Brief Review of the May 19 Severe Storms

Radar

Radar Loop of the Storms

Storm Reports

A list of storm reports received by NWS Indianapolis.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
952 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2019

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

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ATTICA                  40.29N 87.25W
05/19/2019                   FOUNTAIN           IN   UTILITY COMPANY

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM
            ATTICA. OVER 300 POWER OUTAGES REPORTED.

0425 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNW VEEDERSBURG       40.13N 87.27W
05/19/2019                   FOUNTAIN           IN   UTILITY COMPANY

            REPORTS OF ABOUT 1000 USERS WITHOUT POWER
            ACROSS FOUNTAIN CO.

0440 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW LAFAYETTE          40.41N 86.88W
05/19/2019                   TIPPECANOE         IN   PUBLIC

            GAZEBO DESTROYED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0447 PM     TSTM WND GST     7 WSW SHADELAND         40.32N 87.06W
05/19/2019  M53 MPH          TIPPECANOE         IN   BROADCAST MEDIA



0452 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S LAFAYETTE           40.37N 86.87W
05/19/2019                   TIPPECANOE         IN   PUBLIC

            REPORTS OF POWER OUTAGES.

0453 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 SE SHADELAND          40.35N 86.91W
05/19/2019  E45 MPH          TIPPECANOE         IN   PUBLIC

            TRAFFIC LIGHTS OUT AS WELL.

0502 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 WNW ROCKVILLE         39.77N 87.24W
05/19/2019  E60 MPH          PARKE              IN   PUBLIC

            50 TO 60 MPH ESTIMATED WINDS.

0514 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 E FLORA               40.54N 86.47W
05/19/2019  E60 MPH          CARROLL            IN   PUBLIC

            RELAYED VIA BROADCAST MEDIA.

0525 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 ENE DARLINGTON        40.11N 86.77W
05/19/2019  M57 MPH          MONTGOMERY         IN   PUBLIC



0527 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 SW SEELYVILLE         39.45N 87.31W
05/19/2019  M52 MPH          VIGO               IN   ASOS



0540 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNW KIRKLIN           40.21N 86.37W
05/19/2019                   CLINTON            IN   911 CALL CENTER

            DISPATCH CENTER RELAYED MULTIPLE LARGE
            HEALTHY TREE LIMBS ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 500S.
            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0540 PM     TSTM WND DMG     THORNTOWN               40.13N 86.61W
05/19/2019                   BOONE              IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            LARGE 12 INCH DIAMETER LIVE TREE LIMB DOWN.

0547 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W FOREST              40.37N 86.38W
05/19/2019                   CLINTON            IN   911 CALL CENTER

            DISPATCH CENTER RELAYED POWER POLES DOWNED
            NEAR COUNTY ROAD 600N WEST OF FOREST. TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0603 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNW KOKOMO            40.49N 86.14W
05/19/2019                   HOWARD             IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HEALTHY 6 TO 8 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS
            DOWN.

0604 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNE KOKOMO            40.49N 86.12W
05/19/2019                   HOWARD             IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES DOWN, BLOCKING ROAD.

0606 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SSW GOLDSMITH         40.24N 86.18W
05/19/2019                   TIPTON             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            16 INCH PARTIALLY DEAD TREE BLOWN DOWN.
            MEASURED 48 MPH GUST.

0608 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SSW WINDFALL          40.34N 85.97W
05/19/2019  E60 MPH          TIPTON             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER



0610 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WNW SPENCER           39.29N 86.78W
05/19/2019                   OWEN               IN   UTILITY COMPANY

            OVER 600 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER.

0640 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PITTSBORO               39.87N 86.46W
05/19/2019                   HENDRICKS          IN   PUBLIC

            LARGE TREE BRANCH SNAPPED.

0657 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 W GREENWOOD           39.61N 86.20W
05/19/2019  E50 MPH          JOHNSON            IN   NWS EMPLOYEE



0719 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FORTVILLE               39.93N 85.84W
05/19/2019                   HANCOCK            IN   PUBLIC

            REPORTS OF SEVERAL 6 TO 10 INCH TREE LIMBS
            SNAPPED ON THE EAST SIDE OF FORTVILLE. TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0719 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 S FAIRLAND            39.58N 85.86W
05/19/2019  E60 MPH          SHELBY             IN   PUBLIC

            NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN, POWER
            OUTAGE.

0730 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WNW MANILLA           39.60N 85.69W
05/19/2019                   SHELBY             IN   PUBLIC

            POLE BARN ROOF DAMAGE.

Environment

Instability and shear developed in between an area of rain and an approaching cold front. This allowed a line of strong to severe thunderstorms to move across central Indiana.

Figure 1: Mixed Layer CAPE at 5:00 PM EDT	Figure 2: Effective Shear at 5:00 PM EDT