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Tornado Warning 47, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Nov 15, 2005, 3:48 PM EST for Daviess County, Greene County, Martin County, Indiana. It was in force for 27 min. 5 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, 3:48 PM EST (20:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 15, 2005, 4:15 PM EST
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Daviess County, IN, Greene County, IN, Martin County, IN
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:48 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, 3:50 PM EST | TORNADO 1 | 2 S Crane, IN | TORNADO FROM DAVIESS COUNTY CROSSED INTO MARTIN COUNTY APPROXIMATELY 350 PM ABOUT ONE MILE NORTH OF BRAMBLE DAMAGING 2 HOMES. TORNADO CAUSED SOME TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IN CRANE NAVAL BASE BEFORE LIFTING AT 356 PM. |
| Nov 15, 3:50 PM EST | TORNADO | 2 S Crane, IN | HOMES REPORTD DAMAGED IN BRAMBLE |
| Nov 15, 3:52 PM EST | TORNADO | 4 N Loogootee, IN | BUILDING DESTROYED AT CR 650E AND 400N |
| Nov 15, 3:52 PM EST | TORNADO | 4 N Loogootee, IN | BUILDING DESTROYED AT CR 650E AND 400N. CONTINUATION OF DAVIESS COUNTY TORNADO INTO MARTIN COUNTY PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. |
| Nov 15, 4:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 12 Se Bloomfield, IN | TREES DOWN ALONG SR45 NEAR OWENSBURG. |
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 |
| Nov 15, 3:01 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 209 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 152048
TORIND
INC027-055-101-152115-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0047.051115T2048Z-051115T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
348 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN DAVIESS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
NORTHERN MARTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
* UNTIL 415 PM EST
* AT 345 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 12 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CRANE...OR ABOUT 24 MILES NORTH OF JASPER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CRANE 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 SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA.
LAT...LON 3877 8706 3869 8698 3877 8670 3891 8671
3908 8671
$$
KOCH3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KIND 152054
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
354 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005
INC027-055-101-152115-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-051115T2115Z/
DAVIESS-GREENE-MARTIN-
354 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN DAVIESS...NORTHERN MARTIN AND SOUTHEASTERN GREENE
COUNTIES...
AT 351 PM EST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF LOOGOOTEE...OR ABOUT 25 MILES
WEST OF BEDFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL NORTHEASTERN MARTIN COUNTY AROUND 410 PM EST
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1000 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR INDIANA.
LAT...LON 3878 8702 3872 8697 3877 8670 3891 8671
3908 8671
$$
NIELD000
WWUS53 KIND 152104
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
403 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005
INC027-152113-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-051115T2115Z/
DAVIESS-
403 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR DAVIESS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
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 3882 8692 3873 8692 3877 8670 3891 8671
3908 8671
$$
INC055-101-152115-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-051115T2115Z/
GREENE-MARTIN-
403 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
MARTIN AND SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTIES...
AT 402 PM EST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL MARTIN COUNTY...OR
ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF BEDFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
REPORTS INDICATE ONE OR MORE HOUSES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED NEAR BRAMBLE.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1000 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR INDIANA.
LAT...LON 3882 8692 3873 8692 3877 8670 3891 8671
3908 8671
$$
NIELD000
WWUS53 KIND 152115
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
415 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005
INC055-101-152125-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-051115T2115Z/
GREENE-MARTIN-
415 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN MARTIN AND SOUTHEASTERN GREENE
COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 415 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 3882 8692 3873 8692 3877 8670 3891 8671
3908 8671
$$
NIELDThe 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, 3:32 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Hendricks, Putnam | 28 min |
| Nov 15, 3:35 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Greene | 25 min |
| Nov 15, 3:57 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.