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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Indianapolis, IN

April 19, 20114 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2011, 8:54 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 51 min. 5 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
Apr 19, 2011, 8:54 PM EDT (00:54 UTC)
Expired
Apr 19, 2011, 9:45 PM EDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Fountain County, IN, Parke County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:53 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 19, 9:06 PM EDTHAIL 0.88West Lebanon, INPEA TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...RELAY OF SPOTTER REPORT
Apr 19, 9:08 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG7 N Dana, INMULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. SIDING AND SHINGLES RIPPED OFF HOME.
Apr 19, 9:25 PM EDTHAIL 1Kingman, IN
Apr 19, 9:30 PM EDTHAIL 0.5Kingman, IN
Apr 19, 9:33 PM EDTHAIL 0.8813 W West Lafayette, INLOCATION IS 900 EAST AND 650 WEST

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 19, 7:46 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 113 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2011-04-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2409 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2011-04-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 370 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2409 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-46 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
523 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
370 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
547 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
24.4

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The text

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

439 
WFUS53 KIND 200054
TORIND
INC045-121-165-171-200145-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0016.110420T0054Z-110420T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
854 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  FOUNTAIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  PARKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  VERMILLION COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 945 PM EDT/845 PM CDT/

* AT 849 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF RAIN-WRAPPED
  TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO WIDESPREAD STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE.
  THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF RANKIN TO FITHIAN TO REDMON...AND MOVING EAST AT
  50 MPH.

* THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  GESSIE...FOSTER AND STATE LINE CITY AROUND 910 PM EDT...
  PENCE...BLANFORD...UNIVERSAL AND PERRYSVILLE AROUND 915 PM EDT...
  TAB...LODI...WEST LEBANON AND NEWPORT AROUND 920 PM EDT...
  YEDDO...WILLIAMSPORT...VEEDERSBURG AND MECCA AROUND 925 PM EDT...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 22.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

&&

LAT...LON 4045 8754 4047 8711 3988 8710 3987 8705
      3961 8703 3961 8754
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 270DEG 45KT 4041 8793 4016 8778
          3968 8785

$$

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2 follow-up statements
081 
WWUS53 KIND 200118
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
918 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

INC045-121-165-171-200145-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110420T0145Z/
FOUNTAIN-PARKE-VERMILLION-WARREN-
918 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARKE...VERMILLION...
FOUNTAIN AND WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM EDT/845 PM CDT/...

AT 916 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
AND BRIEF RAIN-WRAPPED TORNADOES.  THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BOSWELL TO COVINGTON TO
CLINTON...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  YEDDO...VEEDERSBURG...PINE VILLAGE AND MECCA AROUND 925 PM EDT...
  TURKEY RUN STATE PARK...WALLACE...ROSEDALE AND ROCKVILLE AROUND 930
  PM EDT...
  BRIDGETON AND JUDSON AROUND 935 PM EDT...
  CECIL HARDEN LAKE AROUND 940 PM EDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

&&

LAT...LON 4045 8754 4047 8711 3988 8710 3987 8705
      3961 8703 3961 8754
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 270DEG 45KT 4045 8737 4016 8732
          3968 8745

$$

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601 
WWUS53 KIND 200147
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
947 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

INC045-121-165-171-200158-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110420T0145Z/
FOUNTAIN-PARKE-VERMILLION-WARREN-
947 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR PARKE...VERMILLION...FOUNTAIN AND WARREN
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE
WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

LAT...LON 4045 8754 4047 8711 3988 8710 3987 8705
      3961 8703 3961 8754
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 270DEG 45KT 4045 8737 4016 8732
          3968 8745

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 19, 9:16 PM EDTTornado WarningINDClay, Owen, Putnam, Vigo59 min
Apr 19, 9:31 PM EDTTornado WarningINDBoone, Carroll, Clinton, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam and 1 more44 min
Apr 19, 9:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDCarroll50 min
Apr 19, 9:55 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDClay, Parke, Vigo15 hr
Apr 19, 10:07 PM EDTTornado WarningINDBoone, Clinton, Hamilton, Howard, Madison, Tipton38 min
Apr 19, 10:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Owen, Putnam, Vigo47 min
Apr 19, 10:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Hendricks, Marion, Shelby45 min
Apr 19, 10:34 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDClay, Vigo6 hr
Apr 19, 10:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Madison, Randolph45 min
Apr 19, 10:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Morgan, Owen, Putnam, Sullivan, Vigo37 min
Apr 19, 10:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Daviess, Greene, Knox, Martin, Owen and 1 more61 min
Apr 19, 11:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Henry, Rush, Shelby45 min
Apr 19, 11:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDHendricks, Morgan, Putnam6 hr
Apr 19, 11:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Morgan, Owen, Putnam45 min
Apr 19, 11:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Randolph45 min
Apr 19, 11:40 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDHamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison, Marion and 1 more6 hr
Apr 19, 11:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBrown, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe and 2 more31 min
Apr 19, 11:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Marion31 min
Apr 20, 12:13 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJohnson, Shelby34 min
Apr 20, 12:16 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings44 min
Apr 20, 12:21 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Lawrence and 3 more4 hr
Apr 20, 12:25 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDecatur, Rush40 min
Apr 20, 7:31 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDClay, Parke, Vigo24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.