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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jun 3, 2008, 9:42 PM EDT for Bartholomew County, Shelby County, Indiana. It was in force for 31 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
- Jun 3, 2008, 9:42 PM EDT (01:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2008, 10:13 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Shelby County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:00 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, 9:47 PM EDT | TORNADO | Edinburgh, IN | TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND IN EDINBURGH WITH DEBRIS IN THE AIR AND TRANSFORMERS BLOWING. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 8:42 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 1752 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 498 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 431 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 584 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 30.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KIND 040142
TORIND
INC005-145-040230-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0021.080604T0142Z-080604T0230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
942 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
* AT 941 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO OVER
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF
COLUMBUS...MOVING EAST AT 26 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CLIFFORD BY 955 PM EDT...
HOPE BY 1005 PM EDT...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 70 AND 84.
DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE
PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK
TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORM/S PATH AND
TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF
YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT.
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 3934 8567 3934 8570 3927 8570 3923 8570
3917 8571 3923 8597 3943 8597 3947 8564
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 266DEG 22KT 3935 8596
$$
NIELD3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KIND 040148
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
948 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008
INC005-145-040230-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080604T0230Z/
BARTHOLOMEW-SHELBY-
948 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN BARTHOLOMEW AND SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTIES...
AT 946 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EDINBURGH AND TAYLORSVILLE...OR 10 MILES
NORTH OF COLUMBUS...MOVING EAST AT 26 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CLIFFORD BY 955 PM EDT...
HOPE BY 1005 PM EDT...
DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE
PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK
TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORM/S PATH AND
TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF
YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3934 8567 3934 8570 3927 8570 3923 8570
3917 8571 3923 8597 3943 8597 3947 8564
TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 267DEG 23KT 3935 8593
$$
NIELD000
WWUS53 KIND 040159
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
958 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008
INC005-145-040230-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080604T0230Z/
BARTHOLOMEW-SHELBY-
958 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN BARTHOLOMEW AND SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTIES...
AT 955 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CLIFFORD...OR 10
MILES NORTH OF COLUMBUS...MOVING EAST AT 26 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
HOPE BY 1005 PM EDT...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. REPORTS OF
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM EDINBURGH AND SURROUNDING
AREAS.
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 3934 8567 3934 8570 3923 8570 3917 8571
3927 8596 3942 8594 3947 8564
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 267DEG 23KT 3935 8585
$$
NIELD000
WWUS53 KIND 040213
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1013 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008
INC005-145-040223-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080604T0230Z/
BARTHOLOMEW-SHELBY-
1013 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BARTHOLOMEW AND SOUTHERN
SHELBY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE THUNDERSTORM IS EXITING THE WARNED AREA...AND HAS WEAKENED.
THUS...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3934 8567 3934 8570 3923 8570 3917 8571
3927 8596 3942 8594 3947 8564
TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 267DEG 23KT 3935 8573
$$
NIELDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 8:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush, Shelby | 42 min |
| Jun 3, 8:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Morgan | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 9:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush, Shelby | 56 min |
| Jun 3, 9:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson | 52 min |
| Jun 3, 9:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Shelby | 44 min |
| Jun 3, 9:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Decatur | 15 min |
| Jun 3, 9:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Rush | 2 hr |
| Jun 3, 11:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Warren | 83 min |
| Jun 3, 11:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 12:27 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Vermillion, Warren | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 12:38 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Vermillion, Warren | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 12:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry, Madison | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 12:59 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 1:24 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion | 96 min |
| Jun 4, 1:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 1:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Putnam | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 1:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Randolph | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 1:42 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry, Randolph | 93 min |
| Jun 4, 2:18 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam | 87 min |
| Jun 4, 2:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Vermillion, Warren | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion | 87 min |
| Jun 4, 3:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry, Randolph | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Putnam, Vigo | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:39 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Rush | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 4:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 5:12 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Madison | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 5:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Morgan, Putnam | 24 min |
| Jun 4, 5:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 94 min |
| Jun 4, 5:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Fountain, Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 4, 5:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry, Randolph | 30 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Clay, Decatur, Hendricks, Johnson and 8 more | 24 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:23 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Clay, Fountain, Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke and 3 more | 97 min |
| Jun 4, 6:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Sullivan | 34 min |
| Jun 4, 6:53 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Marion and 1 more | 86 min |
| Jun 4, 7:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Greene, Monroe | 42 min |
| Jun 4, 7:23 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Clay, Decatur, Hendricks, Johnson and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson | 43 min |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison | 59 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Morgan, Owen | 5 days |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Morgan, Owen | 6 days |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Owen | 12 days |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 15 days |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 14 days |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 16 days |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 17 days |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox | 19 days |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox, Posey | 18 days |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene | 64 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Shelby | 66 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson | 3 days |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 13 days |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 11 days |
| Jun 4, 2:33 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Madison | 44 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:33 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Marion | 3 days |
| Jun 4, 2:33 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 46 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:33 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 3 days |
| Jun 4, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Sullivan, Vigo | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Owen, Vigo | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Monroe, Owen | 64 min |
| Jun 4, 4:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 4:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Greene, Jackson, Jennings and 3 more | 63 min |
| Jun 4, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Putnam | 25 min |
| Jun 4, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Johnson, Morgan | 34 min |
| Jun 4, 4:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Monroe, Morgan | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks | 20 min |
| Jun 4, 5:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jennings | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock and 7 more | 4 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.