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Tornado Warning 42, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Apr 16, 2006, 5:40 PM EDT for Clinton County, Howard County, Tipton County, Indiana. It was in force for 35 min. 2 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 16, 2006, 5:40 PM EDT (21:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2006, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Clinton County, IN, Howard County, IN, Tipton County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 5:44 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 4 Se Michigantown, IN | |
| Apr 16, 6:00 PM EDT | HAIL 0.5 | 1 N Russiaville, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2:39 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 841 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -218 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1072 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 278 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KIND 162140 TORIND INC023-067-159-162215- /O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0042.060416T2140Z-060416T2215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 540 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL CLINTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA SOUTH CENTRAL HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA NORTHWESTERN TIPTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA * UNTIL 615 PM EDT * AT 534 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR MICHIGANTOWN...OR ABOUT 8 MILES EAST OF FRANKFORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RUSSIAVILLE AROUND 555 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 1000 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR INDIANA. LAT...LON 4037 8639 4028 8637 4031 8616 4050 8616 $$ PUMA
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KIND 162150 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 551 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 INC023-067-159-162215- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-060416T2215Z/ CLINTON-HOWARD-TIPTON- 551 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN TIPTON...EAST CENTRAL CLINTON AND SOUTH CENTRAL HOWARD COUNTIES... AT 548 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RUSSIAVILLE...OR ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KOKOMO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RURAL NORTHWESTERN TIPTON COUNTY AROUND 610 PM EDT THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR INDIANA. LAT...LON 4038 8637 4029 8633 4031 8616 4050 8616 $$ PUMA
000 WWUS53 KIND 162205 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 603 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 INC023-162213- /O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-060416T2215Z/ CLINTON- 603 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CLINTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR INDIANA. LAT...LON 4040 8626 4032 8626 4031 8616 4050 8616 $$ INC067-159-162215- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-060416T2215Z/ HOWARD-TIPTON- 603 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN TIPTON AND SOUTH CENTRAL HOWARD COUNTIES... AT 601 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED A WEAKENING TREND WITH THE FUNNEL VLOUD IN THE PAST FEW MINUTES. SPOTTERS ALSO REPORTED DIME SIZE HAIL 1 MILE NORTH OF RUSSIAVILLE. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER EXTREME NORTHWESTERN TIPTON COUNTY...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KOKOMO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR INDIANA. LAT...LON 4040 8626 4032 8626 4031 8616 4050 8616 $$ PUMA
000 WWUS53 KIND 162213 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 614 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 INC067-159-162224- /O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-060416T2215Z/ HOWARD-TIPTON- 614 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN TIPTON AND SOUTH CENTRAL HOWARD COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 615 PM EDT... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR INDIANA. LAT...LON 4040 8626 4032 8626 4031 8616 4050 8616 $$ PUMA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 8:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe | 38 min |
| Apr 16, 8:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion | 50 min |
| Apr 16, 9:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke, Putnam | 40 min |
| Apr 16, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Warren | 47 min |
| Apr 16, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 43 min |
| Apr 16, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 31 min |
| Apr 16, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clinton, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 45 min |
| Apr 16, 5:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Clinton | 29 min |
| Apr 16, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Howard, Tipton | 45 min |
| Apr 16, 7:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Sullivan | 42 min |
| Apr 16, 7:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion | 43 min |
| Apr 16, 7:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Knox | 50 min |
| Apr 16, 7:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Sullivan | 34 min |
| Apr 16, 7:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Sullivan | 47 min |
| Apr 16, 7:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion | 64 min |
| Apr 16, 7:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox | 48 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.