Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2018, 3:02 PM EDT for Delaware County, Henry County, Randolph County, Indiana. It was in force for 43 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 8, 2018, 3:02 PM EDT (19:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2018, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Delaware County, IN, Henry County, IN, Randolph County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 293 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -128 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1326 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
470
WUUS53 KIND 081902
SVRIND
INC035-065-135-081945-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0039.180608T1902Z-180608T1945Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
302 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2018
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Randolph County in east central Indiana...
Southeastern Delaware County in east central Indiana...
Northeastern Henry County in east central Indiana...
* Until 345 PM EDT.
* At 302 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast
of Muncie, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Muncie, Parker City, Farmland, Selma, Losantville, Modoc,
Blountsville, Summit Lake State Park and Prairie Creek Reservoir.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 4001 8534 4016 8541 4029 8507 4004 8499
TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 252DEG 11KT 4010 8531
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CP2 follow-up statements
068
WWUS53 KIND 081919
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
319 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2018
INC035-065-135-081945-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-180608T1945Z/
Randolph IN-Delaware IN-Henry IN-
319 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2018
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN RANDOLPH...SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN HENRY
COUNTIES...
At 319 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast of
Muncie, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Muncie, Parker City, Farmland, Selma, Modoc, Blountsville, Summit
Lake State Park and Prairie Creek Reservoir.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 4002 8530 4016 8539 4029 8507 4004 8499
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 252DEG 11KT 4012 8524
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CP471
WWUS53 KIND 081941
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
341 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2018
INC035-065-135-081951-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-180608T1945Z/
Randolph IN-Delaware IN-Henry IN-
341 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2018
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN RANDOLPH...
SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
345 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 4002 8530 4016 8539 4029 8507 4004 8499
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 268DEG 14KT 4008 8519
$$
PUMAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 8:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Boone, Delaware, Hamilton, Henry, Madison, Montgomery and 2 more | 87 min |
| Jun 7, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Randolph | 40 min |
| Jun 7, 10:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Rush | 42 min |
| Jun 8, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Delaware | 36 min |
| Jun 8, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Delaware | 50 min |
| Jun 8, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clinton, Tippecanoe | 23 min |
| Jun 8, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Madison | 35 min |
Nearby
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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.