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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 30, 2008, 7:30 PM EDT for Carroll County, Indiana. It was in force for 45 min. 2 reports 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
- May 30, 2008, 7:30 PM EDT (23:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2008, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Carroll County, IN
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 7:30 PM EDT | TORNADO | 7 S Delphi, IN | 2 TORNADOES JUST NORTH OF PYRMONT MOVING EAST. |
| May 30, 7:44 PM EDT | HAIL 0.25 | 6 Sw Flora, IN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2:56 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -325 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1164 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KIND 302330
TORIND
INC015-310015-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0008.080530T2330Z-080531T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
730 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 815 PM EDT
* AT 726 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO OVER
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL TIPPECANOE COUNTY...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF
LAFAYETTE...MOVING EAST AT 29 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FLORA BY 745 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 4044 8640 4044 8670 4053 8671 4053 8670
4056 8670 4060 8645
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 265DEG 26KT 4047 8667
$$
CO2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KIND 302344
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
743 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008
INC015-310015-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080531T0015Z/
CARROLL-
743 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
CARROLL COUNTY...
AT 730 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR
PIERMONT. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FLORA...OR
14 MILES NORTH OF FRANKFORT...MOVING EAST AT 23 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FLORA BY 750 PM EDT...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4044 8640 4044 8670 4053 8671 4053 8670
4056 8670 4060 8645
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 272DEG 20KT 4047 8658
$$
CO000
WWUS53 KIND 310010
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
809 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008
INC015-310019-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080531T0015Z/
CARROLL-
809 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CARROLL COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 815
PM EDT/715 PM CDT/...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 4044 8640 4044 8670 4053 8671 4053 8670
4056 8670 4060 8645
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 272DEG 20KT 4046 8639
$$
COThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Warren | 41 min |
| May 30, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Tippecanoe | 28 min |
| May 30, 6:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Tippecanoe | 45 min |
| May 30, 7:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clinton, Tippecanoe | 28 min |
Nearby
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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.