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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Sep 7, 2012, 7:18 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 42 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
- Sep 7, 2012, 7:18 PM EDT (23:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Boone County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:18 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 367 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -412 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1436 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
700
WFUS53 KIND 072318
TORIND
INC011-023-107-157-080000-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0024.120907T2318Z-120908T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
718 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHERN CLINTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN TIPPECANOE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 800 PM EDT
* AT 713 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF CRAWFORDSVILLE...AND MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FRANKFORT...
COLFAX...
THORNTOWN...
KIRKLIN...
MICHIGANTOWN...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 146 AND 160.
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 4016 8624 4008 8682 4024 8687 4038 8627
4037 8624
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 258DEG 30KT 4018 8671
$$
KOCH3 follow-up statements
413
WWUS53 KIND 072336
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
736 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012
INC107-157-072346-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120908T0000Z/
MONTGOMERY-TIPPECANOE-
736 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHEASTERN
TIPPECANOE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 4037 8624 4016 8624 4010 8665 4023 8667
4038 8628
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 258DEG 30KT 4014 8655
$$
INC011-023-080000-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120908T0000Z/
BOONE-CLINTON-
736 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN CLINTON AND
NORTHERN BOONE COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT...
AT 732 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEBANON...OR 11 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF FRANKFORT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FRANKFORT...KIRKLIN AND MICHIGANTOWN.
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 4037 8624 4016 8624 4010 8665 4023 8667
4038 8628
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 258DEG 30KT 4014 8655
$$
KOCH246
WWUS53 KIND 072342
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
742 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012
INC011-023-080000-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120908T0000Z/
BOONE-CLINTON-
742 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLINTON AND
NORTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT...
AT 741 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF LEBANON...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF
FRANKFORT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KIRKLIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4028 8625 4016 8624 4012 8654 4020 8656
4027 8630
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 258DEG 30KT 4015 8647
$$
KOCH824
WWUS53 KIND 072355
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
755 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012
INC011-023-080005-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120908T0000Z/
BOONE-CLINTON-
755 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLINTON AND NORTHEASTERN
BOONE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM EDT/700 PM CDT/...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
LAT...LON 4028 8625 4016 8624 4012 8654 4020 8656
4027 8630
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 258DEG 30KT 4017 8634
$$
KOCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 11:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Howard | 48 min |
| Sep 7, 12:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Tipton | 39 min |
| Sep 7, 12:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Howard, Madison, Tipton | 38 min |
| Sep 7, 12:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Henry, Madison | 53 min |
| Sep 7, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry, Madison, Randolph | 48 min |
| Sep 7, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Madison | 52 min |
| Sep 7, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion | 41 min |
| Sep 7, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke, Putnam | 24 min |
| Sep 7, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Sullivan, Vigo | 35 min |
| Sep 7, 7:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam | 46 min |
Nearby
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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.