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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Indianapolis, IN

April 3, 201610 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this wind advisory at Apr 3, 2016, 4:03 AM EDT for 10 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Apr 3, 2016, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2016, 4:03 AM EDT (08:03 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 3, 2016, 1:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 3, 2016, 3:20 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN

Counties Carroll County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Howard County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Parke County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:59 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 151 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2016-04-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2016-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 131 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2320 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
183 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

886 
WWUS73 KIND 030803
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
403 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

INZ036-043-044-031615-
/O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0005.160403T1700Z-160404T0000Z/
/O.CON.KIND.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160403T1300Z/
MONTGOMERY-VERMILLION-PARKE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRAWFORDSVILLE
403 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PICK UP AFTER 1 PM AND SUBSIDE AROUND 8 PM.

* WINDS...GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* TEMPERATURE...WIDESPREAD TEMPERATURES IN THE MID AND UPPER 20S 
  ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING WILL LIKELY DAMAGE OR KILL
  ANY UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLANTS AND SENSITIVE VEGETATION. GUSTY
  WINDS WILL CAUSE UNSECURED ITEMS TO BE BLOWN AROUND AND MAKE
  DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

INZ037-039>042-045>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-031300-
/O.CON.KIND.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160403T1300Z/
BOONE-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-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...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...
TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...
BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
403 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* TEMPERATURE...WIDESPREAD TEMPERATURES IN THE MID AND UPPER 20S 
  ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING WILL LIKELY DAMAGE OR KILL
  ANY UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLANTS AND SENSITIVE VEGETATION. 

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

INZ021-028>031-035-038-031615-
/O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0005.160403T1700Z-160404T0000Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-TIPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO
403 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PICK UP AFTER 1 PM AND SUBSIDE AROUND 8 PM.

* WINDS...GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE UNSECURED ITEMS TO BE BLOWN
  AROUND AND MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
CP
2 follow-up statements
063 
WWUS73 KIND 031316 AAA
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
916 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

...WIND ADVISORY 1 PM TO 8 PM...
...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...


INZ036-043-044-032130-
/O.EXP.KIND.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160403T1300Z/
/O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0005.160403T1700Z-160404T0000Z/
MONTGOMERY-VERMILLION-PARKE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRAWFORDSVILLE
916 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...


* TIMING...WINDS WILL PICK UP AFTER 1 PM AND SUBSIDE AROUND 8 PM.

* WINDS...GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING WILL LIKELY DAMAGE OR 
  KILL ANY UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLANTS AND SENSITIVE VEGETATION. 
  GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE UNSECURED ITEMS TO BE BLOWN AROUND AND 
  MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. 

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

INZ037-039>042-045>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-031430-
/O.EXP.KIND.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160403T1300Z/
BOONE-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-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...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...
TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...
BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
916 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE TEMPERATURE WILL CONTINUE TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING THIS MORNING.

$$

INZ021-028>031-035-038-032130-
/O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0005.160403T1700Z-160404T0000Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-TIPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO
916 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PICK UP AFTER 1 PM AND SUBSIDE AROUND 8 PM.

* WINDS...GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE UNSECURED ITEMS TO BE BLOWN 
  AROUND AND MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
316 
WWUS73 KIND 031920
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
320 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING ...


INZ036-043-044-040330-
/O.CAN.KIND.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160404T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KIND.FZ.A.0002.160405T0900Z-160405T1300Z/
MONTGOMERY-VERMILLION-PARKE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRAWFORDSVILLE
320 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 


* TEMPERATURE...WIDESPREAD TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S TO AROUND
  30 ARE EXPECTED EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING WILL LIKELY DAMAGE OR 
  KILL ANY UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLANTS AND SENSITIVE VEGETATION. 
 
&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

INZ021-028>031-035-038-032030-
/O.CAN.KIND.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160404T0000Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-TIPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO
320 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

INZ037-039>042-045>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-040330-
/O.NEW.KIND.FZ.A.0002.160405T0900Z-160405T1300Z/
BOONE-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-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...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...
TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...
BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
320 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURE...WIDESPREAD TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S TO AROUND
  30 ARE EXPECTED EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING WILL LIKELY DAMAGE OR 
  KILL ANY UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLANTS AND SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

KOCH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 3, 3:20 PM EDTFreeze WatchINDBartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clay, Daviess, Decatur and 26 more13 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.