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Tornado Warning 66, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 9:11 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 49 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, 9:11 PM EDT (01:11 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:11 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, 6:44 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 1430 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1362 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 8.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
849 WFUS53 KIND 260111 RRA TORIND INC005-031-139-145-260200- /O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0066.110526T0111Z-110526T0200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 911 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA... NORTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA... SOUTHWESTERN RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA... SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA... * UNTIL 1000 PM EDT * AT 911 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLUMBUS. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS DANGEROUS STORM MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... MILFORD AND ADAMS AROUND 920 PM EDT... ST. PAUL AND WALDRON AROUND 925 PM EDT... MOSCOW AND SANDUSKY AROUND 930 PM EDT... MANILLA AND MILROY AROUND 935 PM EDT... ARLINGTON AROUND 940 PM EDT... RUSHVILLE AND NEW SALEM AROUND 945 PM EDT... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 116 AND 132. 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 3919 8571 3936 8590 3972 8555 3955 8529 TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 213DEG 39KT 3933 8573 $$ KOCH
3 follow-up statements
090 WWUS53 KIND 260125 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 925 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 INC005-260135- /O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-110526T0200Z/ BARTHOLOMEW- 925 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3931 8559 3944 8581 3972 8555 3955 8529 TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 213DEG 39KT 3945 8563 $$ INC031-139-145-260200- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-110526T0200Z/ DECATUR-RUSH-SHELBY- 925 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL DECATUR... SOUTHWESTERN RUSH AND SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM EDT... AT 924 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SHELBYVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... MOSCOW AND SANDUSKY AROUND 930 PM EDT... MANILLA AND MILROY AROUND 935 PM EDT... ARLINGTON AROUND 940 PM EDT... RUSHVILLE AND NEW SALEM AROUND 945 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 3931 8559 3944 8581 3972 8555 3955 8529 TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 213DEG 39KT 3945 8563 $$ 77/TDUD
048 WWUS53 KIND 260137 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 937 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 INC031-139-145-260200- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-110526T0200Z/ DECATUR-RUSH-SHELBY- 937 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL DECATUR... SOUTHWESTERN RUSH AND EAST CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM EDT... AT 933 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RUSHVILLE...OR 11 MILES EAST OF SHELBYVILLE... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... RUSHVILLE AND NEW SALEM AROUND 945 PM EDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3938 8551 3950 8573 3972 8555 3955 8529 TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 213DEG 39KT 3956 8554 $$ 77/TDUD
227 WWUS53 KIND 260156 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 956 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 INC031-139-145-260206- /O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-110526T0200Z/ DECATUR-RUSH-SHELBY- 956 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL DECATUR...SOUTHWESTERN RUSH AND EAST CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 PM EDT/900 PM CDT/... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3938 8551 3950 8573 3972 8555 3955 8529 TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 213DEG 39KT 3973 8539 $$ JAS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 8:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 50 min |
| May 25, 8:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Shelby | 45 min |
| May 25, 8:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison | 34 min |
| May 25, 8:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hancock, Rush, Shelby | 15 min |
| May 25, 8:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox | 59 min |
| May 25, 8:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 67 min |
| May 25, 8:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 33 min |
| May 25, 9:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Greene, Sullivan, Vigo | 60 min |
| May 25, 9:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry, Randolph, Rush | 30 min |
| May 25, 9:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Vermillion, Warren | 34 min |
| May 25, 9:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Tippecanoe and 3 more | 53 min |
| May 25, 9:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion | 36 min |
| May 25, 9:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Morgan, Owen, Putnam | 48 min |
| May 25, 9:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Tippecanoe, Warren | 33 min |
| May 25, 9:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Owen, Putnam, Sullivan, Vigo | 43 min |
| May 25, 9:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 25 min |
| May 25, 9:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox, Martin | 53 min |
| May 25, 9:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry, Rush | 42 min |
| May 25, 9:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks and 5 more | 24 min |
| May 25, 10:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Brown, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Morgan and 1 more | 41 min |
| May 25, 10:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Hendricks, Howard, Marion and 4 more | 48 min |
| May 25, 10:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Johnson, Lawrence, Monroe and 1 more | 50 min |
| May 25, 10:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Howard and 2 more | 40 min |
| May 25, 10:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Hancock, Henry, Jackson, Jennings and 2 more | 50 min |
| May 25, 10:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings | 47 min |
| May 25, 11:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Howard, Madison and 3 more | 39 min |
| May 25, 11:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hamilton, Howard, Madison, Tipton | 41 min |
| May 25, 11:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Randolph, Rush, Shelby | 48 min |
| May 25, 11:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison | 36 min |
| May 25, 11:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Jackson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin | 6 hr |
| May 25, 11:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Henry, Randolph | 6 hr |
| May 25, 11:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Randolph | 27 min |
| May 26, 12:50 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 5 days |
| May 26, 12:50 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Owen | 70 hr |
| May 26, 12:50 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 5 days |
| May 26, 12:50 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 4 days |
| May 26, 12:50 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 6 days |
| May 26, 12:50 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 8 days |
| May 26, 12:50 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox | 9 days |
| May 26, 3:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson | 21 hr |
| May 26, 3:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 21 hr |
| May 26, 3:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 7 days |
| May 26, 3:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Madison | 21 hr |
| May 26, 3:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison | 21 hr |
| May 26, 3:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene | 21 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.