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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Indianapolis, IN

March 28, 2020Parke County, Vermillion County, Vigo County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 28, 2020, 4:26 PM EDT for Parke County, Vermillion County, Vigo County, Indiana. It was in force for 34 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
Mar 28, 2020, 4:26 PM EDT (20:26 UTC)
Expired
Mar 28, 2020, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Parke County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 28, 1:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 124 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2020-03-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 638 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2020-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 159 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
638 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-76 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
812 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
84 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
159 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
222 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
2.0

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The text

As transmitted.

152 
WUUS53 KIND 282026
SVRIND
INC121-165-167-282100-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0013.200328T2026Z-200328T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
426 PM EDT Sat Mar 28 2020

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Vigo County in west central Indiana...
  Parke County in west central Indiana...
  Southern Vermillion County in west central Indiana...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 426 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Vermilion, or
  7 miles east of Paris, moving northeast at 60 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Clinton, Rockville, Fairview Park, Montezuma, Rosedale, Universal,
  Mecca, Bloomingdale, Marshall, Blanford, Shepardsville, Cecil
  Harden Lake, Bridgeton, Turkey Run State Park, Judson, Sandford and
  North Terre Haute.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3974 8753 3995 8719 3995 8711 3992 8709
      3987 8709 3987 8705 3979 8701 3971 8701
      3949 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 235DEG 53KT 3961 8755 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

KH
1 follow-up statement
620 
WWUS53 KIND 282044
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
444 PM EDT Sat Mar 28 2020

INC165-167-282053-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200328T2100Z/
Vigo IN-Vermillion IN-
444 PM EDT Sat Mar 28 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN VIGO AND SOUTHERN
VERMILLION COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
west central Indiana.

LAT...LON 3995 8719 3995 8711 3992 8709 3987 8709
      3987 8705 3979 8701 3971 8701 3965 8740
      3973 8753 3974 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 235DEG 53KT 3976 8727 

$$

INC121-282100-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200328T2100Z/
Parke IN-
444 PM EDT Sat Mar 28 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR PARKE COUNTY...

At 443 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rockville, or
20 miles north of Terre Haute, moving northeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Clinton, Rockville, Fairview Park, Montezuma, Mecca, Bloomingdale,
Marshall, Turkey Run State Park, Cecil Harden Lake and Judson.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3995 8719 3995 8711 3992 8709 3987 8709
      3987 8705 3979 8701 3971 8701 3965 8740
      3973 8753 3974 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 235DEG 53KT 3976 8727 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

KH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 28, 7:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHoward28 min
Mar 28, 11:51 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDGreene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe24 min
Mar 28, 12:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence30 min
Mar 28, 12:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRush, Shelby26 min
Mar 28, 2:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Clinton, Montgomery28 min
Mar 28, 2:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Hamilton, Henry, Madison28 min
Mar 28, 2:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Madison, Randolph33 min
Mar 28, 3:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion34 min
Mar 28, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRandolph19 min
Mar 28, 3:32 PM EDTWind AdvisoryINDBoone, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Delaware, Fountain and 21 more28 hr
Mar 28, 3:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hendricks, Montgomery34 min
Mar 28, 4:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo36 min
Mar 28, 4:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Madison, Tipton24 min
Mar 28, 4:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Delaware, Hamilton, Madison, Tipton33 min
Mar 28, 4:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Montgomery9 hr
Mar 28, 4:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam34 min
Mar 28, 5:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Marion, Morgan, Putnam28 min
Mar 28, 5:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Hamilton, Henry, Madison, Randolph35 min
Mar 28, 5:16 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDDelaware, Madison9 hr
Mar 28, 5:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Madison, Randolph38 min
Mar 28, 6:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDRandolph3 hr
Mar 28, 6:52 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDelaware, Randolph48 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.