Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 13, 1995, 10:50 PM EST for Carroll County, Cass County, Indiana. It was in force for 55 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 13, 1995, 10:50 PM EST (03:50 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 1995, 11:45 PM EST
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Carroll County, IN, Cass County, IN
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 11:13 PM EST | Tornado F1 | Leases Corner, IN | Brief tornado touchdown resulted in one house and one mobile home being destroyed. Four other homes were damaged. The tornado lifted near the town of Metea. Numerous trees and power lines were downed also. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 2056 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 699 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 289 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 320 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.2
- Supercell composite
- 18.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KIND 140352 SVRIND INC015-017-140445- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1050 PM EST SAT MAY 13 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1145 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA ...CARROLL COUNTY...CASS COUNTY AT 1050 PM EST RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTH OF LAFAYETTE OR JUST SOUTH OF BROOKSTON. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE THROUGH DELPHI...CAMDEN AND INTO LOGANSPORT BEFORE 1145 PM EST. PEOPLE IN AND AROUND DELPHI...CAMDEN AND LOGANSPORT SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME ORR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. ZIMMERMAN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 13, 9:28 PM EST, 1 hour 22 minutes before
INZALL-DDHHMM- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 930 PM EST SAT MAY 13 1995 IN INDIANA A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA... SOUTH OF A LINE FROM VALPARAISO TO 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT WAYNE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE TO 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONNERSVILLE. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...RICHMOND... MUNCIE...FORT WAYNE...LAFAYETTE...WARSAW...AND VALPARAISO. 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 LISTE\N FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, May 13, 9:34 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
INZALL-140900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORECTED FOR EXPIRATION TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 930 PM EST SAT MAY 13 1995 IN INDIANA A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA... SOUTH OF A LINE FROM VALPARAISO TO 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT WAYNE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE TO 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONNERSVILLE. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...RICHMOND... MUNCIE...FORT WAYNE...LAFAYETTE...WARSAW...AND VALPARAISO. 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 THREAnTENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, May 13, 10:10 PM EST, 40 minutes before
INZALL-141000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1010 PM EST SAT MAY 13 1995 IN INDIANA A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA... SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CONNERSVILLE...AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CONNERSVILLE TO 30 MILES WEST OF LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE... EVANSVILLE...BEDFORD...BLOOMINGTON... SCOTTSBURG...COLUMBUS...AND LAWRENCEBURG. 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. ELSON
Special weather statement, May 13, 10:35 PM EST, 15 minutes before
INZALL-140600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1035 PM EST SAT MAY 13 1995 ...TORNADO WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF INDIANA OVERNIGHT... TORNADO WATCHES COVER MOST OF INDIANA OVERNIGHT. ONE TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 4 AM EST AND THE OTHER TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 5 AM EST. AT 1030 PM EST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF VERY INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST INDIANA. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PER"SONS ACROSS INDIANA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. . TMA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 10:58 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Cass | 32 min |
| May 13, 11:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Tippecanoe | 39 min |
| May 13, 11:21 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Howard, Miami | 54 min |
| May 13, 11:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Montgomery | 60 min |
| May 13, 11:46 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Clinton | 44 min |
| May 13, 11:56 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Tipton | 49 min |
| May 14, 12:08 AM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone | 37 min |
| May 14, 12:12 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Putnam | 63 min |
| May 14, 12:12 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay | 63 min |
| May 14, 12:33 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 57 min |
| May 14, 12:33 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Owen | 57 min |
| May 14, 12:36 AM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Hamilton | 54 min |
| May 14, 12:54 AM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Delaware, Madison | 51 min |
| May 14, 12:57 AM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Hancock | 48 min |
| May 14, 1:20 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson | 55 min |
| May 14, 1:32 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Monroe | 33 min |
| May 14, 1:38 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry | 42 min |
| May 14, 1:38 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Shelby | 42 min |
| May 14, 1:38 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Rush | 52 min |
| May 14, 3:02 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Vanderburgh | 66 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.