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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Indianapolis, IN

November 1, 202022 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this wind advisory at Nov 1, 2020, 10:58 AM EST for 22 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 1, 2020, 10:58 AM EST (15:58 UTC)
Expired
Nov 1, 2020, 4:00 PM EST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
All 22 counties

Boone County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clay County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry County, IN, Howard County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:57 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

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 183 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 2020-11-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2020-11-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 63 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1282 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
146 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

599 
WWUS73 KIND 011558
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1058 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2020

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051-052-012100-
/O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0005.201101T1600Z-201101T2100Z/
Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery-
Boone-Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke-
Putnam-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Vigo-Clay-
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, and Clay City
1058 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central and 
  west central Indiana.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM EST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/ind
1 follow-up statement
773 
WWUS73 KIND 012054
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
354 PM EST Sun Nov 1 2020

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051-052-012200-
/O.EXP.KIND.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-201101T2100Z/
Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery-
Boone-Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke-
Putnam-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Vigo-Clay-
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, and Clay City
354 PM EST Sun Nov 1 2020

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

Winds are expected to gradually diminish throughout the rest of
the afternoon. Therefore, the wind advisory will be allowed to
expire on schedule.

Occasional wind gusts of 35 to 40 mph are still possible until
sunset.

$$

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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.