Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 24, 2017, 5:27 PM EST for Decatur County, Jackson County, Jennings County, Indiana. It was in force for 33 min. 2 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
- Feb 24, 2017, 5:27 PM EST (22:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2017, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Decatur County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 5:32 PM EST | HAIL 0.25 | 1 Nw Country Squire Lak, IN | . |
| Feb 24, 5:32 PM EST | HAIL 0.25 | Scipio, IN | REPORT VIA TWITTER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 24, 3:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -373 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1048 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 291 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 254 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
638
WUUS53 KIND 242227
SVRIND
INC031-071-079-242300-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0007.170224T2227Z-170224T2300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
527 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2017
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Decatur County in central Indiana...
Southeastern Jackson County in south central Indiana...
Jennings County in southeastern Indiana...
* Until 600 PM EST.
* At 527 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Seymour,
moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Seymour, North Vernon, Vernon, Crothersville, Westport, Millhousen,
Hayden, Paris Crossing, Country Squire Lakes, Butlerville and
Nebraska.
This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 37 and 50.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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 3888 8595 3922 8557 3927 8540 3928 8530
3920 8544 3898 8544 3882 8566 3882 8570
3883 8572 3881 8579 3875 8584
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 224DEG 45KT 3889 8581
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MRD/MR2 follow-up statements
815
WWUS53 KIND 242246
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
546 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2017
INC071-242256-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170224T2300Z/
Jackson IN-
546 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EST for
central and southeastern Indiana.
LAT...LON 3905 8570 3922 8557 3927 8540 3928 8530
3920 8544 3898 8544 3882 8566 3882 8570
3883 8572 3881 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 226DEG 38KT 3901 8560
$$
INC031-079-242300-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170224T2300Z/
Decatur IN-Jennings IN-
546 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN DECATUR AND JENNINGS COUNTIES...
At 546 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over North Vernon,
or 15 miles east of Seymour, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
North Vernon, Vernon, Westport, Millhousen, Paris Crossing, Country
Squire Lakes, Butlerville and Nebraska.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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 3905 8570 3922 8557 3927 8540 3928 8530
3920 8544 3898 8544 3882 8566 3882 8570
3883 8572 3881 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 226DEG 38KT 3901 8560
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MRD/MR518
WWUS53 KIND 242251
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
551 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2017
INC031-079-242300-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170224T2300Z/
Decatur IN-Jennings IN-
551 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN DECATUR AND CENTRAL JENNINGS COUNTIES...
At 551 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near North Vernon,
or 19 miles east of Seymour, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
North Vernon, Vernon, Millhousen, Butlerville, Paris Crossing and
Nebraska.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Indianapolis.
&&
LAT...LON 3913 8559 3923 8552 3927 8540 3928 8530
3920 8544 3898 8544 3882 8566 3882 8570
3883 8572 3882 8577
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 224DEG 45KT 3906 8554
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MRD/MRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2:08 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hendricks | 22 min |
| Feb 24, 3:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Madison | 25 min |
| Feb 24, 3:15 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Delaware | 15 min |
| Feb 24, 4:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Decatur | 24 min |
| Feb 24, 4:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Randolph | 35 min |
| Feb 24, 5:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Decatur, Jennings | 46 min |
| Feb 24, 5:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush | 25 min |
| Feb 24, 5:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur | 33 min |
| Feb 24, 5:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Jennings | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.