Bob Rauber                                                            University of Illinois

PLOWS SSW KIND site coordinates and contact information

Sites for MAX, MIPS and MISS/U.M.Rawinsondes (click for Google Earth .kmz file of sites with dual-Doppler lobes)
Site
Latitude
Longitude
Alt. (ft)
NWS Contact
KIND
Indianapolis, IN
39°42'27"N
86°16'49"W
790
John Kwiatkowski
(317) 856-0361
John.Kwiatkowski@noaa.gov
MAX
39°32'34.84"N
86°35'59.71"W
Near originally-surveyed site; used IOP-9 onward
MIPS/UM
Martinsville Holiday Inn Express
39°24'14.4"N
86°26'10.2"W
(Unsurveyed) Looks like best lot on SW side of Martinsville.
MISS
Franklin Quality Inn
39°28'40.06"N
 86°03'22.72"W  
Used starting IOP-9.
             
MIPS/UM alt.
Martinsville Best Western/Super 8
39°24'33.2"N
86°25'35.7"W
(Unsurveyed) Several hotels next to large store parking lot if primary site is unusable
MAX alt.
   39°31'42.5"N 86°33'51.6"W 752    
Initial site, near site used for IOP-9
MIPS alt.
Stilesville, IN
39°38'19.8"N
86°37'53.6"W
794
    
Used for IOP-9. Not ideal as site is far from hotel.
UM alt.
Near Greencastle Walden Inn
39°38'30.5"N
86°51'52.1"W
~834
     Unsurveyed; looks less than ideal. Open lots several blocks west of Walden Inn. Hotels east of MIPS site are too near Indianapolis Airport.