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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Indianapolis, IN

August 25, 2021Hendricks County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 25, 2021, 11:45 AM EDT for Hendricks County, Indiana. It was in force for 30 min. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 25, 2021, 11:45 AM EDT (15:45 UTC)
Expired
Aug 25, 2021, 12:15 PM EDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Hendricks County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:46 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 25, 12:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 W Avon, INA TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN NEAR AVON INTERMEDIATE WEST AND ACCOMPANIED BY DIME SIZE HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAIN. REPORT WITH PHOTO RECEIVED VIA FACEBOOK. TIME IS APPROXIMATED.
Aug 25, 12:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 S Avon, INREPORT RECEIVED THROUGH TWITTER OF A PARTIAL CEILING COLLAPSE IN A CLASSROOM AT AVON HIGH SCHOOL DUE TO HEAVY RAIN AROUND NOON TIME. TIME ESTIMATED.
Aug 25, 12:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGAvon, INTREE LIMBS WERE BLOWN DOWN. SOME FLOODING. APPROXIMATE LOCATION AND TIME. REPORTED RECEIVED FROM TWITTER.
Aug 25, 12:05 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Wnw Avon, INCORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM AVON TO BETTER DOCUMENT LOCATION. BETWEEN ROCKVILLE ROAD AND 100 NORTH JUST WEST OF STATE ROAD 267 A PORTION OF A FENCE AND TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN. FENCING BLEW 30 PLUS FEET. TIME ESTIMATED.
Aug 25, 12:05 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGAvon, INBLOWN OVER FENCES AND TREES. FENCING BLOWN 30 PLUS FEET. ROUGH APPROXIMATION OF LOCATION. TIME ESTIMATED.
Aug 25, 12:10 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGPlainfield, INTREE LIMBS WERE BLOWN DOWN. LOCATION AND TIME ESTIMATED.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 189 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 2021-08-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1708 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 2021-08-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 132 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
1708 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-135 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1029 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
132 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
170 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

445 
WUUS53 KIND 251545
SVRIND
INC063-251615-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0075.210825T1545Z-210825T1615Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1145 AM EDT Wed Aug 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Hendricks County in central Indiana...

* Until 1215 PM EDT.

* At 1144 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Danville, or
  15 miles west of Indianapolis, moving south 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...
  Plainfield around 1150 AM EDT.

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

This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 64 and 68.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3966 8657 3979 8650 3978 8633 3964 8633
TIME...MOT...LOC 1544Z 005DEG 13KT 3976 8644 

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

$$

AU/AW
2 follow-up statements
370 
WWUS53 KIND 251601
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1201 PM EDT Wed Aug 25 2021

INC063-251615-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-210825T1615Z/
Hendricks IN-
1201 PM EDT Wed Aug 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENDRICKS COUNTY...

At 1200 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Plainfield, or
16 miles west of Indianapolis, moving south at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

This severe storm will be near...
  Avon around 1205 PM EDT.

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

This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 65 and 68.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room.

&&

LAT...LON 3968 8655 3979 8650 3978 8633 3964 8633
TIME...MOT...LOC 1600Z 270DEG 13KT 3971 8644 

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

$$

AU/AW
412 
WWUS53 KIND 251612
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1212 PM EDT Wed Aug 25 2021

INC063-251621-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-210825T1615Z/
Hendricks IN-
1212 PM EDT Wed Aug 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENDRICKS COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 1215 PM EDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3968 8655 3979 8650 3978 8633 3964 8633
TIME...MOT...LOC 1611Z 005DEG 13KT 3968 8644 

$$

AU/AW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 24, 11:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDFountain, Warren36 min
Aug 25, 10:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMarion32 min
Aug 25, 11:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMorgan30 min
Aug 25, 11:10 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDPutnam3 hr
Aug 25, 11:19 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMarion26 min
Aug 25, 11:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHendricks18 min
Aug 25, 11:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHendricks19 min
Aug 25, 11:49 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDJohnson26 min
Aug 25, 11:56 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDHendricks, Marion4 hr
Aug 25, 12:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJohnson, Morgan, Shelby25 min
Aug 25, 12:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Shelby36 min
Aug 25, 2:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDLawrence30 min
Aug 25, 2:08 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDOwen, Putnam3 hr
Aug 25, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDLawrence31 min
Aug 25, 3:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMartin27 min
Aug 25, 4:02 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox, Sullivan3 hr
Aug 25, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDSullivan31 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.