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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at Aug 27, 2021, 6:21 PM EDT for Bartholomew County, Indiana. It was in force for 24 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
- Aug 27, 2021, 6:21 PM EDT (22:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 2021, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Hail
- 0.50 in
- Wind
- 40
County Bartholomew County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 167 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -125 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1311 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
148
WWUS83 KIND 272221
SPSIND
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
621 PM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021
INZ055-056-063-064-272245-
Johnson IN-Brown IN-Bartholomew IN-Shelby IN-
621 PM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Shelby,
southeastern Johnson, eastern Brown and Bartholomew Counties through
645 PM EDT...
At 621 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a series strong
thunderstorm over south central Indiana, moving north at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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.
Locations impacted include...
Columbus, Franklin, Edinburgh, Hope, Flat Rock, Princes Lakes,
Elizabethtown, Clifford, Jonesville, Waymansville, Gnaw Bone,
Spurgeons Corner, Azalia, Stone Head, Story and Taylorsville.
This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 57 and 87.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3905 8608 3906 8623 3947 8607 3941 8573
3913 8577 3913 8580 3907 8580 3907 8582
3906 8583 3906 8584 3904 8587 3904 8597
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 182DEG 7KT 3919 8591
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
$$
AWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Bartholomew | 26 min |
| Aug 27, 6:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Rush | 29 min |
| Aug 27, 7:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Rush | 2 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.