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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Indianapolis, IN

March 23, 2012Brown County, Monroe County, Morgan County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Mar 23, 2012, 6:42 PM EDT for Brown County, Monroe County, Morgan County, Indiana. It was in force for 33 min. 3 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: Mar 23, 2012, 6:42 PM EDT (22:42 UTC)
Expired: Mar 23, 2012, 7:15 PM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Brown County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Morgan County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 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
Mar 23, 6:43 PM EDT	HAIL 0.7	Bloomington, IN	COLLEGE MALL ROAD AND 3RD STREET
Mar 23, 6:45 PM EDT	HAIL 1	Bloomington, IN	HAIL LASTED ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
Mar 23, 6:49 PM EDT	HAIL 0.5	Bloomington, 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
Mar 23, 12:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Mar 23, 4:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Mar 23, 6:25 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 213 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: 808 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

895 
WFUS53 KIND 232242
TORIND
INC013-105-109-232315-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0012.120323T2242Z-120323T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
642 PM EDT FRI MAR 23 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT

* AT 621 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD
  NEAR BLOOMINGTON. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. DOPPLER RADAR
  SHOWED THIS DANGEROUS STORM MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WOODVILLE HILLS...
  UNIONVILLE...
  YELLOWWOOD LAKE...
  LAKE LEMON...
  HELMSBURG...
  BEANBLOSSOM...
  MAHALASVILLE...

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.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN INDIANAPOLIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3918 8663 3942 8645 3940 8628 3935 8625
      3934 8625 3934 8624 3927 8619 3908 8647
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 220DEG 21KT 3914 8649

$$

MRD/JP

3 follow-up statements

496 
WWUS53 KIND 232252
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
652 PM EDT FRI MAR 23 2012

INC013-105-109-232315-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120323T2315Z/
BROWN-MONROE-MORGAN-
652 PM EDT FRI MAR 23 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN BROWN...
NORTHERN MONROE AND SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM EDT...

AT 650 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BLOOMINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  UNIONVILLE...YELLOWWOOD LAKE...LAKE LEMON...HELMSBURG...BEANBLOSSOM
  AND MAHALASVILLE.

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.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN INDIANAPOLIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3920 8662 3942 8645 3940 8628 3934 8625
      3934 8624 3927 8619 3909 8646
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 220DEG 21KT 3918 8643

$$

JAS

380 
WWUS53 KIND 232303
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
703 PM EDT FRI MAR 23 2012

INC013-105-109-232315-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120323T2315Z/
BROWN-MONROE-MORGAN-
703 PM EDT FRI MAR 23 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN BROWN...
NORTHERN MONROE AND SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM EDT...

AT 700 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF BLOOMINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LAKE LEMON...HELMSBURG...BEANBLOSSOM AND MAHALASVILLE.

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.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN INDIANAPOLIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3920 8662 3942 8645 3940 8628 3934 8625
      3934 8624 3927 8619 3909 8646
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 220DEG 21KT 3923 8638

$$

KOCH

361 
WWUS53 KIND 232312
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
712 PM EDT FRI MAR 23 2012

INC013-105-109-232323-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120323T2315Z/
BROWN-MONROE-MORGAN-
712 PM EDT FRI MAR 23 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BROWN...NORTHERN MONROE AND
SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM EDT/615 PM CDT/...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
 HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN INDIANAPOLIS.

LAT...LON 3920 8662 3942 8645 3940 8628 3934 8625
      3934 8624 3927 8619 3909 8646
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 220DEG 21KT 3928 8634

$$

PUMA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 23, 4:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Knox, Sullivan	26 min
Mar 23, 4:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Sullivan, Vigo	35 min
Mar 23, 4:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Greene, Knox, Sullivan	31 min
Mar 23, 4:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Knox	37 min
Mar 23, 4:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Greene, Owen, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion and 1 more	47 min
Mar 23, 5:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Martin	33 min
Mar 23, 5:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Owen, Parke, Putnam	28 min
Mar 23, 5:24 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Martin	21 min
Mar 23, 5:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Montgomery, Parke	46 min
Mar 23, 5:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Owen	34 min
Mar 23, 5:54 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Greene, Lawrence, Monroe	21 min
Mar 23, 6:12 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Greene, Monroe	33 min
Mar 23, 6:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Hendricks, Marion	44 min
Mar 23, 7:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Morgan	61 min
Mar 23, 7:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Hendricks	45 min
Mar 23, 7:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Brown, Monroe, Morgan	41 min
Mar 23, 7:51 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Brown	24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.