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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 38, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 19, 20194 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 19, 2019, 7:43 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 32 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: May 19, 2019, 7:43 PM EDT (23:43 UTC)
Expired: May 19, 2019, 8:15 PM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Delaware County, IN, Henry County, IN, Madison County, IN, Randolph County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 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
May 19, 4:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 150 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: 7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -89 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1385 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 140 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 98 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

487 
WUUS53 KIND 192343
SVRIND
INC035-065-095-135-200015-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0038.190519T2343Z-190520T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
743 PM EDT Sun May 19 2019

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Madison County in central Indiana...
  Western Randolph County in east central Indiana...
  Delaware County in east central Indiana...
  Northern Henry County in east central Indiana...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 743 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Alexandria to 9 miles southeast of Anderson,
  moving northeast at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Muncie, Anderson, Alexandria, Yorktown, Chesterfield, Albany,
  Eaton, Daleville, Parker City, Selma, Sulphur Springs, Mooreland,
  Mount Summit, Losantville, Modoc, Springport, Blountsville, Summit
  Lake State Park, Ball State University and Prairie Creek Reservoir.

This includes Interstate 69 between mile markers 228 and 245.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4000 8520 3999 8520 3995 8560 4024 8568
      4038 8527 4038 8522 4031 8522 4031 8518
      4000 8507
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 236DEG 48KT 4022 8562 4000 8556 

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

50

3 follow-up statements

291 
WWUS53 KIND 192352
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
752 PM EDT Sun May 19 2019

INC095-200001-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-190520T0015Z/
Madison IN-
752 PM EDT Sun May 19 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

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

LAT...LON 4000 8520 3999 8520 3996 8555 4027 8557
      4038 8527 4038 8522 4031 8522 4031 8518
      4000 8507
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 236DEG 48KT 4027 8551 4005 8545 

$$

INC035-065-135-200015-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-190520T0015Z/
Randolph IN-Delaware IN-Henry IN-
752 PM EDT Sun May 19 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN RANDOLPH...DELAWARE AND NORTHERN HENRY COUNTIES...

At 751 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles south of Matthews to 10 miles northwest of New
Castle, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Muncie, Yorktown, Albany, Eaton, Daleville, Parker City, Selma,
Sulphur Springs, Mooreland, Mount Summit, Losantville, Modoc,
Springport, Blountsville, Summit Lake State Park, Ball State
University and Prairie Creek Reservoir.

This includes Interstate 69 between mile markers 238 and 244.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4000 8520 3999 8520 3996 8555 4027 8557
      4038 8527 4038 8522 4031 8522 4031 8518
      4000 8507
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 236DEG 48KT 4027 8551 4005 8545 

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

50

496 
WWUS53 KIND 200002
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
802 PM EDT Sun May 19 2019

INC035-065-135-200015-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-190520T0015Z/
Randolph IN-Delaware IN-Henry IN-
802 PM EDT Sun May 19 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN RANDOLPH...EASTERN DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN HENRY
COUNTIES...

At 802 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles northwest of Albany to 6 miles southeast of
Muncie, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Muncie, Albany, Eaton, Parker City, Selma, Mooreland, Losantville,
Modoc, Blountsville, Summit Lake State Park, Prairie Creek Reservoir
and Ball State University.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4000 8520 3999 8520 3998 8536 4032 8544
      4038 8527 4038 8522 4031 8522 4031 8518
      4000 8507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 236DEG 48KT 4035 8535 4013 8529 

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

AW/50

942 
WWUS53 KIND 200009
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
809 PM EDT Sun May 19 2019

INC035-065-135-200019-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-190520T0015Z/
Randolph IN-Delaware IN-Henry IN-
809 PM EDT Sun May 19 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN RANDOLPH...EASTERN
DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM EDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.  However gusty winds are still possible with
these thunderstorms.

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

LAT...LON 4000 8520 3999 8520 3998 8536 4032 8544
      4038 8527 4038 8522 4031 8522 4031 8518
      4000 8507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 236DEG 48KT 4040 8525 4018 8519 

$$

AW/50

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 May 19, 4:51 PM EDT, 2 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 19, 4:51 PM EDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
451 PM EDT Sun May 19 2019

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

&&

.SYNOPSIS...
Issued at 310 PM EDT Sun May 19 2019

A cold front will move through central Indiana tonight.
Thunderstorms are possible along and ahead of the front. Much cooler
weather moves in for the start of the work week. A front will
meander across the area mid to late week, bringing chances for rain
at times mid-week into next weekend. Temperatures will rebound to
above normal mid-week and then remain there.

&&

.NEAR TERM...(Rest of This Afternoon and Tonight)
Issued at 310 PM EDT Sun May 19 2019

Early this afternoon a dry slot was moving into central Indiana,
ending the widespread rainfall. However, a line of storms had
developed in central Illinois ahead of a cold front.

The line of storms will move across central Indiana during the rest
of the afternoon and into the early evening hours before 00Z. Will
handle with a pre-first period in the text products to cover this.
Severe storms remain possible with building instability and some
decent shear, but at the moment am not expecting widespread severe
weather.

HRRR and some other models indicate still some shower or
thunderstorm potential with the front itself as it moves across the
area after 00Z. Will have some low PoPs this evening.

Colder air will move in overnight, and some stratocumulus will
accompany it. Will keep skies partly cloudy.

The model blend looks reasonable for temperatures.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(Monday through Wednesday)
Issued at 310 PM EDT Sun May 19 2019

Models are close enough that the model blend initialization
was accepted for most items.

The colder air and stratocumulus will stick around on Monday,
keeping skies partly cloudy and high temperatures only in the 60s
most areas.

Dry and cool conditions will continue into Tuesday with some upper
ridging briefly working into the area.

A large upper system across the western part of the country will
send some energy just to the northwest of the area Tuesday night
into Wednesday. This will also bring a warm front through the area.
Forcing isn't that impressive with the strongest forcing remaining
out of central Indiana. Will go with mainly chance category PoPs.

The warm front will allow temperatures to return into the 80s for
highs on Wednesday.

&&

.LONG TERM /Wednesday night through Thursday/...

Issued at 312 PM EDT Sun May 19 2019

Accepted the initialization. An upper level high will sit over
the deep south for much of long term range. Models are showing a
couple of short waves that may affect the area during that time so
there are a couple chances for rain. The best chance looks to be
Memorial Day weekend as models are in agreement that there will be
precipitation but exact timing and location are still to be seen.

Temperatures will be above normal as highs are anticipated to be
in the 80s.

&&

.AVIATION /Discussion for the 19/21Z TAF Update/...

Issued at 446 PM EDT Sun May 19 2019

Update...
Narrowed VCTS into the Sun 22Z to Mon 01Z time frame for now...
will amend further with more detailed timing over the next few
hours.

Previous Discussion...
Generally VFR conditions expected through the period, with some MVFR
or worse conditions mainly in convection this afternoon into early
evening. Gusty winds will continue this afternoon.

Main area of rain will continue to move out of the sites early in
the period. Scattered convection will then move in ahead of an
approaching cold front.

There are some patches of MVFR clouds across Illinois that will move
into the area and may cause brief periods of MVFR ceilings even
outside of convection this afternoon.

Overnight will be dry with a stratocumulus deck moving in from the
north. For now kept this VFR but MVFR not out of the question.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...50
NEAR TERM...50
SHORT TERM...50
LONG TERM....KH
AVIATION...50/TDUD

Hazardous weather outlook, May 19, 7:19 PM EDT, 24 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
719 PM EDT Sun May 19 2019

INZ038>042-046>049-053>057-061>065-067>072-202330-
Tipton-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 Tipton, Fishers, Carmel, Noblesville,
Anderson, Muncie, Winchester, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Danville,
Indianapolis, Greenfield, Cumberland, 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
719 PM EDT Sun May 19 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Outlook: Showers and thunderstorms. Severe storms possible this
evening.

Hazards: Damaging winds...hail...heavy rain and lightning. A few
tornadoes possible as well.

Timing: Storms possible through this evening. The best threat for
severe weather will be until 9 pm.

Discussion: Severe storms are possible this evening. Dry and cooler
weather is expected overnight.

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

Outlook: Thunderstorms will be possible at times late Tuesday
into next weekend. Some of the storms could be strong.

Discussion: After a dry and cooler start to the week...additional
chances for rain and thunderstorms will come for the second half of
the upcoming week as strong low pressure tracks from the central
Plains into the upper Midwest with a frontal boundary lingering
across the Ohio Valley.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will end later tonight.

&&

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

INZ021-028>031-035>037-043>045-051-052-060-202330-
Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery-Boone-
Vermillion-Parke-Putnam-Vigo-Clay-Sullivan-
Including the cities of Delphi, Flora, Williamsport, West Lebanon,
Lafayette, West Lafayette, Frankfort, Kokomo, Attica, Covington,
Veedersburg, Crawfordsville, Lebanon, Zionsville, Clinton, Newport,
Rockville, Greencastle, Terre Haute, Brazil, Clay City, and Sullivan
719 PM EDT Sun May 19 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Outlook: No hazardous weather is expected at this time

Discussion: Dry and cooler weather is expected overnight.

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

Outlook: Thunderstorms will be possible at times late Tuesday
into next weekend. Some of the storms could be strong.

Discussion: After a dry and cooler start to the week...additional
chances for rain and thunderstorms will come for the second half of
the upcoming week as strong low pressure tracks from the central
Plains into the upper Midwest with a frontal boundary lingering
across the Ohio Valley.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected.

&&

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 19, 6:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
628 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2019

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

0603 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNW KOKOMO            40.49N 86.14W
05/19/2019                   HOWARD             IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HEALTHY 6 TO 8 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS
            DOWN.

&&

KH

Local storm report, May 19, 6:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
630 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2019

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

0604 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNE KOKOMO            40.49N 86.12W
05/19/2019                   HOWARD             IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES DOWN, BLOCKING ROAD.

&&

KH

Local storm report, May 19, 6:48 PM EDT, 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
648 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2019

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

0640 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PITTSBORO               39.87N 86.46W
05/19/2019                   HENDRICKS          IN   PUBLIC

            LARGE TREE BRANCH SNAPPED.

&&

KH

Local storm report, May 19, 7:01 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
701 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2019

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

0610 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WNW SPENCER           39.29N 86.78W
05/19/2019                   OWEN               IN   UTILITY COMPANY

            OVER 600 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER.

&&

KH

Local storm report, May 19, 7:05 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
705 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2019

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

0657 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 W GREENWOOD           39.61N 86.20W
05/19/2019  E50 MPH          JOHNSON            IN   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

KH

Local storm report, May 19, 7:30 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
730 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2019

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

0719 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 S FAIRLAND            39.58N 85.86W
05/19/2019  E60 MPH          SHELBY             IN   PUBLIC

            NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN, POWER
            OUTAGE.

&&

KH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 19, 3:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Fountain, Vermillion, Warren	39 min
May 19, 3:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren	50 min
May 19, 4:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion	38 min
May 19, 4:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe	48 min
May 19, 4:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam and 1 more	31 min
May 19, 5:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Tipton	49 min
May 19, 5:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Tipton	38 min
May 19, 5:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Vigo	48 min
May 19, 5:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clinton, Hamilton, Howard, Madison, Tipton	52 min
May 19, 5:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam	46 min
May 19, 6:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion and 2 more	24 min
May 19, 6:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Rush, Shelby	38 min
May 19, 6:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Marion and 1 more	51 min
May 19, 7:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hancock, Henry, Madison, Rush, Shelby	50 min
May 19, 7:32 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Rush, Shelby	28 min

Nearby

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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.