Tornado Warning 22, NWS Indianapolis, IN

Issued

Jun 2, 1990, 7:48 PM EST (00:48 UTC)

Expired

Jun 2, 1990, 8:30 PM EST

In force

42 min

Issued by

NWS Indianapolis, IN

Area

Whole counties

Counties Greene County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Monroe County, IN

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

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BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
748 PM EST  JUN 2 1990
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  830 PM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 
IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA
          ...LAWRENCE...MONROE
IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
          ...EASTERN GREENE
 
AT 747 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED TWO THUNDERSTORMS
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. ONE STORM WAS NEAR THE MONROE COUNTY
LINE WEST OF BLOOMINGTON. ANOTHER WAS NEAR SHOALS...ABOUT 40 MILES
SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF BLOOMINGTON. THE LATTER STORM HAD BEEN ASSOCIATED
WITH A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN AT SWITZ CITY. BLOOMINGTON AND BLOOMFIELD ARE
IN THE PATH OF ONE OF THE STORMS. BEDFORD IS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM
THAT WAS NEAR SHOALS.
 
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A
BASEMENT.  GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM
SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.  USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS...
OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY.  AVOID WINDOWS.
 
MPD

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