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Tornado Warning 41, NWS Indianapolis, IN

November 15, 2005Knox County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Nov 15, 2005, 2:40 PM EST for Knox County, Indiana. It was in force for 50 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, 2:40 PM EST (19:40 UTC)
Expired: Nov 15, 2005, 3:30 PM EST
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Knox County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:39 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
Nov 15, 3:00 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Vincennes, IN	POWER LINES DOWNED.
Nov 15, 3:24 PM EST	HAIL 1.75	Monroe City, IN	GOLFBALL HAIL REPORTED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT IN MONROE CITY

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
Nov 15, 11:13 AM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 190 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: 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 151940
TORIND
INC083-152030-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0041.051115T1940Z-051115T2030Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  KNOX COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF VINCENNES

* UNTIL 330 PM EST(230 PM CST)

* AT 239 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 18 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF VINCENNES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  VINCENNES AROUND 255 PM EST
  BRUCEVILLE AROUND 300 PM EST
  BICKNELL 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(500 PM CST TUESDAY AFTERNOON) FOR SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3886 8754 3873 8750 3869 8753 3864 8761
      3855 8766 3851 8764 3846 8775 3843 8773
      3852 8755 3859 8731 3893 8726

$$

KOCH

4 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KIND 151952
SVSIND

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

INC083-152030-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-051115T2030Z/
KNOX-
252 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EST(230 PM CST)
FOR KNOX COUNTY...

AT 250 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
VINCENNES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  VINCENNES AROUND 300 PM EST
  BRUCEVILLE AROUND 305 PM EST
  BICKNELL AROUND 310 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(500 PM CST TUESDAY AFTERNOON) FOR SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3886 8754 3873 8750 3869 8753 3864 8761
      3855 8766 3851 8764 3846 8775 3843 8773
      3852 8755 3859 8731 3891 8727

$$

JOHNSON

000 
WWUS53 KIND 152004
SVSIND

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

INC083-152030-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-051115T2030Z/
KNOX-
303 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EST(230 PM CST)
FOR KNOX COUNTY...

AT 301 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR VINCENNES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 
MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BICKNELL AROUND 310 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(500 PM CST TUESDAY AFTERNOON) FOR SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA. A
TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST TUESDAY
EVENING(900 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING) FOR INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3886 8754 3873 8750 3869 8753 3864 8761
      3855 8766 3851 8764 3846 8775 3843 8773
      3852 8755 3859 8731 3891 8727

$$

KOCH

000 
WWUS53 KIND 152009
SVSIND

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

INC083-152030-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-051115T2030Z/
KNOX-
308 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EST FOR KNOX 
COUNTY...

AT 207 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED ROTATION IN A 
THUNDERSTORM ENTERING KNOX COUNTY FROM THE SOUTH. THIS TORNADO WAS 
LOCATED 14 MILES SOUTH OF VINCENNES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MONROE CITY AROUND 320 PM EST
  WHEATLAND AROUND 325 PM EST
  BICKNELL AROUND 330 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. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT 
UNTIL 1000 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3886 8754 3873 8750 3869 8753 3864 8761
      3855 8766 3851 8764 3846 8775 3843 8773
      3852 8755 3859 8731 3891 8727

$$

JOHNSON

000 
WWUS53 KIND 152022
SVSIND

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

INC083-152030-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-051115T2030Z/
KNOX-
322 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EST FOR SOUTHERN 
KNOX COUNTY...

AT 318 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MONROE CITY...OR
ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF VINCENNES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

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 ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST TUESDAY 
EVENING FOR INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3875 8744 3873 8750 3869 8753 3864 8761
      3855 8766 3851 8764 3846 8775 3843 8773
      3852 8755 3853 8729 3855 8726 3879 8727

$$

LAJ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 15, 2:31 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Knox, Sullivan	44 min
Nov 15, 2:46 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Clay, Parke, Putnam, Vigo	29 min
Nov 15, 3:10 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Clay, Owen, Putnam, Vigo	35 min
Nov 15, 3:23 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Daviess, Knox	43 min
Nov 15, 3:32 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Hendricks, Putnam	28 min
Nov 15, 3:35 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Greene	25 min
Nov 15, 3:48 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Martin	27 min
Nov 15, 3:57 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Monroe, Owen	40 min
Nov 15, 4:06 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Lawrence, Monroe	24 min
Nov 15, 4:24 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Monroe, Morgan	31 min
Nov 15, 4:29 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Brown, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe	31 min
Nov 15, 4:47 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown	28 min
Nov 15, 4:49 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Vigo	26 min
Nov 15, 5:05 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Shelby	25 min
Nov 15, 5:16 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Vigo	29 min
Nov 15, 5:24 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Decatur, Rush, Shelby	36 min
Nov 15, 5:41 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Delaware, Madison	34 min
Nov 15, 5:48 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Rush	27 min
Nov 15, 6:02 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Howard	28 min
Nov 15, 6:12 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Hamilton	33 min
Nov 15, 6:13 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Henry, Rush	24 min
Nov 15, 6:20 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hendricks, Marion	25 min
Nov 15, 6:26 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Martin	34 min
Nov 15, 6:36 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Delaware, Madison, Tipton	39 min
Nov 15, 6:44 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Lawrence, Monroe	31 min
Nov 15, 6:45 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hamilton, Hendricks, Madison, Marion	45 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.