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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 27, 2004Martin County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2004, 6:50 PM EST for Martin County, Indiana. It was in force for 25 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 27, 2004, 6:50 PM EST (23:50 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2004, 7:15 PM EST
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Martin County, IN

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 27, 7:10 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG6 Se Shoals, INTREES DOWNED NEAR NATCHEZ.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 27, 4:00 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2004-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 577 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 2004-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 119 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
577 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-123 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
465 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
119 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
147 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.8

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The text

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

364 
WFUS53 KIND 272350
TORIND
INC101-280015-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
650 PM EST THU MAY 27 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  MARTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA

* UNTIL 715 PM EST

* AT 646 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
  LOOGOOTEE...OR ABOUT 22 MILES NORTH OF JASPER...MOVING EAST AT 30
  MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  LOOGOOTEE AROUND 655 PM EST
  SHOALS AROUND 705 PM EST

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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 AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3879 8695 3866 8696 3854 8685 3858 8670
          3871 8670 3885 8682

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 27, 3:12 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDSullivan33 min
May 27, 4:16 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDGreene, Lawrence, Monroe29 min
May 27, 4:29 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMartin46 min
May 27, 4:37 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson38 min
May 27, 4:43 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDLawrence32 min
May 27, 5:08 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJennings37 min
May 27, 5:13 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson32 min
May 27, 2:40 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware35 min
May 27, 2:52 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRandolph38 min
May 27, 2:54 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHoward51 min
May 27, 3:09 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware51 min
May 27, 3:27 PM ESTTornado WarningINDRandolph48 min
May 27, 3:30 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton45 min
May 27, 3:35 PM ESTTornado WarningINDHamilton40 min
May 27, 3:49 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMadison41 min
May 27, 4:00 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware45 min
May 27, 4:02 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClinton43 min
May 27, 4:20 PM ESTTornado WarningINDDelaware, Henry40 min
May 27, 4:29 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDTipton31 min
May 27, 4:29 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRandolph46 min
May 27, 4:34 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDGreene, Sullivan41 min
May 27, 4:36 PM ESTTornado WarningINDRandolph24 min
May 27, 4:38 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Knox37 min
May 27, 4:47 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMadison43 min
May 27, 5:00 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRandolph45 min
May 27, 5:10 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware35 min
May 27, 5:15 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDGreene45 min
May 27, 5:22 PM ESTTornado WarningINDGreene38 min
May 27, 5:50 PM ESTTornado WarningINDLawrence, Monroe25 min
May 27, 5:55 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHoward, Tipton65 min
May 27, 6:03 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDDelaware, Randolph117 min
May 27, 6:03 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDSullivan27 min
May 27, 6:16 PM ESTTornado WarningINDJackson, Lawrence, Monroe29 min
May 27, 6:26 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox34 min
May 27, 6:30 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMadison45 min
May 27, 6:32 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe and 1 more3 hr
May 27, 6:36 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Randolph54 min
May 27, 6:49 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDShelby56 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.