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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 23, 20164 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2016, 2:13 AM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 62 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 23, 2016, 2:13 AM EDT (06:13 UTC)
Expired: Jun 23, 2016, 3:15 AM EDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Boone County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:13 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.

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, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 175 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.

194 
WUUS53 KIND 230613
SVRIND
INC011-023-107-157-230715-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0087.160623T0613Z-160623T0715Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
213 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHERN CLINTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN TIPPECANOE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 315 AM EDT

* AT 213 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF CRAWFORDSVILLE...MOVING EAST 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...LEBANON...ZIONSVILLE...WHITESTOWN...THORNTOWN...
  DARLINGTON...KIRKLIN...LINDEN...COLFAX...CLARKS HILL AND ULEN.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 132 AND 164.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

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

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS AND TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER SUCH AS AN
INTERIOR ROOM...A BATHROOM...CLOSET OR BASEMENT.

&&

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

LAT...LON 4032 8624 3993 8624 4003 8669 4016 8696
      4032 8685
TIME...MOT...LOC 0613Z 288DEG 30KT 4021 8678 

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

NIELD

3 follow-up statements

074 
WWUS53 KIND 230630
SVSIND

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

INC011-023-107-157-230715-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-160623T0715Z/
BOONE IN-CLINTON IN-MONTGOMERY IN-TIPPECANOE IN-
230 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM EDT
FOR BOONE...SOUTHERN CLINTON...NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND
SOUTHEASTERN TIPPECANOE COUNTIES...

AT 230 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LEBANON...OR
14 MILES SOUTH OF FRANKFORT...MOVING EAST AT 40 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...LEBANON...ZIONSVILLE...WHITESTOWN...THORNTOWN...
DARLINGTON...KIRKLIN...LINDEN...COLFAX...CLARKS HILL AND ULEN.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 132 AND 164.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

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

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS AND TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...SUCH AS AN
INTERIOR ROOM... A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.

&&

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

LAT...LON 4032 8624 3993 8624 4003 8669 4016 8696
      4032 8685
TIME...MOT...LOC 0630Z 289DEG 35KT 4008 8645 

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

NIELD

642 
WWUS53 KIND 230706
SVSIND

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

INC011-107-157-230715-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-160623T0715Z/
BOONE IN-MONTGOMERY IN-TIPPECANOE IN-
306 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BOONE...NORTHEASTERN
MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHEASTERN TIPPECANOE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.
THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

LAT...LON 4018 8624 4018 8670 4032 8669 4032 8624
TIME...MOT...LOC 0705Z 283DEG 25KT 4026 8644 

$$

INC023-230715-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-160623T0715Z/
CLINTON IN-
306 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN CLINTON COUNTY...

AT 305 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FRANKFORT...
MOVING EAST AT 30 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...KIRKLIN AND COLFAX. 

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 151 AND 160.
 
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 THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS AND TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...SUCH AS AN
INTERIOR ROOM... A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.

&&

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

LAT...LON 4018 8624 4018 8670 4032 8669 4032 8624
TIME...MOT...LOC 0705Z 283DEG 25KT 4026 8644 

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

NIELD

679 
WWUS53 KIND 230709
SVSIND

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

INC023-230719-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-160623T0715Z/
CLINTON IN-
309 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CLINTON COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 315 AM 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 AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

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

LAT...LON 4018 8624 4018 8670 4032 8669 4032 8624
TIME...MOT...LOC 0707Z 288DEG 30KT 4026 8644 

$$

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, 12:43 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, 1:11 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, 2:16 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.