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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 13, 2016Hancock County, Marion County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at Jul 13, 2016, 5:13 PM EDT for Hancock County, Marion County, Indiana. It was in force for 32 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: Jul 13, 2016, 5:13 PM EDT (21:13 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2016, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN

Counties Hancock County, IN, Marion County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 176 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: 1008 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 795 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 11 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

178 
WWUS83 KIND 132113
SPSIND

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
513 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016
 
INZ047-048-056-132145-
MARION IN-SHELBY IN-HANCOCK IN-
513 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HANCOCK...SOUTHEASTERN MARION AND
NORTHERN SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT...

AT 513 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR FISHERS TO 7 MILES EAST OF PLAINFIELD.
MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
INDIANAPOLIS...SHELBYVILLE...LAWRENCE...GREENFIELD...BEECH GROVE...
SPEEDWAY...SOUTHPORT...CUMBERLAND...MCCORDSVILLE...NEW PALESTINE...
WARREN PARK...MORRISTOWN...HOMECROFT...FAIRLAND...SPRING LAKE...
MONUMENT CIRCLE...INDIANAPOLIS INT'L AIRPORT AND GEIST RESERVOIR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3978 8563 3963 8563 3954 8567 3962 8595
      3964 8595 3964 8602 3972 8632 3993 8596
      3981 8560 3979 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 236DEG 38KT 3995 8593 3968 8625 

$$

LEE/TUCEK

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 Jul 13, 4:22 PM EDT, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 4:22 PM EDT, 51 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
422 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

.UPDATE...
The AVIATION Section has been updated below.

&&

.SYNOPSIS...
Issued at 156 PM EDT Wed Jul 13 2016

The Wednesday morning weather map showed a cold front over the
Plains. The front is forecast to slowly move east and cross Indiana
Friday. High pressure will move west to east over the Hoosier state
during the weekend. Another cold front should pass Monday with high
pressure returning midweek.

&&

.NEAR TERM (Tonight)...

Issued at 156 PM EDT Wed Jul 13 2016

The main issue is thunderstorm chances.

Recent guidance is limited due to problems at the Network Control
Facility. However, the Short Range Ensemble from SPC is
available. It has a cluster of thunderstorms crossing the CWA this
evening and early tonight. Peak activity is about 02Z-03Z. Some
storms could pop up either before or after the main cluster
passes.

The hourly POPs will ramp up from chance early in the period to
likely late evening,then drop to chance again. Based on history,
possible heavy rain will be mentioned.

The earlier forecast was for lows in the lower 70s tonight. That
looks good considering current observations and the history of this
air.

&&

.SHORT TERM (Thursday through Saturday)...

Issued at 156 PM EDT Wed Jul 13 2016

The major issue is storm chances. Limited guidance due to problems
at Network Control Facility is a complicating factor.

Based on what has managed to come in today--primarily the NAM--no
major changes are needed from the morning package. This forecast
will mostly retain what was in that. A more complete revision will
be made when possible.

&&

.LONG TERM /Saturday night through Wednesday/...

Issued at 159 PM EDT Wed Jul 13 2016

This period will be characterized by a similar pattern to our
current one with somewhat flat upper flow steering weak short
waves east southeast across the Great Lakes and Ohio valley. With
temperatures and dewpoints near to slightly above normal expect
the potential for scattered thunderstorms or MCS clusters through
Tuesday. Given that short waves are weak its too hard to give any
timing to storms thus a continuation of day and night storms
likely following typical afternoon heating and nocturnal cycles.

By Tuesday...and onward through the rest of next week...the upper
ridge will be strengthening and building eastward over us. This
should result in the storm track shifting toward New England with
remnant surface front sparking convection in the Tennessee Valley
and Gulf States. For our area the upper ridging will translate to
the hottest temperatures of the season with little or no rain.

&&

.AVIATION (Discussion for 132100Z TAF Update)...

Issued at 422 PM EDT Wed Jul 13 2016

Expect VFR conditions and southwest winds around 10kt except during
thunderstorms.

Scattered storms through 04z may produce winds in excess of 50
knots, large hail, and lifr conditions in heavy rain. A lull in
convection should follow through around 141200z when a cold front
approaches the area and renews the storm threat.

&&

.IND Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
NONE.
&&

SYNOPSIS...JK
NEAR TERM...JK
SHORT TERM...JK
LONG TERM....TUCEK
AVIATION...DT/JK

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 4:47 AM EDT, 12 hours 26 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
447 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-140900-
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
447 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK: CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SOME SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE.
WARM AND HUMID.

HAZARDS: DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY
RAIN...LIGHTNING...HEAT INDEX VALUES IN MID 90S TO NEAR 100.

TIMING: THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EVERYWHERE BY AFTERNOON AND
WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. BEST CHANCES FOR SEVERE WILL BE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES THIS AFTERNOON.

DISCUSSION: A FEW UPPER DISTURBANCES WILL BRING CHANCES FOR
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

OUTLOOK: THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OR PARTS OF THE
AREA EVERY DAY BUT SATURDAY. LIGHTNING IS A THREAT FROM ANY
THUNDERSTORM.

DISCUSSION: A FRONT WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS PROVIDING CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR MOST OF THE
PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE 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

Local storm report, Jul 13, 4:45 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
445 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0445 PM     HAIL             NOBLESVILLE             40.06N  86.03W
07/13/2016  E0.70 INCH       HAMILTON           IN   PUBLIC

&&

BHH

Local storm report, Jul 13, 4:59 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
459 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0354 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TERRE HAUTE             39.47N  87.38W
07/13/2016                   VIGO               IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            ONE 12 TO 18 INCH TREE LIMB DOWN ON SEVERAL VEHICLES AT
            PUBLIC LIBRARY AT 7TH STREET AND POPLAR STREET. TIME
            ESTIMATED.

&&

BHH

Local storm report, Jul 13, 5:01 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
501 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0454 PM     TSTM WND GST     7 SW INDIANAPOLIS       39.72N  86.29W
07/13/2016  M48 MPH          MARION             IN   ASOS

&&

BHH

Local storm report, Jul 13, 5:03 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
503 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0500 PM     HAIL             NOBLESVILLE             40.06N  86.03W
07/13/2016  E0.70 INCH       HAMILTON           IN   BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

BHH

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 5:10 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
510 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

INZ040>042-048-049-057-132200-
RANDOLPH IN-RUSH IN-MADISON IN-HENRY IN-HANCOCK IN-DELAWARE IN-
510 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN HANCOCK...NORTHERN
RUSH...RANDOLPH...MADISON...HENRY AND DELAWARE COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM
EDT...

AT 510 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR MATTHEWS TO NEAR LAWRENCE. MOVEMENT WAS
EAST AT 30 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MUNCIE...ANDERSON...GREENFIELD...NEW CASTLE...ALEXANDRIA...
WINCHESTER...UNION CITY...ALBANY...YORKTOWN...MCCORDSVILLE...
PENDLETON...FORTVILLE...CHESTERFIELD...INGALLS...KNIGHTSTOWN...
EDGEWOOD...EATON...DALEVILLE...PARKER CITY AND FARMLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4000 8520 3979 8522 3979 8530 3970 8530
      3985 8595 3993 8591 3993 8586 4000 8586
      4038 8562 4038 8522 4031 8522 4031 8480
      4001 8481
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 243DEG 78KT 4037 8546 3985 8589

LEE/TUCEK

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 5:13 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
513 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

INZ047-048-056-132145-
MARION IN-SHELBY IN-HANCOCK IN-
513 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HANCOCK...SOUTHEASTERN MARION AND
NORTHERN SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT...

AT 513 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR FISHERS TO 7 MILES EAST OF PLAINFIELD.
MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
INDIANAPOLIS...SHELBYVILLE...LAWRENCE...GREENFIELD...BEECH GROVE...
SPEEDWAY...SOUTHPORT...CUMBERLAND...MCCORDSVILLE...NEW PALESTINE...
WARREN PARK...MORRISTOWN...HOMECROFT...FAIRLAND...SPRING LAKE...
MONUMENT CIRCLE...INDIANAPOLIS INT'L AIRPORT AND GEIST RESERVOIR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3978 8563 3963 8563 3954 8567 3962 8595
      3964 8595 3964 8602 3972 8632 3993 8596
      3981 8560 3979 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 236DEG 38KT 3995 8593 3968 8625

LEE/TUCEK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 12:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Fountain	31 min
Jul 13, 1:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Fountain, Montgomery	42 min
Jul 13, 2:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Vermillion	27 min
Jul 13, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Montgomery	31 min
Jul 13, 3:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Montgomery, Parke	26 min
Jul 13, 3:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Parke, Vermillion	34 min
Jul 13, 3:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Parke, Vigo	30 min
Jul 13, 3:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Tipton	37 min
Jul 13, 3:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe	32 min
Jul 13, 3:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion	34 min
Jul 13, 3:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Vigo	33 min
Jul 13, 4:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam	12 min
Jul 13, 4:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Howard, Madison, Tipton	37 min
Jul 13, 4:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam	34 min
Jul 13, 4:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Parke, Putnam, Vigo	34 min
Jul 13, 4:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion, Putnam	33 min
Jul 13, 5:05 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Clay, Vigo	3 hr
Jul 13, 5:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Randolph	50 min
Jul 13, 5:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Henry, Madison, Randolph	39 min
Jul 13, 5:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Hendricks, Putnam	37 min
Jul 13, 5:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Parke	36 min
Jul 13, 5:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Henry, Randolph	41 min
Jul 13, 5:44 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Clay, Putnam, Vigo	4 hr
Jul 13, 6:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hendricks, Marion, Morgan, Putnam	29 min
Jul 13, 6:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Hendricks, Parke, Putnam	34 min
Jul 13, 6:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Shelby	34 min
Jul 13, 6:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hendricks, Morgan, Owen, Putnam	28 min
Jul 13, 6:47 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Hendricks, Marion, Morgan, Putnam	3 hr
Jul 13, 6:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Morgan and 1 more	34 min
Jul 13, 7:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Knox, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion, Vigo	38 min
Jul 13, 7:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Daviess, Greene, Knox, Martin, Owen and 3 more	48 min
Jul 13, 7:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Decatur, Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Rush and 1 more	32 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.