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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 5, 2018Clinton County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at Jul 5, 2018, 11:52 AM EDT for Clinton County, Indiana. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Jul 5, 2018, 11:52 AM EDT (15:52 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2018, 12:30 PM EDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN

County Clinton County, IN

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 5, 10:46 AM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 10:46 AM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 4:25 AM EDT, 7 hours 27 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
425 AM EDT Thu Jul 5 2018

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-060830-
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
425 AM EDT Thu Jul 5 2018

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Outlook: Heat and humidity. Showers and thunderstorms.

Hazards: Heat exhaustion. Gusty winds, lightning, heavy downpours,
and small hail.

Timing: Heat this afternoon and evening. Storms possible at times
today and tonight.

Discussion: Showers and thunderstorms could form ahead of and along
an approaching cold front. Heat indices today will range from 100 to
105 degrees.

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

Outlook: Scattered thunderstorms are expected into early Friday.
Some storms may produce very heavy rain. It is too early to say if
any storms will be severe.

Discussion: Very warm humid Gulf air will remain over Indiana until
early Friday. A front will bring cooler and less humid air starting
Friday, lasting into early next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

&&

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, Jul 5, 11:18 AM EDT, 34 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 11:52 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1152 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2018

INZ030-037>039-051630-
Clinton IN-Tipton IN-Boone IN-Hamilton IN-
1152 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN CLINTON...NORTHEASTERN
BOONE...NORTHWESTERN HAMILTON AND SOUTHWESTERN TIPTON COUNTIES UNTIL
1230 PM EDT...

At 1152 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Frankfort, moving southeast at 25 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Frankfort, Cicero, Sheridan, Arcadia, Kirklin, Atlanta, Michigantown,
Kempton and Morse Reservoir.

LAT...LON 4022 8665 4038 8630 4019 8592 4001 8634
TIME...MOT...LOC 1552Z 302DEG 22KT 4024 8646

AW/JP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 11:18 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDClinton, Howard, Tippecanoe, Tipton57 min
Jul 5, 12:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMadison, Tipton48 min
Jul 5, 12:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBoone, Hamilton40 min
Jul 5, 12:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDClinton, Tippecanoe52 min
Jul 5, 12:53 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDClinton, Tippecanoe3 hr
Jul 5, 1:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDFountain, Montgomery50 min
Jul 5, 1:15 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDFountain, Vermillion, Warren3 hr
Jul 5, 1:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDWarren42 min
Jul 5, 1:55 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDFountain, Tippecanoe, Warren3 hr
Jul 5, 2:00 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Montgomery3 hr

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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.