Severe weather and torrential downpours began to move through during the morning hours and continued into the early afternoon hours. Flash flooding, damaging winds, and tornadoes all occurred with this system as it moved through.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS IND wrote it up.
Severe weather and torrential downpours began to move through during the morning hours and continued into the early afternoon hours. Flash flooding, damaging winds, and tornadoes all occurred with this system as it moved through.
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 Jun 3, 6:01 AM EST, 3 hours 14 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 701 AM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008 .AVIATION... DISCUSSION FOR 12Z TAFS. MORNING SHOWERS AND STORMS WITH THEIR OCCASIONAL MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS SHOULD GIVE WAY AFTER 14-15Z TO VFR CONDITIONS AS THE ACTIVITY WINDS DOWN. THIS SHOULD THEN USHER IN A FEW HOURS OF VFR CONDITIONS UNTIL BETWEEN 20-22Z. AFTER THIS TIME MORE SHOWERS AND TSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. THERE REMAINS UNCERTAINTY AS TO EXACTLY WHERE AND WHEN THE STORMS WILL DEVELOP SO WILL JUST CARRY A MENTION OF VCTS FOR NOW. STORMS ENDING BY 03-05Z AND THEN RETURNING TO VFR FOR THE REST OF THE PERIOD. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 225 AM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008/ DISCUSSION...SFC ANALYSIS EARLY THIS MORNING SHOWS A WARM FRONT ACRS CENTRAL MO STRETCHING IN TO INDIANA. IR IMAGERY SHOWS COOLING TOPS OVR IL AS CONVECTION CONTINUES. SRLY FLOW REMAINS IN PLACE ACRS THE FA AS DEWPOINTS CONTINUE TO RISE INTO THE LWR 60S. RADAR MOSAICS SHOWS TSRA OVR CENTRAL IL PROPAGATING EAST TOWARD CENTRAL INDIANA. MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE TDY WL BE POPS. MODELS APPEAR IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT TDY AN WL USE A BLEND. GIVEN THE ONGOING PCPN IT APPEARS THAT WE WL HAVE TWO SHOTS AT PCPN ACRS THE FA TDY. THE FIRST WL BE THE ONGOING TSRA OVR IL THAT ARE PUSHING EAST INTO OUR AREA...AFFECTING OUR AREA MAINLY THIS MORNING. THIS AFTERNOON...MODELS AGREE TO PUSH A S/W ACRS CENTRAL INDIANA AS THE WARM FRONT REMAINS IN PLACE AT THE SFC. ALSO ADDING TO THE PCPN THREAT WL BE DAYTIME HEATING...BUT MORNING CLDS AND PCPN MAY DIMINISH ITS EFFECTS SOMEWHAT. TIME SECTIONS ACRS THE AREA TDY INDICATE A SATURATED COLUMN ALONG WITH SOME VV. FURTHERMORE FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW CAPE IN EXCESS OF 2K J/KG THIS AFTERNOON WITH FAVORABLE LI/S AND CONVECTIVE TEMPS ONLY IN THE LOWER 80S. THUS CATEGORICAL POPS WL BE THE WAY TO GO. STRONG TO SVR STORMS APPEAR POSSIBLE GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF CAPE AVAILABLE WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEGIN DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL. GIVEN OUR H8 TEMPS THE MAVMOS LOOKS ON THE MARK AND WL STICK CLOSE. TSRA EXPECTED TO BE LINGERING ACRS THE AREA TONIGHT AS WARM FRONT WL REMAIN IN PLACE ACRS THE AREA. SOUNDING REMAIN RATHER MOIST AND INSTABILITY REMAINS WITH FAVORABLE CAPE AND LI/S. FURTHERMORE MODELS INDICATE STRONG LLJ PUSHING THROUGH OHIO VALLEY. HENCE WL RAISE POPS TO CATEGORICAL LVLS AGAIN. A BLEND OF THE MAVMOS AND METMOS APPEARS THE WAY TO GO GIVEN THE EXPECTED CLOUDS AND PCPN. ON WEDNESDAY...THE WARM FRONT PUSHES FARTHER NORTH AS THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS IN SOMEWHAT. THIS SHUD REMOVE THE MAJOR FOCUS FOR LOWER LVL CONVERGENCE. HOWEVER MUCH OF THE FA WL REMAIN IN THE WARM SECTOR...WITH A TROPICAL AIR MASS IN PLACE...TEMPS IN THE MID AND UPPER 80S AND VERY HUMID DEW POINTS IN NEAR 70. THUS DIURNAL TSRA CANNOT BE RULED OUT. GIVEN THE EXPECTED PREVIOUS RAIN AND MOISTURE...WL LEAN SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN THE MAVMOS AS HEATING MIGHT BE A BIT MORE DIFFICULT. A WARM...HUMID...SUMMER NIGHT IS EXPECTED WED NIGHT AS DEW POINTS WL REMAIN IN THE UPPER 60S AND THE WARM FRONT WL BE WELL NORTH OF THE FA AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE SERN STATES INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. A BLEND OF THE MAVMOS AND METMOS WL WORK FINE. THE WARMEST DAY OF THE YEAR SO FAR APPEARS TO BE IN STORE FOR THURSDAY AS HIGH PRES TO THE SE WL ALLOW A WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW ACRS THE AREA. H8 TEMPS LOOK TO REACH 18C...RESULTING IN TEMPS NEAR 90. FORECAST SOUNDINGS ON THURSDAY SHOW H7 TEMPS NEAR 14C...RESULTING IN A STRONG CAP. WL KEEP DIURNAL TSRA MENTION OUT. AS FOR THE EXTENDED... FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...SFC LOW THAT FORMED OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL MOVE NE TO MN BY FRIDAY. SOME DESTABILIZATION WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT OVER MO/IL SO HAVE KEPT IN A LOW POP FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BY FRIDAY NIGHT THE FRONT WILL HAVE WEAKENED SOME AS THE H5 LOW AND SHORT WAVE ARE FARTHER TO THE NORTH BUT THERE IS STILL A CHANCE THAT STORMS WILL GET GOING ALONG THE BOUNDARY AND HAVE PUT IN 50 POPS FOR THAT TIME. PRECIP MAY CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AND TIMING IS STILL UNCERTAIN THAT FAR OUT SO HAVE HELD ONTO POPS THEN. SUNDAY/MONDAY...HAVE KEPT SUN/MON DRY FOR NOW ALTHOUGH ITS POSSIBLE THERE COULD BE SOME SCT TSRA. CHANCES ARE TOO LOW FOR INCLUSION NOW IN DAYS 6/7. TEMPS THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 80S AND POSSIBLY THE 90S. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && AVIATION...JOHNSON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 936 AM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008 INZ021-030-031-036>042-045>049-052>057-061>065-068>072-041000- CARROLL-CLINTON-HOWARD-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON- DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-CLAY-OWEN- MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- 936 AM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS POSSIBLE: DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WIND LARGE HAIL ISOLATED TORNADOES FLASH FLOODING LIGHTNING AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: ALL OF CENTRAL INDIANA...MAINLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DISCUSSION: THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY. A WARM FRONT WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AS A WARM AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS INDIANA. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY AND TONIGHT MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...AS WELL AS LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS AND THIS MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. LIGHTNING IS A THREAT WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STORMS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON CLOUD BE SEVERE ALSO. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WIND AND LARGE HAIL. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL IF SEVERE WEATHER WILL OCCUR THEN. REMEMBER THAT DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALWAYS A THREAT IN ANY THUNDERSTORM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ028-029-035-043-044-051-060-067-041000- WARREN-TIPPECANOE-FOUNTAIN-VERMILLION-PARKE-VIGO-SULLIVAN-KNOX- 936 AM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS POSSIBLE: DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WIND LARGE HAIL ISOLATED TORNADOES FLASH FLOODING LIGHTNING AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: ALL OF CENTRAL INDIANA...MAINLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DISCUSSION: THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY. A WARM FRONT WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AS A WARM AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS INDIANA. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY AND TONIGHT MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...AS WELL AS LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS AND THIS MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. LIGHTNING IS A THREAT WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. LOWLAND FLOODING ON THE WABASH RIVER WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SEE THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC STATEMENTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STORMS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON CLOUD BE SEVERE ALSO. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WIND AND LARGE HAIL. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL IF SEVERE WEATHER WILL OCCUR THEN. REMEMBER THAT DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALWAYS A THREAT IN ANY THUNDERSTORM. LOWLAND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE WABASH RIVER THROUGH MID WEEK. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC STATEMENTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) KOCH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 427 AM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-031230- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 427 AM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008 ...MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY AND TONIGHT... A WARM FRONT WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AS A WARM AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS INDIANA. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY AND TONIGHT MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...AS WELL AS LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS AND THIS MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. LIGHTNING IS A THREAT WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE SHOULD PAY A BIT MORE ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER TODAY AND TONIGHT. STAY ALERT FOR WATCHES AND WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. ENSURE THAT YOUR FAMILY AND COWORKERS ARE FAMILIAR WITH YOUR EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN...AND KNOW WHAT TO DO AND WHERE TO GO WHEN A WARNING IS ISSUED. IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. PUMA
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:13 UTC.
8 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash flooding was occurring due to heavy rain. Water was going over State Road 71 through Dana as well as County Road 450 South on the east side of Dana.
Flash flooding occurred as water covered South Main Street in Clinton due to heavy rain. Flash flooding had damaged numerous homes, buildings, bridges, and roads. Feather Creek flooded.
County Road 500 South was washed out due to flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
County Road 600 West was closed northwest of Mecca due to flash flooding.
Flash flooding occurred on roads and intersections in Greencastle due to heavy rain.
The tornado began in Greene County at 1010 EST approximately three miles east of Bloomfield, 200 meters north of Ore Branch Road, and 200 meters south of State Road 54. The tornado tracked 11.32 miles to the southeast before exiting Greene County. The tornado exited Greene County at 1027 and entered Lawrence County while passing through a grove of trees located 4,000 feet east of State Road 54, 4,000 feet north of State Road 54, and 6,500 feet west of Popcorn Church Road. The tornado continued to the southeast in Lawrence County for 15.83 miles until lifting at 1040 EST. The tornado was rated EF-1 while in both counties with a width of 100 yards. The total time on the ground was 40 minutes and 27.15 miles. Residences, trees, and barns were damaged in both counties with fifty thousand dollars of damage occurring in Greene County and 120,000 thousand dollars in damage occurring in Lawrence County. A school was also damaged in Greene County. One male was injured with a broken foot when debris landed on his foot in Lawrence County. Wind speeds were around 100 miles per hour.
A tree was knocked down on Zikes Road due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
The tornado began in Greene County at 1010 EST approximately three miles east of Bloomfield, 200 meters north of Ore Branch Road, and 200 meters south of State Road 54. The tornado tracked 11.32 miles to the southeast before exiting Greene County. The tornado exited Greene County at 1027 and entered Lawrence County while passing through a grove of trees located 4,000 feet east of State Road 54, 4,000 feet north of State Road 54, and 6,500 feet west of Popcorn Church Road. The tornado continued to the southeast in Lawrence County for 15.83 miles until lifting at 1040 EST. The tornado was rated EF-1 while in both counties with a width of 100 yards. The total time on the ground was 40 minutes and 27.15 miles. Residences, trees, and barns were damaged in both counties with fifty thousand dollars of damage occurring in Greene County and 120,000 thousand dollars in damage occurring in Lawrence County. A school was also damaged in Greene County. One male was injured with a broken foot when debris landed on his foot in Lawrence County. Wind speeds were around 100 miles per hour.
Water was across County Road 200 East from County Road 600 North to County Road 800 North due to heavy rainfall.
Several trees were reported down, a barn was severely damaged, and a house sustained damage due to thunderstorm winds.
Houses and trees sustained damage due to thunderstorm winds.
A tornado caused roof damage and caused several trees to fall down. Based on damage indicators wind speeds were around 75 miles per hour.
Damage was reported south of the airport near Rocky Ford Road. Powerlines were blown down and parts of roofs were off buildings due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
Utility poles were snapped and an empty warehouse was blown apart due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
A tree crashed onto a cabin along the Driftwood River and trapped the resident inside for two hours. The smashed porch closed off the cabin's only outside door.
Damaging thunderstorm winds ripped gutters from a house and tore off a portion of a roof. Trees were also uprooted and some powerlines were knocked down due to the winds.
Trees were reported down in the county due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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