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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 29, 2017, 8:41 PM EDT for 12 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 49 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
- Apr 29, 2017, 8:41 PM EDT (00:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2017, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clay County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Greene County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Owen County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN, Warren County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 9:09 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Covington, IN | PEA TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. |
| Apr 29, 9:14 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | 1 N Bloomingdale, 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 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 434 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 549 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 930 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
286
WUUS53 KIND 300041
SVRIND
INC021-045-055-107-119-121-133-153-157-165-167-171-300130-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0073.170430T0041Z-170430T0130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
841 PM EDT SAT APR 29 2017
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Vigo County in west central Indiana...
Fountain County in west central Indiana...
Western Tippecanoe County in west central Indiana...
Sullivan County in southwestern Indiana...
Clay County in west central Indiana...
Parke County in west central Indiana...
Western Owen County in west central Indiana...
Warren County in west central Indiana...
Northwestern Greene County in southwestern Indiana...
Vermillion County in west central Indiana...
Western Montgomery County in west central Indiana...
Western Putnam County in west central Indiana...
* Until 930 PM EDT.
* At 839 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Hoopeston to near Hutsonville, moving east at
65 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...
Terre Haute, Crawfordsville, West Lafayette, Brazil, Clinton,
Sullivan, Covington, Rockville, Veedersburg, Williamsport, Newport,
Attica, West Terre Haute, Jasonville, Shadeland, Fairview Park,
Shelburn, Prairieton, Prairie Creek and Cayuga.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 65 between mile markers 183 and 184.
Interstate 70 between mile markers 1 and 34.
Interstate 74 between mile markers 1 and 32.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3922 8757 3931 8762 3935 8753 4048 8753
4048 8709 4056 8709 4056 8692 3914 8693
3901 8757 3906 8757 3914 8766
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 253DEG 58KT 4051 8763 3905 8768
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
TDUD1 follow-up statement
111
WWUS53 KIND 300116
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
916 PM EDT SAT APR 29 2017
INC021-045-055-107-119-121-133-153-157-165-167-171-300130-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-170430T0130Z/
Vigo IN-Fountain IN-Tippecanoe IN-Sullivan IN-Clay IN-Parke IN-
Owen IN-Warren IN-Greene IN-Vermillion IN-Montgomery IN-Putnam IN-
916 PM EDT SAT APR 29 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT
FOR VIGO...FOUNTAIN...WESTERN TIPPECANOE...SULLIVAN...CLAY...PARKE...
WESTERN OWEN...WARREN...NORTHWESTERN GREENE...VERMILLION...WESTERN
MONTGOMERY AND WESTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES...
At 915 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Templeton to near Linton, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 909 pm, quarter size hail was reported
in Covington.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Terre Haute, Crawfordsville, West Lafayette, Brazil, Clinton,
Sullivan, Covington, Rockville, Veedersburg, Williamsport, Newport,
Attica, West Terre Haute, Jasonville, Shadeland, Fairview Park,
Shelburn, Prairieton, Prairie Creek and Cayuga.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 65 between mile markers 183 and 184.
Interstate 70 between mile markers 1 and 34.
Interstate 74 between mile markers 4 and 32.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3922 8757 3931 8762 3935 8753 4048 8744
4048 8709 4056 8709 4056 8692 3914 8693
3901 8757 3906 8757 3914 8766
TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 282DEG 22KT 4056 8714 3910 8720
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
TDUDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 9:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe | 28 min |
| Apr 29, 9:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Hendricks, Morgan, Owen, Putnam | 46 min |
| Apr 29, 10:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Hendricks, Morgan, Owen, Putnam | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 10:42 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison | 39 hr |
| Apr 29, 10:42 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 9 days |
| Apr 29, 10:42 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 39 hr |
| Apr 29, 10:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 7:04 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Morgan | 52 hr |
| Apr 30, 7:04 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Marion | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 7:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Owen | 63 hr |
| Apr 30, 8:54 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Clay, Clinton, Fountain, Hamilton, Hancock and 13 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Marion | 71 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson | 3 days |
| Apr 30, 11:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Dubois, Martin, Pike | 8 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.