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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at Mar 27, 2021, 10:53 PM EDT for Clay County, Vigo County, Indiana. It was in force for 37 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
- Mar 27, 2021, 10:53 PM EDT (02:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2021, 11:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
Counties Clay County, IN, Vigo County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 134 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 933 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 86 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
133
WWUS83 KIND 280253
SPSIND
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1053 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
INZ051>053-060-280330-
Owen IN-Clay IN-Vigo IN-Sullivan IN-
1053 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...WIND GUSTS 40 MPH POSSIBLE...
At 1051 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles northeast of West Union, or 12 miles southeast of Marshall,
moving east at 35 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Terre Haute, Prairieton, Prairie Creek, Farmersburg, Clay City,
Fairbanks, Center Point, Riley, Coal City, Bowling Green, Cory,
Saline City and Pimento.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3922 8757 3924 8758 3925 8757 3926 8758
3925 8759 3933 8759 3934 8758 3934 8756
3935 8754 3935 8753 3944 8753 3948 8703
3921 8698 3918 8759 3920 8759
TIME...MOT...LOC 0251Z 261DEG 31KT 3930 8749
$$
MKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 8:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Vermillion | 30 min |
| Mar 27, 9:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Montgomery | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 9:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Montgomery | 41 min |
| Mar 27, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Montgomery | 28 min |
| Mar 27, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery | 30 min |
| Mar 27, 10:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton | 34 min |
| Mar 27, 10:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Madison | 34 min |
| Mar 27, 11:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Boone, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Delaware | 25 min |
| Mar 28, 12:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Lawrence | 38 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.