREES DOWN
Jun 23, 1:55 AM EDT	TSTM WND GST 50	4 Sw Anderson, 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 22, 10:33 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 179 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: 130 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -148 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 774 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 168 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 340 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

183 
WUUS53 KIND 230511
SVRIND
INC057-059-095-159-230545-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0082.160623T0511Z-160623T0545Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN TIPTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 145 AM EDT

* AT 110 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF
  TIPTON...OR 17 MILES WEST OF ANDERSON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM. 

  HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT 
           CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. 
           EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ANDERSON...FISHERS...NOBLESVILLE...ELWOOD...WESTFIELD...CICERO...
  MCCORDSVILLE...PENDLETON...FORTVILLE...CHESTERFIELD...INGALLS...
  LAPEL...EDGEWOOD...FRANKTON...ARCADIA...ATLANTA...MARKLEVILLE...
  WILKINSON...WOODLAWN HEIGHTS AND COUNTRY CLUB HEIGHTS.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 207 AND 232.
 INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 110 AND 112.

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.

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

&&

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

LAT...LON 4010 8557 3987 8559 3987 8560 3980 8560
      3993 8593 4010 8622 4038 8591
TIME...MOT...LOC 0510Z 300DEG 37KT 4017 8600 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...80MPH
 
$$
JH

2 follow-up statements

567 
WWUS53 KIND 230524
SVSIND

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

INC057-059-095-159-230545-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-160623T0545Z/
HAMILTON IN-HANCOCK IN-TIPTON IN-MADISON IN-
124 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM EDT
FOR HAMILTON...NORTHERN HANCOCK...SOUTHEASTERN TIPTON AND MADISON
COUNTIES...

AT 124 AM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR ANDERSON TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAWRENCE...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS.

HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT 
         CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. 
         EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANDERSON...FISHERS...NOBLESVILLE...ELWOOD...WESTFIELD...CICERO...
MCCORDSVILLE...PENDLETON...FORTVILLE...CHESTERFIELD...INGALLS...
LAPEL...EDGEWOOD...FRANKTON...ARCADIA...ATLANTA...MARKLEVILLE...
WILKINSON...WOODLAWN HEIGHTS AND COUNTRY CLUB HEIGHTS.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 207 AND 232.
 INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 110 AND 112.

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. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

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

LAT...LON 4010 8557 3987 8559 3987 8560 3980 8560
      3993 8593 4010 8622 4038 8591
TIME...MOT...LOC 0524Z 307DEG 48KT 4017 8566 3995 8583 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...80MPH
 
$$

NIELD

731 
WWUS53 KIND 230540
SVSIND

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

INC057-059-095-159-230545-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-160623T0545Z/
HAMILTON IN-HANCOCK IN-TIPTON IN-MADISON IN-
140 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON...NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK...SOUTHEASTERN
TIPTON AND MADISON COUNTIES...

AT 139 AM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MUNCIE TO 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF
GREENFIELD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 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...
ANDERSON...NOBLESVILLE...ELWOOD...CICERO...PENDLETON...
CHESTERFIELD...INGALLS...LAPEL...EDGEWOOD...FRANKTON...ARCADIA...
ATLANTA...MARKLEVILLE...WILKINSON...WOODLAWN HEIGHTS...
COUNTRY CLUB HEIGHTS AND RIVER FOREST.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 212 AND 232.
 INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 111 AND 112.

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.

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

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. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

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

LAT...LON 4010 8557 3987 8559 3987 8560 3980 8560
      3996 8586 4016 8609 4038 8591
TIME...MOT...LOC 0539Z 300DEG 37KT 4010 8551 3988 8568 

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

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, 12:43 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Tipton	47 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, 1:22 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.