Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 8, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 2008, 8:37 PM EDT for Pulaski County, Indiana. It was in force for 38 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 4, 2008, 8:37 PM EDT (00:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2008, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Pulaski County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 8:45 PM EDT | HAIL 2.5 | Francesville, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 8:02 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 2437 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1115 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 9.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KIWX 050037 TORIWX INC131-050115- /O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0008.080605T0037Z-080605T0115Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 837 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WESTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA * UNTIL 915 PM EDT * AT 735 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FRANCESVILLE...OR 10 MILES EAST OF RENSSELAER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE STORM INCLUDE... FRANCESVILLE... MEDARYVILLE... IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. 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 4118 8681 4100 8665 4091 8694 4104 8694 TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 234DEG 21KT 4096 8694 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KIWX 050044 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 843 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008 INC131-050115- /O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080605T0115Z/ PULASKI IN- 843 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR WESTERN PULASKI COUNTY... AT 840 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG ROTATION AND POSSIBLE TORNADO IN ADDITION TO LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FRANCESVILLE...OR ABOUT 14 MILES EAST OF RENSSELAER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE... RURAL CENTRAL PULASKI COUNTY... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN INDIANA. LAT...LON 4118 8681 4100 8665 4091 8694 4104 8694 TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 239DEG 26KT 4100 8686 $$
000 WWUS53 KIWX 050050 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 849 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008 INC131-050115- /O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080605T0115Z/ PULASKI IN- 849 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR WESTERN PULASKI COUNTY... AT 848 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL IN FRANCESVILLE AT 845 PM EDT. THIS SEVERE STORM ALSO INDICATED STRONG ROTATION AND POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF FRANCESVILLE...OR ABOUT 12 MILES WEST OF WINAMAC...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE... RURAL CENTRAL PULASKI COUNTY... 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 YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN INDIANA. LAT...LON 4118 8681 4100 8665 4091 8694 4104 8694 TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 239DEG 26KT 4102 8681 $$
000 WWUS53 KIWX 050111 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 910 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008 INC131-050120- /O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080605T0115Z/ PULASKI IN- 910 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN PULASKI COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM EDT/815 PM CDT/... AT 908 PM EDT/808 PM CDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN INDIANA. LAT...LON 4118 8681 4100 8665 4091 8694 4104 8694 TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 239DEG 26KT 2745 7955 $$ JC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 8:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Pulaski, White | 53 min |
| Jun 4, 8:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Pulaski, Starke | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 9:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Fulton, Marshall | 43 min |
| Jun 4, 9:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Kosciusko | 26 min |
| Jun 5, 12:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Pulaski, Starke | 68 min |
| Jun 5, 1:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Marshall, Pulaski, Starke | 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.