1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at May 13, 2:05 PM EST, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 205 PM EST FRI MAY 13 2005 .DISCUSSION...FORECAST FOCUS TODAY WILL BE ON TIMING THE EXIT OF CURRENT SYSTEM AFFECTING THE CWA. UPPER RIDGE MOVING EAST AS TROF OVER THE ROCKIES AT 12Z DEEPENS AND MOVES EAST. SFC WMFNT HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE IND CWA CAUSING RAPID DESTABILIZATION AND SCT TSRA TO FORM. CDFNT ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER SYSTEM IS STILL WELL TO THE WEST OF THE CWA. AS FRONT GETS CLOSER AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED. PER PMDHMD REASONING HAVE LEANED TOWARD THE GFS THIS AFTN. CDFNT WILL PASS THROUGH THE CWA AROUND 12Z TOMORROW AS SFC LOW CENTER MOVES TO NORTH CENTRAL OHIO BY 18Z. SHOWERS MAY LINGER UNTIL THE EVENING BUT CLEARING LINE IS WELL DEFINED AND WILL DROP POPS TO SCHC AFT 00Z. FEW MINOR CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #267 UNTIL 01Z ENTIRE CWA. && SALLY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1250 PM EST FRI MAY 13 2005 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-141100- BARTHOLOMEW-BOONE-BROWN-CARROLL-CLAY-CLINTON-DAVIESS-DECATUR- DELAWARE-FOUNTAIN-GREENE-HAMILTON-HANCOCK-HENDRICKS-HENRY-HOWARD- JACKSON-JENNINGS-JOHNSON-KNOX-LAWRENCE-MADISON-MARION-MARTIN-MONROE- MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-OWEN-PARKE-PUTNAM-RANDOLPH-RUSH-SHELBY-SULLIVAN- TIPPECANOE-TIPTON-VERMILLION-VIGO-WARREN- 1250 PM EST FRI MAY 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8PM EST... THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MILES AN HOUR AND LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE. A SQUALL LINE WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING WHICH MAY PRODUCE MORE DANGEROUS WEATHER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED LATER THIS EVENING. && MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT OUR WEBSITE... HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/IND
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
411 PM EST FRI MAY 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0407 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 W ROSEDALE 39.62N 87.36W
05/13/2005 PARKE IN AMATEUR RADIO
TREES SNAPPED OFF ON CR 900S BETWEEN LYFORD AND ROSEDALE.
LIMBS FELL ON VEHICLE. POSSIBLE INJURY.
&&
DTUCEKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
426 PM EST FRI MAY 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0425 PM HAIL 2 N TERRE HAUTE 39.50N 87.38W
05/13/2005 0.50 INCH VIGO IN AMATEUR RADIO
&&
DTUCEKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
429 PM EST FRI MAY 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0427 PM TSTM WND GST 3 N ANDERSON 40.14N 85.69W
05/13/2005 60 MPH MADISON IN AMATEUR RADIO
REPORTED IN THE TOWN OF LINWOOD. MARBLE HAIL ALSO
REPORTED.
&&
DTUCEKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
439 PM EST FRI MAY 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0434 PM HAIL 3 S TERRE HAUTE 39.43N 87.38W
05/13/2005 0.75 INCH VIGO IN AMATEUR RADIO
0437 PM HAIL 5 SW GASTON 40.26N 85.57W
05/13/2005 0.75 INCH DELAWARE IN AMATEUR RADIO
REPORTED AT I-65 AND SR28.
&&
DTUCEKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
547 PM EST FRI MAY 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0542 PM TSTM WND GST 8 NW NOBLESVILLE 40.14N 86.14W
05/13/2005 60 MPH HAMILTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE LIMB DAMAGE ALSO APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NORTH OF
SR38.
&&
DTUCEKSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 547 PM EST FRI MAY 13 2005 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-140100- BARTHOLOMEW-BOONE-BROWN-CARROLL-CLAY-CLINTON-DAVIESS-DECATUR- DELAWARE-FOUNTAIN-GREENE-HAMILTON-HANCOCK-HENDRICKS-HENRY-HOWARD- JACKSON-JENNINGS-JOHNSON-KNOX-LAWRENCE-MADISON-MARION-MARTIN-MONROE- MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-OWEN-PARKE-PUTNAM-RANDOLPH-RUSH-SHELBY-SULLIVAN- TIPPECANOE-TIPTON-VERMILLION-VIGO-WARREN- 545 PM EST FRI MAY 13 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL INDIANA THROUGH 800 PM EST. AT 540 PM EST VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 15 TO 20 MILES WEST OF KOKOMO AND ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH OF INDIANAPOLIS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE GREATEST THREAT IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA. ELSEWHERE THERE MAY BE A TEMPORARY LULL IN THE THUNDERSTORMS...HOWEVER SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE LATER THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT STARTS TO MOVE INTO OUR STATE. PERSONS SHOULD CONTINUE MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS ARE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. JEH
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:01 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Two young girls, ages 15 and 11, were struck by lightning while running toward their home to take shelter from an approaching thunderstorm. The two suffered no apparent injuries, and were treated and released at a local hospital.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Indiana in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, May 2005
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5445717.