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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN

September 26, 2023Vermillion County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at Sep 26, 2023, 3:21 PM EDT for Vermillion County, Indiana. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Sep 26, 2023, 3:21 PM EDT (19:21 UTC)
Expired
Sep 26, 2023, 3:45 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Hail
0.50 in
Wind
40

County Vermillion County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 112 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2023-09-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 128 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2023-09-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 39 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
128 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-110 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1483 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Sep 26, 3:03 PM EDT, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 26, 3:03 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 26, 3:44 AM EDT, 11 hours 37 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
344 AM EDT Tue Sep 26 2023

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-270745-
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
344 AM EDT Tue Sep 26 2023

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon through the
evening. A few of these thunderstorms could be strong to severe with
damaging wind gusts as the primary hazard.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible Wednesday through
Thursday. Isolated strong to severe storms are possible Wednesday.

.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

Special weather statement, Sep 26, 2:28 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
228 PM EDT Tue Sep 26 2023

INZ043-044-261900-
Parke IN-Vermillion IN-
228 PM EDT Tue Sep 26 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Parke
and southern Vermillion Counties through 300 PM EDT
...

At 228 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Clinton, or 14 miles northeast of Paris, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Clinton around 235 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3990 8735 3973 8719 3965 8749 3973 8753
      3975 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1828Z 238DEG 14KT 3972 8746

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

ME
Special weather statement, Sep 26, 3:00 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 26, 2:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDFountain33 min
Sep 26, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDVermillion32 min
Sep 26, 2:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDParke, Vermillion24 min
Sep 26, 2:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion32 min
Sep 26, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Vermillion, Warren27 min
Sep 26, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDParke30 min
Sep 26, 3:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDGreene25 min
Sep 26, 3:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDFountain27 min
Sep 26, 3:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDOwen24 min
Sep 26, 3:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDOwen23 min
Sep 26, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDPutnam24 min
Sep 26, 4:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDOwen8 min
Sep 26, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMontgomery, Putnam30 min
Sep 26, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDClay, Putnam26 min
Sep 26, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Parke, Putnam36 min
Sep 26, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMontgomery28 min
Sep 26, 4:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBrown34 min
Sep 26, 4:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMontgomery31 min
Sep 26, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDClinton29 min
Sep 26, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDJohnson28 min
Sep 26, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMarion27 min
Sep 26, 6:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHamilton38 min
Sep 26, 6:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHancock36 min
Sep 26, 6:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMadison36 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.