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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 27, 2021Morgan County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at Jun 27, 2021, 2:51 PM EDT for Morgan County, Indiana. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jun 27, 2021, 2:51 PM EDT (18:51 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2021, 3:15 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN

County Morgan County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 194 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2021-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 84 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
194 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
699 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 27, 1:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 1:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 3:21 AM EDT, 11 hours 30 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
321 AM EDT Sun Jun 27 2021

INZ021-028>031-035>041-043>047-051-052-060-281000-
Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery-Boone-
Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Vermillion-Parke-Putnam-Hendricks-
Marion-Vigo-Clay-Sullivan-
Including the cities of Delphi, Flora, Williamsport, West Lebanon,
Lafayette, West Lafayette, Frankfort, Kokomo, Attica, Covington,
Veedersburg, Crawfordsville, Lebanon, Zionsville, Tipton, Fishers,
Carmel, Noblesville, Anderson, Muncie, Clinton, Newport, Rockville,
Greencastle, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Danville, Indianapolis,
Terre Haute, Brazil, Clay City, and Sullivan
321 AM EDT Sun Jun 27 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected
today...peaking during the afternoon and evening. A few storms may
produce damaging winds. Heavy rainfall...localized flooding and
lightning will be the main threats from storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Periodic chances for showers and thunderstorms will continue through
the week. Storms will produce heavy rainfall and may be strong at
times with gusty winds.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

&&

More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate
information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind

INZ042-048-049-053>057-061>065-067>072-281000-
Randolph-Hancock-Henry-Owen-Morgan-Johnson-Shelby-Rush-Greene-Monroe-
Brown-Bartholomew-Decatur-Knox-Daviess-Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-
Jennings-
Including the cities of Winchester, Greenfield, New Castle, Spencer,
Martinsville, Mooresville, Greenwood, Franklin, Shelbyville,
Rushville, Linton, Bloomfield, Bloomington, Nashville, Columbus,
Greensburg, Vincennes, Washington, Loogootee, Shoals, Bedford,
Mitchell, Seymour, Brownstown, and North Vernon
321 AM EDT Sun Jun 27 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected today...peaking
during the afternoon and evening. Heavy rainfall...localized
flooding...gusty winds and lightning will be the main threats from
storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Periodic chances for showers and thunderstorms will continue through
the week. Storms will produce heavy rainfall and may be strong at
times with gusty winds.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

&&

More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate
information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind

Ryan

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 27, 12:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1244 PM EDT SUN JUN 27 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0818 PM     TORNADO          5 NE DAYTON             40.44N 86.71W
06/25/2021                   TIPPECANOE         IN   NWS STORM SURVEY

            EF-1 TORNADO HAD MAXIMUM WINDS OF 95 MPH AND
            A PATH LENGTH OF 2.17 MILES. MAX WIDTH OF 50
            YARDS.

0909 PM     TORNADO          4 NNW BURLINGTON        40.53N 86.43W
06/25/2021                   CARROLL            IN   NWS STORM SURVEY

            EF-0 TORNADO HAD MAXIMUM WINDS OF 74 MPH AND
            A PATH LENGTH OF 2.35 MILES. MAX WIDTH WAS
            200 YARDS.

&&
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 2:51 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
251 PM EDT Sun Jun 27 2021

INZ053-054-271915-
Owen-Morgan-
251 PM EDT Sun Jun 27 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL MORGAN AND NORTHEASTERN
OWEN COUNTIES...

At 250 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 11 miles west of
Martinsville, or 19 miles north of Bloomington, moving northeast at
25 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Mooresville, Brooklyn, Monrovia, Paragon, Bethany, Lake Hart, Quincy,
Eminence and Centerton.

This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 56 and 57, and near
mile marker 61.

LAT...LON 3947 8672 3947 8669 3950 8669 3960 8653
      3960 8647 3963 8646 3963 8642 3956 8629
      3935 8660 3946 8674
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 226DEG 24KT 3944 8663

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 8:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Vermillion, Warren24 min
Jun 26, 8:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren48 min
Jun 26, 9:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDCarroll32 min
Jun 26, 9:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHoward23 min
Jun 26, 9:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMontgomery34 min
Jun 26, 10:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDClinton32 min
Jun 26, 11:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBoone30 min
Jun 27, 3:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHendricks, Marion, Morgan28 min
Jun 27, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMarion30 min
Jun 27, 4:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHancock, Johnson, Shelby29 min
Jun 27, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDVigo34 min
Jun 27, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDRush, Shelby43 min
Jun 27, 4:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRush37 min
Jun 27, 6:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDClinton25 min
Jun 27, 6:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDCarroll27 min
Jun 27, 7:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDTippecanoe25 min
Jun 27, 7:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDCarroll, Tippecanoe29 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.