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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at May 26, 2017, 9:37 PM EDT for Carroll County, Indiana. It was in force for 38 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
- May 26, 2017, 9:37 PM EDT (01:37 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2017, 10:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
County Carroll County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 884 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1303 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
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 May 26, 9:34 PM EDT, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 9:34 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 413 PM EDT Fri May 26 2017 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-271000- 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 413 PM EDT Fri May 26 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Outlook: Strong to severe thunderstorms possible. A Tornado Watch is in effect for Carroll, Howard, Tippecanoe and Warren counties through 9 pm. Hazards: Damaging winds, large hail, isolated tornadoes, frequent lightning, and brief heavy rain. Timing: Severe 6 pm to Midnight. Lightning and brief heavy rain possible overnight. Discussion: A frontal boundary will combine with an upper wave over northwestern Illinois to trigger strong to severe thunderstorms tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Outlook: Thunderstorms are possible Saturday through Sunday and again at times over parts of central Indiana Memorial Day through Wednesday. Severe storms are possible Saturday afternoon and night and Sunday afternoon. Cloud to ground lightning, heavy rain, damaging winds and large hail will be threats. Isolated tornadoes will also be a threat Saturday afternoon and night and Sunday afternoon. Discussion: A frontal system will move across central Indiana Memorial Day weekend and spark strong to severe thunderstorms. More storms are possible next week over all or parts of the area. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is possible at times tonight, Saturday afternoon and night and Sunday afternoon. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 26, 8:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
846 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0808 PM TSTM WND DMG CRAWFORDSVILLE 40.04N 86.90W
05/26/2017 MONTGOMERY IN TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES OF UP TO 12 INCHES
IN DIAMETER WERE DOWNED ACROSS
CRAWFORDSVILLE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
&&
AWLocal storm report, May 26, 8:53 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
853 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0846 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NE PITTSBORO 39.89N 86.44W
05/26/2017 M75 MPH HENDRICKS IN AMATEUR RADIO
AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR WA9FD0 REPORTED A
MEASURED 75 MPH WIND GUST.
&&
AWLocal storm report, May 26, 9:07 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
907 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0856 PM HAIL WHITESTOWN 40.00N 86.35W
05/26/2017 E0.50 INCH BOONE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
KEHSpecial weather statement, May 26, 9:35 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
935 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2017
INZ049-057-270215-
Rush IN-Henry IN-
935 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN RUSH AND SOUTHERN HENRY
COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 PM EDT...
At 934 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southwest of New Castle, or 16 miles west of Cambridge City,
moving east at 60 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
New Castle, Knightstown, Carthage, Spiceland, Kennard, Lewisville,
Straughn, Dunreith, Greensboro, Falmouth and Mays.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for
central and east central Indiana.
LAT...LON 3987 8522 3979 8522 3979 8530 3970 8530
3975 8560 3993 8556 3993 8520 3988 8520
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 277DEG 53KT 3983 8548
MKSpecial weather statement, May 26, 9:37 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
937 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2017
INZ021-029-030-270215-
Clinton IN-Tippecanoe IN-Carroll IN-
937 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2017
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
At 937 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Brookston, or 9 miles north of Lafayette, moving east at 35 mph.
Half inch hail will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Lafayette, West Lafayette, Delphi, Flora, Rossville, Battle Ground
and Burlington.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for
central, north central and west central Indiana.
LAT...LON 4058 8637 4051 8638 4032 8644 4046 8695
4056 8692 4056 8677 4063 8677
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 284DEG 29KT 4054 8682
MKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 8:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Tipton | 39 min |
| May 26, 8:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren | 3 hr |
| May 26, 8:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion | 37 min |
| May 26, 8:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion | 33 min |
| May 26, 9:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Henry | 40 min |
| May 26, 10:38 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Marion | 71 hr |
| May 26, 10:38 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.