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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Indianapolis, IN

January 17, 2012Daviess County, Knox County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jan 17, 2012, 7:06 AM EST for Daviess County, Knox County, Indiana. It was in force for 24 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: Jan 17, 2012, 7:06 AM EST (12:06 UTC)
Expired: Jan 17, 2012, 7:30 AM EST
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Daviess County, IN, Knox County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 194 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 557 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 87 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -88 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -55 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

328 
WFUS53 KIND 171206
TORIND
INC027-083-171230-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0001.120117T1206Z-120117T1230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
706 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN DAVIESS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
  NORTHEASTERN KNOX COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...

* UNTIL 730 AM EST

* AT 704 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF WASHINGTON...OR 12 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF VINCENNES...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FREELANDVILLE...
  EDWARDSPORT...
  SANDBORN...
  PLAINVILLE...
  ELNORA...
  ODON...
  WEST BOGGS LAKE...

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 3871 8736 3888 8735 3891 8708 3890 8693
      3870 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 1206Z 256DEG 31KT 3877 8729

$$

NIELD

1 follow-up statement

549 
WWUS53 KIND 171214
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
714 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012

INC083-171224-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120117T1230Z/
KNOX-
714 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KNOX COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3875 8723 3882 8720 3883 8717 3885 8718
      3884 8714 3887 8715 3886 8713 3887 8714
      3887 8712 3889 8713 3889 8712 3890 8712
      3890 8693 3870 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 1214Z 256DEG 44KT 3880 8711

$$

INC027-171230-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120117T1230Z/
DAVIESS-
714 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN DAVIESS COUNTY
UNTIL 730 AM EST...

AT 712 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTH OF WASHINGTON...OR 22 MILES EAST OF
VINCENNES...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ELNORA AND ODON.

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 3875 8723 3882 8720 3883 8717 3885 8718
      3884 8714 3887 8715 3886 8713 3887 8714
      3887 8712 3889 8713 3889 8712 3890 8712
      3890 8693 3870 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 1214Z 256DEG 44KT 3880 8711

$$

NIELD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 17, 3:53 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	IND	Carroll, Tippecanoe	52 min
Jan 17, 4:41 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	IND	Howard	34 min
Jan 17, 5:55 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	IND	Greene, Owen, Sullivan	65 min
Jan 17, 6:10 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan	35 min
Jan 17, 6:13 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Greene, Lawrence, Monroe, Owen and 1 more	62 min
Jan 17, 6:20 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hamilton, Hancock, Marion	25 min
Jan 17, 6:29 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hancock, Henry, Madison	31 min
Jan 17, 6:37 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Knox, Sullivan	68 min
Jan 17, 7:18 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings	42 min
Jan 17, 7:21 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Decatur, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Johnson and 6 more	3 hr
Jan 17, 7:23 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Decatur, Greene, Jackson and 5 more	4 hr
Jan 17, 7:27 AM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin	48 min
Jan 17, 8:11 AM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Jackson, Lawrence	49 min
Jan 17, 8:39 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Jennings	21 min
Jan 17, 8:42 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Knox	48 min
Jan 17, 9:00 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	IND	Jennings	30 min
Jan 17, 9:11 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Martin	34 min
Jan 17, 9:24 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Lawrence	36 min
Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Jackson, Lawrence, Washington	4 days
Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Parke, Vermillion, Vigo	51 hr
Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Sullivan, Vigo	19 days
Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Knox, Sullivan	23 days
Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Knox, Sullivan	23 days
Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Gibson, Knox, Posey	21 days
Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Knox	14 days
Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Knox	4 days
Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike	16 days
Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike	19 days
Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Gibson, Knox	20 days
Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Fountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren	16 days
Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren	16 days
Jan 17, 10:05 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Parke, Vermillion, Vigo	18 days
Jan 17, 12:25 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Decatur, Greene, Jackson and 7 more	6 hr
Jan 17, 6:31 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Rush and 1 more	4 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.