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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 18, 2021Delaware County, Randolph County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2021, 4:26 PM EDT for Delaware County, Randolph 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: Jun 18, 2021, 4:26 PM EDT (20:26 UTC)
Expired: Jun 18, 2021, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Delaware County, IN, Randolph County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 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

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 146 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1560 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 110 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 97 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

082 
WUUS53 KIND 182026
SVRIND
INC035-135-182100-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0013.210618T2026Z-210618T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
426 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Delaware County in east central Indiana...
  Northern Randolph County in east central Indiana...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 426 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Albany, or
  near Dunkirk, moving southeast at 35 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...
  Albany around 430 PM EDT.
  Farmland around 445 PM EDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Ridgeville, Winchester, Union City and Saratoga.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4017 8511 4029 8537 4038 8535 4038 8522
      4031 8522 4031 8480 4010 8481
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 297DEG 30KT 4034 8526 

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

TDUD

2 follow-up statements

432 
WWUS53 KIND 182046
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
446 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021

INC035-135-182100-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210618T2100Z/
Delaware IN-Randolph IN-
446 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN DELAWARE AND NORTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTIES...

At 446 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Redkey, or 8
miles southeast of Dunkirk, moving southeast at 40 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.

Locations impacted include...
  Farmland, Ridgeville, Winchester, Saratoga and Union City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4017 8511 4030 8527 4038 8529 4038 8522
      4031 8522 4031 8480 4010 8481
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 312DEG 37KT 4027 8512 

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

TDUD

954 
WWUS53 KIND 182052
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
452 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021

INC035-182101-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210618T2100Z/
Delaware IN-
452 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4019 8514 4024 8517 4031 8517 4031 8480
      4010 8481 4017 8511
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 303DEG 35KT 4027 8506 

$$

INC135-182100-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210618T2100Z/
Randolph IN-
452 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021

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

At 451 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of
Redkey, or 10 miles southeast of Dunkirk, moving southeast at 40 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.

Locations impacted include...
Winchester, Union City, Farmland, Ridgeville and Saratoga. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4019 8514 4024 8517 4031 8517 4031 8480
      4010 8481 4017 8511
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 303DEG 35KT 4027 8506 

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

TDUD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 18, 9:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Henry	37 min
Jun 18, 2:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Carroll	35 min
Jun 18, 2:48 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	IND	Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clay, Decatur, Delaware and 21 more	19 hr
Jun 18, 3:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Henry, Randolph	33 min
Jun 18, 5:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Randolph	26 min
Jun 18, 6:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hamilton, Hancock, Marion	33 min
Jun 18, 6:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Randolph	37 min
Jun 18, 6:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Morgan, Owen, Putnam	50 min
Jun 18, 7:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hancock, Henry, Madison, Marion, Rush	60 min
Jun 18, 7:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hancock, Marion, Rush, Shelby	44 min
Jun 18, 7:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Brown, Monroe, Morgan, Owen	45 min
Jun 18, 7:56 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Shelby	13 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.