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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 86, NWS Indianapolis, IN

October 11, 2021Carroll County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 11, 2021, 9:30 PM EDT for Carroll County, Indiana. It was in force for 30 min. 1 report 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
Oct 11, 2021, 9:30 PM EDT (01:30 UTC)
Expired
Oct 11, 2021, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Carroll County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Oct 11, 9:40 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 E Cutler, IN10 TREES DOWNED ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY WITH NO SPECIFIC LOCATION NOTED. DELAYED REPORT WITH TIME AND LOCATION ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 187 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 00:00Z on 2021-10-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 10 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 00:00Z on 2021-10-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -150 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
10 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
743 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-150 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-158 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

563 
WUUS53 KIND 120130
SVRIND
INC015-120200-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0086.211012T0130Z-211012T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
930 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Carroll County in north central Indiana...

* Until 1000 PM EDT.

* At 930 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of
  Delphi, or 13 miles southwest of Logansport, moving north at 60
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  eastern Carroll County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4069 8652 4069 8637 4063 8637 4043 8639
      4043 8659 4074 8660 4074 8653
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 198DEG 52KT 4060 8651 

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

$$

CP
2 follow-up statements
389 
WWUS53 KIND 120148
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
948 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

INC015-120200-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0086.000000T0000Z-211012T0200Z/
Carroll IN-
948 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN CARROLL COUNTY...

At 948 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of
Walton, or 9 miles south of Logansport, moving north at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Burlington.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4069 8648 4069 8637 4063 8637 4043 8639
      4043 8645
TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 199DEG 49KT 4061 8640 

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

$$

CP
311 
WWUS53 KIND 120200
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1000 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

INC015-120209-
/O.EXP.KIND.SV.W.0086.000000T0000Z-211012T0200Z/
Carroll IN-
1000 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN CARROLL COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 1000 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4069 8648 4069 8637 4063 8637 4043 8639
      4043 8645
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 198DEG 52KT 4077 8633 

$$

AW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 11, 9:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Clinton35 min
Oct 11, 9:18 PM EDTTornado WarningINDClinton27 min
Oct 11, 9:37 PM EDTTornado WarningINDCarroll, Clinton, Howard26 min
Oct 11, 10:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBartholomew26 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.