Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 8, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 1993, 8:23 PM EST for Elkhart County, Kosciusko County, Indiana. It was in force for 37 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 1993, 8:23 PM EST (01:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 1993, 9:00 PM EST
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Elkhart County, IN, Kosciusko County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 220 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
- 1697 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1351 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 281 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 11.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSBN 090123 TORSBN INC039-085-090200- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN 823 PM EST TUE JUN 8 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SOUTH BEND HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA ...ELKHART COUNTY... AT 820 PM EST A CONFIRMED TOUCHDOWN WAS REPORTED AT NAPPANEE...15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SOUTH BEND. THE TORNADO WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. PEOPLE IN NAPPANEE...MILFORD...AND NEW PARIS SHOULD TAKE COVER 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. DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOS<SED 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. CLICK
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, Jun 8, 4:35 PM EST, 3 hours 48 minutes before
INZALL-090400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 435 PM EST TUE JUN 8 1993 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST FOR THE NORTH HALF OF INDIANA... THE WATCH INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA NORTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTH OF TERRE HAUTE TO RICHMOND. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE GARY...SOUTH BEND...ANGOLA...LOGANSPORT... FORT WAYNE...LAFAYETTE...MUNCIE...RICHMOND AND CRAWFORDSVILLE. AT 3430 PM EST WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SECTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA. THE STORMS WERE NOT SEVERE AT THS TIME ...HOWEVER...THE ATMOSPHERE IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG THUNDER- STORMS THIS EVENING OVER NORTHERN INDIANA. KOLDITZ
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 5:35 PM EST, 2 hours 48 minutes before
INZ001>010 082330 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 535 PM EST TUE JUN 8 1993 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST FOR THE NORTH HALF OF INDIANA... THE WATCH INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA NORTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTH OF TERRE HAUTE TO RICHMOND. THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE SCATTERED ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA AT 530 PM. HOWEVER...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS. THESE WILL SPREAD INTO THE TORNADO WATCH AREA OVER THE NORTH HALF OF INDIANA LATER THIS EVENING AS CONDITIONS REMAIN RIPE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MES
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 5:35 PM EST, 2 hours 48 minutes before
INZ001>010 082330 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 535 PM EST TUE JUN 8 1993 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST FOR THE NORTH HALF OF INDIANA... THE WATCH INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA NORTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTH OF TERRE HAUTE TO RICHMOND. THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE SCATTERED ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA AT 530 PM. HOWEVER...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS. THESE WILL SPREAD INTO THE TORNADO WATCH AREA OVER THE NORTH HALF OF INDIANA LATER THIS EVENING AS CONDITIONS REMAIN RIPE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MES
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 6:30 PM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes before
INZ001>010 090030 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 635 PM EST TUE JUN 8 1993 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST FOR THE NORTH HALF OF INDIANA... THE WATCH INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA NORTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTH OF TERRE HAUTE TO RICHMOND. THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...CONTINUED ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA. THUNDERSTORMS ALSO CONTINUED OVER A LARGE PORTION OF ILLINOIS AND WERE MOVING TOWARD INDIANA. IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER...THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO RESULT IN HEAVY RAINS. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. BE ALERT FOR2 THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MES
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 6:35 PM EST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
INZ001>010 090030 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 635 PM EST TUE JUN 8 1993 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST FOR THE NORTH HALF OF INDIANA... THE WATCH INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA NORTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTH OF TERRE HAUTE TO RICHMOND. THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...CONTINUED ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA. THUNDERSTORMS ALSO CONTINUED OVER A LARGE PORTION OF ILLINOIS AND WERE MOVING TOWARD INDIANA. IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER...THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO RESULT IN HEAVY RAINS. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. BE ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MES
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 7:05 PM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
INZ001>010 090035 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 705 PM EST TUE JUN 8 1993 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST FOR THE NORTH HALF OF INDIANA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WAS ALSO ISSUED FOR FAR NORTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 1100 PM EST ALSO. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NEWTON COUNTY OF NORTH- WEST INDIANA UNTIL 745 PM EST AND FOR JASPER COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM EST. AT 650 PM EST LOCAL POLICE REPORTED 50 MILES AN HOUR WIND 6 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE VILLAGE IN NORTHERN NEWTON COUNTY OR 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF RENSSELAER IN NORTHWEST INDIANA. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WAS ALSO REPORTED BY THE KENTLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE MOROCCO TOWN MARSHALL. WINDS WERE ALSO ESTIMATED AT 45 TO 50 MPH IN THAT AREA. PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD SEEK SHELTER AT ONCE. IF POSSIBLE... REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. KOLDITZ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 7:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Benton | 64 min |
| Jun 8, 7:23 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Warren | 67 min |
| Jun 8, 7:31 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Tippecanoe, White | 59 min |
| Jun 8, 7:36 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | LaPorte | 39 min |
| Jun 8, 7:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fulton, Marshall, Saint Joseph | 49 min |
| Jun 8, 7:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Elkhart, Kosciusko | 31 min |
| Jun 8, 8:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Elkhart, Kosciusko | 25 min |
| Jun 8, 8:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Miami | 28 min |
| Jun 9, 3:29 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Morgan | 46 min |
| Jun 9, 3:44 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Marion | 31 min |
| Jun 9, 4:09 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock | 36 min |
| Jun 9, 4:23 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry | 37 min |
| Jun 9, 4:40 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Wayne | 35 min |
| Jun 9, 4:52 AM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Fayette, Rush | 38 min |
| Jun 9, 5:22 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Warrick | 38 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.