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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 3, 2008Lawrence County, Monroe County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jun 3, 2008, 11:37 AM EDT for Lawrence County, Monroe County, Indiana. It was in force for 38 min. 2 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: Jun 3, 2008, 11:37 AM EDT (15:37 UTC)
Expired: Jun 3, 2008, 12:15 PM EDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Lawrence County, IN, Monroe County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:39 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
Jun 3, 11:46 AM EDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	4 Nne Bedford, IN
Jun 3, 11:46 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Nne Bedford, IN	* 1 INJ * DAMAGE TO HOUSES AND TREES ON BARTLETTSVILLE ROAD AND TODD LANE. DAMAGE WAS ALSO REPORTED ON MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD AND WALLNER QUARRY ROAD. TREE DAMAGE OCCURRED ON HILL SMITH ROAD. ONE MALE WAS INJURED AND HAD A BROKEN FOOT.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 232 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: 7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -233 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1611 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 471 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 031539
TORIND
INC093-105-031615-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0017.080603T1537Z-080603T1615Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1137 AM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 1215 PM EDT

* AT 1134 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER SOUTHERN 
  MONROE COUNTY...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF BEDFORD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
  38 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL EASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY AT 1150 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 3892 8630 3875 8634 3887 8667 3904 8658
TIME...MOT...LOC 1537Z 286DEG 33KT 3893 8649

$$

JK

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KIND 031551
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1151 AM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008

INC105-031601-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-080603T1615Z/
MONROE-
1151 AM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3876 8637 3878 8641 3878 8642 3883 8656
      3895 8651 3892 8630 3879 8633 3875 8634
TIME...MOT...LOC 1551Z 286DEG 33KT 3887 8635

$$

INC093-031615-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-080603T1615Z/
LAWRENCE-
1151 AM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
LAWRENCE COUNTY...

AT 1151 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF
BEDFORD...MOVING EAST AT 38 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 3876 8637 3878 8641 3878 8642 3883 8656
      3895 8651 3892 8630 3879 8633 3875 8634
TIME...MOT...LOC 1551Z 286DEG 33KT 3887 8635

$$
JK

000 
WWUS53 KIND 031607
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1207 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008

INC093-031617-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-080603T1615Z/
LAWRENCE-
1207 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1215 PM EDT/1115 AM CDT/...

SEVERE WEATHER HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNING AREA.

LAT...LON 3876 8637 3878 8641 3878 8642 3883 8656
      3895 8651 3892 8630 3879 8633 3875 8634
TIME...MOT...LOC 1607Z 286DEG 33KT 3883 8617

$$

JK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 3, 7:43 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Boone, Fountain, Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam and 1 more	7 hr
Jun 3, 10:20 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Brown, Clay, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Parke and 4 more	5 hr
Jun 3, 10:35 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Parke, Vermillion, Vigo	14 days
Jun 3, 10:35 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Knox	67 hr
Jun 3, 10:35 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Knox	18 days
Jun 3, 11:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Brown, Greene, Lawrence, Monroe	40 min
Jun 3, 11:57 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Jackson, Lawrence	18 min
Jun 3, 1:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Greene, Owen, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion and 1 more	54 min
Jun 3, 2:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Brown, Greene, Hendricks, Monroe, Morgan, Owen and 1 more	39 min
Jun 3, 2:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Greene, Sullivan	45 min
Jun 3, 2:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew	30 min
Jun 3, 2:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings	39 min
Jun 3, 3:34 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	IND	Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more	20 hr

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.