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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 1994, 9:01 AM EST for Jackson County, Lawrence County, Indiana. It was in force for 29 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 1994, 9:01 AM EST (14:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 1994, 9:30 AM EST
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Jackson County, IN, Lawrence County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 211 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
- 1754 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 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 151408 COR TORIND INC071-093-151430- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 901 AM EST FRI APR 15 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 AM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...S... IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA ...JACKSON COUNTY...EASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY AT 850 AM EST A TORNADO WAS REPORTED ON THE GROUND NEAR BRYANTSVILLE...5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEDFORD. THE TORNADO WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH TOWARDS THE TOWNS OF BEDFORD AND CLEAR SPRING. 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. ELSON & CORRECTED TIME OF TORNADO REPORT
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, Apr 15, 4:53 AM EST, 4 hours 8 minutes before
INZ002>089-160000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...INDIANA SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 450 AM EST FRI APR 15 1994 ...WIDELY SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS INDIANA TODAY... HENDRICKSON
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 6:11 AM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
INZ001-003-010>013-019-020-151215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 610 AM EST FRI APR 15 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA... AT 605 AM EST RADAR INDICATED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 30 MILES WEST AND NORTHWEST OF LAFAYATTE. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FOWLER IN BENTON COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR.* THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL.
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 7:19 AM EST, 1 hour 42 minutes before
INZALL-151700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 715 AM EST FRI APR 15 1993 IN INDIANA A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 PM CDT AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA... A SMALL PART OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA. THE WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF VINCENNES TO SHOALS TO 5 MILES WEST OF TELL CITY. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE... EVANSVILLE...PRINCETON...JASPER... BOONEVILLE AND MOUNT VERNON. 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 WAR NINGS. JEH
Local storm report, Apr 15, 8:56 AM EST, 5 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
855 PM EST FRI APR 15 1993
TIME LOCATION EVENT
835 PM EST HENDRICKS COUNTY 2 CAR GARAGE AND SEVERAL
TREES DOWN.
PLAINFIELD FIRE DEPT
835 PM EST 71ST AND DITCH ROAD MARBLE SIZE HAIL
NORTHERN MARION COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO.
HAINESSpecial weather statement, Apr 15, 9:00 AM EST, 1 minute before
INZ006>009-017-018-024>027-032>034-038>042-047>050-054>059-062>066- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 832 AM EST FRI APR 15 1994 IN INDIANA TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 92 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA... EAST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES EAST OF SOUTH BEND TO 40 MILES EAST OF EVANSVILLE. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE... ANGOLA...FORT WAYNE...MARION...MUNCIE...RICHMOND...INDIANAPOLIS COLUMBUS...BLOOMINGTON...BEDFORD...MADISON AND TELL CITY. 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. STEIGERWALDT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 7:42 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 33 min |
| Apr 15, 7:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Posey, Vanderburgh | 30 min |
| Apr 15, 7:49 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Montgomery, Putnam | 41 min |
| Apr 15, 8:28 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Marion, Morgan | 47 min |
| Apr 15, 8:28 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks | 47 min |
| Apr 15, 8:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Spencer | 34 min |
| Apr 15, 9:09 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Madison | 36 min |
| Apr 15, 9:23 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jennings, Shelby | 37 min |
| Apr 15, 9:30 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry | 30 min |
| Apr 15, 9:51 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush | 39 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.