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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Indianapolis, IN

April 22, 2005Hamilton County, Madison County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Apr 22, 2005, 5:29 PM EST for Hamilton County, Madison County, Indiana. It was in force for 46 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
Apr 22, 2005, 5:29 PM EST (22:29 UTC)
Expired
Apr 22, 2005, 6:15 PM EST
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Hamilton County, IN, Madison County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:32 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 22, 1:30 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 198 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2005-04-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2005-04-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 90 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
471 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
90 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
59 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 222229
TORIND
INC057-095-222315-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0005.050422T2229Z-050422T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
529 PM EST FRI APR 22 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA
  SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA

* UNTIL 615 PM EST

* AT 527 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
  NOBLESVILLE...OR ABOUT 14 MILES WEST OF ANDERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LAPEL AROUND 535 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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST
FRIDAY EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN
INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4004 8614 3990 8592 4006 8569 4024 8595

$$

HAINES
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KIND 222255
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
554 PM EST FRI APR 22 2005

INC057-095-222315-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-050422T2315Z/
HAMILTON-MADISON-
554 PM EST FRI APR 22 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 615 PM EST FOR EASTERN HAMILTON
AND SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTIES...

AT 549 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAPEL...OR ABOUT
11 MILES WEST OF ANDERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  NOBLESVILLE AROUND 540 PM EST
  CICERO AROUND 545 PM EST
  LAPEL AROUND 550 PM EST

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
QUARTER SIZE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST
FRIDAY EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN
INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4004 8614 3990 8592 4006 8569 4024 8595

$$

HAINES
000 
WWUS53 KIND 222307
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
607 PM EST FRI APR 22 2005

INC057-095-222317-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-050422T2315Z/
HAMILTON-MADISON-
607 PM EST FRI APR 22 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN HAMILTON AND SOUTHWESTERN MADISON
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE THUNDERSTORM HAS DECREASED IN STRENGTH BELOW SEVERE WEATHER 
LIMITS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST
FRIDAY EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN
INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4004 8614 3990 8592 4006 8569 4024 8595

$$

HAINES

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 22, 3:04 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson, Lawrence41 min
Apr 22, 3:40 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDKnox50 min
Apr 22, 3:43 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson, Lawrence47 min
Apr 22, 3:50 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJohnson, Marion25 min
Apr 22, 4:11 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Marion34 min
Apr 22, 4:14 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson, Jennings46 min
Apr 22, 4:21 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Knox39 min
Apr 22, 4:25 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby50 min
Apr 22, 4:49 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMartin26 min
Apr 22, 4:54 PM ESTTornado WarningINDJohnson, Shelby51 min
Apr 22, 5:00 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton, Marion45 min
Apr 22, 5:01 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDLawrence44 min
Apr 22, 5:04 PM ESTTornado WarningINDHamilton, Hancock, Marion26 min
Apr 22, 5:15 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Rush, Shelby45 min
Apr 22, 5:33 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew42 min
Apr 22, 5:42 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson33 min
Apr 22, 5:45 PM ESTTornado WarningINDDecatur, Rush, Shelby45 min
Apr 22, 5:46 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDPutnam29 min
Apr 22, 6:16 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Morgan, Putnam44 min
Apr 22, 6:29 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJohnson, Marion, Morgan, Shelby46 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.