Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Jul 26, 2005, 8:12 PM EST for Cass County, Miami County, Indiana. It was in force for 48 min. 8 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
- Jul 26, 2005, 8:12 PM EST (01:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2005, 9:00 PM EST
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Cass County, IN, Miami County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 8:15 PM EST | TORNADO | 4 Ene Walton, IN | CORN BLOWN DOWN. HOUSE HEAVILY DAMAGED. BARN KNOCKED DOWN. SEVERAL LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN. |
| Jul 26, 8:17 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 70 | 7 S Logansport, IN | |
| Jul 26, 8:25 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Amboy, IN | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN |
| Jul 26, 8:25 PM EST | TORNADO | Sw Onward, IN | F2 TORNADO CONFIRMED. TOUCHDOWN AT 825 PM EST 0.7 MILES SW OF ONWARD. TRACK LENGTH 1 MILE TO THE MIAMI COUNTY LINE 1 MILE SE OF ONWARD. MAXIMUM WIDTH 100 YARDS. TORNADO CONTINUED INTO MIAMI COUNTY. |
| Jul 26, 8:27 PM EST | TORNADO | 4 Nw Bunker Hill, IN | F2 TORNADO CONFIRMED. TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN CASS COUNTY AND CROSSED INTO MIAMI COUNTY 4 MILES NW OF BUNKER HILL. THE TRACK LENGTH WAS 3 MILES IN MIAMI COUNTY. MAXIMUM WIDTH 100 YARDS. |
| Jul 26, 8:30 PM EST | TORNADO | 2 W Bunker Hill, IN | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN |
| Jul 26, 8:30 PM EST | TORNADO | W Bunker Hill, IN | TORNADO REPORTED US31 AND INDIANA STATE ROAD 218 |
| Jul 26, 8:31 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 59 | Grissom Afb, IN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 5:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 220 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
- 110 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -157 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 717 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 285 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KIWX 270112
TORIWX
INC017-103-270200-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0006.050727T0112Z-050727T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
812 PM EST TUE JUL 26 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN INDIANA
SOUTHERN MIAMI COUNTY IN INDIANA
* UNTIL 900 PM EST
* AT 807 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS
LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WALTON...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHEAST
OF FLORA...AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE STORM INCLUDE...
GRISSOM AFB...
BUNKER HILL AND PERU...
LINCOLN...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
PENNY SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
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.
LAT...LON 4073 8637 4058 8636 4059 8587 4066 8587
4066 8594 4082 8594
$$
FISHER2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KIWX 270143
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
842 PM EST TUE JUL 26 2005
INC017-270152-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-050727T0200Z/
CASS IN-
842 PM EST TUE JUL 26 2005
...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR...
CASS COUNTY IN INDIANA
AT 837 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE EITHER WEAKENED OR
MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO
LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
TORCAN.EQ.EXPCAN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR INDIANA AND OHIO. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST TUESDAY
EVENING FOR INDIANA AND OHIO.
LAT...LON 4077 8617 4059 8615 4059 8587 4066 8587
4066 8594 4082 8594
$$
INC103-270200-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-050727T0200Z/
MIAMI IN-
842 PM EST TUE JUL 26 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 900 PM EST FOR...
SOUTHERN MIAMI COUNTY IN INDIANA
AT 837 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS SEVERE
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PERU...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.
A TORNADO WAS REPORTED ON THE GROUND AT CEDAR RIDGE TRAILER PARK AT
830 PM EST WHICH IS NEAR BUNKER HILL.
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.
IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4077 8617 4059 8615 4059 8587 4066 8587
4066 8594 4082 8594
$$000
WWUS53 KIWX 270200
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
900 PM EST TUE JUL 26 2005
INC103-270208-
/O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-050727T0200Z/
MIAMI IN-
900 PM EST TUE JUL 26 2005
...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 900 PM EST
FOR...
SOUTHERN MIAMI COUNTY IN INDIANA
AT 858 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4077 8617 4059 8615 4059 8587 4066 8587
4066 8594 4082 8594
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 7:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | White | 45 min |
| Jul 26, 7:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, White | 56 min |
| Jul 26, 8:37 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IWX | Wabash | 32 min |
| Jul 26, 8:44 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IWX | Huntington | 37 min |
| Jul 26, 8:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Blackford, Grant | 35 min |
| Jul 26, 9:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Wells | 59 min |
| Jul 26, 9:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Jay | 40 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.