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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 30, 2008, 8:21 PM EDT for Fountain County, Parke County, Vermillion County, Indiana. It was in force for 39 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
- May 30, 2008, 8:21 PM EDT (00:21 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2008, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fountain County, IN, Parke County, IN, Vermillion County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 8:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Marshall, IN | EIGHT TO TEN INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN. TRASH DUMPSTERS OVER TURNED. |
| May 30, 8:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Marshall, IN | THREE FOOT TREE LIMBS TWISTED OFF TREES. |
| May 30, 8:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Marshall, IN | |
| May 30, 8:52 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Marshall, IN | POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS DOWN |
| May 30, 8:53 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 68 | Marshall, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2:56 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 1830 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 984 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 0 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 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 310021 TORIND INC045-121-165-310100- /O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0010.080531T0021Z-080531T0100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 821 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN FOUNTAIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA... NORTHERN PARKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA... CENTRAL VERMILLION COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA... * UNTIL 900 PM EDT * AT 718 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER EXTREME NORTHEASTERN EDGAR COUNTY...OR 18 MILES SOUTH OF DANVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 32 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... KINGMAN BY 845 PM EDT... BLOOMINGDALE BY 850 PM EDT... MARSHALL BY 855 PM EDT... JUDSON BY 900 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. LAT...LON 4000 8711 3976 8712 3980 8753 3997 8753 TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 276DEG 28KT 3989 8752 $$ CO
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS53 KIND 310038 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 838 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008 INC045-121-165-310100- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080531T0100Z/ FOUNTAIN-PARKE-VERMILLION- 838 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN PARKE...CENTRAL VERMILLION AND SOUTHERN FOUNTAIN COUNTIES... AT 835 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NEWPORT...OR 22 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DANVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 32 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... KINGMAN BY 845 PM EDT... BLOOMINGDALE BY 850 PM EDT... MARSHALL BY 855 PM EDT... JUDSON BY 900 PM EDT... HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4000 8711 3976 8712 3980 8753 3997 8753 TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 276DEG 28KT 3988 8735 $$ CO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 8:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Clinton, Howard | 34 min |
| May 30, 8:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion | 38 min |
| May 30, 8:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clinton, Hamilton, Howard, Tipton | 48 min |
| May 30, 8:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion | 6 hr |
| May 30, 8:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 39 min |
| May 30, 9:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion | 45 min |
| May 30, 9:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam | 48 min |
| May 30, 9:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 43 min |
| May 30, 9:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion and 1 more | 5 hr |
| May 30, 10:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion | 43 min |
| May 30, 10:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion, Montgomery, Parke and 1 more | 49 min |
| May 30, 10:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Rush, Shelby | 58 min |
| May 30, 10:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hancock | 41 min |
| May 30, 10:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Madison | 28 min |
| May 30, 11:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Henry, Rush | 24 min |
| May 30, 11:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Henry, Randolph, Rush | 4 hr |
| May 30, 11:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Hendricks, Morgan, Parke, Putnam, Vigo | 42 min |
| May 30, 11:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and 1 more | 51 min |
| May 30, 11:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion | 3 hr |
| May 30, 11:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Madison, Rush, Shelby | 46 min |
| May 31, 12:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Morgan, Shelby | 39 min |
| May 31, 12:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry, Randolph | 26 min |
| May 31, 12:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush, Shelby | 46 min |
| May 31, 1:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Owen | 31 min |
| May 31, 1:42 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Monroe, Owen | 33 min |
| May 31, 2:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan | 34 min |
| May 31, 2:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby | 29 min |
| May 31, 11:16 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 5 days |
| May 31, 11:16 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 7 days |
| May 31, 11:16 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 16 days |
| May 31, 11:16 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 17 days |
| May 31, 11:16 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 21 days |
| May 31, 11:16 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 21 days |
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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.