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Tornado Warning 48, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Sep 14, 1990, 10:43 AM EST for Saint Joseph County, Indiana. It was in force for 32 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 14, 1990, 10:43 AM EST (15:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 14, 1990, 11:15 AM EST
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Saint Joseph County, IN
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 11:10 AM EST | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | St. Joseph, IN |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 260 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 255 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 556 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KSBN 141543
TORSBN
INC141-141615-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN
1043 AM EST FRI SEP 14 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1115 AM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY
IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PART OF INDIANA
ST JOSEPH IN
AT 1038 AM EST A CITIZEN REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD AT TEAGARDEN
INDIANA...14 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH BEND.
THE FUNNEL CLOUD WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AROUDN 35 MPH.
SOME CITIES IN THE PATH OF THE STORM ARE SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...
LAKEVILLE...AND WOODLAND.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...YOU SHOULD GO TO A BASEMENT
SHELTER OR IN MOST BUILDINGS WITHOUT A BASEMENT THE SAFEST PLACE IS
IN A SMALL ROOM IN THE CENTER OF THE BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK
THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
MOWERYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 11:52 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone | 53 min |
| Sep 14, 11:56 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Miami | 34 min |
| Sep 14, 12:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Howard | 36 min |
| Sep 14, 1:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 34 min |
| Sep 14, 2:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fayette, Wayne | 41 min |
| Sep 14, 2:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur | 31 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.