Several rounds of early evening thunderstorms on the 24th caused isolated pockets of tree damage across central Indiana with sub-severe hail also across Hendricks county. By late into the evening, a series of storms moved across Knox county with areas of rainfall over 6 inches.
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The episode as NWS IND wrote it up.
Several rounds of early evening thunderstorms on the 24th caused isolated pockets of tree damage across central Indiana with sub-severe hail also across Hendricks county. By late into the evening, a series of storms moved across Knox county with areas of rainfall over 6 inches. Significant flash flooding occurred across the county with a road washed out and water rescues conducted.
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 Jul 24, 1:55 PM EST, 2 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 255 PM EDT Sun Jul 24 2022 .Short Term...(This evening through Monday night) Issued at 255 PM EDT Sun Jul 24 2022 - Rain late this afternoon and evening. - Dry and cooler on Monday - Chances for more showers and thunderstorms late Monday Night Surface analysis late this morning shows high pressure in place across the southeastern states. Low pressure was found north of the Great lakes, along with a trailing cold front that stretched across the UP of Michigan, across eastern WI to NRN MO and Central Kansas. Warm southerly surface flow was in place across Central Indiana with dew points in the lower 70s. Radar shows a convective complex over N Indiana and East Central IL, ahead of the cold front and pushing east within the flow aloft. Tonight... Cloud cover across the area has been limiting heating today. This has been hampering convective development this afternoon. Still radar shows an area of scattered showers and storms north and west of Central Indiana, and more isolated precip over Western IL and MO along the frontal boundary. Models still show the short wave and associated cold front to push across Central Indiana this evening. Again ample moisture remains in place however ongoing cloud cover should limit instability, and precipitation potential. Forecast soundings still show a relatively saturated column this afternoon and evening as the front passes with high pwats. With continued cloud cover and limited instability, severe potential appears to be diminishing. Thus will continue to keep some pops in the forecast for the evening hours as showers will still remain possible. Overnight in the wake of the front subsidence is seen within the forecast soundings a dry air begins to intrude into the column. Surface high pressure over the upper midwest will sink south slowly into the Ohio valley for Monday as the upper forcing departs south and east. Thus will trend toward a dry forecast late overnight in the wake of the cold front. Look for lows in the in middle 60s. Monday... Ridging aloft is expected to build over the plains states on Monday. This will lead to lee side subsidence across the WI/IL and Indiana. Surface high pressure is shown to be building across our state in response to this. Forecast soundings show a dry column through Monday with unreachable convective temperatures. Some high cloud looks to be possible within the northwest flow aloft. Overall, we will expect dry weather with partly cloudy skies on Monday. With cold air advection and NW surface flow in place highs will be expected to be around 80. Monday Night... Surface high pressure will be slowly pushing across Indiana through Monday night. Models suggest that the NW flow aloft will flatten somewhat, becoming a bit more zonal. Within this flow another elongated short wave is expected to push into Central Indiana from the Central Plains. Time heights and forecast soundings show a gradual saturation through the evening and overnight as these forcing dynamics arrive. The lower levels do not appear to be supportive through as high pressure will be in play. Thus will trend towards a dry evening on Monday night but trend toward some low chances for showers overnight as the short wave arrives. Confidence is low. && .Long Term...(Tuesday through Sunday) Issued at 255 PM EDT Sun Jul 24 2022 * Near-normal temps with frequent precip chances through mid week * Drying trend by late week Tuesday and Wednesday The long range will start off on an active note with a convective system passing through the southern half of the CWA. By this point in the long range, a cold front will have passed through Indiana settling just south of the region. Meanwhile, a shortwave embedded within broad northwesterly flow aloft should promote the formation of numerous showers and thunderstorms along the stalled front. The NW flow aloft will allow the resulting convective complex to generally move southeastward, with perhaps a southerly propagation component towards the warm inflow south of the front. The big question mark is the eventual location of the front, which would have implications in how far north or south the MCS is able to reach. PWAT values along and ahead of the most probable MCS track are shown over 2 inches in the deterministic models, especially over southern Indiana. Model soundings show a deep warm and moist adiabatic column, so warm rain processes could enable very efficient rain production. If any storm training occurs, heavy precipitation totals are possible along with some flooding potential. Again, placement of the heaviest precip will be determined by the placement of the surface front. Southern portions of the state are favored, and any variation in track should occur within this region. Thursday and Friday Northwesterly flow aloft will continue into the second half of the week. Broad ridging out west is expected to amplify slightly, which in turn will allow troughing to dip a bit further south. The majority of guidance show the axis of the trough passing through Indiana late Thursday into Friday, with associated precipitation. Any smaller shortwaves rotating around the larger-scale trough would impact potential precip timing and intensity. Kept PoPs in chance category, and kept areal coverage rather broad given strong large- scale signals for precipitation but lack of consensus on discernible triggering mechanisms. Saturday and Sunday The trough should drive a cold front well south of the region by Friday. Ensembles show the west coast ridge moving eastward, and settling over the Great Plains. Meanwhile, general troughing over the eastern US should lead to mean northwesterly flow across the midwest. Despite northerly flow and the passage of a cold front, clearer skies may allow temperatures to be a bit warmer than the previous couple of days. Quiet and dry conditions should prevail through most of the weekend, but a slight chance of showers may creep back into the picture by later Sunday as a shortwave passes by. && .Aviation...(18Z TAF Issuance) Issued at 1201 PM EDT Sun Jul 24 2022 Impacts: * Mainly VFR conditions are expected this TAF period. * Brief MVFR conditions will be possible with scattered showers and storms this afternoon and evening Discussion: A cold front west of the TAF sites will push across Central Indiana tonight. Showers and storms as seen on radar over Central IL are expected to push across the TAF sites late this afternoon and evening. Furthermore additional convective development will be expected across Central Indiana with a favorable environment. Thus based upon radar trends and the HRRR have used a large window of VCSH this afternoon at most TAF site location with tempos for TSRA late this afternoon. Any TSRA that does strike a TAF site will produce brief MVFR conditions. The cold front will exit the area late this evening...leading to a return of VFR Conditions along with NW surface winds. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Heat Advisory until 8 PM EDT this evening for INZ060-061-067>069. && Short Term...Puma Long Term...Eckhoff Aviation...Puma
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 346 PM EDT Sun Jul 24 2022 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-252000- 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 Delphi, Flora, Williamsport, West Lebanon, Lafayette, West Lafayette, Frankfort, Kokomo, Attica, Covington, Veedersburg, Crawfordsville, Lebanon, Zionsville, Tipton, Fishers, Carmel, Noblesville, Anderson, Muncie, Winchester, Union City, Farmland, Parker City, Clinton, Fairview Park, Rockville, Montezuma, Rosedale, Greencastle, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Danville, Indianapolis, Greenfield, New Castle, Terre Haute, Brazil, Spencer, Gosport, Martinsville, Mooresville, Greenwood, Franklin, Shelbyville, Rushville, Sullivan, Carlisle, Shelburn, Farmersburg, Linton, Bloomfield, Jasonville, Worthington, Bloomington, Nashville, Columbus, Greensburg, Vincennes, Washington, Loogootee, Shoals, Bedford, Mitchell, Seymour, and North Vernon 346 PM EDT Sun Jul 24 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon, mainly across northeast portions of central Indiana. Damaging winds, isolated severe hail, and localized flooding are the primary hazards. Although an isolated tornado threat does exist. Heat indices may approach 105F across south central Indiana this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Thunderstorms will be possible Monday through Thursday night. Isolated strong to severe storms are possible Tuesday across the south. Damaging winds are the primary hazard, but lightning is a threat with any thunderstorm. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 48 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:21 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm wind gusts around Greencastle.
A tree was blown by thunderstorm wind gusts onto a small vehicle at 4th Street and Shipping Street.
Tree downed by thunderstorm wind gusts onto Old US 41.
A 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust was estimated at this location.
Tree downed by thunderstorm wind gusts onto East Stagecoach Road.
A 69 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured at the KDCY AWOS.
A road was washed out by heavy rains along Pine Bluff Road with numerous other roads with high water across the county. Several vehicles were stranded on State Road 67 near Church Road with water rescues conducted. Rainfall amounted to over 6 inches in spots with the highest report north of Vincennes at 6.54 inches.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 1034552, 1034553, 1034557, 1034559, 1034561, 1034558, 1034560, 1034568.