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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 29, 2017Fountain County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at Jun 29, 2017, 9:29 PM EDT for Fountain County, Indiana. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Jun 29, 2017, 9:29 PM EDT (01:29 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2017, 10:15 PM EDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN

County Fountain County, IN

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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 29, 6:06 PM EDT, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 6:06 PM EDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 4:29 PM EDT, 5 hours before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
429 PM EDT Thu Jun 29 2017

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-302030-
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
429 PM EDT Thu Jun 29 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Outlook: Thunderstorms are possible. Isolated severe storms cannot
be ruled out, mainly near and north of Interstate 70.

Hazards: Lightning, gusty winds, small hail, and heavy rain are
possible with any storm. Isolated severe storms with damaging winds
and large hail are possible.

Timing: Through tonight.

Discussion: An upper level system will interact with warm and humid
air to bring some thunderstorms to the area.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Outlook: Thunderstorms are possible across all or parts of the area
Friday into Saturday, and then again Sunday night into Wednesday.

On Friday, a few severe storms are possible, mainly northeast of
Indianapolis.

On Saturday, isolated strong to severe storms will be possible
south of Interstate 70.

With any severe storm, damaging winds and large hail would be the
main threats. Lightning, gusty winds, small hail, and heavy rain are
possible with any storm.

Discussion: A cold front will move south across our region Friday
night and Saturday. Storms will return after this upcoming weekend
as low pressure approaches from the west and a frontal system drifts
back to the north.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report any strong winds or hail reports
tonight through Saturday.

&&

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 29, 9:29 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
929 PM EDT THU JUN 29 2017

INZ028-029-035-036-043-300215-
Montgomery IN-Fountain IN-Warren IN-Vermillion IN-Tippecanoe IN-
929 PM EDT THU JUN 29 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FOUNTAIN...SOUTHWESTERN
TIPPECANOE...CENTRAL WARREN...NORTH CENTRAL VERMILLION AND
NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 PM EDT...

At 928 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Covington, or 11 miles east of Danville, moving northeast at 35 mph.

Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Covington, Veedersburg, Williamsport, Attica, Shadeland, West
Lebanon, Hillsboro, Perrysville, New Richmond, Wingate, Newtown,
Mellott and Foster.

LAT...LON 4013 8753 4014 8753 4041 8721 4024 8682
      4001 8740 4013 8752
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 231DEG 29KT 4011 8740

AW/MK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 2:41 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDDelaware, Randolph3 hr
Jun 30, 2:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDVigo43 min
Jun 30, 2:08 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDelaware, Randolph20 hr
Jun 30, 2:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDCarroll41 min
Jun 30, 3:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHendricks26 min
Jun 30, 3:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMarion23 min
Jun 30, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Marion24 min
Jun 30, 4:15 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDMadison, Tipton3 hr
Jun 30, 4:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHancock37 min
Jun 30, 6:11 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDClay, Vigo3 hr
Jun 30, 6:50 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDMarion3 hr
Jun 30, 6:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDRandolph35 min
Jun 30, 7:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDaviess, Martin24 min
Jun 30, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDRush, Shelby29 min
Jun 30, 7:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMartin15 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.