Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 10, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 19, 2005, 3:10 PM EST for Johnson County, Morgan County, Indiana. It was in force for 35 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 19, 2005, 3:10 PM EST (20:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2005, 3:45 PM EST
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Johnson County, IN, Morgan County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 208 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1850 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KIND 192011 TORIND INC081-109-192045- /O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0010.050519T2010Z-050519T2045Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 310 PM EST THU MAY 19 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA EAST CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA * UNTIL 345 PM EST * AT 306 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF MORGANTOWN...OR ABOUT 22 MILES NORTHEAST OF BLOOMINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... MORGANTOWN AROUND 315 PM EST BARGERSVILLE AROUND 320 PM EST TRAFALGAR AROUND 330 PM EST FRANKLIN AROUND 335 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 900 PM EST THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA. LAT...LON 3956 8636 3938 8643 3932 8598 3952 8597 $$ DS
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KIND 192023 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 323 PM EST THU MAY 19 2005 INC109-192033- /O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-050519T2045Z/ MORGAN- 323 PM EST THU MAY 19 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MORGAN COUNTY IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA. LAT...LON 3955 8624 3935 8624 3932 8598 3952 8597 $$ INC081-192045- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-050519T2045Z/ JOHNSON- 323 PM EST THU MAY 19 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 345 PM EST FOR SOUTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY... AT 319 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TRAFALGAR...OR ABOUT 22 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... TRAFALGAR AROUND 330 PM EST FRANKLIN AROUND 335 PM EST PRINCES LAKES AROUND 340 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 900 PM EST THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA. LAT...LON 3955 8624 3935 8624 3932 8598 3952 8597 $$ DS
000 WWUS53 KIND 192038 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 338 PM EST THU MAY 19 2005 INC081-192045- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-050519T2045Z/ JOHNSON- 338 PM EST THU MAY 19 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 345 PM EST FOR SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY... AT 337 PM EST...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL JOHNSON COUNTY...OR ABOUT 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA. LAT...LON 3952 8598 3934 8609 3932 8598 3952 8597 $$ DS
000 WWUS53 KIND 192042 CCA SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 338 PM EST THU MAY 19 2005 INC081-192045- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-050519T2045Z/ JOHNSON- 338 PM EST THU MAY 19 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 345 PM EST FOR SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY... AT 337 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO... LOCATED OVER EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL JOHNSON COUNTY...OR ABOUT 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. 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 900 PM EST THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA. LAT...LON 3952 8598 3934 8609 3932 8598 3952 8597 $$ DS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 1:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Putnam | 44 min |
| May 19, 1:57 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Morgan, Putnam | 48 min |
| May 19, 2:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Martin | 31 min |
| May 19, 2:31 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Morgan | 44 min |
| May 19, 3:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown | 24 min |
| May 19, 3:41 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Morgan | 2 hr |
| May 19, 3:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 29 min |
| May 19, 3:47 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur | 28 min |
| May 19, 4:07 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Brown | 113 min |
| May 19, 4:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Monroe | 36 min |
| May 19, 4:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jennings | 35 min |
| May 19, 4:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox | 46 min |
| May 19, 4:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jennings | 23 min |
| May 19, 4:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Monroe | 35 min |
| May 19, 4:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe | 30 min |
| May 19, 4:56 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Monroe | 2 hr |
| May 19, 5:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Lawrence | 27 min |
| May 19, 5:04 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 116 min |
| May 19, 5:21 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Greene | 114 min |
| May 19, 5:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson | 37 min |
| May 19, 5:58 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings | 62 min |
| May 19, 6:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Tippecanoe, Warren | 46 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.