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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at Jun 15, 2017, 1:28 AM EDT for Lawrence County, Martin County, Indiana. It was in force for 47 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
- Jun 15, 2017, 1:28 AM EDT (05:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2017, 2:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
Counties Lawrence County, IN, Martin County, IN
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 267 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
- 12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -231 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1588 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 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 Jun 14, 11:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 11:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 922 PM EDT Wed Jun 14 2017 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-160130- 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 922 PM EDT Wed Jun 14 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Outlook: Isolated severe storms will be possible throughout the night. Hazards: Damaging winds, large hail, brief heavy rainfall, isolated flooding and cloud to ground lightning. Timing: Through the night. 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. && 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, 8:37 PM EDT, 4 hours 51 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
837 PM EDT WED JUN 14 2017
INZ041-042-049-057-150115-
Rush IN-Randolph IN-Henry IN-Delaware IN-
837 PM EDT WED JUN 14 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR RANDOLPH...EASTERN RUSH...EASTERN
DELAWARE AND EASTERN HENRY COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM EDT...
At 837 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Albany to near Glenwood. Movement was east
at 40 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Muncie, New Castle, Winchester, Albany, Union City, Eaton, Parker
City, Farmland, Lynn, Selma, Ridgeville, Mooreland, Lewisville, Mount
Summit, Saratoga, Glenwood, Losantville, Straughn, Modoc and
Springport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 4000 8520 3988 8520 3987 8522 3979 8522
3979 8530 3952 8530 3951 8544 4038 8537
4038 8522 4031 8522 4031 8480 4001 8481
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 264DEG 33KT 4024 8517 3961 8536
NIELDSpecial weather statement, Jun 15, 1:28 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
128 AM EDT THU JUN 15 2017
INZ061-062-069-070-150615-
Martin IN-Lawrence IN-Greene IN-Monroe IN-
128 AM EDT THU JUN 15 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN MONROE...NORTHERN
MARTIN...NORTHERN LAWRENCE AND SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 215
AM EDT...
At 128 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles north of Shoals, or 17 miles west of Bedford, moving northeast
at 30 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Bedford, Oolitic, Williams, Avoca, Indian Springs, Fairfax State
Recreation Area, Silverville, Harrodsburg, Owensburg and Burns City.
LAT...LON 3881 8693 3881 8692 3882 8692 3882 8690
3887 8691 3909 8653 3885 8636 3869 8684
TIME...MOT...LOC 0528Z 239DEG 28KT 3881 8681
MKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 8:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Henry, Randolph | 38 min |
| Jun 14, 10:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Rush, Shelby | 5 hr |
| Jun 14, 11:12 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 71 hr |
| Jun 14, 11:12 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 6 days |
| Jun 14, 11:12 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 7 days |
| Jun 14, 11:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 1:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson, Jennings | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings | 12 hr |
| Jun 15, 6:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 15, 6:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings | 9 hr |
| Jun 15, 6:39 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Warren | 18 hr |
| Jun 15, 7:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 10 hr |
| Jun 15, 7:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 63 hr |
| Jun 15, 7:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 27 hr |
| Jun 15, 7:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 14 hr |
| Jun 15, 7:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings, Washington | 20 hr |
| Jun 15, 7:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 7 days |
| Jun 15, 7:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox | 8 days |
| Jun 15, 7:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 7 days |
| Jun 15, 10:49 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 5 days |
| Jun 15, 10:49 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 6 days |
| Jun 15, 10:49 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 7 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.