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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 8, 2003Putnam County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jul 8, 2003, 5:51 PM EST for Putnam County, Indiana. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 8, 2003, 5:51 PM EST (22:51 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2003, 6:15 PM EST
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Putnam County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 8, 1:25 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 156 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2003-07-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1887 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2003-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -68 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1887 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-80 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1341 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

291 
WFUS53 KIND 082251
TORIND
INC133-082315-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
551 PM EST TUE JUL 8 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA

* UNTIL 615 PM EST

* AT 548 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER
  BAINBRIDGE...OR ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTH OF CRAWFORDSVILLE...MOVING
  EAST AT 20 MPH.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. IF NO
BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...GO TO THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM. GET UNDER STURDY FURNITURE OR USE BLANKETS
OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT.

LAT...LON 3985 8693 3967 8690 3969 8672 3986 8671

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 11:31 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDCarroll, Tippecanoe44 min
Jul 7, 11:44 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Tippecanoe46 min
Jul 7, 11:45 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDCarroll, Clinton, Howard, Tippecanoe2 hr
Jul 8, 12:15 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Clinton, Montgomery45 min
Jul 8, 12:24 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHoward, Tipton51 min
Jul 8, 12:34 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton41 min
Jul 8, 12:40 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Madison50 min
Jul 8, 1:03 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDMadison23 hr
Jul 8, 1:03 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDMadison57 min
Jul 8, 1:14 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDHamilton61 min
Jul 8, 1:15 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHenry, Randolph45 min
Jul 8, 1:49 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDRandolph56 min
Jul 8, 2:01 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew44 min
Jul 8, 5:42 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Putnam33 min
Jul 8, 5:45 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDCarroll, Howard, Tipton5 hr
Jul 8, 6:06 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain39 min
Jul 8, 6:22 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton38 min
Jul 8, 6:29 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Madison46 min
Jul 8, 6:38 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMontgomery37 min
Jul 8, 6:49 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDPutnam26 min
Jul 8, 6:54 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks51 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.