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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jun 27, 2008, 8:23 PM EDT for Morgan County, Indiana. It was in force for 22 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 27, 2008, 8:23 PM EDT (00:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2008, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Morgan County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 8:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Martinsville, IN | THREE TO SIX INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN NEAR BROWNS CROSSING |
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 27, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1140 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KIND 280023 TORIND INC109-280115- /O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0026.080628T0023Z-080628T0115Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 823 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... MORGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA... * UNTIL 915 PM EDT * AT 819 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR PARAGON... OR 15 MILES NORTH OF BLOOMINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 48 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... MARTINSVILLE BY 830 PM EDT... BETHANY BY 840 PM EDT... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. 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 3963 8626 3934 8626 3934 8663 3945 8664 TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 245DEG 42KT 3940 8654 $$ NIELD
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KIND 280030 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 830 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 INC109-280115- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-080628T0115Z/ MORGAN- 829 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR MORGAN COUNTY... AT 824 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PARAGON...OR 17 MILES NORTH OF BLOOMINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 48 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... BETHANY BY 835 PM EDT... BROOKLYN BY 840 PM EDT... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3963 8626 3934 8626 3934 8663 3945 8664 TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 245DEG 42KT 3943 8645 $$ NIELD
000 WWUS53 KIND 280035 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 835 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 INC109-280115- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-080628T0115Z/ MORGAN- 835 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR MORGAN COUNTY... AT 833 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MARTINSVILLE...OR 20 MILES NORTH OF BLOOMINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 48 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... BROOKLYN BY 840 PM EDT... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. 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 3963 8626 3934 8626 3934 8663 3945 8664 TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 245DEG 42KT 3945 8637 $$ NIELD
000 WWUS53 KIND 280045 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 845 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 INC109-280055- /O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-080628T0115Z/ MORGAN- 845 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MORGAN COUNTY IS CANCELLED... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MORGAN COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM EDT. LAT...LON 3963 8626 3934 8626 3934 8663 3945 8664 TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 245DEG 42KT 3950 8623 $$ NIELD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan | 46 min |
| Jun 27, 8:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox | 51 min |
| Jun 27, 8:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson | 47 min |
| Jun 27, 8:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 63 min |
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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.