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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 93, NWS Indianapolis, IN

December 11, 20216 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 11, 2021, 12:16 AM EST for 6 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 29 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 11, 2021, 12:16 AM EST (05:16 UTC)
Expired
Dec 11, 2021, 12:45 AM EST
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Carroll County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:20 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, 12:25 AM ESTTSTM WND DMG4 Ene New Market, INPOWER LINES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Dec 11, 12:45 AM ESTTSTM WND DMGFlora, INNUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN THE CAMDEN AND FLORA AREAS. 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, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 158 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.

006 
WUUS53 KIND 110516
SVRIND
INC015-023-107-121-133-157-110545-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0093.211211T0516Z-211211T0545Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1216 AM EST Sat Dec 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Carroll County in north central Indiana...
  Tippecanoe County in west central Indiana...
  Western Clinton County in central Indiana...
  Eastern Parke County in west central Indiana...
  Montgomery County in west central Indiana...
  Northwestern Putnam County in west central Indiana...

* Until 1245 AM EST.

* At 1215 AM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Monticello to Rockville, moving northeast at 60
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Waveland around 1225 AM EST.
  Russellville around 1230 AM EST.
  New Market around 1235 AM EST.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Ladoga and Roachdale.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 65 between mile markers 154 and 179.
 Interstate 74 between mile markers 25 and 45.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM EST for central and
west central Indiana.

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM EST for central and
west central Indiana.

&&

LAT...LON 4074 8653 4069 8652 4069 8637 4067 8637
      4018 8662 4018 8670 4003 8669 3984 8679
      3961 8732 3995 8716 3995 8709 4009 8709
      4056 8686 4056 8677 4066 8677 4068 8674
      4068 8676 4073 8675
TIME...MOT...LOC 0515Z 244DEG 52KT 4076 8670 3975 8720 

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

$$

KH
1 follow-up statement
524 
WWUS53 KIND 110532 RRA
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1232 AM EST Sat Dec 11 2021

INC015-023-107-121-133-157-110545-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0093.000000T0000Z-211211T0545Z/
Carroll IN-Tippecanoe IN-Clinton IN-Parke IN-Montgomery IN-Putnam IN-
1232 AM EST Sat Dec 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EST
FOR CARROLL...EASTERN TIPPECANOE...WESTERN CLINTON...EASTERN PARKE...
MONTGOMERY AND NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES...

At 1232 AM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Royal Center to 13 miles south of Crawfordsville,
moving northeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of
Carroll, eastern Tippecanoe, western Clinton, eastern Parke,
Montgomery and northwestern Putnam Counties.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 65 between mile markers 154 and 169.
 Interstate 74 between mile markers 35 and 45.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM EST for central and
west central Indiana. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until
600 AM EST for north central Indiana.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4074 8653 4069 8652 4069 8637 4067 8637
      4018 8662 4018 8670 4003 8669 3984 8679
      3961 8732 3995 8716 3995 8709 3998 8709
      4006 8689 4059 8673 4074 8661
TIME...MOT...LOC 0532Z 244DEG 52KT 4086 8643 3985 8693 

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

$$

KH

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 Warning Considerable damage threatINDDaviess, Greene, Knox, Sullivan35 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, 12:36 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.