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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS Indianapolis, IN

August 12, 2021Fountain County, Vermillion County, Warren County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT for Fountain County, Vermillion County, Warren County, Indiana. It was in force for 30 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 12, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2021, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Fountain County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:00 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 100 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 2021-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1191 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 2021-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 140 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
1191 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-177 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1149 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

889 
WUUS53 KIND 122000
SVRIND
INC045-165-171-122030-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0069.210812T2000Z-210812T2030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
400 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Fountain County in west central Indiana...
  Southwestern Warren County in west central Indiana...
  Northwestern Vermillion County in west central Indiana...

* Until 430 PM EDT.

* At 359 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Danville,
  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...
  State Line City and Gessie around 405 PM EDT.
  Foster around 410 PM EDT.
  Covington around 415 PM EDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include West
Lebanon, Veedersburg and Williamsport.

This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 1 and 14.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4005 8753 4029 8753 4031 8726 4004 8725
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 263DEG 36KT 4018 8761 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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2 follow-up statements
049 
WWUS53 KIND 122011
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
411 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

INC045-165-171-122030-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-210812T2030Z/
Fountain IN-Warren IN-Vermillion IN-
411 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN FOUNTAIN...SOUTHWESTERN WARREN AND NORTHWESTERN
VERMILLION COUNTIES...

At 411 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Covington, or 9
miles east of Danville, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

This severe storm will be near...
  Veedersburg around 420 PM EDT.

This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 1 and 14.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4005 8753 4029 8753 4031 8726 4004 8725
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 275DEG 43KT 4015 8744 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Puma
121 
WWUS53 KIND 122025
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
425 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

INC045-165-171-122035-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-210812T2030Z/
Fountain IN-Warren IN-Vermillion IN-
425 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN FOUNTAIN...
SOUTHWESTERN WARREN AND NORTHWESTERN VERMILLION COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE
AT 430 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe 
limits. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However 
gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4005 8753 4029 8753 4031 8726 4004 8725
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 264DEG 23KT 4017 8735 

$$

Puma

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 12, 3:29 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryINDBartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more16 hr
Aug 12, 7:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDWarren48 min
Aug 12, 7:35 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDCarroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe, Warren40 min
Aug 12, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDVermillion29 min
Aug 12, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDVigo25 min
Aug 12, 5:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Parke15 min
Aug 12, 6:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Greene, Sullivan24 min
Aug 12, 6:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Daviess, Greene, Knox, Owen, Sullivan45 min

Nearby

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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.