Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Indianapolis, IN

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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
Issued by National Weather Service Wichita KS
417 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025

INC027-055-083-101-292045-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-250429T2045Z/
Knox IN-Martin IN-Greene IN-Daviess IN-
417 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN KNOX...NORTHWESTERN MARTIN...SOUTHERN GREENE AND
NORTHERN DAVIESS COUNTIES...

At 416 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of
Bloomfield, or 27 miles west of Bedford, moving northeast at 25 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...
Lyons, Newberry, Odon, Edwardsport, Elnora, Bloomfield, Solsberry,
Crane, Burns City, Sandborn, Plainville, and Switz City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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LAT...LON 3881 8734 3910 8697 3909 8668 3899 8668
      3881 8690 3880 8716
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 233DEG 23KT 3892 8699 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
Issued by National Weather Service Northern Indiana
308 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Round of Severe Weather for South Central Indiana this evening
  with damaging winds the primary threat.

- Isolated to scattered showers and storms in far SW and southern
  Indiana tomorrow evening.

- Additional chances for isolated severe on Thursday as well.

&&

.SHORT TERM (This evening through Wednesday)...
Issued at 302 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025

Active weather continues through the next 24-30 hours with multiple
rounds of storms expected to impact Central Indiana, a few of which
could be strong to severe.

This evening and tonight…

Satellite and radar imagery as of 230 PM EDT show a cluster of
thunderstorms along the Mississippi river pushing east-northeast
into South Central Illinois. The environment ahead of these storms
and into Central Indiana remains conducive for these storms to
sustain themselves and remain strong to severe through the rest of
the afternoon and evening hours. The region remains entrenched
within the warm sector of a low pressure moving through the Great
Lakes with strong moisture advection northward, making for an
airmass more like July than late April with dew points approaching
70 degrees. Unidirectional 30-45kt southwesterly bulk shear
through the column and effective helicity of 100-200 m^2/s^2
within a humid, unstable environment will support lines of storms
and bowing segments with this next round. RAP Mesoanalysis shows
increasing DCAPE within this few hour dry slot as temperatures
make a run for 80 degrees, slightly increasing the low level dew
point depression… increasing damaging wind potential. Expect
storms to traverse eastward across Indiana from the 330pm-6pm
timeframe. The best threat for severe weather looks to be along
and south of a line from Sullivan County, IN to Bloomington to
Greensburg. Lower confidence exists on the northern extent of the
severe weather based on the trajectory of the complex in
Missouri.. But with the atmosphere recovering nicely within this
dry slot, the severe weather threat may extend further north
toward the I-70 corridor. Will be watching this closely this
evening. For now, South Central Indiana has the greatest threat of
severe weather with damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes.

Cold front pushes from north to south through Central Indiana within
the 9 PM to 2 AM timeframe, switching winds around to the north and
advecting a drier airmass into the state. This front is likely to
stall out along or south of the Ohio River overnight. Light winds
behind the front and nearly saturated boundary layer may lead to
areas of fog overnight along and north of the frontal boundary.
Confidence is low as dry air advection may keep dew point depressions
large enough to inhibit fog development; however wind sheltered areas
and valleys would have the best chance for any fog. Cold air advection
behind the front will lead to lows rangings from the mid 40s to
mid 50s across Central Indiana.

.Wednesday…

The aforementioned cold front from the previous day hangs around
the Ohio Valley much of the day Wednesday, slowly pushing north into
Central Indiana as a warm front by the evening. With the front south
of Central Indiana for at least the first half of the day, expect
fairly benign conditions to begin the day. Mid to high level clouds
will be streaming in from the southwest over the front; but overall
a drier and cooler airmass with highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s are
in the forecast for Wednesday.

Focus shifts to Wednesday evening as the front pushes northward into
South Central Indiana. While the best forcing for ascent will be further
west along the cold front, there may be enough lift over the front
and moisture advection northward for an environment supportive of
scattered convection along and south of the boundary. There are a
few aspects of tomorrow evening’s set working for severe weather and
few working against, which should keep the overall coverage of storms
down. Parameters working for severe weather will be backed surface
winds along and south of the front, increasing instability values,
0-6 km bulk shear 35-45 kts, lift over the front, and elongated
hodographs indicating an environment conducive for a few discrete
supercells. Factors working against severe weather and lowering
confidence tomorrow evening are the potential for weak mid level
lapse rates, speed at which the warm front moves potentially keeping
greatest instability south, and weaker low level shear. While the
threat is marginal, the areas to watch tomorrow are along a line
and south of Sullivan to Bedford to Seymour. Most locations north
of this line, including the I-70 corridor, Indy Metro and points
north may be mainly dry Wednesday, with the best chance for any
storms into the overnight hours and Thursday morning.

There likely will be a strong south-north humidity and temperature
gradient across the state with warmest areas in the 70s in Southern
Indiana where the storm threat is. Mid 60s to low 70s likely north
of the boundary.

&&

.LONG TERM (Wednesday night through Tuesday)...
Issued at 302 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025

The first part of the long term period will continue to see chances
for showers and thunderstorms, with some storms potentially being
severe, as a boundary with SW flow lingers over the region. This
weekend and beyond will then see sunny and quiet conditions as upper
ridging and high pressure settle in.

A short wave will start to move through Wednesday night with an
additional surge of showers and storms passing through central Indiana.
Cant rule out a few of these storms to still be potentially
severe, lingering from the afternoon storms. The arrival of stronger
850mb flow Wednesday night will increase convective coverage and enable
deeper low level moisture to return into central Indiana. Strengthening
low pressure will track from the Missouri Valley into the Great Lakes
Thursday with a noted increase in 850mb flow late day immediately
ahead of the approaching cold front. The larger surface low will continue
to slow push eastward through the day Thursday which will again see
the potential for a few storms again being severe as storms pass
through. Again, chances for showers will continue into Friday as an
additional short wave passes through the larger stalled trough,
but at this time not expecting severe with this wave.

Going into the tail end of the week and weekend, upper ridging will
progress, finally pushing the stalled system off to the east. This
replace the stormy pattern for a quiet and sunny system. Expect the
remainder of the long term period to fluctuate around normal
temperatures.

&&

.AVIATION (18Z TAF Issuance)...
Issued at 118 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025

Impacts:

- Mainly VFR outside of storms this TAF period.

- Thunderstorms possible late this afternoon into early this
  evening, mainly at BMG.

Discussion:

Satellite and radar imagery shows morning storms pushing eastward
into Ohio with VFR conditions in the wake of that convection.
Looking upstream, there is a complex of storms in SW Missouri on
track to push into southwest and south central Indiana within the
next 3-6 hours. Best threat for storms is at KBMG with KHUF and
KIND being on the far northern edge of the risk. Damaging winds in
excess of 60 mph, erratic wind directions in storms, brief
periods of IFR cigs and vis, and lightning are the main threats
later this afternoon.

Outside of storms, IND ACARs sounding still shows deep low level
mixing above 1 km agl, working to bring down higher winds from
the low level jet. Expect SSW winds at or above 12 kts through
the day, diminishing after sunset. A cold front pushes in from
north to south within the 02-06z timeframe, switching winds around
to the north for the overnight hours. Winds switch back to
southerly tomorrow late morning as the boundary shifts back north.

Cold front pushing through will usher in drier air, which should
allow for VFR cigs at KIND, KHUF, and KLAF. Lower confidence in
VFR cigs at KBMG as the front may become quasi-stationary in
south central Indiana overnight. Along and north of that boundary,
there is a slight chance for fog towards sunrise; however
confidence on that remains low at the moment.

&&

.IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

SHORT TERM...CM
LONG TERM...KF
AVIATION...CM

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
Issued by National Weather Service Northern Indiana
209 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-301815-
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-
209 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight.

Thunderstorms are likely late this afternoon into early this evening
south of Interstate 70. A few storms could become severe with
damaging winds and large hail the primary threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Additional storms are possible late on Wednesday and Thursday with a
few strong to severe thunderstorms possible. Main threats would be
damaging wind gusts and large hail along with locally heavy rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

&&

More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate
information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1144 AM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025

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

1041 AM     Hail             Lyons                   38.99N 87.08W
04/29/2025  M1.00 Inch       Greene             IN   Trained Spotter

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1216 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025

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

1214 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 ESE Fairland          39.59N 85.81W
04/29/2025  M64 MPH          Shelby             IN   ASOS

            56KT gust recorded at KGEZ.

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1247 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025

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

1230 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 S New Salem           39.49N 85.36W
04/29/2025                   Rush               IN   Emergency Mngr

            5 power poles and a tree down on 450 E south
            of 244.

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1251 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025

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

1240 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 ENE Sandusky          39.43N 85.44W
04/29/2025                   Decatur            IN   Emergency Mngr

            Tree down. Time approximated form radar.

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
Issued by National Weather Service Wichita KS
335 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025

INZ067-068-292000-
Daviess IN-Knox IN-
335 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN KNOX AND
NORTHWESTERN DAVIESS COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...

At 335 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 8 miles northwest of Washington, or 14 miles northeast
of Vincennes, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 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.

Locations impacted include...
Edwardsport, Vincennes University, Elnora, Bicknell, Freelandville,
Sandborn, Plainville, Bruceville, and Vincennes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
southwestern Indiana.

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LAT...LON 3871 8752 3874 8750 3877 8750 3877 8751
      3878 8749 3880 8751 3890 8728 3891 8717
      3890 8703 3868 8706 3868 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 241DEG 23KT 3876 8727

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
Issued by National Weather Service Wichita KS
344 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025

INZ068-069-292015-
Daviess IN-Martin IN-
344 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MARTIN AND EAST CENTRAL
DAVIESS COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...

At 344 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles west of Shoals, or 22 miles northeast of Petersburg, moving
northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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...
Shoals, Cannelburg, Loogootee, Burns City, and West Boggs Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
south central and southwestern Indiana.

&&

LAT...LON 3869 8706 3885 8686 3870 8668 3869 8668
      3861 8696
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 233DEG 23KT 3867 8694

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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