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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 17, 1992Marion County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jun 17, 1992, 11:49 PM EST for Marion County, Indiana. It was in force for 41 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 17, 1992, 11:49 PM EST (04:49 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 1992, 12:30 AM EST
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Whole counties

County Marion County, IN

The nearest sounding before it

Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 166 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dayton/James M C, OH at 00:00Z on 1992-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2881 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dayton/James M C, OH at 00:00Z on 1992-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 103 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2881 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1069 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
206 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.2
Supercell composite
12.7

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KIND 180449
TORIND
INC097-180530-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1149 PM EST WED JUN 17 1992
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1230 AM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION......
 
IN CENTRAL INDIANA
 
   ...MARION COUNTY
 
AT 1145 PM EST THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE WEST SIDE OF
INDIANAPOLIS.
 
THIS STORMS WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE CENTER OF INDIANAPOLIS. PERSONS
SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING NOW.
 
 
 
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO.  CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS.  IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF
A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING.  IF NO
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 7:03 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDCarroll, Clinton42 min
Jun 17, 7:03 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDTippecanoe29 min
Jun 17, 7:16 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDSaint Joseph44 min
Jun 17, 7:30 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDCass, Howard, Miami30 min
Jun 17, 8:00 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDCass, Howard, Miami30 min
Jun 17, 8:18 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClinton, Tipton27 min
Jun 17, 8:23 PM ESTTornado WarningINDMiami37 min
Jun 17, 8:33 PM ESTTornado WarningINDHoward27 min
Jun 17, 8:45 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClinton, Tipton30 min
Jun 17, 8:49 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain26 min
Jun 17, 8:54 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton36 min
Jun 17, 8:59 PM ESTTornado WarningINDHoward31 min
Jun 17, 9:14 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClinton, Tipton46 min
Jun 17, 9:33 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Clinton, Hamilton42 min
Jun 17, 9:33 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDTipton42 min
Jun 17, 10:12 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton48 min
Jun 17, 11:00 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Marion60 min
Jun 17, 11:19 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Marion41 min
Jun 17, 11:32 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Madison28 min
Jun 17, 11:46 PM ESTTornado WarningINDBoone14 min
Jun 17, 11:50 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Madison3 hr
Jun 18, 12:13 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJohnson, Morgan62 min
Jun 18, 12:28 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMarion47 min
Jun 18, 12:55 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock65 min
Jun 18, 1:21 AM ESTTornado WarningINDHenry39 min
Jun 18, 1:48 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDHenry, Wayne117 min
Jun 18, 1:48 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDHancock117 min
Jun 18, 2:02 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHenry, Rush43 min
Jun 18, 2:05 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFayette40 min
Jun 18, 2:09 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJohnson, Morgan66 min
Jun 18, 2:35 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDUnion25 min
Jun 18, 3:01 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDJohnson, Morgan, Shelby119 min
Jun 18, 3:01 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDFayette, Rush119 min
Jun 18, 3:01 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDUnion119 min
Jun 18, 3:22 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDJackson, Jennings2 hr
Jun 18, 3:29 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFayette, Rush6 min
Jun 18, 1:44 PM ESTTornado WarningINDHenry, Randolph, Wayne31 min
Jun 18, 2:15 PM ESTTornado WarningINDRandolph, Wayne45 min
Jun 18, 3:04 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJennings26 min

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.