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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 19, 2019Howard County, Madison County, Tipton County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2019, 4:45 PM EDT for Howard County, Madison County, Tipton County, Indiana. It was in force for 45 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 19, 2019, 4:45 PM EDT (20:45 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2019, 5:30 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Howard County, IN, Madison County, IN, Tipton County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 210 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 2019-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 135 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 2019-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -9 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
135 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
715 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

434 
WUUS53 KIND 192045
SVRIND
INC067-095-159-192130-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0113.190619T2045Z-190619T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
445 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2019

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Madison County in central Indiana...
  Eastern Howard County in central Indiana...
  Tipton County in central Indiana...

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 444 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tipton, or 14
  miles south of Kokomo, moving northeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Elwood, Tipton, Windfall, Greentown and Sharpsville. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4056 8586 4038 8586 4038 8558 4022 8593
      4022 8610 4030 8620 4057 8597
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 240DEG 15KT 4027 8607 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TDUD
3 follow-up statements
764 
WWUS53 KIND 192102
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
502 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2019

INC067-095-159-192130-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-190619T2130Z/
Madison IN-Howard IN-Tipton IN-
502 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MADISON...EASTERN HOWARD AND TIPTON COUNTIES...

At 501 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Windfall, or 11
miles southeast of Kokomo, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Elwood, Tipton, Windfall, Greentown and Sharpsville. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4056 8586 4038 8586 4038 8558 4022 8593
      4022 8609 4030 8620 4057 8597
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 229DEG 19KT 4038 8596 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TDUD
932 
WWUS53 KIND 192115
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
515 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2019

INC067-095-159-192130-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-190619T2130Z/
Madison IN-Howard IN-Tipton IN-
515 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MADISON...EASTERN HOWARD AND EASTERN TIPTON
COUNTIES...

At 515 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Windfall, or 12
miles west of Fairmount, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Elwood, Tipton, Windfall, Greentown and Sharpsville. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4056 8586 4038 8586 4038 8558 4022 8593
      4024 8604 4033 8615 4057 8597
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 240DEG 15KT 4041 8589 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TDUD
209 
WWUS53 KIND 192128
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
528 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2019

INC067-095-159-192138-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-190619T2130Z/
Madison IN-Howard IN-Tipton IN-
528 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MADISON...EASTERN
HOWARD AND EASTERN TIPTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 530 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.

LAT...LON 4056 8586 4038 8586 4038 8558 4022 8593
      4024 8604 4033 8615 4057 8597
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 240DEG 15KT 4044 8583 

$$

TDUD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 8:36 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDClay, Owen6 hr
Jun 18, 8:42 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDHamilton, Madison23 hr
Jun 19, 11:24 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDParke, Vermillion, Vigo4 days
Jun 19, 11:24 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDelaware, Randolph11 hr
Jun 19, 1:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDSullivan35 min
Jun 19, 3:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDParke29 min
Jun 19, 3:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMarion35 min
Jun 19, 4:37 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Clinton, Hamilton, Marion, Tipton3 hr
Jun 19, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDSullivan48 min
Jun 19, 4:44 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Jennings, Johnson, Shelby6 hr
Jun 19, 4:59 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDHoward, Madison, Tipton6 hr
Jun 19, 5:05 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDHamilton, Tipton7 hr
Jun 19, 5:07 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDSullivan4 hr
Jun 19, 5:30 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDHoward, Tipton6 hr
Jun 19, 5:52 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDHenry, Rush3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.