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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 30, 2008Henry County, Rush County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 30, 2008, 11:03 PM EDT for Henry County, Rush County, Indiana. It was in force for 24 min. 1 report 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, 11:03 PM EDT (03:03 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 2008, 11:27 PM EDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Henry County, IN, Rush County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:59 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
May 30, 11:18 PM EDT	TORNADO	6 E Lewisville, IN	US40 NEAR WAYNE AND HENRY COUNTY LINE

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, 10:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 138 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: 279 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1362 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 102 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 167 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 1.7

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KIND 310303
TORIND
INC065-139-310345-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0015.080531T0303Z-080531T0345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1103 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  EASTERN HENRY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 1145 PM EDT

* AT 1059 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER SOUTH
  CENTRAL HENRY COUNTY...OR 16 MILES WEST OF CAMBRIDGE CITY...MOVING
  EAST AT 37 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MOUNT SUMMIT BY 1110 PM EDT...
  STRAUGHN BY 1115 PM EDT...
  MOORELAND BY 1120 PM EDT...
  BLOUNTSVILLE BY 1125 PM EDT...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 122 AND 133.

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 3979 8523 3979 8531 3973 8531 3973 8544
      4003 8545 4009 8523 4008 8522 4001 8521
TIME...MOT...LOC 0303Z 253DEG 32KT 3985 8542

$$

CO

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS53 KIND 310327
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1127 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008

INC065-139-310337-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080531T0345Z/
HENRY-RUSH-
1127 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSH AND EASTERN HENRY
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3979 8523 3979 8531 3973 8531 3973 8544
      4003 8545 4009 8523 4008 8522 4001 8521
TIME...MOT...LOC 0327Z 253DEG 32KT 3991 8515

$$

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, 8:21 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Fountain, Parke, Vermillion	39 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, 11:14 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.