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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 16, 2021Daviess County, Greene County, Martin County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 2021, 3:11 PM EDT for Daviess County, Greene County, Martin County, Indiana. It was in force for 34 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, 3:11 PM EDT (19:11 UTC)
Expired
Jul 16, 2021, 3:45 PM EDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Daviess County, IN, Greene County, IN, Martin County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:12 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

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 209 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 2021-07-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 139 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 2021-07-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 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
139 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
541 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

627 
WUUS53 KIND 161911
SVRIND
INC027-055-101-161945-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0053.210716T1911Z-210716T1945Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Martin County in southwestern Indiana...
  South central Greene County in southwestern Indiana...
  Northeastern Daviess County in southwestern Indiana...

* Until 345 PM EDT.

* At 310 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles northwest
  of Shoals, or 24 miles northeast of Petersburg, moving northeast at
  15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Odon around 325 PM EDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Burns
City and Crane.

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 3876 8703 3899 8691 3887 8668 3885 8668
      3872 8695
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 216DEG 14KT 3876 8697 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MK
2 follow-up statements
356 
WWUS53 KIND 161928
SVSIND

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

INC027-161937-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-210716T1945Z/
Daviess IN-
328 PM EDT Fri Jul 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DAVIESS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3881 8692 3882 8690 3890 8690 3890 8694
      3899 8691 3887 8668 3885 8668 3878 8682
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 217DEG 16KT 3883 8690 

$$

INC055-101-161945-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-210716T1945Z/
Martin IN-Greene IN-
328 PM EDT Fri Jul 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN MARTIN AND SOUTH CENTRAL GREENE COUNTIES...

At 327 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles northwest
of Shoals, or 22 miles west of Bedford, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
  Crane.

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 3881 8692 3882 8690 3890 8690 3890 8694
      3899 8691 3887 8668 3885 8668 3878 8682
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 217DEG 16KT 3883 8690 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MK
197 
WWUS53 KIND 161940
SVSIND

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

INC055-101-161949-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-210716T1945Z/
Martin IN-Greene IN-
340 PM EDT Fri Jul 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN MARTIN AND SOUTH
CENTRAL GREENE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 345 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3881 8692 3882 8690 3890 8690 3890 8694
      3899 8691 3887 8668 3885 8668 3878 8682
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 216DEG 14KT 3887 8686 

$$

JAS

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, 12:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDecatur, Jennings29 min
Jul 16, 3:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBrown26 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.