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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 137, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 30, 2019Greene County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2019, 7:01 PM EDT for Greene County, Indiana. It was in force for 29 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 30, 2019, 7:01 PM EDT (23:01 UTC)
Expired: Jun 30, 2019, 7:30 PM EDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Greene County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:01 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 30, 4:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 186 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 873 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -144 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1589 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

610 
WUUS53 KIND 302301
SVRIND
INC055-302330-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0137.190630T2301Z-190630T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
701 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2019

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Greene County in southwestern Indiana...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 700 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of
  Bloomfield, or 27 miles west of Bedford, moving south at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Linton, Bloomfield, Lyons, Switz City, Newberry, Vicksburg and
  Owensburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3910 8724 3907 8669 3890 8668 3890 8704
      3891 8724
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 018DEG 29KT 3891 8699 

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

TDUD

2 follow-up statements

514 
WWUS53 KIND 302314
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
714 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2019

INC055-302330-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0137.000000T0000Z-190630T2330Z/
Greene IN-
714 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTY...

At 714 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles southeast
of Linton, or 27 miles northeast of Vincennes, moving southwest at 30
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Linton, Bloomfield, Lyons, Switz City, Newberry and Vicksburg. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3910 8724 3899 8673 3890 8673 3890 8704
      3891 8724
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 023DEG 26KT 3888 8707 

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

TDUD

848 
WWUS53 KIND 302324
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
724 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2019

INC055-302334-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0137.000000T0000Z-190630T2330Z/
Greene IN-
724 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 730 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
southwestern Indiana.

LAT...LON 3910 8724 3899 8673 3890 8673 3890 8704
      3891 8724
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 018DEG 29KT 3883 8709 

$$

TDUD

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 30, 4:26 PM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 4:26 PM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
426 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2019

.UPDATE...
The AVIATION Section has been updated below.

&&

.SYNOPSIS...
Issued at 234 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2019

High pressure is expected to remain across the lower Mississippi
River Valley through the middle of the week. This will result in a
warm and humid southwest flow of air to Central Indiana. Meanwhile
aloft...an upper level weather disturbance is expected to spill
across Indiana from the upper midwest Tonight and on Monday. This
will result in chances for shower and storms tonight and through
the start of the Holiday work week.

Chances for showers and storms will persist all week across
Central Indiana as the warm and humid air mass remains in place
and showers and storms will remain possible.

&&

.NEAR TERM /Tonight/...

Issued at 234 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2019

Surface analysis early this afternoon shows high pressure in
place across Missouri. For the moment this was resulting in NW
flow across Indiana. However the air mass across the area remained
very humid with dew points in the lower 70s SW of I-74. NE of
I-74...dewpoints were mainly in the 60s. GOES16 shows a CU field
developing along and south of the dewpoint boundary.

Forecast soundings late this afternoon reveal a minimal CAP in
place...along with convective temperatures near 90 and CAPE over
3000 J/KG. Pwats appear over 1.6 inches. HRRR shows TSRA
development along and south of the dew point boundary late this
afternoon. Given the isolated storms yesterday and the more
favorable set-up today...shower and storm development late this
afternoon and earl evening seems reasonable. Will include best
pops within the higher dew point area this evening.

Later this evening and overnight the short wave over Wisconsin is
poised to push southeast across Indiana. This upper forcing and
the warm air mass in place results in favorable conditions for
more showers and storms. Time heights shows a wave of lift
followed by quick subsidence overnight...hinting at a wave of
storms. Thus will again ramp up precipitation amounts overnight.

Regarding lows...will stick at or above expected dewpoints...which
cold result in some cooler lows overnight on the NE side of the
dew point boundary than we have seen the past few nights.

&&

.SHORT TERM /Monday through Wednesday/...

Issued at 234 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2019

GFS and NAM suggest the strong ridging aloft to flatten and weaken
on Monday through Wednesday. This will allow the upper pattern to
once again influence Indiana/s weather the next several
days...bringing in a few short waves close to Indiana. The first
looks to slowly passion Monday...before more upper support lingers
in the area on Tuesday and again on Wednesday. Daytime heating on
each afternoon also looks to provide an additional support.
Forecast soundings each afternoon show minimal to no CAP in
place...along with CAPE each afternoon over 2000 J/KG and high
pwats over 1.7 inches. Thus will need to include pops each day as
the heating...moist air mass...instability and marginal upper
support all points to afternoon and evening showers and storms
through Wednesday.

Given the little change in air mass...will trend temps toward
persistence through the period.

&&

.LONG TERM /Wednesday night through Sunday/...

Issued at 224 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2019

ECMWF differs from the GFS in that it keep mid level heights a bit
higher than the GFS. The GFS is trending back to the northern
parts of the southeast ridge which places central IN back into
that occasional rainfall pattern just after the 4th of July though
the weekend. And, it look like that the National Blend follows
along with that idea of keeping chances of thunderstorms in the
forecast from Thursday afternoon on. Looking at the GFS Ensemble
looks similar in only that the ridge retrogrades into the Plains
which opens up that westerly/slight northwest pattern over the
area, again giving the area that chance for occasional
thunderstorms at the end of the week into the weekend.

Averages are mid 60s for lows and mid 80s for highs, and it look
that the area will be just above that through the period.

&&

.AVIATION /Discussion for the 30/21Z TAF Update/...

Issued at 424 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2019

Update...
Inserted mention of VCTS at KIND for the next few hours as
convection continues to form in the area.

Previous Discussion...
VFR conditions in place as high pressure spreads from the Missouri
Valley eastward through the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. Bands of
cirrus clouds and areas of Cu are developing on a weak boundary
from northeast IL southeast through central IN evident on visible
satellite imagery. This is all ahead of a thunderstorm complex
making its way from southern WI towards northern IL and the
Chicago area.

Will need to consider VCTS in TAFS for later this afternoon and
evening.

&&

.IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...Puma
NEAR TERM...Puma
SHORT TERM...Puma
LONG TERM....DM
AVIATION...DM/TDUD

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 4:53 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
453 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2019

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-012100-
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 Delphi, Flora, Williamsport, West Lebanon,
Lafayette, West Lafayette, Frankfort, Kokomo, Attica, Covington,
Veedersburg, Crawfordsville, Lebanon, Zionsville, Tipton, Fishers,
Carmel, Noblesville, Anderson, Muncie, Winchester, Clinton, Newport,
Rockville, Greencastle, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Danville,
Indianapolis, Greenfield, Cumberland, New Castle, Terre Haute,
Brazil, Clay City, Spencer, Martinsville, Mooresville, Greenwood,
Franklin, Shelbyville, Rushville, Sullivan, Linton, Bloomfield,
Bloomington, Nashville, Columbus, Greensburg, Vincennes, Washington,
Loogootee, Shoals, Bedford, Mitchell, Seymour, Brownstown,
and North Vernon
453 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Outlook: Thunderstorms are possible, and some storms may become
severe. Hot and humid this afternoon.

Hazards: Damaging winds, large hail, heavy rain, lightning. Heat
index values in the mid 90s to near 100 degrees.

Timing: Thunderstorms mainly this afternoon and evening. Heat this
afternoon and early evening.

Discussion: A front and an upper disturbance could bring some
thunderstorms to the area.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Outlook: Thunderstorms are possible over all or parts of the area
through the week. Isolated strong to severe storms are possible
Monday, mainly north of Interstate 70. Hot and humid conditions will
continue.

Discussion: A front in the area will keep chances for thunderstorms
around this week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon into the evening.

&&

More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate
information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind

PUMA

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 30, 6:32 PM EDT, 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
632 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0500 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NW AZALIA             39.12N 85.89W
06/30/2019                   BARTHOLOMEW        IN   PUBLIC

            POWER OUTAGE. MINOR TREE DAMAGE. REPORT VIA
            FACEBOOK.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 30, 6:34 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
634 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0550 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PUTNAMVILLE             39.57N 86.87W
06/30/2019                   PUTNAM             IN   PUBLIC

            TREES REPORTED DOWN ALL ALONG US 40 NEAR
            PUTNAMVILLE. REPORT VIA FACEBOOK.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 30, 6:42 PM EDT, 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
642 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0524 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NW WEST LAFAYETTE     40.50N 86.96W
06/30/2019                   TIPPECANOE         IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PER TIPPECANOE SHERIFFS OFFICE... MOREHOUSE
            ROAD BETWEEN 250 W AND 500 N CLOSED DUE TO
            DOWNED POWER POLES & LINES... ABOUT 3-4
            MILES FROM WLFI TO THE WEST. RELAYED BY
            WLFI. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

BHH

Local storm report, Jun 30, 6:46 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
646 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0523 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ESE ATTICA            40.28N 87.20W
06/30/2019                   FOUNTAIN           IN   PUBLIC

            TREE BLOWN DOWN AT STATE ROAD 28 AND RUPERT
            ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

BHH

Local storm report, Jun 30, 6:49 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
649 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0517 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NW ATTICA             40.30N 87.26W
06/30/2019                   WARREN             IN   PUBLIC

            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. TREE BLOWN DOWN
            ON STATE ROAD 28 IN WARREN COUNTY ON THE
            WEST END OF TOWN.

&&

BHH

Local storm report, Jun 30, 6:52 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
652 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0510 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WILLIAMSPORT            40.29N 87.30W
06/30/2019                   WARREN             IN   PUBLIC

            UTILITY LINES WERE BLOW DOWN NEAR ST.
            VINCENT WILLIAMSPORT HOSPITAL ON ROSS AVENUE
            JUST EAST OF THE HOSPITAL. TIME IS ESTIMATED
            FROM RADAR.

&&

BHH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 29, 8:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Vermillion, Warren	42 min
Jun 29, 9:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Parke, Vermillion	36 min
Jun 29, 11:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Fountain	38 min
Jun 30, 12:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Rush	34 min
Jun 30, 4:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Jackson, Jennings	57 min
Jun 30, 4:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Parke, Vermillion	44 min
Jun 30, 4:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Vermillion, Warren	51 min
Jun 30, 5:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Brown, Jackson, Monroe	38 min
Jun 30, 5:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Morgan, Owen, Parke, Putnam	48 min
Jun 30, 5:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Montgomery	46 min
Jun 30, 6:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Howard, Morgan, Putnam	42 min
Jun 30, 6:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Greene, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Parke and 1 more	46 min
Jun 30, 6:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Brown, Greene, Lawrence, Monroe	38 min
Jun 30, 6:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Sullivan	49 min
Jun 30, 7:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Knox, Martin	23 min

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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.