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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Indianapolis, IN

March 20, 20174 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 20, 2017, 2:55 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 35 min. 3 reports 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
Mar 20, 2017, 2:55 PM EDT (18:55 UTC)
Expired
Mar 20, 2017, 3:30 PM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Boone County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:58 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 20, 3:20 PM EDTHAIL 0.88Darlington, INHAIL LASTED 4-5 MINUTES.
Mar 20, 3:30 PM EDTHAIL 0.885 Nne Advance, INHAIL COVERING THE GROUND.
Mar 20, 3:35 PM EDTHAIL 0.5Lebanon, IN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 165 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 12:00Z on 2017-03-20Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2017-03-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 469 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1065 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
469 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
455 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

739 
WUUS53 KIND 201855
SVRIND
INC011-023-107-157-201930-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0021.170320T1855Z-170320T1930Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
255 PM EDT MON MAR 20 2017

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Tippecanoe County in west central Indiana...
  Southwestern Clinton County in central Indiana...
  Western Boone County in central Indiana...
  Northern Montgomery County in west central Indiana...

* Until 330 PM EDT.

* At 255 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast
  of Crawfordsville, moving southeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. 

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Crawfordsville, Lebanon, Thorntown, Darlington, Linden, Colfax,
  Clarks Hill, Advance, New Richmond and Ulen.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 65 between mile markers 135 and 152.
 Interstate 74 between mile markers 32 and 42.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows!

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Indianapolis.

&&

LAT...LON 4015 8642 4000 8640 3994 8658 4011 8700
      4022 8708 4026 8674
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 295DEG 29KT 4013 8681 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

MRD/DT
2 follow-up statements
072 
WWUS53 KIND 201909
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
309 PM EDT MON MAR 20 2017

INC011-023-107-157-201930-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170320T1930Z/
Tippecanoe IN-Clinton IN-Boone IN-Montgomery IN-
309 PM EDT MON MAR 20 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN TIPPECANOE...SOUTHWESTERN CLINTON...WESTERN BOONE
AND NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...

At 308 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles west of
Lebanon, or 11 miles east of Crawfordsville, moving southeast at 35
mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. 

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

Locations impacted include...
Lebanon, Thorntown, Darlington, Linden, Colfax, Clarks Hill, 
Advance, New Richmond and Ulen.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 65 between mile markers 135 and 152.
 Interstate 74 between mile markers 32 and 42.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Indianapolis.

&&

LAT...LON 4015 8642 4000 8640 3994 8658 4011 8700
      4022 8708 4026 8674
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 295DEG 29KT 4008 8668 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$
DRT
174 
WWUS53 KIND 201922
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
322 PM EDT MON MAR 20 2017

INC023-157-201931-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170320T1930Z/
Tippecanoe IN-Clinton IN-
322 PM EDT MON MAR 20 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TIPPECANOE AND
SOUTHWESTERN CLINTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4018 8650 4015 8642 4000 8640 3994 8658
      4003 8680 4018 8669
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 295DEG 29KT 4003 8655 

$$

INC011-107-201930-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170320T1930Z/
Boone IN-Montgomery IN-
322 PM EDT MON MAR 20 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN BOONE AND EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...

At 321 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lebanon, or 17
miles south of Frankfort, moving southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. 

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

Locations impacted include...
Lebanon, Thorntown, Advance and Ulen. 

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 65 between mile markers 135 and 150.
 Interstate 74 between mile markers 41 and 42.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Indianapolis.

&&

LAT...LON 4018 8650 4015 8642 4000 8640 3994 8658
      4003 8680 4018 8669
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 295DEG 29KT 4003 8655 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$
DRT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 20, 8:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDVermillion, Vigo41 min
Mar 20, 10:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDOwen35 min
Mar 20, 11:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBrown, Monroe34 min
Mar 20, 1:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDWarren40 min
Mar 20, 1:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren33 min
Mar 20, 2:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe34 min
Mar 20, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone32 min
Mar 20, 4:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion45 min
Mar 20, 4:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Rush, Shelby35 min
Mar 20, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRush20 min

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.