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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 18, 1992Randolph County, Wayne County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jun 18, 1992, 2:15 PM EST for Randolph County, Wayne County, Indiana. It was in force for 45 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
Jun 18, 1992, 2:15 PM EST (19:15 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 1992, 3:00 PM EST
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Whole counties

Counties Randolph County, IN, Wayne County, IN

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 18, 2:15 PM ESTHail 1.75Wayne, 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, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 70 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 12:00Z on 1992-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 15 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dayton/James M C, OH at 12:00Z on 1992-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 112 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
15 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-197 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
880 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KIND 181925 COR
TORIND
INC135-177-182000-

BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED...CORRECTION
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
215 PM EST THU JUN 18 1992

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  300 PM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...S...

IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA

   ...NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY...SOUTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY

FUNNEL CLOUD WAS NEAR MOORELAND WHICH IS 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF RICHMOND.
TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE ECONOMY...MODOC...FOUNTAIN CITY AND
LYNN.

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.

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, 11:49 PM ESTTornado WarningINDMarion41 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, 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.