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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Indianapolis, IN

January 29, 2008Bartholomew County, Decatur County, Jennings County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jan 29, 2008, 7:59 PM EST for Bartholomew County, Decatur County, Jennings County, Indiana. It was in force for 26 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: Jan 29, 2008, 7:59 PM EST (00:59 UTC)
Expired: Jan 29, 2008, 8:25 PM EST
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Jennings County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:58 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, 8:15 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	8 Nw North Vernon, IN	HOUSE TRAILER FLIPPED NEAR SCIPIO.

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

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 149 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 787 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 394 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 451 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KIND 300059
TORIND
INC005-031-079-300145-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0003.080130T0059Z-080130T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
759 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  DECATUR COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHERN JENNINGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...

* UNTIL 845 PM EST

* AT 758 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR NORTH
  VERNON...OR ABOUT 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF SEYMOUR...MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 65 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MILLHOUSEN BY 810 PM EST...
  NEWPOINT BY 815 PM EST...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 130 AND 143.

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 3918 8548 3903 8547 3893 8571 3919 8580
      3944 8549 3944 8531 3927 8531
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 242DEG 60KT 3909 8560

$$

PUMA

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KIND 300106
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
806 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008

INC005-300116-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T0145Z/
BARTHOLOMEW-
806 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3918 8549 3917 8548 3903 8548 3900 8563
      3924 8570 3944 8549 3944 8531 3927 8531
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 241DEG 58KT 3914 8551

$$

INC031-079-300145-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T0145Z/
DECATUR-JENNINGS-
806 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN JENNINGS AND DECATUR COUNTIES...

AT 803 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WESTPORT...OR
ABOUT 20 MILES EAST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  GREENSBURG BY 815 PM EST...
  NEWPOINT BY 820 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 3918 8549 3917 8548 3903 8548 3900 8563
      3924 8570 3944 8549 3944 8531 3927 8531
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 241DEG 58KT 3914 8551

$$

PUMA

000 
WWUS53 KIND 300113
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
813 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008

INC079-300123-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T0145Z/
JENNINGS-
813 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008

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

LAT...LON 3924 8537 3919 8548 3919 8549 3926 8553
      3944 8549 3944 8531 3927 8531
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 241DEG 58KT 3919 8538

$$

INC031-300145-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T0145Z/
DECATUR-
813 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EST FOR EASTERN
DECATUR COUNTY...

AT 811 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  THIS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MILLHOUSEN...OR ABOUT 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
BATESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  NEWPOINT BY 820 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 3924 8537 3919 8548 3919 8549 3926 8553
      3944 8549 3944 8531 3927 8531
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 241DEG 58KT 3919 8538

$$

JOHNSON

000 
WWUS53 KIND 300125 RRA
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
826 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008

INC031-300136-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T0145Z/
DECATUR-
826 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008

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

LAT...LON 3924 8537 3919 8548 3919 8549 3926 8553
      3944 8549 3944 8531 3927 8531
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 241DEG 58KT 3929 8514

$$

JOHNSON

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 29, 7:14 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Hendricks, Marion	46 min
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 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.