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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN

August 2, 2024Daviess County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2024, 3:08 AM EDT for Daviess County, Indiana. It was in force for 22 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
Aug 2, 2024, 3:08 AM EDT (07:08 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2024, 3:30 AM EDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
40

County Daviess County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 198 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 00:00Z on 2024-08-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1274 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 00:00Z on 2024-08-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 44 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1274 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1086 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.4

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The text

As transmitted.

610 
WWUS83 KIND 020708
SPSIND

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
308 AM EDT Fri Aug 2 2024
 
INZ067-068-020730-
Daviess IN-Knox IN-
308 AM EDT Fri Aug 2 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Knox
and Daviess Counties through 330 AM EDT...

At 307 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Washington, or 12 miles east of Vincennes, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea 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.

Locations impacted include...
Washington, Bicknell, Loogootee, Odon, Elnora, Wheatland, Plainville,
Sandborn, Montgomery, Edwardsport, Crane, Cannelburg, West Boggs
Lake, and Freelandville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3863 8734 3887 8741 3891 8715 3890 8711
      3890 8690 3882 8690 3882 8692 3862 8692
TIME...MOT...LOC 0707Z 264DEG 31KT 3868 8728 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

BRB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 8:12 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion12 hr
Aug 1, 8:28 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Randolph12 hr
Aug 1, 11:04 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryINDBrown, Clay, Greene, Hendricks, Johnson, Lawrence and 7 more5 hr
Aug 2, 1:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDParke31 min
Aug 2, 6:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDJohnson24 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.