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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Indianapolis, IN

August 12, 2021Clay County, Greene County, Sullivan County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2021, 6:06 PM EDT for Clay County, Greene County, Sullivan County, Indiana. It was in force for 24 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, 6:06 PM EDT (22:06 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2021, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clay County, IN, Greene County, IN, Sullivan County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:08 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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 152 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

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The text

As transmitted.

176 
WUUS53 KIND 122206
SVRIND
INC021-055-153-122230-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0071.210812T2206Z-210812T2230Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Sullivan County in southwestern Indiana...
  Southwestern Clay County in west central Indiana...
  Western Greene County in southwestern Indiana...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 606 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sullivan, or
  16 miles east of Robinson, moving southeast at 30 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...
  Paxton around 615 PM EDT.
  Dugger and Carlisle around 620 PM EDT.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3917 8764 3921 8758 3924 8758 3925 8759
      3925 8755 3918 8705 3917 8705 3915 8685
      3891 8721 3890 8724 3891 8753 3896 8751
      3899 8758 3899 8756 3906 8757 3909 8762
      3910 8762 3911 8765 3912 8763 3913 8766
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 310DEG 27KT 3907 8744 

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

$$

TDUD
1 follow-up statement
046 
WWUS53 KIND 122218
SVSIND

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

INC021-055-153-122230-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-210812T2230Z/
Sullivan IN-Clay IN-Greene IN-
618 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR SULLIVAN...SOUTHWESTERN CLAY AND WESTERN GREENE COUNTIES...

At 618 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sullivan, or 18
miles east of Robinson, moving southeast at 20 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...
  Carlisle, Dugger, Linton and Pleasantville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3917 8764 3921 8758 3924 8758 3925 8759
      3925 8755 3918 8705 3917 8705 3915 8685
      3891 8721 3890 8724 3891 8753 3896 8751
      3899 8758 3899 8756 3906 8757 3909 8762
      3910 8762 3911 8765 3912 8763 3913 8766
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 305DEG 18KT 3906 8741 

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

$$

TDUD

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, 4:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Vermillion, Warren30 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, 6:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Daviess, Greene, Knox, Owen, Sullivan45 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.