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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at Mar 20, 2017, 8:04 AM EDT for Vermillion County, Vigo County, Indiana. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 20, 2017, 8:04 AM EDT (12:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 20, 2017, 8:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
Counties Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 114 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 20, 6:16 AM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 20, 6:16 AM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 512 AM EDT Mon Mar 20 2017 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-211000- Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery-Boone- Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke-Putnam- Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Vigo-Clay-Owen-Morgan-Johnson-Shelby- Rush-Sullivan-Greene-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew-Decatur-Knox-Daviess- Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings- Including the cities of Lafayette, Frankfort, Kokomo, Crawfordsville, Anderson, Muncie, Indianapolis, Terre Haute, Shelbyville, Bloomington, Columbus, Vincennes, Bedford, and Seymour 512 AM EDT Mon Mar 20 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Outlook: Thunderstorm activity is possible across the area from today through late night hours of tonight. Severe storms are not expected at this time, however the stronger storms may contain small hail. Hazards: Cloud to ground lightning. Timing: Through 200 AM EDT tonight. Discussion: A frontal system is expected to move through the area later today and tonight. Shower and scattered thunderstorm activity is expected near the frontal zone. Some of the stronger storms may contain small hail through this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Outlook: Thunderstorm activity is possible towards the end of the week, from Friday night through Saturday night. Severe storms are not expected at this time. Discussion: A frontal system is expected to move south of the Ohio River on Tuesday. This front may result in a lingering shower chance on Tuesday. Another frontal system may affect the area towards the end of the week, bringing with it additional chances for shower and thunderstorm activity towards the end of the week and on into next weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 20, 8:04 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
804 AM EDT MON MAR 20 2017
INZ043-044-051-201245-
Parke IN-Vermillion IN-Vigo IN-
804 AM EDT MON MAR 20 2017
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
At 804 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Chrisman, or 9 miles north of Paris, moving southeast at 25 mph.
Half inch hail and brief heavy rain will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Terre Haute, Clinton, Rockville, Newport, West Terre Haute, Fairview
Park, Seelyville, Montezuma, Rosedale, Dana, Universal, Mecca,
Bloomingdale, Riley, Fontanet, Blanford, Shepardsville, North Terre
Haute, Indiana State University and Sandford.
LAT...LON 3969 8753 3990 8752 3994 8722 3928 8725
3947 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1204Z 306DEG 23KT 3975 8766
PUMAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 10:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Owen | 35 min |
| Mar 20, 11:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Brown, Monroe | 34 min |
| Mar 20, 1:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Warren | 40 min |
| Mar 20, 1:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren | 33 min |
| Mar 20, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 34 min |
| Mar 20, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 35 min |
| Mar 20, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone | 32 min |
| Mar 20, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion | 45 min |
| Mar 20, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Rush, Shelby | 35 min |
| Mar 20, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Rush | 20 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.