Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 12, 1993, 5:06 PM EST for Delaware County, Indiana. It was in force for 54 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 12, 1993, 5:06 PM EST (22:06 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 1993, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Delaware County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 108 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
- 340 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1169 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 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 KIND 122207 TORIND INC035-122300- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 506 PM EST WED MAY 12 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...... IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA ...DELAWARE COUNTY AT 505 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RECEIVED A REPORT OF FUNNEL CLOUD IN NORTHWEST DELAWARE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA. THE THUNDERSTORM ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTING WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. 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. LINDSEY
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 12, 2:27 PM EST, 2 hours 39 minutes before
INZ009-122030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 227 PM EST WED MAY 12 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL INDIANA. AT 220 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A THUNDERSTORM IN JOHNSON COUNTY WEST OF FRANKLIN NEAR BARGERSDVILLE. THERE WAS A PUBLIC REPDORT OF MARBLE SIZED HAIL IN BARGERSVILLE AT 215 PM. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL PASS NEAR THE TOWNS OF FRANKLIN AND WHITELAND BY 230 TO 245 PM. PEOPLE IN THOSE AREAS CAN EXPECT VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND MARBLE SIZE HAIL ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. IF THREATENING WEATHER DEVELOPS...BE PREPARE TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. LINDSEY
Special weather statement, May 12, 2:28 PM EST, 2 hours 38 minutes before
INZ009-122030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 227 PM EST WED MAY 12 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL INDIANA. AT 220 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A THUNDERSTORM IN JOHNSON COUNTY WEST OF FRANKLIN NEAR BARGERSDVILLE. THERE WAS A PUBLIC REPDORT OF MARBLE SIZED HAIL IN BARGERSVILLE AT 215 PM. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL PASS NEAR THE TOWNS OF FRANKLIN AND WHITELAND BY 230 TO 245 PM. PEOPLE IN THOSE AREAS CAN EXPECT VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND MARBLE SIZE HAIL ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. IF THREATENING WEATHER DEVELOPS...BE PREPARE TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. LINDSEY
Special weather statement, May 12, 3:19 PM EST, 1 hour 47 minutes before
INZ007-122115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 319 PM EST WED MAY 12 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL INDIANA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS JUST NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE INDIANA AT 315 PM. THERE HAD BEEN EARLIER REPORTS OF PEA SIZE HAIL WITH THOSE STORMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH WILL AFFECT THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE BY 4 PM. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS CAN EXPECT HEAVY DOWNPOURS...SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. IF SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPS...BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK PROTECTIVE ACTION. LINDSEY
Special weather statement, May 12, 3:20 PM EST, 1 hour 46 minutes before
INZ007-122115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 319 PM EST WED MAY 12 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL INDIANA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS JUST NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE INDIANA AT 315 PM. THERE HAD BEEN EARLIER REPORTS OF PEA SIZE HAIL WITH THOSE STORMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH WILL AFFECT THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE HBY 4 PM. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS CAN EXPECT HEAVY DOWNPOURS...SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. IF SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPS...BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK PROTECTIVE ACTION. LINDSEY
Special weather statement, May 12, 3:56 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
INZ004-005-007-122200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 356 PM EST WED MAY 12 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL INDIANA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PARTS OF CENTRAL INDIANA. AT 350 PM EST THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED JUST WEST OF FRANKFORT...AND JUST TO THE WEST OF LOGANSPORT. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS THROUGH 5 PM EST. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ELSON
Special weather statement, May 12, 3:56 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
INZ004-005-007-122200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 356 PM EST WED MAY 12 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL INDIANA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PARTS OF CENTRAL INDIANA. AT 350 PM EST THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED JUST WEST OF FRANKFORT...AND JUST TO THE WEST OF LOGANSPORT. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS THROUGH 5 PM EST. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ELSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 3:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fayette, Rush | 60 min |
| May 12, 4:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Cass, Howard | 64 min |
| May 12, 4:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Miami | 44 min |
| May 12, 4:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Madison | 48 min |
| May 12, 5:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry | 69 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.