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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 14, 2017Rush County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at Jun 14, 2017, 2:53 PM EDT for Rush County, Indiana. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 14, 2017, 2:53 PM EDT (18:53 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2017, 3:45 PM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN

County Rush County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 143 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 2017-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 175 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2017-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -54 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
175 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-193 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1080 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-35 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jun 14, 2:23 PM EDT, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 2:23 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 5:05 AM EDT, 9 hours 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
505 AM EDT Wed Jun 14 2017

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-151000-
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
505 AM EDT Wed Jun 14 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Outlook: Severe storms are possible mainly this afternoon and
tonight. There is a Slight Risk for severe weather near and north of
a Terre Haute to Tipton line and a Marginal Risk near and south of
that line. Heat index values in the mid to upper 90s are expected
during the afternoon and evening hours

Hazards: Damaging winds, large hail, brief heavy rainfall and cloud
to ground lightning.

Timing: Storm related this afternoon and tonight. Heat related this
afternoon and early evening.

Discussion: Weak disturbances combined with warm, moist and unstable
air could trigger a few strong or severe thunderstorms through tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Outlook: A few severe storms will be possible Thursday, mainly
during the afternoon and evening hours and near and east of a Muncie
to Seymour line. Large hail and damaging winds will be the main
threats. Otherwise, there is a chance of thunderstorms at times
through the weekend. Any storm is capable of producing gusty winds,
brief heavy rain and cloud to ground lightning.

Severe storms may also be possible Sunday. Damaging winds and large
hail will be the main severe threat with these storms.

Discussion: Very warm, humid and unstable air will interact with
numerous upper disturbances and also with a cold front late in the
weekend. The result will be scattered to numerous thunderstorms,
mainly through Sunday evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is possible this afternoon and evening.

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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, Jun 14, 11:58 AM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 14, 2:53 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
253 PM EDT WED JUN 14 2017

INZ057-141945-
Rush IN-
253 PM EDT WED JUN 14 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR RUSH COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM EDT...

At 253 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles west of Rushville, or 10 miles northeast of Shelbyville, moving
east at 5 mph.

Dime size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Rushville, Milroy, Glenwood, New Salem, Manilla, Falmouth, Mays,
Moscow and Arlington.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3945 8543 3947 8563 3970 8563 3978 8530
      3945 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 276DEG 5KT 3960 8560

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 11:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDRush32 min
Jun 14, 3:19 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDRush3 hr
Jun 14, 3:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDCarroll, Tippecanoe44 min
Jun 14, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDClay, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion, Vigo45 min
Jun 14, 5:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDWarren51 min
Jun 14, 6:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHendricks, Marion58 min
Jun 14, 7:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHancock, Henry, Johnson, Marion, Rush, Shelby78 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.