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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 22, 2017Hamilton County, Hancock County, Marion County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at Jul 22, 2017, 3:44 AM EDT for Hamilton County, Hancock County, Marion County, Indiana. It was in force for 76 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jul 22, 2017, 3:44 AM EDT (07:44 UTC)
Expired
Jul 22, 2017, 5:00 AM EDT
In force
76 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN

Counties Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Marion 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 Jul 22, 3:38 AM EDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 3:38 AM EDT, 6 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 22, 12:43 AM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
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Special weather statement, Jul 22, 12:45 AM EDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1245 AM EDT SAT JUL 22 2017

INZ040-041-220530-
Madison IN-Delaware IN-
1245 AM EDT SAT JUL 22 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL MADISON AND NORTHERN
DELAWARE COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM EDT...

At 1245 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles east of Alexandria, or 8 miles northwest of Muncie, moving
northeast at 25 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Muncie, Albany, Eaton and Gaston.

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.

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 4017 8555 4026 8566 4038 8554 4038 8522
      4030 8522
TIME...MOT...LOC 0445Z 228DEG 21KT 4025 8554

NIELD
Local storm report, Jul 22, 3:11 AM EDT, 33 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 22, 3:19 AM EDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
319 AM EDT SAT JUL 22 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0318 AM     TSTM WND GST     THORNTOWN               40.13N 86.61W
07/22/2017  E60 MPH          BOONE              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED VIA TWITTER.

&&
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 3:44 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
344 AM EDT SAT JUL 22 2017

INZ037-039-040-046>048-220900-
Hendricks IN-Madison IN-Boone IN-Hancock IN-Hamilton IN-Marion IN-
344 AM EDT SAT JUL 22 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MADISON...HANCOCK...
NORTHEASTERN HENDRICKS...MARION...EASTERN BOONE AND HAMILTON COUNTIES
UNTIL 500 AM EDT...

At 344 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles east of Lebanon, or 18 miles southeast of Frankfort, moving
southeast at 35 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Indianapolis, Anderson, Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville, Lawrence,
Brownsburg, Greenfield, Lebanon, Beech Grove, Zionsville, Speedway,
Southport, Westfield, Cumberland, McCordsville, Pendleton, Fortville,
Whitestown and Sheridan.

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.

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.

&&

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 700 AM EDT for
central Indiana.

LAT...LON 4001 8558 3999 8558 3971 8566 3970 8577
      3970 8595 3968 8595 3966 8614 3997 8652
      4017 8636
TIME...MOT...LOC 0744Z 293DEG 31KT 4005 8634

NIELD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 22, 12:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDelaware45 min
Jul 22, 1:57 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDCarroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren48 min
Jul 22, 2:45 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Montgomery and 2 more60 min
Jul 22, 4:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Randolph46 min
Jul 22, 4:40 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDClinton, Tippecanoe3 hr
Jul 22, 5:37 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDClinton, Hamilton, Tipton3 hr
Jul 22, 8:14 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDTippecanoe32 hr
Jul 22, 11:04 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDClinton, Tippecanoe20 hr
Jul 22, 11:04 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren4 days
Jul 22, 11:04 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren5 days
Jul 22, 11:04 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDParke, Vermillion, Vigo6 days
Jul 22, 11:04 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDSullivan, Vigo6 days
Jul 22, 7:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDVigo27 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.