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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 14, 2024, 6:53 PM EDT for Boone County, Montgomery County, Indiana. It was in force for 37 min. 2 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
- Mar 14, 2024, 6:53 PM EDT (22:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2024, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Boone County, IN, Montgomery County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 7:01 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Darlington, IN | Thunderstorm winds downed small tree. Time estimated from radar. |
| Mar 14, 7:39 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 4 E Crawfordsville, IN | Reports 1.00 inch hail across Montgomery County from EMA and at I-74 and SR-32. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 5:13 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 461 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 856 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KIND 142253
SVRIND
INC011-107-142330-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0021.240314T2253Z-240314T2330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
653 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Boone County in central Indiana...
Northern Montgomery County in west central Indiana...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 653 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near
Crawfordsville, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Crawfordsville, Lebanon, Thorntown, and Darlington.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 65 between mile markers 142 and 150.
Interstate 74 between mile markers 28 and 39.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for central and
west central Indiana.
&&
LAT...LON 4018 8651 4007 8648 4004 8667 4006 8703
4013 8701 4018 8669
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 269DEG 46KT 4009 8697
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Funk1 follow-up statement
384
WWUS53 KIND 142310
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
710 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024
INC011-107-142330-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240314T2330Z/
Boone IN-Montgomery IN-
710 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BOONE AND EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...
At 709 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles east of
Crawfordsville, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Lebanon and Thorntown.
This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 142 and 149.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for central and
west central Indiana.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4018 8651 4007 8648 4007 8674 4012 8676
4015 8669
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 269DEG 46KT 4009 8669
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
FunkThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 11:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Vigo | 45 min |
| Mar 13, 11:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Vermillion, Vigo | 26 min |
| Mar 13, 11:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Vigo | 32 min |
| Mar 14, 12:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Parke | 36 min |
| Mar 14, 12:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Owen | 24 min |
| Mar 14, 12:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Owen | 32 min |
| Mar 14, 1:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Morgan | 29 min |
| Mar 14, 1:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Putnam | 28 min |
| Mar 14, 1:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Morgan | 43 min |
| Mar 14, 1:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Bartholomew | 41 min |
| Mar 14, 10:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 49 min |
| Mar 14, 10:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 38 min |
| Mar 14, 10:48 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 21 days |
| Mar 14, 10:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 27 min |
| Mar 14, 11:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Montgomery and 5 more | 24 min |
| Mar 14, 11:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Clay, Hendricks, Owen, Putnam | 36 min |
| Mar 14, 11:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Tipton | 31 min |
| Mar 14, 11:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion | 27 min |
| Mar 14, 11:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Howard, Tipton | 23 min |
| Mar 14, 11:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Marion, Morgan | 36 min |
| Mar 14, 12:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Marion, Morgan, Shelby | 24 min |
| Mar 14, 12:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Delaware, Madison | 24 min |
| Mar 14, 12:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Shelby | 38 min |
| Mar 14, 12:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hancock, Henry | 35 min |
| Mar 14, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Delaware, Henry, Randolph | 28 min |
| Mar 14, 12:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Decatur, Henry, Rush | 34 min |
| Mar 14, 1:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Jackson | 27 min |
| Mar 14, 1:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Scott | 37 min |
| Mar 14, 1:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jennings | 19 min |
| Mar 14, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 51 min |
| Mar 14, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Howard, Tipton | 39 min |
| Mar 14, 6:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clinton, Howard, Tipton | 39 min |
| Mar 14, 6:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Boone | 33 min |
| Mar 14, 6:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Montgomery | 26 min |
| Mar 14, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Delaware, Madison | 67 min |
| Mar 14, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Tipton | 27 min |
| Mar 14, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Madison | 42 min |
| Mar 14, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton | 31 min |
| Mar 14, 7:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Delaware | 24 min |
| Mar 14, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison, Tipton | 32 min |
| Mar 14, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Montgomery | 26 min |
| Mar 14, 7:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Delaware, Randolph | 51 min |
| Mar 14, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Madison | 35 min |
| Mar 14, 7:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Parke, Putnam, Vigo | 42 min |
| Mar 14, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Montgomery | 39 min |
| Mar 14, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion, Vigo | 36 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.