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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 19, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 18, 20214 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2021, 7:31 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 44 min. 14 reports 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 18, 2021, 7:31 PM EDT (23:31 UTC)
Expired: Jun 18, 2021, 8:15 PM EDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 2.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Hancock County, IN, Marion County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 18, 7:40 PM EDT	HAIL 1	1 Wnw New Palestine, IN
Jun 18, 7:43 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Wnw New Palestine, IN	TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 18, 7:47 PM EDT	HAIL 1	5 Wsw New Palestine, IN
Jun 18, 7:50 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Se Fairland, IN	TREES DOWN.
Jun 18, 7:50 PM EDT	HAIL 2.5	New Palestine, IN
Jun 18, 7:50 PM EDT	HAIL 3	New Palestine, IN
Jun 18, 7:50 PM EDT	HAIL 3.4	New Palestine, IN	TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. PHOTOGRAPHED NEXT TO TAPE MEASURE.
Jun 18, 7:55 PM EDT	HAIL 3.25	New Palestine, IN	TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 18, 7:59 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 68	3 Ese Fairland, IN
Jun 18, 8:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Nne Fairland, IN	TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. MATURE TREE SNAPPED AT BASE. FEW POWER LINES AND POLES BLOWN OVER. LARGE SEGMENT OF METAL BARN ROOF BLOWN OFF. SEVERAL BRANCHES BLOWN DOWN. 325W JUST SOUTH OF 800N.
Jun 18, 8:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Nne Fairland, IN	TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. TOP SEGMENT OF SLIO BLOWN OFF. 2582 WEST 800 NORTH.
Jun 18, 8:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Ssw Fountaintown, IN	TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. TOP HALF OF TREE SNAPPED OFF. ANOTHER TREE UPROOTED AND INTO BARN DOOR. 1377 WEST 900 NORTH.
Jun 18, 8:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Sw Fountaintown, IN	TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. LARGER TREE UPROOTED, SMALLER TREE SNAPPED. 1949W 900N.
Jun 18, 8:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Nne Fairland, IN	TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 900N IMPASSABLE FROM 200W TO 400W WITH TREES AND POWERLINES ON ROAD. 5 TREES IN A ROW DOWNED AT 325W.

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 18, 6:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 163 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

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The text

As transmitted.

111 
WUUS53 KIND 182331
SVRIND
INC059-097-139-145-190015-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0019.210618T2331Z-210619T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
731 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Shelby County in central Indiana...
  Southwestern Hancock County in central Indiana...
  Southern Rush County in central Indiana...
  Southeastern Marion County in central Indiana...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 731 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Beech Grove,
  or 9 miles southeast of Indianapolis, moving southeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  New Palestine around 740 PM EDT.

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

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 near mile marker 89.
 Interstate 74 between mile markers 93 and 123.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3945 8563 3973 8612 3981 8605 3970 8583
      3970 8563 3968 8563 3958 8530 3945 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 306DEG 20KT 3972 8598 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TDUD

1 follow-up statement

949 
WWUS53 KIND 182341
SVSIND

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

INC059-097-139-145-190015-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210619T0015Z/
Shelby IN-Hancock IN-Rush IN-Marion IN-
741 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN SHELBY...SOUTHWESTERN HANCOCK...SOUTHERN RUSH AND
SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTIES...

At 740 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
Beech Grove, or 12 miles southeast of Indianapolis, moving southeast
at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe storm will be near...
  New Palestine around 745 PM EDT.

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

This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 96 and 123.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3945 8563 3969 8604 3978 8598 3970 8583
      3970 8563 3968 8563 3958 8530 3945 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 305DEG 17KT 3970 8594 

HAIL...2.00IN
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, 4:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Randolph	34 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, 7:45 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.