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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 38, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 20, 2021Boone County, Hamilton County, Marion County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2021, 7:35 PM EDT for Boone County, Hamilton County, Marion County, Indiana. It was in force for 25 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 20, 2021, 7:35 PM EDT (23:35 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Boone County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Marion County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 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 20, 7:41 PM EDTHAIL 13 Ese Zionsville, ININ THE VICINITY OF 9700 SHELBORNE ROAD JUST NORTH OF I-465 NORTH SIDE OF INDY.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 20, 6:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 204 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2021-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 193 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2021-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
193 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-275 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1214 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

336 
WUUS53 KIND 202335
SVRIND
INC011-057-097-210000-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0038.210620T2335Z-210621T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
735 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Marion County in central Indiana...
  Eastern Boone County in central Indiana...
  Hamilton County in central Indiana...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 734 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Zionsville,
  or 13 miles north of Indianapolis, moving northeast 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...
  Carmel around 745 PM EDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Westfield, Sheridan, Noblesville, Cicero and Morse Reservoir.

This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 127 and 128.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4011 8593 3985 8618 3991 8633 3992 8633
      3992 8634 4018 8628 4018 8624 4022 8624
      4022 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 204DEG 27KT 3997 8623 

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

AU/50
2 follow-up statements
920 
WWUS53 KIND 202349
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
749 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021

INC011-057-097-210000-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-210621T0000Z/
Marion IN-Boone IN-Hamilton IN-
749 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MARION...EASTERN BOONE AND HAMILTON COUNTIES...

At 747 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest of
Carmel, or 19 miles north of Indianapolis, moving northeast at 30
mph.

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

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 7:41 PM EDT 1 inch hail was 
         reported in Northern Marion County.

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

Locations impacted include...
  Morse Reservoir and Cicero.

This includes Interstate 65 near mile marker 128.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4011 8593 3985 8618 3992 8632 3992 8634
      4018 8628 4018 8624 4022 8624 4021 8622
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 204DEG 27KT 4006 8618 

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

AU/50
292 
WWUS53 KIND 202358
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
758 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021

INC011-057-097-210007-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-210621T0000Z/
Marion IN-Boone IN-Hamilton IN-
758 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MARION...EASTERN
BOONE AND HAMILTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM EDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds of up to 40 MPH are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for
central Indiana.

LAT...LON 4011 8593 3985 8618 3992 8632 3992 8634
      4018 8628 4018 8624 4022 8624 4021 8622
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 204DEG 27KT 4010 8615 

$$

AU/50

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 10:31 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike9 days
Jun 20, 6:26 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJohnson21 days
Jun 20, 6:26 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDGibson, Knox8 days
Jun 20, 6:26 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDLawrence, Martin6 days
Jun 20, 7:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHamilton31 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.