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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Indianapolis, IN

January 29, 2008Hendricks County, Putnam County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jan 29, 2008, 6:48 PM EST for Hendricks County, Putnam County, Indiana. It was in force for 42 min. 5 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: Jan 29, 2008, 6:48 PM EST (23:48 UTC)
Expired: Jan 29, 2008, 7:30 PM EST
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Hendricks County, IN, Putnam County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:48 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
Jan 29, 7:05 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Danville, IN	HOUSE HEAVILY DAMAGED ON SOUTHWEST SIDE OF DANVILLE
Jan 29, 7:05 PM EST	HAIL 0.75	Danville, IN	ALSO ESTIMATED 55 MPH WINDS
Jan 29, 7:10 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	8 Ene Danville, IN	WINDS ESTIMATED AT 100 MPH CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO 10 HOMES AND MINOR DAMAGE TO NEARLY 50 HOMES NEAR COUNTY ROAD 800 EAST AND 100 NORTH ALONG CAPTAIN DRIVE.
Jan 29, 7:12 PM EST	TSTM WND GST 66	Brownsburg, IN
Jan 29, 7:13 PM EST	TSTM WND GST 60	Brownsburg, IN	ALSO PEA SIZE HAIL

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
Jan 29, 5:40 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 179 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 553 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 193 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 206 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 292348
TORIND
INC063-133-300030-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0001.080129T2348Z-080130T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
648 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  HENDRICKS COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 730 PM EST

* AT 644 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR FILLMORE...
  OR ABOUT 26 MILES SOUTH OF CRAWFORDSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
  MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  AMO BY 655 PM EST...
  DANVILLE BY 700 PM EST...
  LIZTON BY 705 PM EST...
  BROWNSBURG BY 710 PM EST...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 55 AND 68.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 
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 3993 8655 3993 8653 3993 8641 3981 8633
      3980 8634 3960 8673 3974 8688
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 241DEG 43KT 3971 8673

$$

JOHNSON

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KIND 292359
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
659 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008

INC133-300009-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0030Z/
PUTNAM-
659 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3993 8655 3993 8641 3979 8635 3978 8638
      3975 8642 3974 8646 3972 8650 3969 8659
      3977 8660
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 253DEG 43KT 3973 8654

$$

INC063-300030-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0030Z/
HENDRICKS-
659 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EST FOR EASTERN
HENDRICKS COUNTY...

AT 657 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DANVILLE...OR
ABOUT 23 MILES WEST OF INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PITTSBORO BY 705 PM EST...
  BROWNSBURG BY 710 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.

LAT...LON 3993 8655 3993 8641 3979 8635 3978 8638
      3975 8642 3974 8646 3972 8650 3969 8659
      3977 8660
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 253DEG 43KT 3973 8654

$$

PUMA

000 
WWUS53 KIND 300023
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
723 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008

INC063-300033-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0030Z/
HENDRICKS-
723 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN HENDRICKS COUNTY EXPIRES AT 730 PM
EST...

LAT...LON 3993 8655 3993 8641 3979 8635 3978 8638
      3975 8642 3974 8646 3972 8650 3969 8659
      3977 8660
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 253DEG 43KT 3981 8618

$$

PUMA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 29, 6:02 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Knox, Sullivan	43 min
Jan 29, 6:04 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo	41 min
Jan 29, 6:22 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Fountain, Montgomery, Owen, Parke, Putnam	38 min
Jan 29, 6:27 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Daviess, Greene, Knox, Martin, Owen	48 min
Jan 29, 6:58 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clinton, Decatur and 19 more	47 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.