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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN

August 26, 2021Henry County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at Aug 26, 2021, 5:19 PM EDT for Henry County, Indiana. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 26, 2021, 5:19 PM EDT (21:19 UTC)
Expired
Aug 26, 2021, 5:45 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Hail
0.50 in
Wind
30

County Henry County, IN

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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 Aug 26, 2:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 2:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 26, 3:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 26, 2:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
250 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021

INZ035-036-044-261915-
Montgomery IN-Fountain IN-Parke IN-
250 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Fountain,
northwestern Parke and northwestern Montgomery Counties through 315
PM EDT...

At 249 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Williamsport to 6 miles southwest of
Veedersburg to near Newport. Movement was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Veedersburg around 255 PM EDT.

This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 8 and 28.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3998 8743 3999 8743 4003 8739 4018 8739
      4020 8701 4002 8700 3990 8707 3994 8743
      3995 8742 3996 8742 3995 8743 3996 8744
TIME...MOT...LOC 1849Z 270DEG 37KT 4029 8738 4003 8731 3983 8746

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Aug 26, 3:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 26, 3:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
350 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021

INZ036-044-045-262015-
Montgomery IN-Putnam IN-Parke IN-
350 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Parke,
southwestern Montgomery and northwestern Putnam Counties through 415
PM EDT...

At 350 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles northeast of Rockville, or 14 miles southwest of
Crawfordsville, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Parke,
southwestern Montgomery and northwestern Putnam Counties, including
the following locations... New Market, Shades State Park,
Russellville, Waveland and Alamo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3995 8715 3995 8709 4000 8709 3999 8682
      3976 8695 3988 8719
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 282DEG 13KT 3990 8710

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

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Special weather statement, Aug 26, 5:19 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 26, 3:09 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryINDBartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more17 hr
Aug 26, 2:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDFountain25 min
Aug 26, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDFountain36 min
Aug 26, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDParke25 min
Aug 26, 5:03 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDHancock, Henry, Rush5 hr
Aug 26, 5:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDTipton35 min
Aug 26, 6:19 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDHamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion, Tipton3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.