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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 30, 2009Hamilton County, Henry County, Madison County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 30, 2009, 9:26 PM EDT for Hamilton County, Henry County, Madison County, Indiana. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 30, 2009, 9:26 PM EDT (01:26 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 2009, 10:00 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Hamilton County, IN, Henry County, IN, Madison County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:27 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.

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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 172 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KIND 310126
TORIND
INC057-065-095-310200-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0018.090531T0126Z-090531T0200Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ANDERSON...
  NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT

* AT 924 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR
  LAPEL...OR 13 MILES WEST OF ANDERSON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LAPEL AROUND 935 PM EDT...
  EDGEWOOD AROUND 940 PM EDT...
  PENDLETON AROUND 945 PM EDT...
  MARKLEVILLE AROUND 955 PM EDT...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 17 AND 31.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3993 8558 3995 8559 3995 8566 4006 8602
      4020 8592 4009 8558 4008 8558 4008 8554
      4006 8547
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 297DEG 28KT 4009 8591

$$

HAINES

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KIND 310140
SVSIND

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

INC057-310150-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090531T0200Z/
HAMILTON-
940 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009

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

LAT...LON 3993 8558 3995 8559 3995 8566 4001 8587
      4016 8587 4009 8558 4008 8558 4008 8554
      4006 8547
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 297DEG 28KT 4004 8579

$$

INC065-095-310200-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090531T0200Z/
HENRY-MADISON-
940 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN HENRY AND SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTIES...

AT 938 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAPEL...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANDERSON...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PENDLETON AROUND 945 PM EDT...
  MARKLEVILLE AROUND 1000 PM EDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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 3993 8558 3995 8559 3995 8566 4001 8587
      4016 8587 4009 8558 4008 8558 4008 8554
      4006 8547
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 297DEG 28KT 4004 8579

$$
HAINES

000 
WWUS53 KIND 310157
SVSIND

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

INC065-095-310207-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090531T0200Z/
HENRY-MADISON-
957 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HENRY AND SOUTHERN MADISON
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 PM EDT...

LAT...LON 3993 8558 3995 8559 3995 8566 4001 8587
      4016 8587 4009 8558 4008 8558 4008 8554
      4006 8547
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 297DEG 28KT 3998 8564

$$

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, 8:40 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion	50 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, 9:33 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.