Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2017, 6:35 PM EDT for Hancock County, Rush County, Shelby County, Indiana. It was in force for 25 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 28, 2017, 6:35 PM EDT (22:35 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2017, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Hancock County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 6:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sse New Palestine, IN | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. TIME RADAR ESTIMATED. |
| May 28, 6:42 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Fountaintown, IN | NEW POLE BARN FLATTENED. TIME RADAR ESTIMATED. |
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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -153 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 755 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
265 WUUS53 KIND 282235 SVRIND INC059-139-145-282300- /O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0095.170528T2235Z-170528T2300Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 635 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2017 The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Shelby County in central Indiana... Southern Hancock County in central Indiana... Northwestern Rush County in central Indiana... * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 635 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southwest of Greenfield, or 11 miles northwest of Shelbyville, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Shelbyville, New Palestine, Morristown, Carthage, Fairland, Manilla and Arlington. This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 101 and 109. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3960 8595 3975 8595 3977 8549 3954 8550 TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 270DEG 30KT 3967 8588 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ 50
3 follow-up statements
303
WWUS53 KIND 282242
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
642 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2017
INC059-139-145-282300-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-170528T2300Z/
Shelby IN-Hancock IN-Rush IN-
642 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN SHELBY...SOUTHERN HANCOCK AND NORTHWESTERN RUSH
COUNTIES...
At 641 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of
Greenfield, or 10 miles north of Shelbyville, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Shelbyville, New Palestine, Morristown, Carthage, Fairland, Manilla
and Arlington.
This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 101 and 109.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Indianapolis.
&&
LAT...LON 3960 8595 3975 8595 3977 8549 3954 8550
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 270DEG 30KT 3967 8581
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
50286
WWUS53 KIND 282250
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
650 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2017
INC059-139-145-282300-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-170528T2300Z/
Shelby IN-Hancock IN-Rush IN-
650 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN SHELBY...SOUTHERN HANCOCK AND NORTHWESTERN RUSH
COUNTIES...
At 650 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles north of
Shelbyville, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Shelbyville, New Palestine, Morristown, Carthage, Fairland, Manilla
and Arlington.
This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 104 and 109.
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 3959 8591 3975 8589 3977 8549 3954 8550
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 276DEG 30KT 3965 8571
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
50369
WWUS53 KIND 282257
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
657 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2017
INC059-139-145-282307-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-170528T2300Z/
Shelby IN-Hancock IN-Rush IN-
657 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN SHELBY...SOUTHERN
HANCOCK AND NORTHWESTERN RUSH COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty winds
near 50 mph are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3959 8591 3975 8589 3977 8549 3954 8550
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 270DEG 30KT 3965 8564
$$
50The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 10:58 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 4 days |
| May 28, 10:58 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 4 days |
| May 28, 10:58 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox | 5 days |
| May 28, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Parke | 32 min |
| May 28, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Tipton | 35 min |
| May 28, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Montgomery | 25 min |
| May 28, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Clinton | 33 min |
| May 28, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Marion | 23 min |
| May 28, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 37 min |
| May 28, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Rush | 31 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.