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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Indianapolis, IN

March 23, 2022Randolph County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 23, 2022, 4:20 PM EDT for Randolph County, Indiana. It was in force for 19 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: Mar 23, 2022, 4:20 PM EDT (20:20 UTC)
Expired: Mar 23, 2022, 4:39 PM EDT
In force: 19 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Randolph County, IN

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 23, 1:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 124 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 12 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -293 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1412 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 98 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 496 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 504 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

749 
WUUS53 KIND 232020
SVRIND
INC135-232100-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0013.220323T2020Z-220323T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
420 PM EDT Wed Mar 23 2022

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Randolph County in east central Indiana...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 419 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Winchester,
  or 16 miles west of Greenville, moving northeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Union City and Saratoga around 430 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4001 8493 4010 8508 4031 8497 4031 8480
      4010 8481
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 216DEG 43KT 4012 8493 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Nield

3 follow-up statements

794 
WWUS53 KIND 232027
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
427 PM EDT Wed Mar 23 2022

INC135-232100-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220323T2100Z/
Randolph IN-
427 PM EDT Wed Mar 23 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY...

At 427 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Union City, or
13 miles northwest of Greenville, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Randolph County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4008 8486 4023 8501 4031 8497 4031 8480
      4011 8481
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 215DEG 43KT 4019 8485 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Nield

297 
WWUS53 KIND 232035
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
435 PM EDT Wed Mar 23 2022

INC135-232100-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220323T2100Z/
Randolph IN-
435 PM EDT Wed Mar 23 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY...

At 434 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Union City, or
13 miles northwest of Greenville, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Union City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4019 8488 4031 8489 4031 8480 4016 8481
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 216DEG 43KT 4027 8478 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Nield

218 
WWUS53 KIND 232039
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
439 PM EDT Wed Mar 23 2022

INC135-232048-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220323T2100Z/
Randolph IN-
439 PM EDT Wed Mar 23 2022

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
east central Indiana.

LAT...LON 4019 8488 4031 8489 4031 8480 4016 8481
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 216DEG 43KT 4032 8473 

$$

Nield

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 22, 9:45 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Jackson, Lawrence, Washington	3 days
Mar 22, 9:45 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Knox	7 days
Mar 22, 9:45 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Gibson, Knox	9 days
Mar 22, 9:45 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Gibson, Knox, Posey	21 days
Mar 23, 6:53 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Clay, Greene	30 hr
Mar 23, 6:53 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Greene, Monroe, Owen	4 days
Mar 23, 6:53 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Johnson	9 hr
Mar 23, 12:37 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Monroe, Morgan, Owen	69 hr
Mar 23, 12:37 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Monroe, Morgan, Owen	71 hr
Mar 23, 12:37 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Tippecanoe	51 hr
Mar 23, 12:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Jennings	48 min
Mar 23, 1:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Decatur	50 min
Mar 23, 2:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Randolph	32 min
Mar 23, 4:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Randolph	29 min
Mar 23, 4:05 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Howard	15 hr
Mar 23, 4:05 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Carroll, Howard	6 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.