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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN

August 8, 2022Hancock County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at Aug 8, 2022, 8:21 PM EDT for Hancock 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 8, 2022, 8:21 PM EDT (00:21 UTC)
Expired
Aug 8, 2022, 8:45 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

County Hancock County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 177 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 00:00Z on 2022-08-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1552 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2022-08-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 16 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1552 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1090 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
109 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

490 
WWUS83 KIND 090021
SPSIND

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
821 PM EDT Mon Aug 8 2022
 
INZ040-048-090045-
Madison IN-Hancock IN-
821 PM EDT Mon Aug 8 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central
Madison and northern Hancock Counties through 845 PM EDT...

At 821 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Greenfield, or 16 miles southwest of Anderson, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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 south central
Madison and northern Hancock Counties, including the following
locations... Fortville.

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.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3983 8565 3983 8589 3993 8588 3993 8586
      3994 8586 3998 8565
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 263DEG 15KT 3988 8582 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

Ryan

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 8, 8:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHendricks32 min
Aug 8, 8:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHenry26 min
Aug 8, 8:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMarion33 min
Aug 8, 9:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHancock27 min
Aug 8, 9:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHenry37 min
Aug 8, 10:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDHancock3 hr
Aug 9, 7:30 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDHancock, Marion5 hr
Aug 9, 11:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBartholomew, Decatur, Rush30 min
Aug 9, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDLawrence37 min
Aug 9, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDJackson27 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.