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Tornado Warning 45, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Nov 15, 2005, 3:32 PM EST for Hendricks County, Putnam County, Indiana. It was in force for 28 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 15, 2005, 3:32 PM EST (20:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 15, 2005, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Hendricks County, IN, Putnam County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 3:01 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KIND 152033 TORIND INC063-133-152100- /O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0045.051115T2032Z-051115T2100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 332 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN HENDRICKS COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA * UNTIL 400 PM EST * AT 329 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES WEST OF GREENCASTLE...OR ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF TERRE HAUTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... BAINBRIDGE AROUND 340 PM EST ROACHDALE AROUND 345 PM EST NORTH SALEM AROUND 350 PM EST PITTSBORO AROUND 355 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 1000 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. LAT...LON 3963 8702 3963 8685 3987 8635 3987 8699 $$ KOCH
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KIND 152041 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 341 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005 INC063-133-152100- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-051115T2100Z/ HENDRICKS-PUTNAM- 341 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST FOR NORTHERN PUTNAM AND NORTHERN HENDRICKS COUNTIES... AT 340 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BAINBRIDGE...OR ABOUT 21 MILES SOUTH OF CRAWFORDSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... NORTH SALEM AROUND 350 PM EST PITTSBORO AROUND 355 PM EST THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR INDIANA. LAT...LON 3963 8702 3963 8685 3987 8635 3987 8699 $$ JOHNSON
000 WWUS53 KIND 152100 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 400 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005 INC063-133-152110- /O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-051115T2100Z/ HENDRICKS-PUTNAM- 400 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN PUTNAM AND NORTHERN HENDRICKS COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 400 PM EST... 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 THE REST OF INDIANA. LAT...LON 3963 8702 3963 8685 3987 8635 3987 8699 $$ NIELD
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, 2:40 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Knox | 50 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, 3:35 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 |
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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.