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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 12, 20054 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2005, 7:30 PM EST for 4 counties in 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, 7:30 PM EST (00:30 UTC)
Expired: Jun 12, 2005, 8:15 PM EST
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Hancock County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Marion County, IN, Shelby County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:31 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
Jun 12, 4:15 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 336 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1143 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 110 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 124 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 2.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KIND 130030
TORIND
INC059-081-097-145-130115-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0022.050613T0030Z-050613T0115Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA
  NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA
  EASTERN MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA
  NORTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA

* UNTIL 815 PM EST

* AT 725 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTH OF
  NEW PALESTINE...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF SHELBYVILLE...MOVING
  NORTH AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  NEW PALESTINE AROUND 735 PM EST
  CUMBERLAND AROUND 750 PM EST
  WARREN PARK AROUND 755 PM EST
  LAWRENCE AROUND 805 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 3958 8602 3964 8587 3991 8595 3988 8619

$$

JB

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KIND 130049
SVSIND

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

INC059-081-145-130059-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-050613T0115Z/
HANCOCK-JOHNSON-SHELBY-
749 PM EST SUN JUN 12 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR JOHNSON...SHELBY AND HANCOCK COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3968 8607 3972 8598 3989 8603 3986 8618

$$

INC097-130115-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-050613T0115Z/
MARION-
749 PM EST SUN JUN 12 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 815 PM EST FOR EASTERN MARION
COUNTY...

AT 744 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WARREN PARK...OR
ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  WARREN PARK AROUND 755 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 3968 8607 3972 8598 3989 8603 3986 8618

$$

JB

000 
WWUS53 KIND 130104
SVSIND

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

INC097-130115-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-050613T0115Z/
MARION-
802 PM EST SUN JUN 12 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 815 PM EST FOR CENTRAL MARION
COUNTY...

AT 758 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER INDICATED A 
POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WARREN PARK...OR 
JUST EAST OF INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  NORTH CROWS NEST AROUND 815 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 3975 8610 3978 8601 3988 8605 3986 8618

$$

JB

000 
WWUS53 KIND 130111
SVSIND

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

INC097-130121-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-050613T0115Z/
MARION-
811 PM EST SUN JUN 12 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MARION COUNTY EXPIRES AT 815 PM
EST...

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

LAT...LON 3975 8610 3978 8601 3988 8605 3986 8618

$$

JB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 12, 7:22 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Hancock, Shelby	38 min
Jun 12, 7:24 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Decatur, Rush	42 min
Jun 12, 8:09 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Hamilton, Hancock, Madison	51 min
Jun 12, 8:32 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Boone	3 hr
Jun 12, 8:52 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Hamilton	53 min
Jun 12, 8:56 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Madison	64 min
Jun 12, 9:33 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Delaware	57 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.