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Tornado Warning 59, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 7, 2006Jackson County, Jennings County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2006, 6:54 PM EDT for Jackson County, Jennings County, Indiana. It was in force for 36 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
Jun 7, 2006, 6:54 PM EDT (22:54 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2006, 7:30 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Jun 7, 6:57 PM EDTHAIL 0.757 W North Vernon, INTREES AND LIMBS DOWN
Jun 7, 7:05 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG13 W North Vernon, INTREES DOWN ACROSS HIWAY 50

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
Jun 7, 2:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 174 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 12:00Z on 2006-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2006-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1895 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KIND 072254
TORIND
INC071-079-072330-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0059.060607T2254Z-060607T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
654 PM EDT WED JUN 7 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA
  WESTERN JENNINGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA

* UNTIL 730 PM EDT

* AT 651 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
  A TORNADO OVER WEST CENTRAL JENNINGS COUNTY...OR ABOUT 7 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF SEYMOUR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL CENTRAL JENNINGS COUNTY AROUND 710 PM EDT
  RURAL SOUTHWESTERN JENNINGS COUNTY AROUND 720 PM EDT

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

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 3912 8569 3905 8590 3880 8581 3888 8559

$$

HAINES
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KIND 072306
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
704 PM EDT WED JUN 7 2006

INC071-079-072330-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-060607T2330Z/
JACKSON-JENNINGS-
704 PM EDT WED JUN 7 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN JACKSON AND WESTERN JENNINGS COUNTIES...

AT 701 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER WESTERN JENNINGS COUNTY...OR ABOUT 8 MILES
NORTHEAST OF SEYMOUR...MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH.

DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE
PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK
TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORMS PATH AND
TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF
YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT.

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.

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 3912 8569 3905 8590 3880 8581 3888 8559

$$

HAINES
000 
WWUS53 KIND 072330
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
730 PM EDT WED JUN 7 2006

INC071-079-072340-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-060607T2330Z/
JACKSON-JENNINGS-
730 PM EDT WED JUN 7 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN JACKSON AND WESTERN JENNINGS
COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 730 PM EDT...

THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE AREA.

LAT...LON 3912 8569 3905 8590 3880 8581 3888 8559

$$

HAINES

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 2:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson46 min
Jun 7, 2:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDLawrence31 min
Jun 7, 5:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRush19 min
Jun 7, 6:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJennings35 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.