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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 8, 2018Delaware County, Henry County, Randolph County, Indiana

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2018-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 293 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2018-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 95 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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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
 
$$
CP
2 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
 
$$

CP
471 
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 

$$

PUMA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 8:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBoone, Delaware, Hamilton, Henry, Madison, Montgomery and 2 more87 min
Jun 7, 8:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRandolph40 min
Jun 7, 10:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDRush42 min
Jun 8, 2:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDelaware36 min
Jun 8, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDelaware50 min
Jun 8, 5:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClinton, Tippecanoe23 min
Jun 8, 5:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMadison35 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 2018Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2018

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.