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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN
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.
The area
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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 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 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
MESpecial weather statement, Sep 26, 3:00 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain | 33 min |
| Sep 26, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Vermillion | 32 min |
| Sep 26, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion | 24 min |
| Sep 26, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion | 32 min |
| Sep 26, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Vermillion, Warren | 27 min |
| Sep 26, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Parke | 30 min |
| Sep 26, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Greene | 25 min |
| Sep 26, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain | 27 min |
| Sep 26, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Owen | 24 min |
| Sep 26, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Owen | 23 min |
| Sep 26, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Putnam | 24 min |
| Sep 26, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Owen | 8 min |
| Sep 26, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Montgomery, Putnam | 30 min |
| Sep 26, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Clay, Putnam | 26 min |
| Sep 26, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Parke, Putnam | 36 min |
| Sep 26, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Montgomery | 28 min |
| Sep 26, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Brown | 34 min |
| Sep 26, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Montgomery | 31 min |
| Sep 26, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Clinton | 29 min |
| Sep 26, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Johnson | 28 min |
| Sep 26, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Marion | 27 min |
| Sep 26, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hamilton | 38 min |
| Sep 26, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hancock | 36 min |
| Sep 26, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Madison | 36 min |
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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.