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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Indianapolis, IN

March 14, 2024Boone County, Montgomery County, Indiana

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 14, 7:01 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Sw Darlington, INThunderstorm winds downed small tree. Time estimated from radar.
Mar 14, 7:39 PM EDTHAIL 14 E Crawfordsville, INReports 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 14, 5:13 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2024-03-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 461 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2024-03-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

424 
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

$$

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1 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

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 13, 11:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDVigo45 min
Mar 13, 11:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDVermillion, Vigo26 min
Mar 13, 11:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDVigo32 min
Mar 14, 12:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDParke36 min
Mar 14, 12:36 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDOwen24 min
Mar 14, 12:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDOwen32 min
Mar 14, 1:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMorgan29 min
Mar 14, 1:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDPutnam28 min
Mar 14, 1:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMorgan43 min
Mar 14, 1:49 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBartholomew41 min
Mar 14, 10:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDFountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren49 min
Mar 14, 10:37 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren38 min
Mar 14, 10:48 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren21 days
Mar 14, 10:48 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDSullivan, Vigo27 min
Mar 14, 11:06 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Montgomery and 5 more24 min
Mar 14, 11:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDClay, Hendricks, Owen, Putnam36 min
Mar 14, 11:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBoone, Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Tipton31 min
Mar 14, 11:48 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDBoone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion27 min
Mar 14, 11:52 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDHoward, Tipton23 min
Mar 14, 11:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMarion, Morgan36 min
Mar 14, 12:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Marion, Morgan, Shelby24 min
Mar 14, 12:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDelaware, Madison24 min
Mar 14, 12:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Shelby38 min
Mar 14, 12:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHancock, Henry35 min
Mar 14, 12:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDelaware, Henry, Randolph28 min
Mar 14, 12:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDecatur, Henry, Rush34 min
Mar 14, 1:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDJackson27 min
Mar 14, 1:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDScott37 min
Mar 14, 1:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJennings19 min
Mar 14, 5:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Clinton, Montgomery, Tippecanoe51 min
Mar 14, 6:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHoward, Tipton39 min
Mar 14, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatINDClinton, Howard, Tipton39 min
Mar 14, 6:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBoone33 min
Mar 14, 6:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Montgomery26 min
Mar 14, 6:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDelaware, Madison67 min
Mar 14, 7:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Clinton, Hamilton, Tipton27 min
Mar 14, 7:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Madison42 min
Mar 14, 7:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton31 min
Mar 14, 7:21 PM EDTTornado WarningINDDelaware24 min
Mar 14, 7:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton, Madison, Tipton32 min
Mar 14, 7:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Montgomery26 min
Mar 14, 7:39 PM EDTTornado WarningINDDelaware, Randolph51 min
Mar 14, 7:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton, Hancock, Madison35 min
Mar 14, 7:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Parke, Putnam, Vigo42 min
Mar 14, 7:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Montgomery39 min
Mar 14, 7:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDParke, Sullivan, Vermillion, Vigo36 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.