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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Indianapolis, IN

April 13, 20224 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 13, 2022, 6:40 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 50 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 13, 2022, 6:40 PM EDT (22:40 UTC)
Expired
Apr 13, 2022, 7:30 PM EDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Brown County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Monroe County, IN

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:41 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 13, 7:12 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 W Bedford, INLATE REPORT OF RURAL KING FACADE DAMAGED. ESTIMATED 65 MPH WIND. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Apr 13, 7:12 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ne Monroe Reservoir, INESTIMATED 80 MPH STRAIGHT LINE WINDS CAUSED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LARGE WESTERN PORTION OF THE BOAT DOCKS AND AWNING NEAR THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE INDIANA ROUTE 446 CAUSEWAY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Apr 13, 7:25 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ene Freetown, INLATE REPORT OF MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ALONG INDIANA STATE ROUTE 258 FROM FREETOWN TO COURTLAND. SOME TREES FELL INTO POWER LINES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 222 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 2022-04-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 54 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 2022-04-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 141 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
54 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-284 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
952 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
141 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

408 
WUUS53 KIND 132240
SVRIND
INC013-071-093-105-132330-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0021.220413T2240Z-220413T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
640 PM EDT Wed Apr 13 2022

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Monroe County in south central Indiana...
  Southwestern Brown County in south central Indiana...
  Lawrence County in south central Indiana...
  Western Jackson County in south central Indiana...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 640 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northeast
  of Shoals, or 11 miles southwest of Bedford, moving northeast at 45
  mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
           tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
           roofs, and outbuildings.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Mitchell, Oolitic, Avoca and Tunnelton around 655 PM EDT.
  Bedford around 700 PM EDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Heltonville, Bartlettsville, Norman, Pleasant View, Kurtz and
Freetown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3898 8667 3917 8620 3876 8600 3876 8601
      3877 8602 3876 8603 3878 8606 3878 8610
      3877 8610 3876 8614 3878 8618 3878 8623
      3877 8624 3876 8628 3874 8629 3873 8631
      3869 8631 3869 8667
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 245DEG 39KT 3879 8669 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

CM
2 follow-up statements
199 
WWUS53 KIND 132256
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
656 PM EDT Wed Apr 13 2022

INC013-071-093-105-132330-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220413T2330Z/
Monroe IN-Brown IN-Lawrence IN-Jackson IN-
656 PM EDT Wed Apr 13 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONROE...SOUTHWESTERN BROWN...LAWRENCE AND WESTERN
JACKSON COUNTIES...

At 656 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bedford, moving
northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
         roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
  Heltonville, Bartlettsville, Charles Deam Wilderness, Norman, 
  Pleasant View, Kurtz and Freetown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3917 8620 3876 8600 3876 8601 3877 8602
      3876 8603 3878 8606 3878 8610 3877 8610
      3876 8614 3878 8618 3878 8623 3877 8624
      3876 8628 3874 8629 3873 8631 3869 8631
      3869 8648 3902 8658
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 245DEG 39KT 3886 8648 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

CM
953 
WWUS53 KIND 132309
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
709 PM EDT Wed Apr 13 2022

INC013-071-093-105-132330-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220413T2330Z/
Monroe IN-Brown IN-Lawrence IN-Jackson IN-
709 PM EDT Wed Apr 13 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONROE...SOUTHWESTERN BROWN...EASTERN LAWRENCE AND
WESTERN JACKSON COUNTIES...

At 709 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northeast
of Bedford, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
         roofs, and outbuildings.

This severe storm will be near...
  Pleasant View around 715 PM EDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Kurtz
and Freetown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3917 8620 3876 8600 3876 8601 3877 8602
      3876 8603 3878 8606 3878 8610 3877 8610
      3876 8614 3878 8618 3878 8623 3877 8624
      3876 8628 3874 8629 3873 8631 3869 8631
      3869 8638 3904 8653
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 245DEG 39KT 3893 8632 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

CM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 13, 12:20 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike7 days
Apr 13, 12:20 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Lawrence, Washington5 days
Apr 13, 12:20 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDGibson, Knox8 days
Apr 13, 12:20 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox4 days
Apr 13, 12:27 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDParke, Vermillion, Vigo6 days
Apr 13, 12:27 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren4 days
Apr 13, 12:27 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox, Sullivan34 hr
Apr 13, 3:53 PM EDTWind AdvisoryINDBoone, Carroll, Clinton, Delaware, Fountain, Hamilton and 9 more28 hr
Apr 13, 5:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDaviess, Knox24 min
Apr 13, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDGreene, Monroe, Owen27 min
Apr 13, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDLawrence, Martin31 min
Apr 13, 6:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDLawrence, Martin25 min
Apr 13, 6:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Lawrence, Martin31 min
Apr 13, 6:56 PM EDTTornado WarningINDJackson, Lawrence34 min
Apr 13, 7:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Monroe and 2 more43 min
Apr 13, 7:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDBartholomew, Decatur, Jennings, Rush51 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.