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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 3, 2008Decatur County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jun 3, 2008, 9:56 PM EDT for Decatur County, Indiana. It was in force for 15 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, 9:56 PM EDT (01:56 UTC)
Expired
Jun 3, 2008, 10:11 PM EDT
In force
15 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Decatur County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:00 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 3, 10:02 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG5 Ne Greensburg, INROOF OFF OF HOUSE NEAR INTERSECTION 640N AND 700E

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 3, 8:42 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 134 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2008-06-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1752 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2008-06-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 431 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KIND 040156
TORIND
INC031-040245-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0022.080604T0156Z-080604T0245Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN DECATUR COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT

* AT 955 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER
  NORTHEASTERN DECATUR COUNTY...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  BATESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  NEWPOINT BY 1000 PM EDT...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 135 AND 143.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

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 3927 8531 3925 8536 3935 8547 3944 8546
      3944 8531 3944 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 279DEG 22KT 3941 8536

$$

NIELD
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KIND 040203
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1003 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008

INC031-040245-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080604T0245Z/
DECATUR-
1003 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN DECATUR COUNTY...

AT 1000 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF
NEWPOINT...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF BATESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

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 3927 8531 3925 8536 3935 8547 3944 8546
      3944 8531 3944 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 0203Z 279DEG 22KT 3940 8531

$$

NIELD
000 
WWUS53 KIND 040211
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1010 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008

INC031-040220-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080604T0245Z/
DECATUR-
1010 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DECATUR COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT.

LAT...LON 3927 8531 3925 8536 3935 8547 3944 8546
      3944 8531 3944 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 279DEG 22KT 3939 8526

$$

NIELD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 8:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHenry45 min
Jun 3, 8:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDecatur, Rush, Shelby42 min
Jun 3, 8:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Morgan48 min
Jun 3, 9:04 PM EDTTornado WarningINDDecatur, Rush, Shelby56 min
Jun 3, 9:08 PM EDTTornado WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Johnson52 min
Jun 3, 9:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDShelby44 min
Jun 3, 9:42 PM EDTTornado WarningINDBartholomew, Shelby31 min
Jun 3, 9:58 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDRush2 hr
Jun 3, 11:07 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDWarren83 min
Jun 3, 11:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHenry49 min
Jun 4, 12:27 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDFountain, Vermillion, Warren2 hr
Jun 4, 12:30 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren45 min
Jun 4, 12:38 AM EDTTornado WarningINDFountain, Vermillion, Warren29 min
Jun 4, 12:56 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Madison49 min
Jun 4, 12:59 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMontgomery, Tippecanoe46 min
Jun 4, 1:24 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion96 min
Jun 4, 1:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHenry46 min
Jun 4, 1:34 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Putnam41 min
Jun 4, 1:40 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRandolph35 min
Jun 4, 1:42 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Randolph93 min
Jun 4, 2:18 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBoone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam87 min
Jun 4, 2:43 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDFountain, Vermillion, Warren3 hr
Jun 4, 2:52 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion3 hr
Jun 4, 3:03 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDHendricks, Marion87 min
Jun 4, 3:07 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Randolph3 hr
Jun 4, 3:18 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDClay, Putnam, Vigo3 hr
Jun 4, 3:39 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam2 hr
Jun 4, 3:42 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRush48 min
Jun 4, 4:29 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDHendricks, Marion2 hr
Jun 4, 5:12 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDHamilton, Hancock, Madison2 hr
Jun 4, 5:21 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Morgan, Putnam24 min
Jun 4, 5:26 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDMarion94 min
Jun 4, 5:50 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Fountain, Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam and 2 more30 hr
Jun 4, 5:56 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Randolph30 hr
Jun 4, 6:16 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Clay, Decatur, Hendricks, Johnson and 8 more24 hr
Jun 4, 6:23 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBoone, Clay, Fountain, Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke and 3 more97 min
Jun 4, 6:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Greene, Sullivan34 min
Jun 4, 6:53 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDDelaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Marion and 1 more86 min
Jun 4, 7:18 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBrown, Greene, Monroe42 min
Jun 4, 7:23 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Clay, Decatur, Hendricks, Johnson and 7 more2 hr
Jun 4, 12:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson43 min
Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDHamilton, Madison59 hr
Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMorgan, Owen5 days
Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMorgan, Owen6 days
Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDGreene, Owen12 days
Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox15 days
Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox14 days
Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike16 days
Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike17 days
Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDGibson, Knox19 days
Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDGibson, Knox, Posey18 days
Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDClay, Greene64 hr
Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDShelby66 hr
Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Jackson3 days
Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Lawrence, Washington13 days
Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDLawrence, Martin11 days
Jun 4, 2:33 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDelaware, Madison44 hr
Jun 4, 2:33 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDHamilton, Marion3 days
Jun 4, 2:33 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion, Morgan46 hr
Jun 4, 2:33 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion, Morgan3 days
Jun 4, 3:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Greene, Sullivan, Vigo40 min
Jun 4, 3:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Greene, Owen, Vigo49 min
Jun 4, 4:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBrown, Monroe, Owen64 min
Jun 4, 4:16 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDClay, Greene, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo3 hr
Jun 4, 4:37 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDClay, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo4 hr
Jun 4, 4:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Greene, Jackson, Jennings and 3 more63 min
Jun 4, 4:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDPutnam25 min
Jun 4, 4:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBrown, Johnson, Morgan34 min
Jun 4, 4:59 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBrown, Monroe, Morgan4 hr
Jun 4, 5:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks20 min
Jun 4, 5:26 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Jennings4 hr
Jun 4, 6:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchINDBoone, Carroll, Clinton, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock and 7 more4 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.