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Tornado Warning 36, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2006, 7:47 PM EDT for Fountain County, Tippecanoe County, Warren County, Indiana. It was in force for 43 min. 7 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
- Apr 14, 2006, 7:47 PM EDT (23:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2006, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Fountain County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Warren County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 8:00 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | 7 Sw Pine Village, IN | THREE QUARTER INCH DIAMETER HAIL |
| Apr 14, 8:05 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 N Attica, IN | PENNY SIZE HAIL 1 NORTH OF ATTICA |
| Apr 14, 8:15 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 5 N Williamsport, IN | QUARTER SIZE HAIL 5 N OF WILLIAMSPORT |
| Apr 14, 8:19 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 Ne Williamsport, IN | STATE POLICE RPT FUNNEL CLOUD 2 NE OF WILLIAMSPORT |
| Apr 14, 8:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 68 | Williamsport, IN | MEASURED GUST OF 68 MPH AT COUNTY EOC |
| Apr 14, 8:22 PM EDT | HAIL 2.5 | 10 N Attica, IN | TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL HALFWAY BETWEEN ATTICA AND PINE VILLAGE |
| Apr 14, 8:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | West Lebanon, IN | ROOF OFF/WALLS DOWN ON BUSINESS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 7:09 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 1011 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -195 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1797 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 254 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 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 142347 TORIND INC045-157-171-150030- /O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0036.060414T2347Z-060415T0030Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 747 PM EDT FRI APR 14 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN FOUNTAIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA WEST CENTRAL TIPPECANOE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA * UNTIL 830 PM EDT * AT 645 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF WEST LEBANON...OR ABOUT 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FOWLER...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... WEST LEBANON AROUND 805 PM EDT... PINE VILLAGE AROUND 810 PM EDT... SHADELAND AROUND 830 PM EDT... 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 100 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR WEST CENTRAL INDIANA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN INDIANA. LAT...LON 4048 8752 4027 8752 4021 8712 4046 8681 $$ KOCH
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KIND 150009 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 810 PM EDT FRI APR 14 2006 INC045-157-171-150030- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-060415T0030Z/ FOUNTAIN-TIPPECANOE-WARREN- 810 PM EDT FRI APR 14 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN FOUNTAIN...WARREN AND SOUTHWESTERN TIPPECANOE COUNTIES... AT 808 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WILLIAMSPORT...OR ABOUT 18 MILES SOUTH OF FOWLER...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ATTICA AROUND 815 PM EDT... SHADELAND AROUND 830 PM EDT... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR WEST CENTRAL INDIANA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN INDIANA. LAT...LON 4048 8752 4027 8752 4021 8712 4046 8681 $$ KOCH
000 WWUS53 KIND 150012 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 812 PM EDT FRI APR 14 2006 INC045-157-171-150030- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-060415T0030Z/ FOUNTAIN-TIPPECANOE-WARREN- 812 PM EDT FRI APR 14 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN FOUNTAIN...WARREN AND SOUTHWESTERN TIPPECANOE COUNTIES... AT 808 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WEST LEBANON...OR ABOUT 19 MILES SOUTH OF FOWLER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ATTICA AROUND 820 PM EDT... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL. 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 100 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR WEST CENTRAL INDIANA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN INDIANA. LAT...LON 4048 8752 4027 8752 4021 8712 4046 8681 $$ NIELD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Vermillion | 37 min |
| Apr 14, 2:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion | 35 min |
| Apr 14, 3:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Owen, Putnam | 37 min |
| Apr 14, 4:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 37 min |
| Apr 14, 4:20 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Brown, Jackson, Monroe | 30 min |
| Apr 14, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Marion | 49 min |
| Apr 14, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry, Madison | 50 min |
| Apr 14, 7:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Marion, Rush | 53 min |
| Apr 14, 7:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Henry | 47 min |
| Apr 14, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Shelby | 41 min |
| Apr 14, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Warren | 40 min |
| Apr 14, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe | 51 min |
| Apr 14, 7:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush | 52 min |
| Apr 14, 7:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe | 63 min |
Nearby
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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.