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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Indianapolis, IN

December 10, 20214 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 10, 2021, 11:55 PM EST for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 35 min. 2 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
Dec 10, 2021, 11:55 PM EST (04:55 UTC)
Expired
Dec 11, 2021, 12:30 AM EST
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Daviess County, IN, Greene County, IN, Knox County, IN, Sullivan County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:57 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
Dec 11, 12:10 AM ESTTSTM WND DMG1 Sw Elnora, INTREE DOWNED ONTO INDIANA ROUTE 57 AT EAST COUNTY ROAD 1450 NORTH. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Dec 11, 12:20 AM ESTTSTM WND DMGBicknell, INTREE BLOWN ACROSS ROAD AND LIGHTNING STRUCK A POLE ON FIRE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 10, 8:47 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 186 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 2021-12-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 119 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 2021-12-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 341 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
119 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
662 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
341 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
357 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

056 
WUUS53 KIND 110455
SVRIND
INC027-055-083-153-110530-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0091.211211T0455Z-211211T0530Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1155 PM EST Fri Dec 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Sullivan County in southwestern Indiana...
  Knox County in southwestern Indiana...
  Southwestern Greene County in southwestern Indiana...
  Northern Daviess County in southwestern Indiana...

* Until 1230 AM EST.

* At 1155 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Vincennes,
  moving northeast at 65 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
           tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
           roofs, and outbuildings.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Bruceville around 1205 AM EST.
  Bicknell and Oaktown around 1210 AM EST.
  Edwardsport and Freelandville around 1215 AM EST.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Plainville, Sandborn, Pleasantville, Odon, Lyons, Elnora, Switz City
and Newberry.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM EST for southwestern
Indiana.

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 3859 8764 3859 8761 3861 8763 3862 8762
      3864 8762 3866 8760 3868 8753 3874 8750
      3877 8750 3877 8751 3878 8749 3882 8753
      3885 8753 3911 8714 3891 8690 3884 8690
      3854 8761 3858 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 0455Z 236DEG 56KT 3868 8759 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

NIELD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 10, 8:30 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementINDDaviess, Lawrence, Martin45 min
Dec 10, 9:22 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementINDJennings23 min
Dec 10, 9:34 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementINDBrown26 min
Dec 10, 9:38 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Shelby25 min
Dec 10, 11:14 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementINDHendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Shelby31 min
Dec 10, 11:32 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Vermillion, Warren28 min
Dec 10, 11:42 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDDaviess, Greene, Knox, Martin, Monroe, Owen33 min
Dec 10, 11:45 PM ESTTornado WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion30 min
Dec 10, 11:55 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Vigo and 1 more35 min
Dec 11, 12:10 AM ESTTornado WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox, Sullivan22 min
Dec 11, 12:16 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDCarroll, Clinton, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Tippecanoe29 min
Dec 11, 12:36 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Carroll, Clinton, Hamilton, Howard, Montgomery and 1 more24 min
Dec 11, 12:58 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Clinton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Howard, Madison and 4 more32 min
Dec 11, 1:05 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDParke, Vermillion, Vigo25 min
Dec 11, 1:18 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Hamilton, Henry, Madison, Tipton38 min
Dec 11, 1:28 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Parke, Putnam, Vigo32 min
Dec 11, 1:44 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDBoone, Clinton, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion4 hr
Dec 11, 1:49 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Putnam26 min
Dec 11, 1:59 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Putnam21 min
Dec 11, 2:08 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementINDDaviess, Greene, Knox, Martin52 min
Dec 11, 2:15 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton, Marion30 min
Dec 11, 2:35 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Madison25 min
Dec 11, 2:40 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementINDBrown, Johnson, Monroe50 min
Dec 11, 2:56 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Randolph34 min
Dec 11, 2:56 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan, Shelby34 min
Dec 11, 3:31 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDBoone, Delaware, Hamilton, Madison, Tipton3 hr
Dec 11, 3:39 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementINDRush36 min
Dec 11, 3:44 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRush16 min
Dec 11, 3:53 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementINDJennings37 min
Dec 11, 10:17 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningINDRush23 hr
Dec 11, 11:49 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDDelaware, Randolph16 hr

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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.