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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 30, 20094 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 30, 2009, 8:40 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 50 min. 7 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, 2009, 8:40 PM EDT (00:40 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 2009, 9:30 PM EDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:40 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
May 30, 8:55 PM EDT	HAIL 0.75	3 Sw Castleton, IN
May 30, 8:55 PM EDT	HAIL 1.75	Castleton, IN	GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AT 86TH STREET AND ALLISONVILLE ROAD.
May 30, 9:00 PM EDT	HAIL 1	1 S Castleton, IN	QUARTER SIZED HAIL AT KEYSTONE AND 74TH STREET.
May 30, 9:15 PM EDT	HAIL 0.75	7 Ene Indianapolis, IN
May 30, 9:20 PM EDT	HAIL 1.75	Lawrence, IN
May 30, 9:21 PM EDT	HAIL 1	6 S Mccordsville, IN
May 30, 9:25 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 S Mccordsville, IN	TREES AND LIMBS WERE DOWNED NEAR THE INTERSTATE 70 MOUNT COMFORT EXIT. DIME SIZE HAIL ALSO REPORTED.

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, 7:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 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.

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: 500 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1374 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 246 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 4.9

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KIND 310040
TORIND
INC057-059-095-097-310130-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0016.090531T0040Z-090531T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
840 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  WESTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 930 PM EDT

* AT 837 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
  WESTFIELD...OR 16 MILES NORTH OF INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
  35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CARMEL AROUND 845 PM EDT...
  BROAD RIPPLE AROUND 850 PM EDT...
  FISHERS AROUND 855 PM EDT...
  GEIST RESERVOIR AROUND 900 PM EDT...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 16.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 91 AND 103.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
QUARTER INCH 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 3972 8584 3993 8627 3993 8626 3994 8625
      3995 8625 4009 8614 3995 8566
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 297DEG 29KT 3999 8617

$$

HAINES

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS53 KIND 310110
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
910 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009

INC057-059-095-097-310130-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-090531T0130Z/
HAMILTON-HANCOCK-MADISON-MARION-
910 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MARION...WESTERN HANCOCK...SOUTHERN HAMILTON AND
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTIES...

AT 910 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. 
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MCCORDSVILLE...OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF
INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  INGALLS AROUND 915 PM EDT...
  SPRING LAKE AROUND 920 PM EDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE
PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK
TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORM/S PATH AND
TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF
YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT.

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.

&&

LAT...LON 3972 8584 3993 8627 3993 8626 3994 8625
      3995 8625 4009 8614 3995 8566
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 297DEG 29KT 3988 8589

$$
HAINES

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 30, 8:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Henry, Rush	13 min
May 30, 8:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Montgomery, Tippecanoe	27 min
May 30, 8:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Carroll, Howard, Tipton	45 min
May 30, 8:18 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Boone, Hamilton	42 min
May 30, 8:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clinton, Hamilton, Tipton	86 min
May 30, 8:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Greene, Sullivan, Vigo	20 min
May 30, 8:46 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Clinton, Hamilton, Madison, Tipton	44 min
May 30, 8:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Montgomery	37 min
May 30, 9:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion	43 min
May 30, 9:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam	53 min
May 30, 9:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hancock, Rush, Shelby	52 min
May 30, 9:26 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Hamilton, Henry, Madison	34 min
May 30, 9:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby	42 min
May 30, 9:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan	48 min
May 30, 10:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Hendricks, Marion	2 hr
May 30, 10:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Johnson, Shelby	37 min
May 30, 11:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Decatur, Rush, Shelby	34 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.