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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Sep 12, 2008, 7:06 PM EDT for Greene County, Lawrence County, Monroe County, Indiana. It was in force for 39 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
- Sep 12, 2008, 7:06 PM EDT (23:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 12, 2008, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Greene County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Monroe County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 7:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Nw Oolitic, IN | TREES DOWN JUST NORTH OF SPRINGVILLE. TIME ESTIMATED. |
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, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 211 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
- 124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 567 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KIND 122306 TORIND INC055-093-105-122345- /O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0029.080912T2306Z-080912T2345Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 706 PM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA... SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA... SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA... * UNTIL 745 PM EDT * AT 704 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY...OR 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF BEDFORD... MOVING EAST AT 19 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RURAL NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY AT 720 PM EDT RURAL SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY AT 730 PM EDT RURAL NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY AT 740 PM 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 3904 8653 3891 8656 3892 8684 3902 8680 TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 265DEG 16KT 3896 8675 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KIND 122314 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 714 PM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008 INC055-093-105-122345- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-080912T2345Z/ GREENE-LAWRENCE-MONROE- 715 PM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE...SOUTHEASTERN GREENE AND SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES... AT 713 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY...OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF BEDFORD... MOVING EAST AT 18 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RURAL NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY AT 730 PM EDT RURAL NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY AT 740 PM EDT THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3904 8653 3891 8656 3892 8679 3902 8674 TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 265DEG 16KT 3896 8670 $$
000
WWUS53 KIND 122333
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
733 PM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008
INC055-122343-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-080912T2345Z/
GREENE-
733 PM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3892 8669 3902 8670 3904 8653 3903 8653
3900 8654 3899 8654 3891 8656
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 265DEG 16KT 3896 8659
$$
INC093-105-122345-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-080912T2345Z/
LAWRENCE-MONROE-
733 PM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE AND SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES...
AT 730 PM EDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
OVER NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF
BEDFORD...MOVING EAST AT 18 MPH.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3892 8669 3902 8670 3904 8653 3903 8653
3900 8654 3899 8654 3891 8656
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 265DEG 16KT 3896 8659
$$000
WWUS53 KIND 122342
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
742 PM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008
INC093-105-122353-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-080912T2345Z/
LAWRENCE-MONROE-
743 PM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE AND SOUTHWESTERN
MONROE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM EDT/645 PM CDT/...
LAT...LON 3892 8669 3902 8670 3904 8653 3903 8653
3900 8654 3899 8654 3891 8656
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 265DEG 16KT 3896 8653
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 9:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Daviess | 2 hr |
| Sep 12, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe | 38 min |
| Sep 12, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Knox | 51 min |
| Sep 12, 6:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Knox | 34 min |
| Sep 12, 7:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe | 48 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.