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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jul 26, 2005, 8:07 PM EST for Carroll County, Clinton County, Howard County, Indiana. It was in force for 38 min. 7 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 26, 2005, 8:07 PM EST (01:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2005, 8:45 PM EST
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Carroll County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Howard County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 26, 8:07 PM EST | HAIL 0.5 | Rossville, IN | NO POWER, APPROX 50 MPH WIND GUS |
| Jul 26, 8:18 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Frankfort, IN | 2 BUSINESSES DAMAGED, DOZENS OF HOMES DAMAGED COUNTY-WIDE |
| Jul 26, 8:20 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Frankfort, IN | 2448 W 600N, BARN BLOWN DOWN |
| Jul 26, 8:30 PM EST | TORNADO | Ne Frankfort, IN | BRIEF TOUCHDOWN. GARAGE DESTROYED ALONG WITH NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. |
| Jul 26, 8:35 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Russiaville, IN | 12 INCH TREE ON ROAD |
| Jul 26, 8:40 PM EST | TORNADO | Se Michigantown, IN | BRIEF TOUCHDOWN |
| Jul 26, 8:41 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Burlington, IN | WHOLE TREES DOWN, POWER LINES DOWN AT ST RD 29 AND SR 22 |
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 26, 5:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 110 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -157 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 717 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 285 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KIND 270107 TORIND INC015-023-067-270145- /O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0030.050727T0107Z-050727T0145Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 807 PM EST TUE JUL 26 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN CLINTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FRANKFORT SOUTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA * UNTIL 845 PM EST * AT 803 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR MULBERRY... OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... MICHIGANTOWN AROUND 820 PM EST RUSSIAVILLE AROUND 830 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 MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA. LAT...LON 4047 8670 4025 8670 4030 8625 4050 8626 $$ PUMA
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KIND 270117 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 817 PM EST TUE JUL 26 2005 INC015-023-067-270145- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-050727T0145Z/ CARROLL-CLINTON-HOWARD- 817 PM EST TUE JUL 26 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 845 PM EST FOR NORTHERN CLINTON...SOUTHWESTERN HOWARD AND SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTIES... AT 812 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FRANKFORT...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RUSSIAVILLE AROUND 830 PM EST IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA. LAT...LON 4047 8670 4025 8670 4030 8625 4050 8626 $$ NIELD
000 WWUS53 KIND 270131 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 831 PM EST TUE JUL 26 2005 INC015-023-067-270145- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-050727T0145Z/ CARROLL-CLINTON-HOWARD- 831 PM EST TUE JUL 26 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 845 PM EST FOR NORTHERN CLINTON...SOUTHWESTERN HOWARD AND SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTIES... AT 830 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RUSSIAVILLE...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KOKOMO...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. 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 MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA. LAT...LON 4047 8670 4025 8670 4030 8625 4050 8626 $$ NIELD
000 WWUS53 KIND 270141 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 841 PM EST TUE JUL 26 2005 INC015-023-067-270151- /O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-050727T0145Z/ CARROLL-CLINTON-HOWARD- 841 PM EST TUE JUL 26 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN CLINTON...SOUTHWESTERN HOWARD AND SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 845 PM EST... ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR HOWARD COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM EST... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA. LAT...LON 4047 8670 4025 8670 4030 8625 4050 8626 $$ NIELD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 7:07 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Clinton | 14 min |
| Jul 26, 7:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Warren | 50 min |
| Jul 26, 7:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe | 44 min |
| Jul 26, 7:51 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Tippecanoe | 19 min |
| Jul 26, 8:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Howard | 50 min |
| Jul 26, 8:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 47 min |
| Jul 26, 8:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Tipton | 49 min |
| Jul 26, 8:29 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Howard | 31 min |
| Jul 26, 8:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison | 42 min |
| Jul 26, 8:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 55 min |
| Jul 26, 9:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Sullivan, Vigo | 61 min |
| Jul 26, 10:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Owen, Putnam | 41 min |
| Jul 26, 10:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion | 52 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.