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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Indianapolis, IN

April 22, 2005Johnson County, Shelby County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Apr 22, 2005, 4:54 PM EST for Johnson County, Shelby County, Indiana. It was in force for 51 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
Apr 22, 2005, 4:54 PM EST (21:54 UTC)
Expired
Apr 22, 2005, 5:45 PM EST
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Johnson County, IN, Shelby County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 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
Apr 22, 1:30 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 189 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 2005-04-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2005-04-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 90 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
471 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
90 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KIND 222154
TORIND
INC081-145-222245-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0003.050422T2154Z-050422T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
454 PM EST FRI APR 22 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA
  WESTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA

* UNTIL 545 PM EST

* AT 452 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES WEST OF
  FAIRLAND...OR ABOUT 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF SHELBYVILLE...MOVING EAST
  AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FAIRLAND AROUND 505 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 1100 PM EST
FRIDAY EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN
INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3964 8610 3954 8614 3948 8581 3967 8581

$$

HAINES
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KIND 222236
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
535 PM EST FRI APR 22 2005

INC093-222245-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-050422T2245Z/
LAWRENCE-
535 PM EST FRI APR 22 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 545 PM EST FOR
LAWRENCE COUNTY...

AT 532 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DIME SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. 
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF BEDFORD...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  ZELMA AROUND 540 PM EST

LAT...LON 3898 8671 3868 8669 3881 8629 3900 8630

$$
DRT
000 
WWUS53 KIND 222239
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
539 PM EST FRI APR 22 2005

INC081-145-222249-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-050422T2245Z/
JOHNSON-SHELBY-
539 PM EST FRI APR 22 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON AND WESTERN SHELBY
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST
FRIDAY EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN
INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3964 8610 3954 8614 3948 8581 3967 8581

$$

HAINES

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 22, 3:04 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson, Lawrence41 min
Apr 22, 3:40 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDKnox50 min
Apr 22, 3:43 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson, Lawrence47 min
Apr 22, 3:50 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJohnson, Marion25 min
Apr 22, 4:11 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Marion34 min
Apr 22, 4:14 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson, Jennings46 min
Apr 22, 4:21 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Knox39 min
Apr 22, 4:25 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby50 min
Apr 22, 4:49 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMartin26 min
Apr 22, 5:00 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton, Marion45 min
Apr 22, 5:01 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDLawrence44 min
Apr 22, 5:04 PM ESTTornado WarningINDHamilton, Hancock, Marion26 min
Apr 22, 5:15 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Rush, Shelby45 min
Apr 22, 5:29 PM ESTTornado WarningINDHamilton, Madison46 min
Apr 22, 5:33 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew42 min
Apr 22, 5:42 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson33 min
Apr 22, 5:45 PM ESTTornado WarningINDDecatur, Rush, Shelby45 min
Apr 22, 5:46 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDPutnam29 min
Apr 22, 6:16 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Morgan, Putnam44 min
Apr 22, 6:29 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJohnson, Marion, Morgan, Shelby46 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.