Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Apr 5, 2009, 1:54 PM EDT for Daviess County, Greene County, Knox County, Indiana. It was in force for 37 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
- Apr 5, 2009, 1:54 PM EDT (17:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2009, 2:31 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Daviess County, IN, Greene County, IN, Knox County, IN
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 12:44 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1159 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 422 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 449 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 051754
TORIND
INC027-055-083-051845-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0007.090405T1754Z-090405T1845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
154 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN DAVIESS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
NORTHEASTERN KNOX COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
* UNTIL 245 PM EDT
* AT 152 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
EDWARDSPORT...OR 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF VINCENNES...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 50 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SANDBORN...ELNORA...LYONS...NEWBERRY...SWITZ CITY...BLOOMFIELD AND
WORTHINGTON
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 3890 8735 3890 8725 3896 8725 3916 8692
3892 8674 3890 8682 3891 8692 3888 8692
3879 8725
TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 239DEG 43KT 3885 8721
$$
CP2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KIND 051813
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
213 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009
INC027-083-051824-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090405T1845Z/
DAVIESS-KNOX-
213 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN DAVIESS AND NORTHEASTERN KNOX
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3893 8713 3895 8714 3898 8718 3916 8692
3896 8677 3895 8682 3893 8692 3891 8697
3891 8709
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 239DEG 43KT 3897 8695
$$
INC055-051845-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090405T1845Z/
GREENE-
213 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
GREENE COUNTY...
AT 213 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NEWBERRY...OR 26
MILES WEST OF BEDFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BLOOMFIELD
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 3893 8713 3895 8714 3898 8718 3916 8692
3896 8677 3895 8682 3893 8692 3891 8697
3891 8709
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 239DEG 43KT 3897 8695
$$
CP000
WWUS53 KIND 051831
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
231 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009
INC055-051842-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090405T1845Z/
GREENE-
231 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3893 8713 3895 8714 3898 8718 3916 8692
3896 8677 3895 8682 3893 8692 3891 8697
3891 8709
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 239DEG 43KT 3908 8672
$$
CPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 8:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 21 days |
| Apr 5, 11:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 19 days |
| Apr 5, 11:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 20 days |
| Apr 5, 11:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 18 days |
| Apr 5, 11:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 21 days |
| Apr 5, 11:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 54 days |
| Apr 5, 11:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 54 days |
| Apr 5, 11:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox | 6 days |
| Apr 5, 11:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox | 21 days |
| Apr 5, 6:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Decatur | 18 min |
| Apr 5, 7:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Clinton, Delaware, Hamilton, Henry, Howard, Madison and 3 more | 67 days |
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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.