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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 31, 2008Monroe County, Owen County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 31, 2008, 1:42 AM EDT for Monroe County, Owen County, Indiana. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 31, 2008, 1:42 AM EDT (05:42 UTC)
Expired
May 31, 2008, 2:15 AM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Monroe County, IN, Owen County, IN

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 30, 10:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 189 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2008-05-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1830 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2008-05-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 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
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

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KIND 310542
TORIND
INC105-119-310615-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0016.080531T0542Z-080531T0615Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
142 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  EAST CENTRAL OWEN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 215 AM EDT

* AT 140 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER CENTRAL
  OWEN COUNTY...OR 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF BLOOMINGTON...MOVING EAST AT
  37 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  STINESVILLE BY 155 AM 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 3938 8666 3936 8664 3933 8664 3933 8661
      3931 8658 3927 8661 3920 8679 3932 8684
TIME...MOT...LOC 0542Z 253DEG 32KT 3927 8678

$$

CO
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KIND 310607
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
207 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

INC105-119-310617-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080531T0615Z/
MONROE-OWEN-
207 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MONROE AND EAST CENTRAL OWEN 
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 215 AM EDT...

LAT...LON 3938 8666 3936 8664 3933 8664 3933 8661
      3931 8658 3927 8661 3920 8679 3932 8684
TIME...MOT...LOC 0607Z 253DEG 32KT 3933 8650

$$

CO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 30, 8:00 PM EDTTornado WarningINDClinton, Howard34 min
May 30, 8:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion38 min
May 30, 8:21 PM EDTTornado WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion39 min
May 30, 8:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClinton, Hamilton, Howard, Tipton48 min
May 30, 8:35 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion6 hr
May 30, 8:51 PM EDTTornado WarningINDMontgomery, Parke, Putnam39 min
May 30, 9:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion45 min
May 30, 9:27 PM EDTTornado WarningINDHendricks, Montgomery, Putnam48 min
May 30, 9:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMontgomery, Parke, Putnam43 min
May 30, 9:59 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion and 1 more5 hr
May 30, 10:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion43 min
May 30, 10:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion, Montgomery, Parke and 1 more49 min
May 30, 10:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Rush, Shelby58 min
May 30, 10:34 PM EDTTornado WarningINDHancock41 min
May 30, 10:47 PM EDTTornado WarningINDHancock, Henry, Madison28 min
May 30, 11:03 PM EDTTornado WarningINDHenry, Rush24 min
May 30, 11:14 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDHenry, Randolph, Rush4 hr
May 30, 11:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Hendricks, Morgan, Parke, Putnam, Vigo42 min
May 30, 11:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and 1 more51 min
May 30, 11:41 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDHendricks, Marion3 hr
May 30, 11:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Henry, Madison, Rush, Shelby46 min
May 31, 12:06 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJohnson, Morgan, Shelby39 min
May 31, 12:19 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHenry, Randolph26 min
May 31, 12:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDecatur, Rush, Shelby46 min
May 31, 1:25 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Owen31 min
May 31, 2:00 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBrown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan34 min
May 31, 2:31 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Johnson, Shelby29 min
May 31, 11:16 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren5 days
May 31, 11:16 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren7 days
May 31, 11:16 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDParke, Vermillion, Vigo16 days
May 31, 11:16 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDSullivan, Vigo17 days
May 31, 11:16 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox, Sullivan21 days
May 31, 11:16 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox, Sullivan21 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.