Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 49, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Nov 15, 2005, 4:06 PM EST for Lawrence County, Monroe County, Indiana. It was in force for 24 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, 4:06 PM EST (21:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 15, 2005, 4:30 PM EST
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Lawrence County, IN, Monroe County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:07 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.
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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 213 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 152106 TORIND INC093-105-152130- /O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0049.051115T2106Z-051115T2130Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 406 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON * UNTIL 430 PM EST * AT 402 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BLOOMINGTON...OR ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF BEDFORD... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... BLOOMINGTON AROUND 425 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 AND SOUTHERN INDIANA. LAT...LON 3907 8671 3877 8669 3900 8639 3923 8640 $$ KOCH
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KIND 152114 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 414 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005 INC093-105-152130- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-051115T2130Z/ LAWRENCE-MONROE- 414 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EST FOR NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE AND SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTIES... AT 413 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND REPORTS CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BLOOMINGTON...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF BEDFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... BLOOMINGTON AROUND 425 PM EST HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE REST OF INDIANA. LAT...LON 3907 8671 3877 8669 3900 8639 3923 8640 $$ NIELD
000 WWUS53 KIND 152122 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 422 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005 INC093-105-152130- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-051115T2130Z/ LAWRENCE-MONROE- 422 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EST FOR NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE AND SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTIES... AT 418 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SPOTTER REPORTS CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTH OF BLOOMINGTON...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF BEDFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. 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. 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 3907 8671 3877 8669 3900 8639 3923 8640 $$ NIELD
000 WWUS53 KIND 152136 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 436 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005 INC093-105-152146- /O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-051115T2130Z/ LAWRENCE-MONROE- 436 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE AND SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 430 PM EST... ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONROE...EXTREME NORTHWESTERN JACKSON...BROWN...AND NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM EST... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR INDIANA. LAT...LON 3907 8671 3877 8669 3900 8639 3923 8640 $$ 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, 3:32 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, 4:24 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.