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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Indianapolis, IN

March 31, 2006Bartholomew County, Jackson County, Jennings County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Mar 31, 2006, 8:42 PM EST for Bartholomew County, Jackson County, Jennings County, Indiana. It was in force for 48 min. 3 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
Mar 31, 2006, 8:42 PM EST (01:42 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2006, 9:30 PM EST
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:42 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 31, 8:42 PM ESTFUNNEL CLOUD12 Nw Seymour, IN
Mar 31, 9:15 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG10 Wnw Seymour, IN190W AND HIGHWAY 258, 12-14 INCH DIAMETER LIVE TREE SNAPPED OFF
Mar 31, 9:20 PM ESTHAIL 1.753 Ne Vernon, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 31, 3:43 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 187 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 00:00Z on 2006-04-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 207 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2006-04-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 346 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
207 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-88 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
606 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
346 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
406 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
0.8

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KIND 010142
TORIND
INC005-071-079-010230-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0013.060401T0142Z-060401T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
842 PM EST FRI MAR 31 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA
  NORTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SEYMOUR
  JENNINGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA

* UNTIL 930 PM EST

* AT 838 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES WEST OF
  JONESVILLE...OR ABOUT 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF SEYMOUR...MOVING EAST
  AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  JONESVILLE AROUND 855 PM EST...
  NORTH VERNON AROUND 915 PM EST...
  VERNON AROUND 920 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 FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3909 8608 3898 8611 3882 8577 3911 8546

$$

NIELD
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KIND 010202 RRA
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
902 PM EST FRI MAR 31 2006

INC005-071-079-010230-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060401T0230Z/
BARTHOLOMEW-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
902 PM EST FRI MAR 31 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN JACKSON...JENNINGS AND SOUTHWESTERN BARTHOLOMEW
COUNTIES...

AT 900 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR JONESVILLE...OR
ABOUT NEAR SEYMOUR...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  NORTH VERNON AROUND 915 PM EST...
  VERNON AROUND 920 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 FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3909 8608 3898 8611 3882 8577 3911 8546

$$

NIELD
000 
WWUS53 KIND 010227
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
926 PM EST FRI MAR 31 2006

INC005-071-079-010236-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060401T0230Z/
BARTHOLOMEW-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
926 PM EST FRI MAR 31 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN JACKSON...JENNINGS AND
SOUTHWESTERN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 930 PM EST...

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EST FOR 
SOUTHEASTERN JENNINGS COUNTY...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3909 8608 3898 8611 3882 8577 3911 8546

$$

NIELD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 7:08 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Greene, Owen, Sullivan67 min
Mar 31, 7:11 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock49 min
Mar 31, 7:13 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Madison47 min
Mar 31, 7:15 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDOwen18 min
Mar 31, 7:24 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRush, Shelby66 min
Mar 31, 7:26 PM ESTTornado WarningINDJohnson, Shelby49 min
Mar 31, 7:33 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHenry, Rush50 min
Mar 31, 7:43 PM ESTTornado WarningINDHancock, Rush, Shelby28 min
Mar 31, 7:45 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Shelby45 min
Mar 31, 7:58 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRandolph44 min
Mar 31, 8:00 PM ESTTornado WarningINDBartholomew, Shelby34 min
Mar 31, 8:08 PM ESTTornado WarningINDBrown, Jackson, Monroe36 min
Mar 31, 8:14 PM ESTTornado WarningINDGreene, Lawrence, Martin46 min
Mar 31, 8:19 PM ESTTornado WarningINDDecatur, Rush24 min
Mar 31, 8:36 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Greene, Jackson, Jennings and 4 more54 min
Mar 31, 9:22 PM ESTTornado WarningINDJennings23 min
Mar 31, 9:31 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson, Jennings, Lawrence, Martin24 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.