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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 100, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 23, 2022Delaware County, Henry County, Randolph County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 2022, 9:57 AM EDT for Delaware County, Henry County, Randolph County, Indiana. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 23, 2022, 9:57 AM EDT (13:57 UTC)
Expired
Jul 23, 2022, 10:30 AM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Delaware County, IN, Henry County, IN, Randolph County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 23, 7:10 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 146 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2022-07-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1451 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2022-07-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 91 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
1451 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-183 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1391 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 23, 9:47 AM EDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 9:47 AM EDT, 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 4:01 AM EDT, 5 hours 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
401 AM EDT Sat Jul 23 2022

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-240815-
Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery-Boone-
Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke-Putnam-
Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Vigo-Clay-Owen-Morgan-Johnson-Shelby-
Rush-Sullivan-Greene-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew-Decatur-Knox-Daviess-
Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings-
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, Winchester, Union City,
Farmland, Parker City, Clinton, Fairview Park, Rockville, Montezuma,
Rosedale, Greencastle, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Danville,
Indianapolis, Greenfield, New Castle, Terre Haute, Brazil, Spencer,
Gosport, Martinsville, Mooresville, Greenwood, Franklin,
Shelbyville, Rushville, Sullivan, Carlisle, Shelburn, Farmersburg,
Linton, Bloomfield, Jasonville, Worthington, Bloomington, Nashville,
Columbus, Greensburg, Vincennes, Washington, Loogootee, Shoals,
Bedford, Mitchell, Seymour, and North Vernon
401 AM EDT Sat Jul 23 2022

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Isolated thunderstorms are possible today, mainly across northern
portions of central Indiana. An isolated severe storm is possible,
with damaging wind gusts as the primary hazard. Lightning is a threat
in any thunderstorm.

Heat Index values may approach 105 degrees in some areas this
afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Maximum afternoon heat index values of about 100 to 105 degrees are
expected this weekend, and 90 to 100 degrees the rest of the
forecast period.

Thunderstorms will be possible for all or part of the region
Sunday through Friday. Severe storms are possible on Sunday with the
primary hazards being damaging winds and large hail. Lightning is a
threat in any thunderstorm.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

&&

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 23, 9:26 AM EDT, 31 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 23, 3:54 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryINDBartholomew, Brown, Clay, Daviess, Decatur, Greene and 19 more16 hr
Jul 23, 8:40 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDCarroll, Howard, Tippecanoe50 min
Jul 23, 9:12 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClinton, Howard, Madison, Tipton48 min
Jul 23, 12:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHoward, Tipton37 min
Jul 23, 1:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDCarroll33 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.