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Tornado Warning 47, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 6:03 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 42 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 25, 2011, 6:03 PM EDT (22:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Clay County, IN, Greene County, IN, Knox County, IN, Sullivan County, IN
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 9:50 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 1832 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 561 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 253 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.6
- Supercell composite
- 10.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
862
WFUS53 KIND 252203
TORIND
INC021-055-083-153-252245-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0047.110525T2203Z-110525T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
603 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
WESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
NORTHEASTERN KNOX COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
EASTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
* UNTIL 645 PM EDT
* AT 601 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF VINCENNES...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
OAKTOWN AROUND 610 PM EDT...
FREELANDVILLE AROUND 615 PM EDT...
CARLISLE AROUND 620 PM EDT...
PLEASANTVILLE AND PAXTON AROUND 625 PM EDT...
SULLIVAN AROUND 630 PM EDT...
DUGGER AND LINTON AROUND 635 PM EDT...
VICKSBURG AND SHELBURN AROUND 640 PM EDT...
JASONVILLE...COALMONT AND HYMERA AROUND 645 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3926 8739 3924 8706 3917 8705 3865 8736
3869 8752
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 204DEG 38KT 3876 8741
$$
JAS4 follow-up statements
780
WWUS53 KIND 252217
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
617 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
INC021-055-083-153-252245-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-110525T2245Z/
CLAY-GREENE-KNOX-SULLIVAN-
617 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN CLAY...
WESTERN GREENE...NORTH CENTRAL KNOX AND EASTERN SULLIVAN COUNTIES
UNTIL 645 PM EDT...
AT 615 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES EAST OF RUSSELLVILLE...OR 17 MILES
NORTHEAST OF VINCENNES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
PLEASANTVILLE AND PAXTON AROUND 625 PM EDT...
SULLIVAN AROUND 630 PM EDT...
DUGGER AND LINTON AROUND 635 PM EDT...
VICKSBURG...JASONVILLE...HYMERA AND SHELBURN AROUND 640 PM EDT...
COALMONT AROUND 645 PM EDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3926 8739 3924 8706 3917 8705 3877 8730
3882 8746
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 204DEG 38KT 3889 8733
$$
77/TDUD465
WWUS53 KIND 252233
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
633 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
INC083-252243-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-110525T2245Z/
KNOX-
633 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL KNOX COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3926 8739 3924 8706 3917 8705 3890 8722
3900 8737
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 204DEG 38KT 3904 8724
$$
INC021-055-153-252245-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-110525T2245Z/
CLAY-GREENE-SULLIVAN-
633 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN CLAY...
WESTERN GREENE AND EASTERN SULLIVAN COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM EDT...
AT 630 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF LINTON...OR 26 MILES EAST OF
ROBINSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
VICKSBURG AROUND 640 PM EDT...
JASONVILLE...COALMONT AND HYMERA AROUND 645 PM EDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3926 8739 3924 8706 3917 8705 3890 8722
3900 8737
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 204DEG 38KT 3904 8724
$$
77/TDUD315
WWUS53 KIND 252239
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
639 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
INC021-055-153-252245-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-110525T2245Z/
CLAY-GREENE-SULLIVAN-
639 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN CLAY...
NORTHWESTERN GREENE AND NORTHEASTERN SULLIVAN COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM
EDT...
AT 635 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LINTON...OR 28 MILES EAST OF ROBINSON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
JASONVILLE...COALMONT AND HYMERA AROUND 645 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3926 8739 3924 8706 3917 8705 3899 8717
3905 8734
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 204DEG 38KT 3910 8720
$$
77/TDUD429
WWUS53 KIND 252247
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
647 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
INC021-055-153-252257-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-110525T2245Z/
CLAY-GREENE-SULLIVAN-
647 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CLAY...NORTHWESTERN GREENE
AND NORTHEASTERN SULLIVAN COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3926 8739 3924 8706 3917 8705 3899 8717
3905 8734
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 204DEG 38KT 3910 8720
$$
77/TDUDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 8:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Delaware | 40 min |
| May 24, 9:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe | 50 min |
| May 24, 10:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe | 43 min |
| May 24, 11:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe | 30 min |
| May 25, 9:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Tipton | 44 min |
| May 25, 9:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Howard, Tipton | 31 min |
| May 25, 9:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 45 min |
| May 25, 10:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren | 52 min |
| May 25, 11:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Tippecanoe | 33 min |
| May 25, 12:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe, White | 35 hr |
| May 25, 12:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 15 days |
| May 25, 12:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 16 days |
| May 25, 12:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 13 days |
| May 25, 12:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 19 days |
| May 25, 12:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 35 days |
| May 25, 12:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 35 days |
| May 25, 12:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox | 17 days |
| May 25, 12:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox, Posey | 12 days |
| May 25, 12:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Howard | 26 min |
| May 25, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox | 15 min |
| May 25, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clinton, Howard, Tipton | 39 min |
| May 25, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 52 min |
| May 25, 1:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren | 54 min |
| May 25, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Marion, Morgan | 48 min |
| May 25, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin | 45 min |
| May 25, 2:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe | 15 min |
| May 25, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Tippecanoe | 66 min |
| May 25, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox, Sullivan | 48 min |
| May 25, 2:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Carroll, Howard | 33 min |
| May 25, 2:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Clinton, Howard, Tipton | 31 min |
| May 25, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 40 min |
| May 25, 2:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Howard | 23 min |
| May 25, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Martin | 47 min |
| May 25, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Howard | 16 min |
| May 25, 3:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox, Martin | 28 min |
| May 25, 3:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Clinton, Hamilton, Howard, Madison, Tipton | 35 min |
| May 25, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson, Jennings | 46 min |
| May 25, 3:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Martin | 3 hr |
| May 25, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Owen | 49 min |
| May 25, 3:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Tippecanoe | 6 hr |
| May 25, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 43 min |
| May 25, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Lawrence and 3 more | 56 min |
| May 25, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion, Vigo | 50 min |
| May 25, 4:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more | 9 hr |
| May 25, 4:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur | 49 min |
| May 25, 4:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion | 6 hr |
| May 25, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Rush, Shelby | 42 min |
| May 25, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Madison | 20 min |
| May 25, 5:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush | 19 min |
| May 25, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Putnam | 44 min |
| May 25, 5:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe, Owen | 44 min |
| May 25, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush | 41 min |
| May 25, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 41 min |
| May 25, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Randolph | 25 min |
| May 25, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Morgan, Owen, Putnam | 38 min |
| May 25, 6:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 52 min |
| May 25, 6:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Martin | 3 hr |
| May 25, 6:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Johnson, Monroe, Morgan | 50 min |
| May 25, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson | 49 min |
| May 25, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe, Owen | 33 min |
| May 25, 6:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Brown, Johnson, Morgan | 46 min |
| May 25, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam | 38 min |
| May 25, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Lawrence, Martin | 48 min |
| May 25, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Owen, Parke, Putnam | 31 min |
| May 25, 7:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 39 min |
| May 25, 7:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Greene, Hendricks, Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 38 min |
| May 25, 7:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe | 49 min |
| May 25, 7:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Clay, Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 29 min |
| May 25, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Howard, Madison, Tipton | 30 min |
| May 25, 7:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby | 43 min |
| May 25, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 51 min |
| May 25, 7:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan | 32 min |
| May 25, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Marion, Morgan | 30 min |
| May 25, 7:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Rush | 40 min |
| May 25, 7:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Brown, Jackson, Lawrence | 51 min |
| May 25, 7:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Rush, Shelby | 48 min |
| May 25, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Howard, Tipton | 27 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.