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Tornado Warning 73, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 10:04 PM EDT for 7 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 41 min. 6 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
- May 25, 2011, 10:04 PM EDT (02:04 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 10:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Brown County, IN, Greene County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Martin County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:05 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 10:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bloomington, IN | MANY TREES AND LIMBS DOWN...ONE WAS 2 FEET IN DIAMETER AT 2ND ST AND WAYMAN. |
| May 25, 10:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | Bloomington, IN | |
| May 25, 10:28 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Ne Leipsic, IN | EF-1 WITH 100 MPH WINDS. LARGE WOOD BARN DESTROYED. MANY TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. 3.2 MILE PATH. |
| May 25, 10:31 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 W Mount Carmel, IN | EF-1 WITH 95 MPH WINDS. METAL OUTBUILDING HEAVILY DAMAGED. MANY TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. |
| May 25, 10:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bloomington, IN | TREES DOWN ON SOUTH SIDE OF BLOOMINGTON. |
| May 25, 10:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bloomington, IN | SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN. |
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.
| 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, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 241 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.
514
WFUS53 KIND 260204
TORIND
INC013-055-093-101-105-109-119-260245-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0073.110526T0204Z-110526T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1004 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
EASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
MARTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
MORGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
EASTERN OWEN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT
* AT 1001 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THESE
DANGEROUS STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GREENCASTLE TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF SHOALS...AND MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.
* THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WILLIAMS...SPRINGVILLE...SILVERVILLE AND HURON AROUND 1010 PM
EDT...
WHITEHALL...INDIANA UNIVERSITY...HARRODSBURG AND AVOCA AROUND 1015
PM EDT...
SMITHVILLE...MONROVIA...FAIRFAX STATE RECREATION AREA AND OOLITIC
AROUND 1020 PM EDT...
UNIONVILLE...TUNNELTON AND LAKE LEMON AROUND 1025 PM EDT...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 50 AND 57.
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 3849 8689 3947 8670 3947 8669 3960 8665
3961 8633 3905 8627 3905 8632 3899 8632
3899 8628 3876 8627 3873 8631 3869 8630
3868 8667 3853 8668 3852 8683
TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 259DEG 37KT 3960 8667 3857 8673
$$
JH1 follow-up statement
631
WWUS53 KIND 260238
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1038 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
INC055-101-260248-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110526T0245Z/
GREENE-MARTIN-
1038 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN GREENE AND MARTIN COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3947 8670 3960 8665 3961 8633 3905 8627
3905 8632 3899 8632 3899 8628 3876 8627
3873 8631 3869 8630 3868 8667
TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 259DEG 37KT 3964 8626 3930 8625
3864 8629
$$
INC013-093-105-109-119-260245-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110526T0245Z/
BROWN-LAWRENCE-MONROE-MORGAN-OWEN-
1038 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN BROWN...
LAWRENCE...MONROE...MORGAN AND EASTERN OWEN COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 PM
EDT...
AT 1033 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THESE
DANGEROUS STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MOORESVILLE
TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF NASHVILLE TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF PAOLI...
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN
OWEN...LAWRENCE...MONROE...MORGAN AND WESTERN BROWN COUNTIES.
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 3947 8670 3960 8665 3961 8633 3905 8627
3905 8632 3899 8632 3899 8628 3876 8627
3873 8631 3869 8630 3868 8667
TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 259DEG 37KT 3964 8626 3930 8625
3864 8629
$$
JASThe 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, 9:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Rush, Shelby | 49 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, 10:12 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.