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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 60, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 29, 2021Bartholomew County, Decatur County, Shelby County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2021, 9:30 PM EDT for Bartholomew County, Decatur County, Shelby County, Indiana. It was in force for 45 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 29, 2021, 9:30 PM EDT (01:30 UTC)
Expired
Jul 29, 2021, 10:15 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Shelby County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:34 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 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 168 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2113 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2021-07-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 137 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2113 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
691 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.7
Supercell composite
9.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

091 
WUUS53 KIND 300130
SVRIND
INC005-031-145-300215-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0060.210730T0130Z-210730T0215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
930 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Shelby County in central Indiana...
  Southwestern Decatur County in central Indiana...
  Northeastern Bartholomew County in central Indiana...

* Until 1015 PM EDT.

* At 929 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles south of
  Shelbyville, moving southeast 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...
  Hope around 935 PM EDT.
  Milford around 945 PM EDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Hartsville, Burney, Newbern and Letts.

Rotation has been spotted aloft at times with this storm.

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 3939 8591 3949 8577 3927 8549 3913 8567
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 322DEG 15KT 3937 8572 

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

CP
1 follow-up statement
153 
WWUS53 KIND 300155
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
955 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

INC005-031-145-300215-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0060.000000T0000Z-210730T0215Z/
Shelby IN-Decatur IN-Bartholomew IN-
955 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SHELBY...SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR AND NORTHEASTERN
BARTHOLOMEW COUNTIES...

At 954 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles west of
Greensburg, or 13 miles northeast of Columbus, moving southeast at 10
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
  Hope, Burney, Hartsville, Newbern and Letts.

Rotation has been spotted aloft at times with this storm.

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 3947 8580 3924 8553 3913 8567 3939 8591
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 336DEG 8KT 3933 8572 

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

CP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 29, 8:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDecatur, Shelby34 min
Jul 29, 8:14 PM EDTTornado WarningINDDecatur, Rush, Shelby31 min
Jul 29, 8:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDecatur, Shelby45 min
Jul 29, 9:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDKnox39 min
Jul 29, 9:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDBartholomew, Decatur, Shelby5 hr
Jul 29, 10:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Shelby21 min
Jul 29, 10:24 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Shelby3 hr
Jul 30, 1:13 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Shelby6 hr
Jul 30, 3:42 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew8 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.