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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 1996, 7:41 PM EST for Henry County, Rush County, Indiana. It was in force for 64 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
- Apr 19, 1996, 7:41 PM EST (00:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 1996, 8:45 PM EST
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Henry County, IN, Rush County, IN
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 8:02 PM EST | Hail 1.75 | Rushville, IN |
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.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 1144 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 991 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 276 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 4.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KIND 200042 TORIND INC139-065-200145- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 741 PM EST FRI APR 19 1996 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN CENTRAL INDIANA ...RUSH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA ...HENRY COUNTY AT 740 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF INDIANAPOLIS ON THE JOHNSON AND SHELBY COUNTIES NEAR BOGGSTOWN AND HEADED TOWARD SHELBYVILLE. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF A POSSIBLE TOUCHDOWN AND DAMAGE IN GREENWOOD. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCE<D BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT. LINDSEY &
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 19, 4:39 PM EST, 3 hours 2 minutes before
INZ002>066-073-074-200400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 438 PM EST FRI APR 19 1996 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 1100 PM EST... A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 1100 PM EST. THE WATCH COVERS THAT PORTION OF INDIANA NORTH OF A LINE FROM SULLIVAN TO BLOOMINGTON TO COLUMBUS TO LAWRENCE. SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH INCLUDE INDIANAPOLIS...LAFAYETTE...TERRE HAUTE...FORT WAYNE...SOUTH BEND AND KOKOMO. AT 435 PM EST VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO VERMILLION...WARREN AND SOUTHERN VIGO COUNTIES BY 500 PM EST. VERY STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. NOW IS THE TIME TO THINK OF WHERE YOU MIGHT GO IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. KEEP TUNED TO COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. LASHLEY
Special weather statement, Apr 19, 4:41 PM EST, 3 hours before
INZ002>066-073-074-200400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 440 PM EST FRI APR 19 1996 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 1100 PM EST/CDT... THE WATCH IS NORTH OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SULLIVAN TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF LAWRENCEBURG. SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH ARE SOUTH BEND...FORT WAYNE...LAFAYETTE...TERRE HAUTE...INDIANAPOLIS... RICHMOND...BLOOMINGTON AND COLUMBUS. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. REVIEW PLANS FOR YOUR SAFETY NOW. THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUILDING. AT 435 PM...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND WERE MOVING TOWARD WEST CENTRAL INDIANA. DS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 7:20 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Hancock, Shelby | 55 min |
| Apr 19, 9:14 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Warren | 61 min |
| Apr 19, 9:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Shelby | 51 min |
| Apr 19, 9:59 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Knox | 61 min |
| Apr 19, 10:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Marion | 43 min |
| Apr 19, 10:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Martin | 54 min |
| Apr 19, 10:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Madison | 48 min |
| Apr 19, 11:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Rush, Shelby | 46 min |
| Apr 19, 11:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry | 50 min |
| Apr 19, 11:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Lawrence, Monroe | 47 min |
| Apr 19, 11:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Randolph | 51 min |
| Apr 19, 11:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Jackson | 60 min |
| Apr 19, 11:58 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Brown, Jackson | 47 min |
| Apr 20, 12:05 AM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 45 min |
| Apr 20, 12:13 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Martin | 47 min |
| Apr 20, 12:31 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jennings | 44 min |
| Apr 20, 12:34 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur | 41 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.