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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 18, 2021Decatur County, Rush County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2021, 8:59 PM EDT for Decatur County, Rush County, Indiana. It was in force for 20 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, 8:59 PM EDT (00:59 UTC)
Expired: Jun 18, 2021, 9:19 PM EDT
In force: 20 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Decatur County, IN, Rush County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:58 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 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 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 136 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: 2257 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -56 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1236 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 214 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 240 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.9
Supercell composite: 17.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

583 
WUUS53 KIND 190059
SVRIND
INC031-139-190130-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0023.210619T0059Z-210619T0130Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Rush County in central Indiana...
  Eastern Decatur County in central Indiana...

* Until 930 PM EDT.

* At 859 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lake Santee,
  or near Batesville, moving east at 15 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 remain over mainly rural areas of
  southeastern Rush and eastern Decatur Counties.

This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 138 and 144.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3920 8544 3954 8539 3953 8530 3927 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 279DEG 14KT 3932 8533 

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

TDUD

1 follow-up statement

567 
WWUS53 KIND 190119
SVSIND

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

INC031-139-190129-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-210619T0130Z/
Rush IN-Decatur IN-
919 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RUSH AND EASTERN
DECATUR COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for
central Indiana.

LAT...LON 3920 8544 3954 8539 3953 8530 3927 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 279DEG 14KT 3931 8523 

$$

TDUD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 18, 8:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Decatur, Jennings, Rush, Shelby	52 min
Jun 18, 8:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Rush	3 hr
Jun 18, 8:18 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Brown, Monroe, Morgan	27 min
Jun 18, 8:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown	45 min
Jun 18, 8:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Decatur	3 hr
Jun 18, 9:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Morgan, Owen	27 min
Jun 18, 9:10 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Brown	20 min
Jun 18, 9:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Johnson, Morgan	23 min
Jun 18, 9:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Monroe, Owen	46 min
Jun 18, 9:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson	43 min
Jun 18, 9:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby	20 min
Jun 18, 9:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Owen, Vigo	47 min
Jun 18, 10:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Jackson, Jennings	49 min
Jun 18, 10:23 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Brown, Clay, Monroe, Morgan, Owen	5 hr
Jun 18, 10:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Greene, Monroe, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo	63 min
Jun 18, 10:55 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings	5 hr
Jun 18, 11:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Brown, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe	42 min
Jun 18, 11:25 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Brown, Clay, Greene, Monroe, Owen	5 hr
Jun 19, 12:01 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Randolph	14 min
Jun 19, 12:33 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Owen	27 min
Jun 19, 1:02 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Vigo	43 min
Jun 19, 2:01 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Clay, Vigo	4 hr
Jun 19, 2:16 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan	3 hr
Jun 19, 2:57 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Decatur, Rush, Shelby	3 hr
Jun 19, 3:19 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Clay, Owen	9 hr
Jun 19, 3:45 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Monroe, Owen	19 min
Jun 19, 4:32 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Clay, Greene, Monroe, Owen	7 hr
Jun 19, 4:49 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Clay, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion and 1 more	4 hr
Jun 19, 5:15 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan	4 hr
Jun 19, 5:50 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan, Owen	6 hr
Jun 19, 6:01 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Clay, Sullivan, Vigo	6 hr
Jun 19, 6:07 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Owen	38 min
Jun 19, 6:42 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings	4 hr
Jun 19, 6:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Brown, Daviess, Jackson, Jennings, Knox, Lawrence and 1 more	45 min
Jun 19, 7:17 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Decatur, Johnson, Rush, Shelby	3 hr
Jun 19, 10:08 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Clay, Decatur, Greene, Jackson and 5 more	4 hr
Jun 19, 10:29 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jennings, Johnson, Rush and 1 more	6 hr
Jun 19, 10:41 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings	2 hr
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Clay, Greene	25 hr
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Greene, Monroe, Owen	42 hr
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Knox	5 days
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Jackson, Jennings, Washington	26 hr
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Jackson, Lawrence, Washington	4 days
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew	41 hr
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Knox	5 days
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Jackson	42 hr
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby	3 days
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Knox, Sullivan	48 hr
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Knox, Sullivan	41 hr
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike	6 days
Jun 19, 11:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Daviess, Lawrence, Martin	66 min
Jun 19, 11:52 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Brown, Clay, Greene, Johnson, Lawrence, Monroe and 6 more	25 hr
Jun 19, 12:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence	24 hr
Jun 19, 4:36 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jennings, Johnson, Rush and 1 more	20 hr
Jun 19, 6:41 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Johnson	24 hr
Jun 19, 6:41 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Decatur	18 hr
Jun 19, 6:41 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew	27 hr
Jun 19, 6:41 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Marion	11 hr
Jun 19, 6:41 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew	11 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.