Isolated severe thunderstorms affected southern portions of central Indiana during the early evening of the 18th. A few severe wind damage reports were received from Knox County.
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The episode as NWS IND wrote it up.
Isolated severe thunderstorms affected southern portions of central Indiana during the early evening of the 18th. A few severe wind damage reports were received from Knox County. A small hail report was received as well.
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 18, 3:29 PM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 429 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013 .UPDATE... THE AVIATION SECTION HAS BEEN UPDATED BELOW && .SYNOPSIS... ISSUED AT 330 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013 A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY TONIGHT BRINGING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. OVERNIGHT HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN AND THEN PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. ANOTHER SYSTEM COULD BRING SOME MORE RAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK. AFTER A BRIEF COOL DOWN WEDNESDAY...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT/... ISSUED AT 330 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013 SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FORMED ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS ALONG THE COLD FRONT...AND THESE WILL SPREAD EAST-SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF CENTRAL INDIANA THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE ISOLATED STORMS HAVE FORMED ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS. AN UPPER TROUGH AND AN UPPER JET WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE SHOULD AID IN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COLD FRONT. PLENTY OF INSTABILITY AROUND AS WELL. WILL GO HIGH CHANCE POPS SOUTH BEFORE 00Z WITH CHANCE OR SLIGHT CHANCE NORTH. AFTER 00Z...WILL KEEP SLIGHT CHANCE POPS NORTH /AS STORMS ARE ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT THE MOMENT/ AND CHANCE POPS SOUTH. WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH POPS THOUGH AS INSTABILITY WANES AFTER SUNSET. WILL BE DRY ALL AREAS BEFORE 06Z. THERE COULD BE SOME STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AND SPC HAS THIS AREA IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 02Z. FOR TEMPERATURES WENT CLOSER TO THE WARMER MET MOS NUMBERS SINCE DRIER AIR IS TAKING IS TIME COMING SOUTH BEHIND THE FRONT. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... ISSUED AT 330 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013 FOCUS IS ON ANY CHANCES FOR RAIN...THEN ON SKY AND TEMPERATURES. MODELS ARE CLOSE ENOUGH WITH MOST FEATURES THAT A BLEND CAN BE USED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN DURING THE SHORT TERM...WITH AN UPPER RIDGE JUST TO THE SOUTH AND WEST. THE NAM KEEPS A DEWPOINT GRADIENT ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...AND THEN GENERATES ISOLATED CONVECTION ALONG IT AT TIMES DURING THE SHORT TERM. HOWEVER THE NAM LOOKS TOO HIGH WITH ITS DEWPOINTS...ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO THE OTHER MODELS. THUS BELIEVE NAM/S CONVECTION IS ALSO OVERDONE...SO WILL KEEP FORECAST DRY THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. SKIES WILL BE CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY DURING THE PERIOD WITH THE HIGH IN CONTROL. FOR TEMPERATURES GENERALLY STUCK WITH A BLEND WHICH LOOKS GOOD GIVEN EXPECTED SKY COVER AND DEWPOINTS. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... ISSUED AT 147 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013 AN UPPER RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN CONTROL OVER THE REGION THROUGH MOST OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD...HOWEVER THERE WILL BE PERIODS WHERE IT WILL WEAKEN OR BREAK DOWN SLIGHTLY AS A FEW SHORT WAVES CROSS THROUGH THE REGION AND BRING SMALL CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION STARTING SUNDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. ALLBLEND HANDLED THE PATTERN WELL SO DID NOT DEVIATE EXCEPT FOR QUALITY CONTROL. && .AVIATION /DISCUSSION FOR THE 18/2100Z TAF UPDATE/... ISSUED AT 421 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013 UPDATE... CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED IN THE VICINITY OF KHUF AND KBMG...WHICH IS CURRENTLY PORTRAYED WELL IN TEMPO GROUPS. ELSEWHERE...WILL CONTINUE WITH ONLY VCTS AT KIND AND KLAF SINCE MAIN THREAT FOR STORMS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERNMOST TAF SITES. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... AN UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS WILL MOVE TO CENTRAL INDIANA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL BE ARRIVING AT TIME OF MAXIMUM DAYTIME HEATING AND MODELS INDICATE AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS OUR REGION. RAPID REFRESH MODEL CONTINUES TO INDICATE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DEVELOPING BY 19Z-21Z. SPC HAS CENTRAL INDIANA UNDER A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS. STILL NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH IN THE EXACT TIMING OF THUNDERSTORMS SO WILL STICK WITH VCTS AND CB GROUPS FOR THE 19Z THROUGH 01Z TIMEFRAME. AS CONVECTION BEGINS DEVELOPING CAN BETTER TIME THE ARRIVAL WITH FM AND TEMPO GROUPS. LOOK FOR SCATTERED CU THIS EVENING AND MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT AS DRIER AIR SPREADS INTO OUR REGION. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...50 NEAR TERM...50 SHORT TERM...50 LONG TERM....SMF AVIATION...SMF/TDUD VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IND FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSINDIANAPOLIS WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSINDIANAPOLIS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 451 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013 INZ021-030-031-036>042-045>049-052>057-061>065-067>072-192100- 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-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- 451 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. OUTLOOK: THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS THIS EVENING. HAZARDS: LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...LIGHTNING. TIMING: THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. DISCUSSION:A COLD FRONT AND AN UPPER WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL INDIANA THIS EVENING BRINGING CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. OUTLOOK: THERE ARE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS OFF AND ON IN THE FORECAST FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. AT THIS POINT SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. DISCUSSION: AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE AREA COULD START TO BREAK DOWN THIS WEEKEND AND ALLOW CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO RETURN TO THE AREA AS UPPER WAVES MOVE THROUGH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER AS A RESULT OF THE STORMS THIS EVENING. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ028-029-035-043-044-051-060-192100- WARREN-TIPPECANOE-FOUNTAIN-VERMILLION-PARKE-VIGO-SULLIVAN- 451 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. OUTLOOK: THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS THIS EVENING. FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE WABASH RIVER. HAZARDS: LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...LIGHTNING. FLOODING OF SOME LOCAL ROADS...LOW AGRICULTURAL LAND...AND RIVER PARKS NEAR THE WABASH RIVER. TIMING: THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. RIVER FLOODING IS ONGOING. DISCUSSION:A COLD FRONT AND AN UPPER WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL INDIANA THIS EVENING BRINGING CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. OUTLOOK: THERE ARE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS OFF AND ON IN THE FORECAST FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. AT THIS POINT SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. LOW LAND FLOODING MAY PERSIST ON PORTIONS OF THE WABASH RIVER INTO SATURDAY. LISTEN TO LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR MORE DETAIL. DISCUSSION: AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE AREA COULD START TO BREAK DOWN THIS WEEKEND AND ALLOW CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO RETURN TO THE AREA AS UPPER WAVES MOVE THROUGH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) NIELD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
427 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013
INZ051-060-182115-
SULLIVAN-VIGO-
427 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN SULLIVAN AND
SOUTHWESTERN VIGO COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM EDT...
AT 424 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WEST UNION...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF
MARSHALL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
SULLIVAN...
PRAIRIE CREEK...
FAIRBANKS...
GRAYSVILLE...
SHELBURN...
FARMERSBURG...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV
STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3917 8765 3920 8759 3922 8758 3924 8758
3926 8761 3928 8762 3930 8761 3930 8762
3933 8759 3925 8728 3903 8741 3914 8766
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 294DEG 10KT 3924 8763
KOCHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 444 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013 INZ055-063-064-182130- BARTHOLOMEW-BROWN-JOHNSON- 444 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN BROWN...WESTERN BARTHOLOMEW AND SOUTHERN JOHNSON COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM EDT... AT 438 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTH OF FRANKLIN...OR 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... NASHVILLE... PRINCES LAKES... PEOGA... SPEARSVILLE... GNAW BONE... THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED ROADWAY. && LAT...LON 3912 8598 3914 8630 3946 8621 3944 8598 TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 006DEG 9KT 3936 8611 KOCH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
502 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013
INZ061-068-069-182145-
DAVIESS-GREENE-MARTIN-
502 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN DAVIESS...CENTRAL
GREENE AND NORTHWESTERN MARTIN COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT...
AT 500 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BLOOMFIELD...OR 29 MILES
WEST OF BEDFORD...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG
WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
NEWBERRY...
ELNORA...
CRANE...
ODON...
BURNS CITY...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV
STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3890 8712 3890 8711 3890 8712 3902 8716
3908 8694 3878 8676 3870 8706
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 341DEG 9KT 3896 8701
KOCHThe Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:33 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was downed onto power lines on State Road 159 due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.
Trees were reported down in Vincennes due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.
A tree was reported down in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm winds gusting to 40 mph were also observed on Freeman Field.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Indiana in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, June 2013
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: 464130, 464123, 464139, 464143.