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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2021, 5:25 PM EDT for Morgan County, Owen County, Putnam County, Indiana. It was in force for 35 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
- Jul 15, 2021, 5:25 PM EDT (21:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Putnam County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 5:41 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Quincy, IN | TREES DOWN IN THE TOWN OF QUINCY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 628 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1096 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.6
The text
As transmitted.
428
WUUS53 KIND 152125
SVRIND
INC109-119-133-152200-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0049.210715T2125Z-210715T2200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
525 PM EDT Thu Jul 15 2021
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Morgan County in central Indiana...
Northeastern Owen County in west central Indiana...
Southeastern Putnam County in west central Indiana...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 524 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles south of
Greencastle, or 24 miles northwest of Bloomington, moving east at
40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Eminence and Little Point around 535 PM EDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Martinsville, Monrovia, Lake Hart, Brooklyn, Bethany, Centerton and
Waverly.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 42 and 50.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3953 8682 3960 8649 3960 8647 3961 8647
3963 8635 3963 8627 3937 8626 3943 8683
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 263DEG 35KT 3948 8676
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MK2 follow-up statements
075
WWUS53 KIND 152146
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
546 PM EDT Thu Jul 15 2021
INC119-133-152155-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-210715T2200Z/
Owen IN-Putnam IN-
546 PM EDT Thu Jul 15 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN OWEN AND
SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3958 8652 3960 8649 3960 8647 3961 8647
3963 8635 3963 8627 3937 8626 3942 8652
3950 8648
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 262DEG 41KT 3951 8644
$$
INC109-152200-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-210715T2200Z/
Morgan IN-
546 PM EDT Thu Jul 15 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN MORGAN COUNTY...
At 545 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Martinsville,
or 24 miles southwest of Indianapolis, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Mooresville, Brooklyn and Waverly.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3958 8652 3960 8649 3960 8647 3961 8647
3963 8635 3963 8627 3937 8626 3942 8652
3950 8648
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 262DEG 41KT 3951 8644
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MK074
WWUS53 KIND 152200
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
600 PM EDT Thu Jul 15 2021
INC109-152209-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-210715T2200Z/
Morgan IN-
600 PM EDT Thu Jul 15 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN MORGAN COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 600 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3958 8652 3960 8649 3960 8647 3961 8647
3963 8635 3963 8627 3937 8626 3942 8652
3950 8648
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 263DEG 35KT 3952 8628
$$
MKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Vigo | 32 min |
| Jul 15, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Tippecanoe | 31 min |
| Jul 15, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Carroll | 35 min |
| Jul 15, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Owen | 35 min |
| Jul 15, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Howard | 24 min |
| Jul 15, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion, Morgan | 35 min |
| Jul 15, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Marion | 27 min |
| Jul 15, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hancock, Rush, Shelby | 42 min |
| Jul 15, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Warren | 30 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.