Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 23, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2009, 8:43 PM EDT for Fountain County, Indiana. It was in force for 32 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
- Jun 19, 2009, 8:43 PM EDT (00:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2009, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Fountain County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 19, 6:59 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 111 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
- 440 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -144 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1136 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 305 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 327 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 8.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KIND 200043
TORIND
INC045-200115-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0023.090620T0043Z-090620T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
843 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL FOUNTAIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 915 PM EDT
* AT 842 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
COVINGTON...OR 14 MILES EAST OF DANVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
VEEDERSBURG AROUND 850 PM EDT...
MELLOTT AROUND 900 PM EDT...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 7 AND 22.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER 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 4023 8736 4027 8731 4029 8710 4005 8710
4012 8742 4013 8742
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 277DEG 32KT 4018 8735
$$
18/CO2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KIND 200052
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
852 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2009
INC045-200115-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-090620T0115Z/
FOUNTAIN-
852 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
FOUNTAIN COUNTY...
AT 851 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR VEEDERSBURG...OR
20 MILES EAST OF DANVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MELLOTT AROUND 900 PM EDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 4023 8736 4027 8731 4029 8710 4005 8710
4012 8742 4013 8742
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 277DEG 32KT 4018 8724
$$
18/CO000
WWUS53 KIND 200106
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
906 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2009
INC045-200116-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-090620T0115Z/
FOUNTAIN-
906 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL FOUNTAIN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 915
PM EDT...
LAT...LON 4023 8736 4027 8731 4029 8710 4005 8710
4012 8742 4013 8742
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 277DEG 32KT 4016 8707
$$
18/COThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 8:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery | 32 min |
| Jun 19, 8:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 53 min |
| Jun 19, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 55 min |
| Jun 19, 8:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain | 36 min |
| Jun 19, 9:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Montgomery | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 9:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 24 min |
| Jun 19, 9:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Hendricks, Morgan, Owen, Parke, Putnam and 1 more | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 9:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam | 28 min |
| Jun 19, 9:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Madison, Marion | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 10:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Owen | 38 min |
| Jun 19, 10:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry, Madison | 25 min |
| Jun 19, 11:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion | 119 min |
| Jun 19, 11:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 24 min |
| Jun 19, 11:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 31 min |
| Jun 20, 12:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Tipton | 21 min |
| Jun 20, 1:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene, Knox, Sullivan | 43 min |
| Jun 20, 2:25 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Sullivan | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 3:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson | 12 min |
| Jun 20, 12:13 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 22 hr |
| Jun 20, 12:13 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 22 hr |
| Jun 20, 12:13 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 62 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.