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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 11, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 12, 2021Hancock County, Shelby County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2021, 10:55 PM EDT for Hancock County, Shelby County, Indiana. It was in force for 23 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 12, 2021, 10:55 PM EDT (02:55 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2021, 11:18 PM EDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hancock County, IN, Shelby County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:57 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 12, 11:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGNew Palestine, INSEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS ON ROAD JUST OFF US 52.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 171 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2021-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 647 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2021-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -7 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
647 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-37 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1794 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

622 
WUUS53 KIND 130255
SVRIND
INC059-145-130330-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0011.210613T0255Z-210613T0330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1055 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Shelby County in central Indiana...
  Southern Hancock County in central Indiana...

* Until 1130 PM EDT.

* At 1054 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Beech Grove,
  or 7 miles east of Indianapolis, moving southeast at 30 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  New Palestine and Spring Lake around 1105 PM EDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Fairland, Shelbyville and Morristown.

This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 101 and 119.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3945 8569 3961 8595 3974 8595 3979 8592
      3975 8563 3964 8563
TIME...MOT...LOC 0254Z 306DEG 25KT 3974 8601 

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

Ryan
1 follow-up statement
409 
WWUS53 KIND 130318
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1118 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021

INC059-145-130328-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0011.000000T0000Z-210613T0330Z/
Shelby IN-Hancock IN-
1118 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN SHELBY AND SOUTHERN
HANCOCK COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled.  However small hail, gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3945 8569 3961 8595 3974 8595 3979 8592
      3975 8563 3964 8563
TIME...MOT...LOC 0315Z 306DEG 25KT 3964 8584 

$$

Ryan

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 8:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDClinton32 min
Jun 12, 8:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDShelby34 min
Jun 12, 8:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMadison33 min
Jun 12, 9:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Madison37 min
Jun 12, 9:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBoone, Montgomery37 min
Jun 12, 9:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHancock, Henry, Randolph26 min
Jun 12, 9:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Henry, Madison, Rush24 min
Jun 12, 10:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHancock, Henry, Rush, Shelby45 min
Jun 12, 10:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDRandolph29 min
Jun 12, 10:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRandolph33 min
Jun 12, 10:32 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDRandolph3 hr
Jun 12, 10:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMarion35 min
Jun 12, 10:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Johnson, Marion32 min
Jun 12, 11:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDMarion3 hr
Jun 12, 11:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDJohnson, Marion, Shelby37 min
Jun 13, 8:41 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDelaware, Randolph3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.