Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jan 29, 2008, 7:14 PM EST for Hendricks County, Marion County, Indiana. It was in force for 46 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, 7:14 PM EST (00:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2008, 8:00 PM EST
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Hendricks County, IN, Marion County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 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, 7:20 PM EST | TORNADO | Speedway, IN | AN EF1 TORNADO DAMAGED APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND VEHICLES AT CRAWFORDSVILLE ROAD, INTERSTATE 465 AND WATERFRONT PARKWAY WEST. WINDS ESTIMATED AT 105 MPH. |
| Jan 29, 7:21 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Speedway, IN | THUNDERSTORM WINDS ESTIMATED AT 85 MPH PUSHED A GARAGE OFF ITS FOUNDATION AND DAMAGED SEVERAL ADJACENT HOMES. |
| Jan 29, 7:22 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 Ne Indianapolis, IN | |
| Jan 29, 7:25 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 7 Nw Indianapolis, IN | THUNDERSTORM WINDS KNOCKED DOWN NUMEROUS TREES IN THE VICINITY OF 44TH STREET AND NORTH KESSLER BLVD. |
| Jan 29, 7:46 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Speedway, IN | BUILDING SUSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGE. ALSO TREES DOWN. |
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 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 786 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 102 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -209 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -244 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 300014
TORIND
INC063-097-300100-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0002.080130T0014Z-080130T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
714 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN HENDRICKS COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHERN MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 800 PM EST
* AT 710 PM EST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR
CLERMONT...OR ABOUT 12 MILES WEST OF INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MERIDIAN HILLS BY 720 PM EST...
WILLIAMS CREEK BY 725 PM EST...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 114 AND 128.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 2.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 67 AND 73.
SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED HEAVY DAMAGE TO HOMES IN PORTIONS OF
HENDRICKS COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80
MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
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 8638 3993 8594 3984 8597 3974 8633
3979 8636 3984 8637
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 230DEG 60KT 3982 8631
$$
JOHNSON3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KIND 300028
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
728 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008
INC097-300100-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080130T0100Z/
MARION-
728 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
MARION COUNTY...
AT 723 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WYNNEDALE...OR
ABOUT NEAR INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CASTLETON BY 735 PM EST...
LAWRENCE BY 740 PM EST...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3991 8630 3993 8594 3984 8597 3979 8614
3979 8616 3976 8624 3976 8630 3979 8629
3984 8631
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 244DEG 39KT 3986 8615
$$
PUMA000
WWUS53 KIND 300035
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
735 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008
INC097-300100-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080130T0100Z/
MARION-
735 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY...
AT 732 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CASTLETON...OR
ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING EAST AT 45 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 3992 8607 3993 8605 3993 8594 3986 8596
3984 8598 3984 8608 3992 8609
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 250DEG 39KT 3990 8600
$$
PUMA000
WWUS53 KIND 300043
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
742 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008
INC097-300052-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080130T0100Z/
MARION-
742 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS DECREASED IN
INTENSITY AND HAS EXITED THE WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3992 8607 3993 8605 3993 8594 3986 8596
3984 8598 3984 8608 3992 8609
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 256DEG 52KT 3995 8585
$$
PUMAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 7:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry and 7 more | 44 min |
| Jan 29, 7:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jennings | 34 min |
| Jan 29, 7:59 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jennings | 26 min |
| Jan 30, 4:04 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Delaware, Fountain and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:04 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more | 24 hr |
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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.