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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 16, 2021Decatur County, Jennings County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 2021, 12:16 PM EDT for Decatur County, Jennings County, Indiana. It was in force for 29 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
Jul 16, 2021, 12:16 PM EDT (16:16 UTC)
Expired
Jul 16, 2021, 12:45 PM EDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Decatur County, IN, Jennings County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:17 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 nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 148 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2021-07-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 291 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2021-07-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 99 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
291 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-68 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
941 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

515 
WUUS53 KIND 161616
SVRIND
INC031-079-161645-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0052.210716T1616Z-210716T1645Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1216 PM EDT Fri Jul 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Decatur County in central Indiana...
  Northeastern Jennings County in southeastern Indiana...

* Until 1245 PM EDT.

* At 1216 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of
  North Vernon, or 17 miles east of Columbus, moving northeast at 30
  mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Westport around 1220 PM EDT.
  Millhousen around 1235 PM EDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Newpoint.

This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 139 and 144.
 
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 3920 8544 3909 8544 3904 8566 3913 8570
      3913 8569 3915 8569 3939 8531 3937 8529
      3927 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 1616Z 243DEG 28KT 3913 8561 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

MK
1 follow-up statement
871 
WWUS53 KIND 161632
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1232 PM EDT Fri Jul 16 2021

INC031-079-161645-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-210716T1645Z/
Decatur IN-Jennings IN-
1232 PM EDT Fri Jul 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN DECATUR AND NORTHEASTERN JENNINGS COUNTIES...

At 1231 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles west of
Osgood, or 19 miles southwest of Batesville, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
  Millhousen.

This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 139 and 144.
 
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 3920 8544 3909 8544 3907 8551 3914 8556
      3915 8557 3920 8561 3939 8531 3937 8529
      3927 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 1631Z 260DEG 24KT 3911 8548 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

MK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 15, 8:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDRandolph24 min
Jul 15, 8:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDTippecanoe49 min
Jul 15, 8:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDCarroll3 hr
Jul 16, 8:54 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJohnson21 days
Jul 16, 9:23 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion23 hr
Jul 16, 11:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Johnson, Shelby4 days
Jul 16, 11:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMonroe, Morgan, Owen24 hr
Jul 16, 11:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMonroe, Morgan, Owen24 hr
Jul 16, 11:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDShelby50 hr
Jul 16, 11:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDClay, Greene24 hr
Jul 16, 11:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Jackson3 days
Jul 16, 11:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox8 days
Jul 16, 11:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDGreene, Monroe, Owen3 days
Jul 16, 11:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDParke, Vermillion, Vigo5 days
Jul 16, 11:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox, Sullivan7 days
Jul 16, 11:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew66 hr
Jul 16, 11:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox, Sullivan7 days
Jul 16, 11:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Lawrence, Washington5 days
Jul 16, 11:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDSullivan, Vigo5 days
Jul 16, 11:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox4 days
Jul 16, 11:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion, Morgan3 days
Jul 16, 11:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike10 days
Jul 16, 11:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike6 days
Jul 16, 11:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion, Morgan69 hr
Jul 16, 3:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBrown26 min
Jul 16, 3:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Martin34 min
Jul 16, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBrown31 min
Jul 16, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMorgan30 min
Jul 16, 5:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDLawrence, Martin25 min
Jul 16, 5:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDLawrence26 min
Jul 16, 5:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDecatur22 min
Jul 16, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBartholomew41 min
Jul 16, 7:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDRipley13 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.