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Tornado Warning 54, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Nov 15, 2005, 5:05 PM EST for Bartholomew County, Shelby County, Indiana. It was in force for 25 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, 5:05 PM EST (22:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 15, 2005, 5:30 PM EST
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Shelby County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 641 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 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 152205 TORIND INC005-145-152230- /O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0054.051115T2205Z-051115T2230Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 505 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA * UNTIL 530 PM EST * AT 502 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR TAYLORSVILLE...OR ABOUT NEAR COLUMBUS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RURAL SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTY AROUND 520 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 3928 8603 3920 8595 3938 8565 3945 8582 $$ KOCH
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KIND 152208 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 508 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005 INC005-145-152230- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0054.000000T0000Z-051115T2230Z/ BARTHOLOMEW-SHELBY- 508 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EST FOR NORTHEASTERN BARTHOLOMEW AND SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTIES... AT 502 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TAYLORSVILLE...OR ABOUT NEAR COLUMBUS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RURAL NORTHEASTERN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY AROUND 520 PM EST THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR INDIANA. LAT...LON 3928 8603 3920 8595 3938 8565 3945 8582 $$ NIELD
000 WWUS53 KIND 152219 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 519 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005 INC005-145-152230- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0054.000000T0000Z-051115T2230Z/ BARTHOLOMEW-SHELBY- 519 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EST FOR NORTHEASTERN BARTHOLOMEW AND SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTIES... AT 513 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CLIFFORD...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RURAL SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY AROUND 530 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. 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 3930 8592 3925 8586 3938 8565 3945 8582 $$ 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, 4:06 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, 5:16 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.