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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 90, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 23, 20166 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2016, 2:42 AM EDT for 6 counties in 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 23, 2016, 2:42 AM EDT (06:42 UTC)
Expired: Jun 23, 2016, 3:15 AM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Boone County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:46 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, 3:16 AM EDT	TSTM WND GST 60	4 Sse Mccordsville, 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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 202 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.

084 
WUUS53 KIND 230642
SVRIND
INC011-057-059-063-095-097-230715-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0090.160623T0642Z-160623T0715Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHWESTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHEASTERN HENDRICKS COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHERN MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 315 AM EDT

* AT 242 AM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM NOBLESVILLE TO NEAR CARMEL TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF
  LEBANON...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...
  INDIANAPOLIS...ANDERSON...CARMEL...FISHERS...NOBLESVILLE...
  LAWRENCE...BROWNSBURG...ZIONSVILLE...WESTFIELD...CICERO...
  MCCORDSVILLE...PENDLETON...FORTVILLE...WHITESTOWN...SHERIDAN...
  INGALLS...LAPEL...MERIDIAN HILLS...CLERMONT AND ROCKY RIPPLE.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 117 AND 136.
 INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 200 AND 228.
 INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 68 AND 72.

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
INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4005 8558 3984 8582 3981 8632 3998 8654
      4005 8628 4016 8624
TIME...MOT...LOC 0642Z 296DEG 37KT 4008 8605 3999 8619 3996 8647 

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

NIELD

2 follow-up statements

439 
WWUS53 KIND 230700
SVSIND

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

INC063-230710-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0090.000000T0000Z-160623T0715Z/
HENDRICKS IN-
300 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HENDRICKS COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

LAT...LON 4005 8558 3984 8582 3981 8632 3987 8633
      3992 8633 3992 8634 3993 8634 4005 8628
      4016 8624
TIME...MOT...LOC 0700Z 297DEG 39KT 3997 8587 3985 8595 3982 8623 

$$

INC011-057-059-095-097-230715-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0090.000000T0000Z-160623T0715Z/
HAMILTON IN-HANCOCK IN-BOONE IN-MADISON IN-MARION IN-
300 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM EDT
FOR HAMILTON...NORTHWESTERN HANCOCK...SOUTHEASTERN BOONE...SOUTHERN
MADISON AND NORTHERN MARION COUNTIES...

AT 300 AM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES EAST OF FISHERS TO NEAR LAWRENCE TO NEAR
SPEEDWAY...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...
INDIANAPOLIS...ANDERSON...CARMEL...FISHERS...NOBLESVILLE...
LAWRENCE...ZIONSVILLE...WESTFIELD...CICERO...MCCORDSVILLE...
PENDLETON...FORTVILLE...SHERIDAN...INGALLS...LAPEL...
MERIDIAN HILLS...CLERMONT...ROCKY RIPPLE...
WILLIAMS CREEK AND WYNNEDALE.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 117 AND 128.
 INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 200 AND 228.
 INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 71 AND 72.

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
INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4005 8558 3984 8582 3981 8632 3987 8633
      3992 8633 3992 8634 3993 8634 4005 8628
      4016 8624
TIME...MOT...LOC 0700Z 297DEG 39KT 3997 8587 3985 8595 3982 8623 

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

NIELD

985 
WWUS53 KIND 230710 RRA
SVSIND

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

INC011-057-059-095-097-230720-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0090.000000T0000Z-160623T0715Z/
HAMILTON IN-HANCOCK IN-BOONE IN-MADISON IN-MARION IN-
310 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HAMILTON...NORTHWESTERN
HANCOCK...SOUTHEASTERN BOONE...SOUTHERN MADISON AND NORTHERN MARION
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 315 AM EDT...
            
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE 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 THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

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

LAT...LON 4005 8558 3984 8582 3981 8632 3987 8633
      3992 8633 3992 8634 3993 8634 4005 8628
      4016 8624
TIME...MOT...LOC 0709Z 296DEG 37KT 3997 8587 3985 8595 3982 8623 

$$

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, 2:13 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, 2:56 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

Nearby

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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.