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Frost Advisory 3, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 7, 202128 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this frost advisory at May 7, 2021, 2:20 PM EDT for 28 counties in Indiana. It took effect at May 8, 2021, 3:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 7, 2021, 2:20 PM EDT (18:20 UTC)
In effect from
May 8, 2021, 3:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 8, 2021, 10:00 AM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
All 28 counties

Bartholomew County, IN, Boone County, IN, Brown County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry County, IN, Howard County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:20 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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 203 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 2021-05-07Temperature 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 2021-05-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 105 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2067 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
184 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

584 
WWUS73 KIND 071820
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
220 PM EDT Fri May 7 2021

INZ021-028>031-035>049-054>057-063>065-072-080530-
/O.NEW.KIND.FR.Y.0003.210508T0700Z-210508T1400Z/
Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery-
Boone-Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke-
Putnam-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Morgan-Johnson-Shelby-Rush-
Brown-Bartholomew-Decatur-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, 
New Castle, Martinsville, Mooresville, Greenwood, Franklin, 
Shelbyville, Rushville, Nashville, Columbus, Greensburg, 
and North Vernon
220 PM EDT Fri May 7 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost 
  formation.

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

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 10 AM EDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left
  uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/ind
2 follow-up statements
690 
WWUS73 KIND 080159
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
959 PM EDT Fri May 7 2021

INZ021-028>031-035>049-054>057-063>065-072-081000-
/O.CON.KIND.FR.Y.0003.210508T0700Z-210508T1400Z/
Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery-
Boone-Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke-
Putnam-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Morgan-Johnson-Shelby-Rush-
Brown-Bartholomew-Decatur-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, 
New Castle, Martinsville, Mooresville, Greenwood, Franklin, 
Shelbyville, Rushville, Nashville, Columbus, Greensburg, 
and North Vernon
959 PM EDT Fri May 7 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost 
  formation.

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

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 10 AM EDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/ind

AGM
645 
WWUS73 KIND 080709
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
309 AM EDT Sat May 8 2021

INZ021-028>031-035>049-054>057-063>065-072-081400-
/O.CON.KIND.FR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210508T1400Z/
Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery-
Boone-Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke-
Putnam-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Morgan-Johnson-Shelby-Rush-
Brown-Bartholomew-Decatur-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, 
New Castle, Martinsville, Mooresville, Greenwood, Franklin, 
Shelbyville, Rushville, Nashville, Columbus, Greensburg, 
and North Vernon
309 AM EDT Sat May 8 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost 
  formation.

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

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/ind

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 4:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBoone37 min
May 7, 7:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDShelby32 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.