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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 12, 2005Bartholomew County, Johnson County, Shelby County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2005, 6:30 PM EST for Bartholomew County, Johnson County, Shelby County, Indiana. It was in force for 45 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
Jun 12, 2005, 6:30 PM EST (23:30 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2005, 7:15 PM EST
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Shelby County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:31 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
Jun 12, 4:15 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 192 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 2005-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2005-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 73 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1507 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KIND 122329
TORIND
INC005-081-145-130015-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0017.050612T2330Z-050613T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
630 PM EST SUN JUN 12 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA
  SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA
  SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA

* UNTIL 715 PM EST

* AT 627 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
  TAYLORSVILLE...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING
  NORTH AT 20 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  EDINBURGH AROUND 635 PM EST
  PRINCES LAKES AROUND 640 PM EST
  FRANKLIN AROUND 705 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 SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3921 8610 3922 8590 3952 8590 3952 8613

$$

JB
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KIND 122343
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
643 PM EST SUN JUN 12 2005

INC005-122353-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-050613T0015Z/
BARTHOLOMEW-
643 PM EST SUN JUN 12 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWEST BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY IS 
CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3938 8612 3938 8590 3952 8590 3952 8613

$$

INC081-145-130015-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-050613T0015Z/
JOHNSON-SHELBY-
643 PM EST SUN JUN 12 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 715 PM EST FOR EAST CENTRAL
JOHNSON AND WEST CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTIES...

AT 641 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF
FRANKLIN...OR ABOUT 13 MILES NORTH OF COLUMBUS...MOVING NORTH AT 20
MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FRANKLIN AROUND 700 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 SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3938 8612 3938 8590 3952 8590 3952 8613

$$

JB
000 
WWUS53 KIND 130013
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
713 PM EST SUN JUN 12 2005

INC081-145-130023-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-050613T0015Z/
JOHNSON-SHELBY-
713 PM EST SUN JUN 12 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL JOHNSON AND WEST CENTRAL
SHELBY COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 715 PM EST...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3938 8612 3938 8590 3952 8590 3952 8613

$$

JB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 5:25 PM ESTTornado WarningINDJennings35 min
Jun 12, 5:28 PM ESTTornado WarningINDBrown, Jackson48 min
Jun 12, 6:00 PM ESTTornado WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Jennings30 min
Jun 12, 6:02 PM ESTTornado WarningINDBartholomew28 min
Jun 12, 6:32 PM ESTTornado WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Shelby28 min
Jun 12, 6:57 PM ESTTornado WarningINDDecatur, Rush33 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.