Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 15, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jul 1, 1993, 2:40 PM EST for Jennings County, Indiana. It was in force for 30 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 1, 1993, 2:40 PM EST (19:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 1993, 3:10 PM EST
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Jennings County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 158 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 011940 TORIND INC079-012030- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 240 PM EST THU JUL 1 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 330 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...... IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA ...SOUTHERN JENNINGS COUNTY AT 235 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM A POSSIBLE TORNADO OVER EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY. THIS STORM IS MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AROUND 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO JUST NORTH OF BROWNSTON IN JACKSON COUNTY AT 223 PM. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. MES &
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, 12:10 PM EST, 2 hours 30 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, 2 hours 28 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, 2 hours 28 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, 2 hours 25 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....
Local storm report, Jul 1, 2:25 PM EST, 15 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
225 PM EST THU JUL 1 1993
...SUMMARY OF SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS RECEIVED FOR JULY 1...
TIME LOCATION EVENT
100 PM NORTHERN GREENE COUNTY ABOUT 1.7 MILES WEST OF NEWARK
SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES DESTOYED.
TREES DOWN. SEVERAL INJURES. ONE
SEVERE HEAD INJURY. TORNADO
CONFIRMED BY STATE POLICE.
SOURCE INDIANA STATE EMERGENCY
AGENCY.
LINDSEYLocal storm report, Jul 1, 2:28 PM EST, 12 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
225 PM EST THU JUL 1 1993
...SUMMARY OF SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS RECEIVED FOR JULY 1...
TIME LOCATION EVENT
100 PM NORTHERN GREENE COUNTY ABOUT 1.7 MILES WEST OF NEWARK
SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES DESTOYED.
TREES DOWN. SEVERAL INJURES. ONE
SEVERE HEAD INJURY. TORNADO
CONFIRMED BY STATE POLICE.
SOURCE INDIANA STATE EMERGENCY
AGENCY.
LINDSEYThe 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 | Jackson | 43 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 |
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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.