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Tornado Warning 75, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 10:25 PM EDT for 7 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 50 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
- May 25, 2011, 10:25 PM EDT (02:25 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 11:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Brown County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Morgan County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 10:45 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. |
| May 25, 10:51 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | Brownstown, IN | |
| May 25, 10:56 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Edinburgh, IN |
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, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 217 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.
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WFUS53 KIND 260225
TORIND
INC005-013-071-081-093-105-109-260315-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0075.110526T0225Z-110526T0315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1025 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
JOHNSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
MORGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 1115 PM EDT
* AT 1024 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 8
MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOORESVILLE TO 7 MILES NORTH OF PAOLI...AND
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
LAKE HART...UNIONVILLE...TUNNELTON AND SPRING MILL STATE PARK
AROUND 1030 PM EDT...
MOORESVILLE...YELLOWWOOD LAKE...WOODVILLE HILLS AND MAHALASVILLE
AROUND 1035 PM EDT...
WAVERLY...NORMAN...HELMSBURG AND ELKINSVILLE AROUND 1040 PM EDT...
STORY...SPEARSVILLE AND PLEASANT VIEW AROUND 1045 PM EDT...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 61 AND 100.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 54 AND 61.
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 3960 8658 3960 8647 3962 8646 3963 8630
3964 8595 3875 8592 3876 8604 3878 8609
3876 8612 3878 8621 3876 8628 3873 8631
3868 8631 3869 8664
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 270DEG 37KT 3955 8648 3866 8650
$$
JH2 follow-up statements
227
WWUS53 KIND 260253
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1053 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
INC093-105-260303-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110526T0315Z/
LAWRENCE-MONROE-
1053 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR LAWRENCE AND MONROE COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3876 8604 3878 8609 3876 8616 3878 8621
3877 8627 3899 8628 3899 8630 3962 8638
3963 8637 3964 8595 3875 8592
TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 270DEG 37KT 3963 8612 3919 8601
3869 8595
$$
INC005-013-071-081-109-260315-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110526T0315Z/
BARTHOLOMEW-BROWN-JACKSON-JOHNSON-MORGAN-
1053 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BROWN...WESTERN
BARTHOLOMEW...JACKSON...JOHNSON AND EASTERN MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL
1115 PM EDT...
AT 1051 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 GREENWOOD TO 7 MILES WEST OF
COLUMBUS TO 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF SALEM...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
TAYLORSVILLE AND EDINBURGH AROUND 1100 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 3876 8604 3878 8609 3876 8616 3878 8621
3877 8627 3899 8628 3899 8630 3962 8638
3963 8637 3964 8595 3875 8592
TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 270DEG 37KT 3963 8612 3919 8601
3869 8595
$$
JAS988
WWUS53 KIND 260308
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1108 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
INC005-013-071-081-109-260318-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110526T0315Z/
BARTHOLOMEW-BROWN-JACKSON-JOHNSON-MORGAN-
1108 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR BROWN...WESTERN BARTHOLOMEW...JACKSON...
JOHNSON AND EASTERN MORGAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM EDT/1015
PM CDT/...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3876 8604 3878 8609 3876 8616 3878 8621
3877 8627 3899 8628 3899 8630 3962 8638
3963 8637 3964 8595 3875 8592
TIME...MOT...LOC 0308Z 270DEG 37KT 3963 8592 3919 8581
3869 8575
$$
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, 10:04 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, 10:35 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.