Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2006
Tornado Warning 66, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Aug 28, 2006, 8:03 PM EDT for Henry County, Rush County, Indiana. It was in force for 42 min. 4 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
- Aug 28, 2006, 8:03 PM EDT (00:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2006, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Henry County, IN, Rush County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:06 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 8:17 PM EDT | TORNADO | 6 Ene Carthage, IN | TWO HOMES WITH MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. ONLY TORNADO TO OCCUR. |
| Aug 28, 8:18 PM EDT | TORNADO | 11 N Rushville, IN | TORNADO ON THE GROUND AT STATE ROAD 3 AND COUNTY ROAD 1100 NORTH. |
| Aug 28, 8:18 PM EDT | TORNADO | 11 N Rushville, IN | TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR STATE ROAD 3 AND COUNTY ROAD 1100 NORTH. ONLY TORNADO TO OCCUR. |
| Aug 28, 8:26 PM EDT | TORNADO | 12 Nne Rushville, IN | POSSIBLE TORNADO ON THE GROUND ON RUSH AND HENRY COUNTY LINE JUST NORTHEAST OF STATE ROAD 3. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 1216 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 657 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KIND 290003 TORIND INC065-139-290045- /O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0066.060829T0003Z-060829T0045Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 803 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA... SOUTH CENTRAL HENRY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA... * UNTIL 845 PM EDT * AT 801 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR KNIGHTSTOWN...OR ABOUT 19 MILES WEST OF CAMBRIDGE CITY...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... DUNREITH AROUND 820 PM EDT... LEWISVILLE AROUND 835 PM EDT... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 119 AND 128. 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 3981 8557 3974 8549 3973 8531 3995 8530 $$ PUMA
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KIND 290015 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 814 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2006 INC065-139-290045- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-060829T0045Z/ HENRY-RUSH- 814 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSH AND SOUTHERN HENRY COUNTIES... AT 810 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KNIGHTSTOWN...OR ABOUT 17 MILES WEST OF CAMBRIDGE CITY...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... DUNREITH AROUND 820 PM EDT... LEWISVILLE AROUND 835 PM EDT... WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3981 8557 3974 8549 3973 8531 3995 8530 $$ PUMA
000 WWUS53 KIND 290023 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 822 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2006 INC065-139-290045- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-060829T0045Z/ HENRY-RUSH- 822 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSH AND SOUTHERN HENRY COUNTIES... AT 818 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. RUSH COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS OBSERVING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DUNREITH...OR ABOUT 13 MILES WEST OF CAMBRIDGE CITY...MOVING EAST AT 25 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. LAT...LON 3981 8557 3974 8549 3973 8531 3995 8530 $$ PUMA
000 WWUS53 KIND 290045 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 844 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2006 INC065-139-290054- /O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-060829T0045Z/ HENRY-RUSH- 844 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSH AND SOUTHERN HENRY COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 845 PM EDT... THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS EXITED RUSH COUNTY AND SOUTH CENTRAL HENRY COUNTY. THUS THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY. LAT...LON 3981 8557 3974 8549 3973 8531 3995 8530 $$ PUMA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 8:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Henry | 28 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.