Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 1, 2017, 4:50 AM EST for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 20 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
- Mar 1, 2017, 4:50 AM EST (09:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2017, 5:10 AM EST
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clay County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Putnam County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 9:29 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 181 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 687 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 887 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 395 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 431 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.6
- Supercell composite
- 6.7
The text
As transmitted.
083
WUUS53 KIND 010950
SVRIND
INC021-109-119-133-011030-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0013.170301T0950Z-170301T1030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
450 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Morgan County in central Indiana...
East central Clay County in west central Indiana...
Northern Owen County in west central Indiana...
Southern Putnam County in west central Indiana...
* Until 530 AM EST.
* At 449 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles northwest
of Spencer, or 24 miles east of Terre Haute, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Spencer, Cloverdale, Gosport, Paragon, Bowling Green, Quincy,
McCormicks Creek State Park, Belle Union, Patricksburg, Little
Point, Eminence, Cagles Mill Lake and Devore.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 26 and 53.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3965 8669 3963 8669 3963 8664 3960 8665
3960 8660 3935 8643 3934 8649 3934 8663
3936 8665 3934 8666 3933 8666 3934 8669
3930 8669 3924 8697 3947 8708
TIME...MOT...LOC 0949Z 249DEG 54KT 3938 8694
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
TDUD2 follow-up statements
591
WWUS53 KIND 010958
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
458 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017
INC021-011007-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170301T1030Z/
Clay IN-
458 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3965 8669 3963 8669 3963 8664 3960 8665
3960 8660 3935 8643 3934 8649 3934 8663
3936 8665 3933 8666 3934 8669 3930 8669
3927 8684 3945 8694 3947 8694 3947 8696
3951 8698
TIME...MOT...LOC 0957Z 249DEG 54KT 3943 8678
$$
INC109-119-133-011030-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170301T1030Z/
Morgan IN-Owen IN-Putnam IN-
458 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM EST
FOR WESTERN MORGAN...NORTHEASTERN OWEN AND SOUTHERN PUTNAM
COUNTIES...
At 457 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles north of
Spencer, or 22 miles northwest of Bloomington, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Spencer, Cloverdale, Gosport, Paragon, Quincy, McCormicks Creek State
Park, Little Point, Eminence, Cagles Mill Lake, Devore and Belle
Union.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 32 and 53.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3965 8669 3963 8669 3963 8664 3960 8665
3960 8660 3935 8643 3934 8649 3934 8663
3936 8665 3933 8666 3934 8669 3930 8669
3927 8684 3945 8694 3947 8694 3947 8696
3951 8698
TIME...MOT...LOC 0957Z 249DEG 54KT 3943 8678
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
TDUD766
WWUS53 KIND 011010
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
510 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017
INC109-119-133-011019-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170301T1030Z/
Morgan IN-Owen IN-Putnam IN-
510 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN MORGAN...NORTHEASTERN
OWEN AND SOUTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 AM EST for central, south
central and west central Indiana.
LAT...LON 3965 8669 3963 8669 3963 8664 3960 8665
3960 8660 3935 8643 3934 8649 3934 8663
3936 8665 3933 8666 3934 8669 3930 8669
3927 8684 3945 8694 3947 8694 3947 8696
3951 8698
TIME...MOT...LOC 1008Z 249DEG 54KT 3950 8655
$$
TDUDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 9:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Sullivan, Vigo | 37 min |
| Feb 28, 10:35 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 25 min |
| Mar 1, 12:33 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Rush, Shelby | 28 min |
| Mar 1, 1:07 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings | 38 min |
| Mar 1, 1:20 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings | 6 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Montgomery | 31 min |
| Mar 1, 2:46 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Tipton | 29 min |
| Mar 1, 2:53 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Clay, Hendricks, Morgan, Putnam | 37 min |
| Mar 1, 5:36 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jennings, Johnson, Rush and 1 more | 39 min |
| Mar 1, 6:02 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jennings | 22 min |
| Mar 1, 7:09 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 11:23 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings, Washington | 13 hr |
| Mar 1, 11:23 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 7 days |
| Mar 1, 11:23 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 7 days |
| Mar 1, 11:23 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 7 days |
| Mar 1, 11:23 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 7 days |
| Mar 1, 11:23 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe, Owen | 3 days |
| Mar 1, 11:23 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 4 days |
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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.