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Tornado Warning 40, NWS Indianapolis, IN

November 15, 2005Knox County, Sullivan County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Nov 15, 2005, 2:31 PM EST for Knox County, Sullivan County, Indiana. It was in force for 44 min. 2 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
Nov 15, 2005, 2:31 PM EST (19:31 UTC)
Expired
Nov 15, 2005, 3:15 PM EST
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Knox County, IN, Sullivan County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:33 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 15, 3:00 PM ESTFUNNEL CLOUDCarlisle, IN
Nov 15, 3:00 PM ESTTORNADOCarlisle, INUNCONFIRMED REPORT OF A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN CARLISLE.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 15, 11:13 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 155 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 12:00Z on 2005-11-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2005-11-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
447 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
79 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
111 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 151931
TORIND
INC083-153-152015-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0040.051115T1931Z-051115T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
231 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL KNOX COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
  SULLIVAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA

* UNTIL 315 PM EST

* AT 228 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 18 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF MEROM...OR ABOUT 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF VINCENNES...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MEROM AROUND 245 PM EST
  SULLIVAN AROUND 255 PM EST
  SHELBURN AROUND 300 PM EST
  FARMERSBURG AROUND 305 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 600 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3896 8752 3886 8755 3893 8727 3924 8727
      3925 8756 3914 8767 3906 8759 3900 8758

$$

KOCH
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KIND 151948
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
248 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005

INC083-153-152015-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-051115T2015Z/
KNOX-SULLIVAN-
248 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL KNOX AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES...

AT 245 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MEROM...OR ABOUT
24 MILES NORTH OF VINCENNES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SULLIVAN AROUND 255 PM EST
  SHELBURN AROUND 300 PM EST
  HYMERA AROUND 305 PM EST

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

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 600 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3896 8752 3886 8755 3893 8727 3924 8727
      3925 8756 3914 8767 3906 8759 3900 8758

$$

JOHNSON
000 
WWUS53 KIND 152014
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
314 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005

INC083-153-152024-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-051115T2015Z/
KNOX-SULLIVAN-
314 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL KNOX AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES
EXPIRES AT 315 PM EST...

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED THE COUNTY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1000 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3896 8752 3886 8755 3893 8727 3924 8727
      3925 8756 3914 8767 3906 8759 3900 8758

$$

JOHNSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 15, 2:40 PM ESTTornado WarningINDKnox50 min
Nov 15, 2:46 PM ESTTornado WarningINDClay, Parke, Putnam, Vigo29 min
Nov 15, 3:10 PM ESTTornado WarningINDClay, Owen, Putnam, Vigo35 min
Nov 15, 3:23 PM ESTTornado WarningINDDaviess, Knox43 min
Nov 15, 3:32 PM ESTTornado WarningINDHendricks, Putnam28 min
Nov 15, 3:35 PM ESTTornado WarningINDGreene25 min
Nov 15, 3:48 PM ESTTornado WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Martin27 min
Nov 15, 3:57 PM ESTTornado WarningINDMonroe, Owen40 min
Nov 15, 4:06 PM ESTTornado WarningINDLawrence, Monroe24 min
Nov 15, 4:24 PM ESTTornado WarningINDMonroe, Morgan31 min
Nov 15, 4:29 PM ESTTornado WarningINDBrown, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe31 min
Nov 15, 4:47 PM ESTTornado WarningINDBartholomew, Brown28 min
Nov 15, 4:49 PM ESTTornado WarningINDVigo26 min
Nov 15, 5:05 PM ESTTornado WarningINDBartholomew, Shelby25 min
Nov 15, 5:16 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Vigo29 min
Nov 15, 5:24 PM ESTTornado WarningINDDecatur, Rush, Shelby36 min
Nov 15, 5:41 PM ESTTornado WarningINDDelaware, Madison34 min
Nov 15, 5:48 PM ESTTornado WarningINDRush27 min
Nov 15, 6:02 PM ESTTornado WarningINDHoward28 min
Nov 15, 6:12 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton33 min
Nov 15, 6:13 PM ESTTornado WarningINDHenry, Rush24 min
Nov 15, 6:20 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Marion25 min
Nov 15, 6:26 PM ESTTornado WarningINDMartin34 min
Nov 15, 6:36 PM ESTTornado WarningINDDelaware, Madison, Tipton39 min
Nov 15, 6:44 PM ESTTornado WarningINDLawrence, Monroe31 min
Nov 15, 6:45 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton, Hendricks, Madison, Marion45 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.