Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 12, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jul 1, 1993, 1:32 PM EST for Jackson County, Indiana. It was in force for 43 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 1, 1993, 1:32 PM EST (18:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 1993, 2:15 PM EST
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Jackson County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 854 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 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 011834 TORIND INC071-105-011915- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 132 PM EST THU JUL 1 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 215 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...S... IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA ...NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY...SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY AT 130 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO IN SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY INDIANA ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF BLOOMINGTON. THE ASSOCIATED THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. MONROE RESERVOIR AND HOOSIER NATIONAL FOREST ARE IN THE PATH OF THE STORM 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. AVOIDB WINDOWS. GCL
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, Jul 1, 11:10 AM EST, 2 hours 22 minutes before
INZ008>015-012100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1110 AM EST THU JUL 1 1993 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL AND ALL OF SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 4 PM EST. THE WATCH AREA INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA SOUTH OF A LINE FROM TERRE HAUTE TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF RICHMOND. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS... EVANSVILLE...SEYMOUR...CONNERSVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...AND BRAZIL. REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. TMA
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 11:11 AM EST, 2 hours 21 minutes before
INZ008>015-012100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1110 AM EST THU JUL 1 1993 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL AND ALL OF SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 4 PM EST. THE WATCH AREA INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA SOUTH OF A LINE FROM TERRE HAUTE TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF RICHMOND. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS... EVANSVILLE...SEYMOUR...CONNERSVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...AND BRAZIL. REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINZGS. TMA
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 12:10 PM EST, 1 hour 22 minutes before
INZ007-008-009-010-011-012-013-014-015-010615- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1210 PM EST THU JUL 1 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 4 PM EST... AT 1155 AM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN INDIANA. THESE EXTENDED FROM JUST NORTH OF LAFAYETTE SOUTH TO NEAR LINTON...ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF TERRE HAUTE. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM IN THIS AREA WAS JUST NORTH OF LINTON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PEOPLE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IN NEEDED. REMEMBER TO REPORT ALL SEVERE WEATHER TO YOU NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. MES ...CORRECTION FOR TIME....
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 12:12 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
INZ007-008-009-010-011-012-013-014-015-010615- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1210 AM EST (1110 PM CST) THU JUL 1 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 4 PM EST... AT 1155 AM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN INDIANA. THESE EXTENDED FROM JUST NORTH OF LAFAYETTE SOUTH TO NEAR LINTON...ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF TERRE HAUTE. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM IN THIS AREA WAS JUST NORTH OF LINTON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PEOPLE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IN NEEDED. REMEMBER TO REPORT ALL SEVERE WEATHER TO YOU NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. MES
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 12:12 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
INZ007-008-009-010-011-012-013-014-015-010615- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1210 AM EST (1110 PM CST) THU JUL 1 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 4 PM EST... AT 1155 AM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN INDIANA. THESE EXTENDED FROM JUST NORTH OF LAFAYETTE SOUTH TO NEAR LINTON...ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF TERRE HAUTE. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM IN THIS AREA WAS JUST NORTH OF LINTON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PEOPLE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IN NEEDED. REMEMBER TO REPORT ALL SEVERE WEATHER TO YOU NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. MES
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 12:15 PM EST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
INZ007-008-009-010-011-012-013-014-015-010615- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1210 PM EST THU JUL 1 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 4 PM EST... AT 1155 AM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN INDIANA. THESE EXTENDED FROM JUST NORTH OF LAFAYETTE SOUTH TO NEAR LINTON...ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF TERRE HAUTE. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM IN THIS AREA WAS JUST NORTH OF LINTON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PEOPLE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENI"NG WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IN NEEDED. REMEMBER TO REPORT ALL SEVERE WEATHER TO YOU NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. MES ...CORRECTION FOR TIME....
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 1:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Monroe | 30 min |
| Jul 1, 1:32 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Monroe | 19 min |
| Jul 1, 2:15 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Jackson | 30 min |
| Jul 1, 2:40 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Jennings | 30 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.