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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 82, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 19, 2017Monroe County, Owen County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 19, 2017, 1:18 PM EDT for Monroe County, Owen County, Indiana. It was in force for 42 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
May 19, 2017, 1:18 PM EDT (17:18 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 2017, 2:00 PM EDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Monroe County, IN, Owen County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:21 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
May 19, 1:30 PM EDTHAIL 1Freedom, IN
May 19, 1:50 PM EDTHAIL 1.75Spencer, IN

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

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 253 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2017-05-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 387 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2017-05-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 51 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
387 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-64 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1118 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

986 
WUUS53 KIND 191718
SVRIND
INC105-119-191800-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0082.170519T1718Z-170519T1800Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
118 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 2017

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Monroe County in south central Indiana...
  Central Owen County in west central Indiana...

* Until 200 PM EDT.

* At 118 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Spencer, or
  13 miles west of Bloomington, moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Spencer, Gosport, Stinesville, McCormicks Creek State Park and
  Freedom.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3946 8687 3935 8663 3934 8663 3934 8661
      3933 8659 3917 8673 3917 8686 3925 8692
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 240DEG 48KT 3922 8677 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

JK
3 follow-up statements
725 
WWUS53 KIND 191736
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
136 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 2017

INC105-119-191800-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-170519T1800Z/
Monroe IN-Owen IN-
136 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MONROE AND CENTRAL OWEN COUNTIES...

At 134 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of
Martinsville, or 11 miles north of Bloomington, moving northeast at
55 mph.

HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 130 PM ENTER HAIL The size of quarters 
         was reported 10 miles southwest of Spencer. 

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

Locations impacted include...
Spencer, Gosport, Stinesville, McCormicks Creek State Park and
Freedom.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3946 8687 3935 8663 3934 8663 3934 8661
      3933 8659 3917 8673 3917 8686 3925 8692
TIME...MOT...LOC 1734Z 240DEG 48KT 3933 8653 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

JK
929 
WWUS53 KIND 191739 CCA
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
139 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 2017

INC105-119-191800-
/O.COR.KIND.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-170519T1800Z/
Monroe IN-Owen IN-
139 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MONROE AND CENTRAL OWEN COUNTIES...

At 138 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Martinsville,
or 12 miles north of Bloomington, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 130 PM EDT hail the size of quarters 
         was reported 10 miles southwest of Spencer. 

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

Locations impacted include...
Spencer, Gosport, Stinesville, McCormicks Creek State Park and
Freedom.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3946 8687 3935 8663 3934 8663 3934 8661
      3933 8659 3917 8673 3917 8686 3925 8692
TIME...MOT...LOC 1734Z 240DEG 48KT 3933 8653 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

JK
279 
WWUS53 KIND 191752
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
152 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 2017

INC105-119-191801-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-170519T1800Z/
Monroe IN-Owen IN-
152 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MONROE AND
CENTRAL OWEN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 200 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3946 8687 3935 8663 3934 8663 3934 8661
      3933 8659 3917 8673 3917 8686 3925 8692
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 240DEG 48KT 3944 8628 

$$

JK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 10:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDGreene43 min
May 19, 11:06 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDOwen39 min
May 19, 12:10 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDGreene, Monroe, Owen35 hr
May 19, 12:10 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox7 days
May 19, 12:10 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox7 days
May 19, 12:10 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike9 days
May 19, 12:10 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike9 days
May 19, 12:10 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDCarroll, Tippecanoe, White63 hr
May 19, 12:10 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren12 days
May 19, 12:10 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren13 days
May 19, 12:10 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDParke, Vermillion, Vigo14 days
May 19, 12:10 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDParke, Vermillion, Vigo10 days
May 19, 12:10 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDSullivan, Vigo14 days
May 19, 12:10 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDTippecanoe4 days
May 19, 12:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBartholomew, Brown51 min
May 19, 1:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMonroe33 min
May 19, 2:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJennings35 min
May 19, 2:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBrown, Monroe48 min
May 19, 2:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Randolph36 min
May 19, 2:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Jennings36 min
May 19, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson, Jennings30 min
May 19, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDJackson26 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.