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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at Jul 29, 2021, 7:22 AM EDT for Randolph County, Indiana. It was in force for 23 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
- Jul 29, 2021, 7:22 AM EDT (11:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2021, 7:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
County Randolph County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 1533 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1165 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
The text
As transmitted.
795
WWUS83 KIND 291122
SPSIND
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
722 AM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021
INZ041-042-049-291145-
Randolph-Henry-Delaware-
722 AM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN
DELAWARE...RANDOLPH AND NORTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTIES...
At 721 AM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Fort Recovery to 6 miles south of
Muncie. Movement was southeast at 45 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Muncie, Winchester, Union City, Parker City, Farmland, Lynn, Selma,
Ridgeville, Mooreland, Saratoga, Losantville, Modoc, Blountsville,
Summit Lake State Park and Prairie Creek Reservoir.
This includes Interstate 70 near mile marker 133.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 4000 8520 3988 8520 3987 8522 3984 8522
4013 8545 4031 8508 4031 8480 4001 8481
TIME...MOT...LOC 1121Z 305DEG 38KT 4036 8484 4011 8535
$$
KHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 3:36 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | IND | Brown, Clay, Daviess, Fountain, Greene, Jackson and 13 more | 16 hr |
| Jul 29, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Clinton | 26 min |
| Jul 29, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Henry | 44 min |
| Jul 29, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Rush | 29 min |
| Jul 29, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Rush | 28 min |
| Jul 29, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Shelby | 32 min |
| Jul 29, 7:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Decatur | 23 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.