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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 133, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 16, 20249 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 2024, 12:16 AM EDT for 9 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 16, 2024, 12:16 AM EDT (04:16 UTC)
Expired: Jul 16, 2024, 12:45 AM EDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Boone County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Howard County, IN, Madison County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 15, 10:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	3 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 15, 7:49 PM EDT, 4 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 7:49 PM EDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 2:55 PM EDT, 9 hours 21 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 15, 6:27 PM EDT, 5 hours 49 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
627 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0621 PM     Hail             2 E Greenwood           39.61N 86.08W
07/15/2024  E0.50 Inch       Johnson            IN   Public

            Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).

0622 PM     Hail             2 W Beanblossom         39.32N 86.30W
07/15/2024  E1.00 Inch       Brown              IN   Public

&&

Special weather statement, Jul 15, 6:28 PM EDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
628 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

INZ056-057-065-072-152300-
Rush IN-Decatur IN-Shelby IN-Jennings IN-
628 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Shelby,
south central Rush, Decatur and northeastern Jennings Counties
through 700 PM EDT...

At 628 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Greensburg, or 18 miles west of Batesville, moving southeast at 20
mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Greensburg, Adams, Milford, Westport, Millhousen, Newpoint, Letts,
Burney, and Sandusky.

This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 126 and 144.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3920 8544 3905 8544 3931 8569 3935 8568
      3935 8572 3936 8573 3948 8552 3932 8530
      3927 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 312DEG 19KT 3933 8555

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

GM

Local storm report, Jul 15, 6:58 PM EDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 15, 7:03 PM EDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 15, 7:05 PM EDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 15, 7:30 PM EDT, 4 hours 46 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 15, 11:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke and 4 more	39 min
Jul 15, 11:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Clay, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion, Vigo	36 min
Jul 15, 11:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke and 3 more	31 min
Jul 16, 12:21 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion, Montgomery, Morgan and 1 more	39 min
Jul 16, 12:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Clay, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo	31 min
Jul 16, 12:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Delaware, Howard, Madison, Tipton	31 min
Jul 16, 12:53 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Clay, Greene, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo	37 min
Jul 16, 12:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Johnson, Marion and 3 more	32 min
Jul 16, 1:06 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Brown, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Johnson and 5 more	24 min
Jul 16, 1:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Delaware, Henry, Randolph	46 min
Jul 16, 1:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Bartholomew, Decatur, Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and 2 more	46 min
Jul 16, 2:20 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Jackson, Jennings	40 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.