SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS - TopicsExpress



          

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 428 PM EDT SAT JUN 29 2013 ...COLD AIR FUNNELS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING... TRAINED SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE SPOTTED A FEW COLD AIR FUNNELS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA. TWO COLD AIR FUNNELS WERE SPOTTED BY RUSH COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO THE SOUTHWEST OF RUSHVILLE AT 410 PM WITH A SMALL THUNDERSTORM. COLD AIR FUNNELS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM IN DEEP...COLD CORE...LARGE SCALE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS. THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE SMOOTH AND NARROW. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT THESE FUNNELS FORM FROM ARE NOT PARTICULARLY TALL OR INTENSE. THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS NORMALLY PRODUCE A FEW HUNDRED FEET DOWNWARD FROM THE CLOUDS...ROTATE OR SPIN LIKE A TOP...AND LAST A FEW MINUTES BEFORE DISSIPATING. IN RARE INSTANCES THESE FUNNELS MAY BRIEFLY TOUCHDOWN AND CAUSE MINOR WIND DAMAGE. STAY ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER IF A FUNNEL CLOUD APPROACHES THE GROUND.
Posted on: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 20:42:19 +0000

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