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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 30, 2004Shelby County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 30, 2004, 3:19 PM EST for Shelby County, Indiana. It was in force for 56 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
May 30, 2004, 3:19 PM EST (20:19 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2004, 4:15 PM EST
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Shelby County, IN

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 30, 11:50 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 176 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2004-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 58 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2004-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 112 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
58 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-139 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
799 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
142 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

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

699 
WFUS53 KIND 302019
TORIND
INC145-302115-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
319 PM EST SUN MAY 30 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SHELBYVILLE

* UNTIL 415 PM EST

* AT 317 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 12 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF FAIRLAND...OR ABOUT 13 MILES WEST OF SHELBYVILLE...
  MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  FAIRLAND AROUND 330 PM EST
  SHELBYVILLE AROUND 340 PM EST
  MORRISTOWN AROUND 345 PM EST

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST SUNDAY EVENING FOR
INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3966 8596 3941 8596 3945 8565 3970 8566

$$

CO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 30, 12:38 PM ESTTornado WarningINDGreene, Owen52 min
May 30, 1:12 PM ESTTornado WarningINDFountain48 min
May 30, 1:15 PM ESTTornado WarningINDMonroe, Morgan45 min
May 30, 1:25 PM ESTTornado WarningINDOwen50 min
May 30, 1:30 PM ESTTornado WarningINDGreene45 min
May 30, 1:48 PM ESTTornado WarningINDTippecanoe57 min
May 30, 1:55 PM ESTTornado WarningINDMonroe65 min
May 30, 2:27 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDCarroll63 min
May 30, 2:33 PM ESTTornado WarningINDBrown, Morgan42 min
May 30, 2:59 PM ESTTornado WarningINDJohnson46 min
May 30, 3:42 PM ESTTornado WarningINDVigo48 min
May 30, 3:54 PM ESTTornado WarningINDVigo36 min
May 30, 4:27 PM ESTTornado WarningINDVigo48 min
May 30, 4:48 PM ESTTornado WarningINDClay42 min
May 30, 5:06 PM ESTTornado WarningINDPutnam39 min
May 30, 5:45 PM ESTTornado WarningINDHendricks, Morgan, Putnam45 min
May 30, 6:12 PM ESTTornado WarningINDVermillion63 min
May 30, 6:13 PM ESTTornado WarningINDMarion62 min
May 30, 6:28 PM ESTTornado WarningINDHendricks, Morgan32 min
May 30, 6:42 PM ESTTornado WarningINDParke63 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.