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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2021, 9:45 PM EDT for Bartholomew County, Johnson County, Shelby County, Indiana. It was in force for 20 min. 2 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, 9:45 PM EDT (01:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2021, 10:05 PM EDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Shelby County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:47 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, 9:47 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nne Edinburgh, IN | TREE AND LIMBS DOWN ON INTERSTATE 65 CAUSING TRAFFIC BACKUP. |
| Jun 18, 9:47 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Edinburgh, IN | HALF INCH HAIL AS WELL. |
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 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 186 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
734 WUUS53 KIND 190145 SVRIND INC005-081-145-190230- /O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0028.210619T0145Z-210619T0230Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 945 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021 The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Shelby County in central Indiana... Southeastern Johnson County in central Indiana... Northwestern Bartholomew County in central Indiana... * Until 1030 PM EDT. * At 944 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of Franklin, or 13 miles north of Columbus, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Edinburgh around 950 PM EDT. Taylorsville around 955 PM EDT. Marietta around 1000 PM EDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Flat Rock and Clifford. This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 76 and 86. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3934 8607 3945 8608 3944 8579 3925 8583 TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 279DEG 19KT 3940 8600 HAIL...1.25IN WIND...<50MPH $$ TDUD
2 follow-up statements
812
WWUS53 KIND 190200
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1000 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021
INC081-190209-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-210619T0230Z/
Johnson IN-
1000 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for
central Indiana.
LAT...LON 3925 8583 3934 8598 3935 8598 3935 8595
3942 8596 3944 8595 3944 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 285DEG 27KT 3936 8583
$$
INC005-145-190230-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-210619T0230Z/
Shelby IN-Bartholomew IN-
1000 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY AND NORTH CENTRAL BARTHOLOMEW COUNTIES...
At 959 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles northeast
of Columbus, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Shelby and north central Bartholomew Counties.
This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 78 and 83.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3925 8583 3934 8598 3935 8598 3935 8595
3942 8596 3944 8595 3944 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 285DEG 27KT 3936 8583
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
TDUD254
WWUS53 KIND 190205
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1005 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021
INC005-145-190215-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-210619T0230Z/
Shelby IN-Bartholomew IN-
1005 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY AND NORTH
CENTRAL BARTHOLOMEW COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for
central Indiana.
LAT...LON 3925 8583 3934 8598 3935 8598 3935 8595
3942 8596 3944 8595 3944 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 0203Z 279DEG 19KT 3935 8579
$$
TDUDThe 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, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush | 20 min |
| 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, 9:58 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 | 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 | IND | Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:01 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.