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Tornado Warning 37, NWS Indianapolis, IN

November 6, 20056 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Nov 6, 2005, 3:11 AM EST for 6 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 49 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
Nov 6, 2005, 3:11 AM EST (08:11 UTC)
Expired
Nov 6, 2005, 4:00 AM EST
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Daviess County, IN, Greene County, IN, Knox County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Owen County, IN, Sullivan County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:15 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
Nov 5, 10:30 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Nov 6, 2:00 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC85 min

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 182 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2005-11-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 659 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2005-11-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 197 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
659 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-90 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
710 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
197 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
270 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
1.8

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KIND 060811
TORIND
INC027-055-083-105-119-153-060900-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0037.051106T0811Z-051106T0900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
311 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA
  NORTHERN DAVIESS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
  GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
  NORTHEASTERN KNOX COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
  SOUTHEASTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
  SOUTHWESTERN OWEN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA

* UNTIL 400 AM EST

* AT 308 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
  EDWARDSPORT...OR ABOUT 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF VINCENNES...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LYONS AROUND 320 AM EST
  SWITZ CITY AROUND 325 AM EST
  BLOOMFIELD AROUND 330 AM 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 700 AM EST SUNDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3890 8740 3875 8727 3903 8662 3928 8696

$$

KOCH
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KIND 060842
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
342 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2005

INC027-055-083-105-119-153-060900-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-051106T0900Z/
DAVIESS-GREENE-KNOX-MONROE-OWEN-SULLIVAN-
342 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EST FOR NORTHERN
DAVIESS...NORTHEASTERN KNOX...GREENE...SOUTHEASTERN SULLIVAN...
SOUTHWESTERN MONROE AND SOUTHWESTERN OWEN COUNTIES...

AT 339 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF
BLOOMFIELD...OR ABOUT 16 MILES WEST OF BLOOMINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 60 MPH.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY 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 700 AM EST SUNDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3890 8740 3875 8727 3903 8662 3928 8696

$$

JK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 6, 1:13 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Warren42 min
Nov 6, 1:18 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Parke, Vigo42 min
Nov 6, 1:39 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDCarroll, Tippecanoe36 min
Nov 6, 1:45 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Clinton, Montgomery, Tippecanoe40 min
Nov 6, 1:54 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Morgan, Parke, Putnam66 min
Nov 6, 1:57 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Daviess, Greene, Knox, Monroe, Morgan and 2 more63 min
Nov 6, 2:22 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Carroll, Clinton, Hamilton, Howard, Tipton44 min
Nov 6, 2:26 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and 1 more62 min
Nov 6, 2:42 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Rush, Shelby63 min
Nov 6, 2:59 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBrown, Daviess, Greene, Johnson, Knox, Monroe and 2 more61 min
Nov 6, 3:25 AM ESTWind AdvisoryINDBoone, Carroll, Clinton, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock and 10 more11 hr
Nov 6, 3:32 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHenry, Randolph43 min
Nov 6, 3:43 AM ESTTornado WarningINDGreene, Monroe, Owen37 min
Nov 6, 4:04 AM ESTTornado WarningINDBrown, Monroe26 min
Nov 6, 5:21 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRush21 min
Nov 6, 5:55 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRandolph20 min

Nearby

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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.