Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 19, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 1, 2012, 6:49 PM EDT for Fountain County, Montgomery County, 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 1, 2012, 6:49 PM EDT (22:49 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2012, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fountain County, IN, Montgomery County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:49 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 1, 6:50 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Veedersburg, IN | |
| May 1, 6:55 PM EDT | HAIL 0.25 | 2 N Veedersburg, IN | |
| May 1, 6:57 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 E Yeddo, IN | |
| May 1, 7:07 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 Nnw Alamo, IN | |
| May 1, 7:21 PM EDT | HAIL 0.7 | 1 W Darlington, IN | |
| May 1, 7:36 PM EDT | TORNADO | 5 Ne Ladoga, IN | TORNADO MOVING EAST |
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 1, 3:01 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 660 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
956 WFUS53 KIND 012249 TORIND INC045-107-012330- /O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0019.120501T2249Z-120501T2330Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 649 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL FOUNTAIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA... CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA... * UNTIL 730 PM EDT * AT 645 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VEEDERSBURG...OR 19 MILES EAST OF DANVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CRAWFORDSVILLE... HILLSBORO... MELLOTT... WALLACE... WINGATE... WAYNETOWN... ALAMO... DARLINGTON... NEW ROSS... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 10 AND 46. 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. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS. && LAT...LON 4018 8734 4018 8669 3996 8670 3998 8737 TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 272DEG 32KT 4005 8725 $$ RYAN
2 follow-up statements
082 WWUS53 KIND 012300 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 700 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012 INC045-107-012330- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120501T2330Z/ FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- 700 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL FOUNTAIN AND CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM EDT... AT 654 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND TWO MILES EAST OF YEDDO...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. IN ADDITION...HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CRAWFORDSVILLE...WAYNETOWN...ALAMO...DARLINGTON AND NEW ROSS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS. && LAT...LON 4017 8723 4018 8669 3996 8670 3998 8726 TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 280DEG 35KT 4003 8711 $$ HOMANN/RYAN
395
WWUS53 KIND 012318
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
718 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012
INC045-012326-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120501T2330Z/
FOUNTAIN-
718 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL FOUNTAIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN INDIANAPOLIS.
LAT...LON 4015 8699 4018 8669 4016 8669 3996 8670
3998 8707
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 275DEG 35KT 4001 8692
$$
INC107-012330-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120501T2330Z/
MONTGOMERY-
718 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY
UNTIL 730 PM EDT...
AT 707 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD TWO MILES NNW OF
ALAMO. AT 712 PM...THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CRAWFORDSVILLE AND
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...DARLINGTON AND NEW ROSS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN INDIANAPOLIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4015 8699 4018 8669 4016 8669 3996 8670
3998 8707
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 275DEG 35KT 4001 8692
$$
HOMANN/RYANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 6:02 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Clay, Daviess, Decatur, Greene and 19 more | 4 hr |
| May 1, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Monroe, Morgan | 47 min |
| May 1, 3:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown | 23 min |
| May 1, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown | 48 min |
| May 1, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Rush, Shelby | 36 min |
| May 1, 4:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Morgan and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 1, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Marion, Rush, Shelby | 47 min |
| May 1, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Madison, Randolph | 43 min |
| May 1, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush, Shelby | 25 min |
| May 1, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Shelby | 16 min |
| May 1, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry, Rush | 25 min |
| May 1, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Randolph | 39 min |
| May 1, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe | 34 min |
| May 1, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Morgan | 40 min |
| May 1, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence | 24 min |
| May 1, 5:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence | 29 min |
| May 1, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Morgan | 21 min |
| May 1, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson | 29 min |
| May 1, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings | 26 min |
| May 1, 6:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Vermillion, Warren | 44 min |
| May 1, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion | 36 min |
| May 1, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe, Owen | 30 min |
| May 1, 7:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Hendricks, Marion | 5 hr |
| May 1, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox | 28 min |
| May 1, 7:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Montgomery | 46 min |
| May 1, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan | 51 min |
| May 1, 7:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Brown | 19 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.