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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN

February 2, 2016Clinton County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at Feb 2, 2016, 3:02 PM EST for Clinton County, Indiana. It was in force for 28 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: Feb 2, 2016, 3:02 PM EST (20:02 UTC)
Expired: Feb 2, 2016, 3:30 PM EST
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN

County Clinton County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 243 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1585 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 90 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 261 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Feb 2, 2:42 PM EST, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 2:42 PM EST, 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 2, 12:56 PM EST, 2 hours 6 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1256 PM EST TUE FEB 2 2016

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-031800-
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-
TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM-
HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-
RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-
MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
1256 PM EST TUE FEB 2 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
SOUTHERN PARTS OF CENTRAL INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN CENTRAL INDIANA.

HAZARDS: DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. LIGHTNING. AN ISOLATED
TORNADO POSSIBLE.

TIMING: STRONGEST STORMS BETWEEN 400 PM AND 1000 PM

DISCUSSION: A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
UPPER MIDWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT...DRAGGING A STRONG WARM FRONT AND
COLD FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP AS THESE FRONTS PASS AND SOME STORMS MAY BE
SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LIGHTING. AN ISOLATED
TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SEVERE THREAT AREA IS MAINLY SOUTH
OF INTERSTATE 70.

NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70...THUNDERSTORMS WITH LIGHTNING AND GUSTY
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE...BUT THE SEVERE THREAT IS DIMINISHED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

OUTLOOK: LIGHT RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DISCUSSION: HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FOR THE LATER
PARTS OF THE WORK WEEK. FURTHER OUT...ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM AND
UPPER LOW WILL BRING CHANCES FOR RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS ON MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 2, 11:52 AM EST, 3 hours 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1152 AM EST TUE FEB 2 2016

INZ061-062-070-021715-
LAWRENCE IN-GREENE IN-MONROE IN-
1152 AM EST TUE FEB 2 2016

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 1151 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12
MILES NORTHWEST OF BEDFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLOOMINGTON...WOODVILLE HILLS...HARRODSBURG...INDIANA UNIVERSITY...
WHITEHALL...OWENSBURG...SOLSBERRY AND SMITHVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3890 8668 3891 8694 3920 8664 3920 8643
      3915 8637 3913 8637 3890 8667
TIME...MOT...LOC 1651Z 214DEG 43KT 3897 8667

MRD/JK

Special weather statement, Feb 2, 2:39 PM EST, 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
239 PM EST TUE FEB 2 2016

INZ039-040-047-048-022000-
MARION IN-MADISON IN-HANCOCK IN-HAMILTON IN-
239 PM EST TUE FEB 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MADISON...NORTHEASTERN
MARION...NORTHWESTERN HANCOCK AND SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES
UNTIL 300 PM EST...

AT 238 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
LAWRENCE...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 80 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
INDIANAPOLIS...ANDERSON...FISHERS...NOBLESVILLE...LAWRENCE...
MCCORDSVILLE...PENDLETON...FORTVILLE...CHESTERFIELD...INGALLS...
LAPEL...EDGEWOOD...FRANKTON...DALEVILLE...WOODLAWN HEIGHTS...COUNTRY
CLUB HEIGHTS...RIVER FOREST...CASTLETON AND GEIST RESERVOIR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4019 8566 4011 8557 4007 8558 3981 8592
      3991 8607 4024 8577
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 218DEG 68KT 3990 8597

MRD/JK

Special weather statement, Feb 2, 2:58 PM EST, 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Feb 2, 3:02 PM EST, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
302 PM EST TUE FEB 2 2016

INZ021-029>031-036-037-022030-
HOWARD IN-CLINTON IN-MONTGOMERY IN-BOONE IN-TIPPECANOE IN-CARROLL IN-
302 PM EST TUE FEB 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN HOWARD...
SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL...NORTHWESTERN BOONE...SOUTHEASTERN
TIPPECANOE...NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND CLINTON COUNTIES UNTIL 330
PM EST...

AT 302 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11
MILES NORTHWEST OF LEBANON...OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF
CRAWFORDSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 85 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FRANKFORT...FLORA...ROSSVILLE...THORNTOWN...MULBERRY...RUSSIAVILLE...
DARLINGTON...COLFAX...CLARKS HILL...BURLINGTON AND MICHIGANTOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4042 8619 4040 8621 4040 8624 4038 8624
      4001 8666 4011 8684 4057 8659
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 219DEG 73KT 4013 8668

MRD/JK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 2, 11:52 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	IND	Monroe	23 min
Feb 2, 2:39 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	IND	Madison	21 min
Feb 2, 2:58 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	IND	Madison	17 min
Feb 2, 3:26 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	IND	Howard	19 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.