Alert archive / Indiana / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this wind advisory at Oct 20, 2018, 10:49 AM EDT for 39 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Oct 20, 2018, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 20, 2018, 10:49 AM EDT (14:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 20, 2018, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 20, 2018, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
All 39 counties
Bartholomew County, IN, Boone County, IN, Brown County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clay County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Greene County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry County, IN, Howard County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Knox County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion County, IN, Martin County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN, Warren County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:47 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
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1715 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 94 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
335 WWUS73 KIND 201449 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 1049 AM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 INZ060>065-067>072-202300- /O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0001.181020T1800Z-181021T0200Z/ /O.CON.KIND.FZ.W.0007.181021T0700Z-181021T1400Z/ Sullivan-Greene-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew-Decatur-Knox-Daviess- Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings- Including the cities of Bloomington, Columbus, Vincennes, Bedford, and Seymour 1049 AM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 2 PM this afternoon to 10 PM EDT this evening. * TIMING...Strongest winds will be this afternoon and evening. * WINDS...Wind gusts around 45 mph are possible. * Temperature...Low temperatures will fall into the upper 20s and lower 30s early Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Winds will blow around unsecured objects. Driving could become difficult for some vehicles. Unprotected plants that are sensitive to freezing temperatures will be killed. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or wind gusts of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-202300- /O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0001.181020T1800Z-181021T0200Z/ Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery- Boone-Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke- Putnam-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Vigo-Clay-Owen-Morgan- Johnson-Shelby-Rush- Including the cities of Lafayette, Frankfort, Kokomo, Crawfordsville, Anderson, Muncie, Indianapolis, Terre Haute, and Shelbyville 1049 AM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 2 PM this afternoon to 10 PM EDT this evening. * TIMING...Strongest winds will be this afternoon and evening. * WINDS...Wind gusts around 45 mph are possible. * IMPACTS...Winds will blow around unsecured objects. Driving could become difficult for some vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or wind gusts of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
3 follow-up statements
760 WWUS73 KIND 201959 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 359 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 INZ060>065-067>072-210400- /O.CON.KIND.FZ.W.0007.181021T0700Z-181021T1400Z/ /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-181021T0200Z/ Sullivan-Greene-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew-Decatur-Knox-Daviess- Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings- Including the cities of Bloomington, Columbus, Vincennes, Bedford, and Seymour 359 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... * TIMING...Strongest winds will be this afternoon and evening. * WINDS...Wind gusts around 45 mph are possible. * Temperature...Low temperatures will fall into the upper 20s and lower 30s early Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Winds will blow around unsecured objects. Driving could become difficult for some vehicles. Unprotected plants that are sensitive to freezing temperatures will be killed. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or wind gusts of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-210200- /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-181021T0200Z/ Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery- Boone-Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke- Putnam-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Vigo-Clay-Owen-Morgan- Johnson-Shelby-Rush- Including the cities of Lafayette, Frankfort, Kokomo, Crawfordsville, Anderson, Muncie, Indianapolis, Terre Haute, and Shelbyville 359 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Strongest winds will be this afternoon and evening. * WINDS...Wind gusts around 45 mph are possible. * IMPACTS...Winds will blow around unsecured objects. Driving could become difficult for some vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or wind gusts of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
400 WWUS73 KIND 202110 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 510 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 INZ060>065-067>072-210515- /O.CON.KIND.FZ.W.0007.181021T0700Z-181021T1400Z/ /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-181021T0200Z/ Sullivan-Greene-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew-Decatur-Knox-Daviess- Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings- Including the cities of Bloomington, Columbus, Vincennes, Bedford, and Seymour 510 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... * TIMING...Strongest winds will be this afternoon and evening. * WINDS...Wind gusts around 45 to 55 mph are possible. * Temperature...Low temperatures will fall into the upper 20s and lower 30s early Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Winds will blow around unsecured objects and cause some tree damage which may lead to power outages. Driving could become difficult for some vehicles. Unprotected plants that are sensitive to freezing temperatures will be killed. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or wind gusts of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-210200- /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-181021T0200Z/ Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery- Boone-Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke- Putnam-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Vigo-Clay-Owen-Morgan- Johnson-Shelby-Rush- Including the cities of Lafayette, Frankfort, Kokomo, Crawfordsville, Anderson, Muncie, Indianapolis, Terre Haute, and Shelbyville 510 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Strongest winds will be this afternoon and evening. * WINDS...Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph are expected, with isolated higher gusts possible. * IMPACTS...Winds will blow around unsecured objects and cause some tree damage which may lead to power outages. Driving could become difficult for some vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or wind gusts of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
738 WWUS73 KIND 210156 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 956 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 INZ060>065-067>072-211000- /O.EXP.KIND.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-181021T0200Z/ /O.CON.KIND.FZ.W.0007.181021T0700Z-181021T1400Z/ Sullivan-Greene-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew-Decatur-Knox-Daviess- Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings- Including the cities of Bloomington, Columbus, Vincennes, Bedford, and Seymour 956 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * Temperature...Low temperatures will fall into the upper 20s and lower 30s early Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Unprotected plants that are sensitive to freezing temperatures will be killed. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. && $$ INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-210300- /O.EXP.KIND.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-181021T0200Z/ Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery- Boone-Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke- Putnam-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Vigo-Clay-Owen-Morgan- Johnson-Shelby-Rush- Including the cities of Lafayette, Frankfort, Kokomo, Crawfordsville, Anderson, Muncie, Indianapolis, Terre Haute, and Shelbyville 956 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... Wind gusts have dropped below advisory criteria after sunset. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 3:50 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Decatur, Greene, Jackson and 6 more | 30 hr |
Nearby
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.