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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 21, 2005Bartholomew County, Johnson County, Shelby County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jul 21, 2005, 10:29 PM EST for Bartholomew County, Johnson County, Shelby County, Indiana. It was in force for 46 min. 4 reports 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: Jul 21, 2005, 10:29 PM EST (03:29 UTC)
Expired: Jul 21, 2005, 11:15 PM EST
In force: 46 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), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:32 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 21, 10:46 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	7 Ssw Shelbyville, IN	TREES DOWN NEAR FLAT ROCK
Jul 21, 10:56 PM EST	TSTM WND GST 70	Columbus, IN
Jul 21, 10:56 PM EST	NON-TSTM WND GST 70	Columbus, IN
Jul 21, 11:05 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Clifford, IN	TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 21, 9:25 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 183 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: 1772 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1135 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -1 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 1.7

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KIND 220329
TORIND
INC005-081-145-220415-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0026.050722T0329Z-050722T0415Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1029 PM EST THU JUL 21 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
  SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA
  SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA

* UNTIL 1115 PM EST

* AT 1028 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES NORTH OF
  PRINCES LAKES...OR ABOUT 16 MILES WEST OF SHELBYVILLE...MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  EDINBURGH AROUND 1040 PM EST
  TAYLORSVILLE AROUND 1045 PM EST
  CLIFFORD AROUND 1050 PM EST
  HOPE AROUND 1055 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EST FRIDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3958 8599 3938 8604 3939 8621 3917 8593
      3925 8573 3945 8563

$$

CO

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KIND 220350
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1050 PM EST THU JUL 21 2005

INC005-081-145-220415-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-050722T0415Z/
BARTHOLOMEW-JOHNSON-SHELBY-
1050 PM EST THU JUL 21 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1115 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
BARTHOLOMEW...SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON AND SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTIES...

AT 1046 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TAYLORSVILLE...OR
ABOUT 7 MILES NORTH OF COLUMBUS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  COLUMBUS AROUND 1055 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EST FRIDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3946 8590 3938 8600 3929 8610 3917 8593
      3925 8573 3945 8563

$$

CO

000 
WWUS53 KIND 220413 RRA
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1113 PM EST THU JUL 21 2005

INC005-081-145-220423-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-050722T0415Z/
BARTHOLOMEW-JOHNSON-SHELBY-
1113 PM EST THU JUL 21 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN BARTHOLOMEW...SOUTHEASTERN
JOHNSON AND SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 1115 PM EST...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EST 
FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3946 8590 3938 8600 3929 8610 3917 8593
      3925 8573 3945 8563

$$

CO

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 21, 8:40 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Tippecanoe	35 min
Jul 21, 8:41 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Clinton	49 min
Jul 21, 9:20 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Clay, Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam and 2 more	40 min
Jul 21, 9:28 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Hendricks	32 min
Jul 21, 9:45 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Hendricks	30 min
Jul 21, 9:48 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hamilton, Marion	42 min
Jul 21, 9:59 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan	46 min
Jul 21, 10:13 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hancock, Madison, Shelby	46 min
Jul 21, 10:32 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Marion	118 min
Jul 21, 10:38 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Monroe	37 min
Jul 21, 10:41 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Hancock	17 min
Jul 21, 10:50 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Rush	40 min
Jul 21, 10:54 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Decatur, Jennings, Rush	51 min
Jul 21, 10:59 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence, Monroe	46 min
Jul 21, 11:25 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin	50 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.