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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at May 28, 2017, 4:13 PM EDT for Parke County, Indiana. It was in force for 32 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 28, 2017, 4:13 PM EDT (20:13 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2017, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
County Parke County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 293 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -145 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 722 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 28, 2:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 28, 2:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 615 AM EDT Sun May 28 2017 INZ021-029>031-036>042-046>049-056-057-291015- Carroll-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Montgomery-Boone-Tipton-Hamilton- Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Shelby-Rush- Including the cities of Lafayette, Frankfort, Kokomo, Crawfordsville, Anderson, Muncie, Indianapolis, and Shelbyville 615 AM EDT Sun May 28 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Outlook: Slight risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon and early tonight. Hazards: Damaging winds, large hail, frequent lightning, and isolated tornadoes. Timing: This afternoon and tonight. Main threat will be between 2 PM and 10 PM. Discussion: A cold front will move through the region this afternoon causing scattered showers and thunderstorms, some of which could be severe. Showers and thunderstorms will move out of the area between 1000 PM and Midnight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Outlook: No hazardous weather is expected at this time. Discussion: There could be another round of showers and thunderstorms Monday afteroon and evening, and again on Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and early tonight. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind INZ028-035-043>045-051>055-060>065-067>072-291015- Warren-Fountain-Vermillion-Parke-Putnam-Vigo-Clay-Owen-Morgan- Johnson-Sullivan-Greene-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew-Decatur-Knox- Daviess-Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings- Including the cities of Terre Haute, Bloomington, Columbus, Vincennes, Bedford, and Seymour 615 AM EDT Sun May 28 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Outlook: Showers and a few strong thunderstorms this afternoon and early tonight. Hazards: Strong winds, small hail, and frequent lightning. Timing: Thunderstorms, a few could be strong, expected this afternoon and tonight, mostly between 200 PM and 1000 PM. Discussion: Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop out ahead of a cold front this afternoon. Some these storms could be strong with gusty winds and small hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Outlook: No hazardous weather is expected at this time. Discussion: There will be another chance for showers and thunderstorms ahead of a secondary front on Monday afternoon, and again on Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... There is a low chance for spotter activation through early tonight and again on Monday. && 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, May 28, 4:13 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
413 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2017
INZ044-051-052-282045-
Clay IN-Parke IN-Vigo IN-
413 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN VIGO...NORTHWESTERN
CLAY AND SOUTHERN PARKE COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...
At 413 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Clinton, or 12 miles northeast of Terre Haute, moving east at 35 mph.
Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Brazil, Knightsville, Rosedale, Harmony, Carbon, Mecca, Fontanet,
Bridgeton, Lena and North Terre Haute.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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LAT...LON 3961 8739 3961 8738 3972 8738 3973 8701
3950 8701 3954 8739
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 272DEG 31KT 3963 8728
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, 4:40 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, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Rush, Shelby | 25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.