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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS Wilmington, OH

July 29, 2021Fayette County, Franklin County, Ripley County, Indiana

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2021, 6:20 PM EDT for Fayette County, Franklin County, Ripley County, Indiana. It was in force for 40 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: Jul 29, 2021, 6:20 PM EDT (22:20 UTC)
Expired: Jul 29, 2021, 7:00 PM EDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Fayette County, IN, Franklin County, IN, Ripley County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:20 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 29, 3:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 116 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: 1163 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 775 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 109 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

528 
WUUS51 KILN 292220
SVRILN
INC041-047-137-292300-
/O.NEW.KILN.SV.W.0080.210729T2220Z-210729T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
620 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Franklin County in southeastern Indiana...
  Northeastern Ripley County in southeastern Indiana...
  Southwestern Fayette County in east central Indiana...

* Until 700 PM EDT.

* At 620 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Glenwood,
  moving southeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind 
           damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Batesville, Brookville, Oldenburg, Glenwood, Lake Santee, Metamora,
  Laurel, Cedar Grove, Andersonville, Huntersville, Hamburg,
  Ballstown, Penntown, Interstate 74 at State Route 101, Peppertown,
  Saint Peter and Buena Vista.

This includes I-74 in Indiana between mile markers 145 and 157.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and
submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3965 8530 3935 8493 3930 8502 3931 8507
      3928 8507 3920 8522 3930 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 323DEG 28KT 3954 8534 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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2 follow-up statements

710 
WWUS51 KILN 292244
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
644 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

INC041-292253-
/O.CAN.KILN.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210729T2300Z/
Fayette IN-
644 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY 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 1000 PM EDT for
southeastern Indiana.

LAT...LON 3950 8530 3949 8511 3935 8493 3930 8502
      3931 8507 3928 8507 3920 8522 3930 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 323DEG 19KT 3943 8523 

$$

INC047-137-292300-
/O.CON.KILN.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210729T2300Z/
Franklin IN-Ripley IN-
644 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHEASTERN RIPLEY COUNTIES...

At 643 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lake Santee,
moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind 
         damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Batesville, Brookville, Oldenburg, Lake Santee, Metamora, Cedar
Grove, Andersonville, Huntersville, Hamburg, Ballstown, Penntown,
Interstate 74 at State Route 101, Peppertown, Saint Peter and Buena
Vista.

This includes I-74 in Indiana between mile markers 145 and 157.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and
submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3950 8530 3949 8511 3935 8493 3930 8502
      3931 8507 3928 8507 3920 8522 3930 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 323DEG 19KT 3943 8523 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

ch

606 
WWUS51 KILN 292253
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
653 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

INC047-137-292303-
/O.EXP.KILN.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210729T2300Z/
Franklin IN-Ripley IN-
653 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN FRANKLIN AND
NORTHEASTERN RIPLEY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 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.

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

Please report previous wind damage or hail to the National Weather
Service by going to our website at weather.gov/iln and submitting
your report via social media.

LAT...LON 3950 8530 3949 8511 3935 8493 3930 8502
      3931 8507 3928 8507 3920 8522 3930 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 323DEG 28KT 3938 8518 

$$

ch

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 29, 7:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Wayne	41 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.