Alert archive / Indiana / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 5, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this wind advisory at Dec 31, 2018, 3:42 AM EST for 24 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Dec 31, 2018, 3:00 PM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 31, 2018, 3:42 AM EST (08:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 31, 2018, 3:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2019, 12:00 AM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
All 24 counties
Bartholomew County, IN, Brown County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Greene County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry 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, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:40 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 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 200 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
- 1536 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 86 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 287 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 339 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
622 WWUS73 KIND 310842 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 342 AM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 INZ039>042-046>049-053>057-061>065-067>072-311645- /O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0005.181231T2000Z-190101T0500Z/ Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry- Owen-Morgan-Johnson-Shelby-Rush-Greene-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew- Decatur-Knox-Daviess-Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings- Including the cities of Fishers, Carmel, Noblesville, Anderson, Muncie, Winchester, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Danville, Indianapolis, Greenfield, New Castle, Spencer, Martinsville, Mooresville, Greenwood, Franklin, Shelbyville, Rushville, Linton, Bloomfield, Bloomington, Nashville, Columbus, Greensburg, Vincennes, Washington, Loogootee, Shoals, Bedford, Mitchell, Seymour, Brownstown, and North Vernon 342 AM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 3 PM this afternoon to midnight EST tonight. * TIMING...Mid Afternoon through This Evening * WINDS...Gusts of 40 to 45 MPH possible with locally higher winds * IMPACTS...High profile vehicles may experience difficult driving conditions. Outdoor items that are not secured may be easily blown about. Scattered power outages may occur. 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. && $$ Ryan
4 follow-up statements
384 WWUS73 KIND 311443 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 943 AM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 INZ039>042-046>049-053>057-061>065-067>072-312245- /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0005.181231T2000Z-190101T0500Z/ Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry- Owen-Morgan-Johnson-Shelby-Rush-Greene-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew- Decatur-Knox-Daviess-Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings- Including the cities of Fishers, Carmel, Noblesville, Anderson, Muncie, Winchester, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Danville, Indianapolis, Greenfield, New Castle, Spencer, Martinsville, Mooresville, Greenwood, Franklin, Shelbyville, Rushville, Linton, Bloomfield, Bloomington, Nashville, Columbus, Greensburg, Vincennes, Washington, Loogootee, Shoals, Bedford, Mitchell, Seymour, Brownstown, and North Vernon 943 AM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * TIMING...Mid Afternoon through This Evening * WINDS...Gusts of 40 to 45 MPH possible with locally higher winds * IMPACTS...High profile vehicles may experience difficult driving conditions. Outdoor items that are not secured may be easily blown about. Scattered power outages may occur. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or wind gusts of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
306 WWUS73 KIND 312103 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 403 PM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 INZ039>042-046>049-053>057-061>065-067>072-010500- /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-190101T0500Z/ Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry- Owen-Morgan-Johnson-Shelby-Rush-Greene-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew- Decatur-Knox-Daviess-Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings- Including the cities of Fishers, Carmel, Noblesville, Anderson, Muncie, Winchester, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Danville, Indianapolis, Greenfield, New Castle, Spencer, Martinsville, Mooresville, Greenwood, Franklin, Shelbyville, Rushville, Linton, Bloomfield, Bloomington, Nashville, Columbus, Greensburg, Vincennes, Washington, Loogootee, Shoals, Bedford, Mitchell, Seymour, Brownstown, and North Vernon 403 PM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * TIMING...This Evening * WINDS...Gusts of 40 to 45 MPH possible with locally higher winds * IMPACTS...High profile vehicles may experience difficult driving conditions. Outdoor items that are not secured may be easily blown about. Scattered power outages may occur. 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. && $$
817 WWUS73 KIND 010123 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 823 PM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 INZ039>042-046>049-053>057-061>065-067>072-010500- /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-190101T0500Z/ Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry- Owen-Morgan-Johnson-Shelby-Rush-Greene-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew- Decatur-Knox-Daviess-Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings- Including the cities of Fishers, Carmel, Noblesville, Anderson, Muncie, Winchester, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Danville, Indianapolis, Greenfield, New Castle, Spencer, Martinsville, Mooresville, Greenwood, Franklin, Shelbyville, Rushville, Linton, Bloomfield, Bloomington, Nashville, Columbus, Greensburg, Vincennes, Washington, Loogootee, Shoals, Bedford, Mitchell, Seymour, Brownstown, and North Vernon 823 PM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * TIMING...This Evening * WINDS...Gusts of 45 to 50 MPH possible with locally higher winds. * IMPACTS...High profile vehicles may experience difficult driving conditions. Outdoor items that are not secured may be easily blown about. Scattered power outages may occur. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or wind gusts of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
909 WWUS73 KIND 010510 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 1210 AM EST Tue Jan 1 2019 INZ039>042-046>049-053>057-061>065-067>072-010615- /O.EXP.KIND.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-190101T0500Z/ Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry- Owen-Morgan-Johnson-Shelby-Rush-Greene-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew- Decatur-Knox-Daviess-Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings- Including the cities of Fishers, Carmel, Noblesville, Anderson, Muncie, Winchester, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Danville, Indianapolis, Greenfield, New Castle, Spencer, Martinsville, Mooresville, Greenwood, Franklin, Shelbyville, Rushville, Linton, Bloomfield, Bloomington, Nashville, Columbus, Greensburg, Vincennes, Washington, Loogootee, Shoals, Bedford, Mitchell, Seymour, Brownstown, and North Vernon 1210 AM EST Tue Jan 1 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... While the strongest winds have moved into Ohio...peak wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph are still possible through about 2 AM then diminish the rest of the night. $$ Ryan
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 3:14 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Randolph | 30 hr |
| Dec 31, 3:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Jackson, Jennings | 44 min |
| Dec 31, 5:13 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 31, 5:16 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Randolph | 5 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.