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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Indianapolis, IN

August 7, 2021Rush County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2021, 7:56 PM EDT for Rush County, Indiana. It was in force for 49 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
Aug 7, 2021, 7:56 PM EDT (23:56 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2021, 8:45 PM EDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Rush County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:54 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, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 141 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 2021-08-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 815 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
815 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
973 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

927 
WUUS53 KIND 072356
SVRIND
INC139-080045-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0065.210807T2356Z-210808T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
756 PM EDT Sat Aug 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Rush County in central Indiana...

* Until 845 PM EDT.

* At 756 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Glenwood, or
  10 miles west of Connersville, moving south at 15 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...
  Rushville around 810 PM EDT.
  Glenwood around 815 PM EDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include New
Salem.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3952 8552 3979 8549 3979 8530 3953 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 358DEG 15KT 3969 8533 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

TDUD
3 follow-up statements
700 
WWUS53 KIND 080009
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
809 PM EDT Sat Aug 7 2021

INC139-080045-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-210808T0045Z/
Rush IN-
809 PM EDT Sat Aug 7 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN RUSH COUNTY...

At 809 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Glenwood, or 10
miles west of Connersville, moving south at 15 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 storm will be near...
  Rushville around 815 PM EDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Glenwood and New Salem.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3952 8552 3979 8549 3979 8530 3953 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 358DEG 14KT 3966 8533 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

TDUD
232 
WWUS53 KIND 080026
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
826 PM EDT Sat Aug 7 2021

INC139-080045-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-210808T0045Z/
Rush IN-
826 PM EDT Sat Aug 7 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN RUSH COUNTY...

At 825 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Glenwood, or 11
miles west of Connersville, moving south at 10 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.

Locations impacted include...
  Glenwood, Rushville and New Salem.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3952 8552 3979 8549 3979 8530 3953 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 005DEG 10KT 3968 8536 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

TDUD
190 
WWUS53 KIND 080046
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
846 PM EDT Sat Aug 7 2021

INC139-080055-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-210808T0045Z/
Rush IN-
846 PM EDT Sat Aug 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN RUSH COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
                
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 has been allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3952 8552 3979 8549 3979 8530 3953 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 358DEG 15KT 3961 8536 

$$

TDUD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 4:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRandolph47 min
Aug 7, 5:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRandolph33 min
Aug 7, 6:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRandolph34 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.